Sophos Firewall Virtual, Software, Cloud RAM Licensing Update

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All new and existing virtual, software, and cloud (BYOL) instances of Sophos Firewall will no longer have RAM restrictions as part of their license and will now be restricted only by CPU core count.

Mar 03 2025 By

Based on feedback and requests from our valued customers and partners, we are pleased to be removing RAM restrictions on Sophos Firewall virtual, software, and cloud licenses. All new and existing virtual, software, and cloud (BYOL) instances of Sophos Firewall will no longer have RAM restrictions as part of their license and will now be restricted only by CPU core count. This change is effective as of March 1st, 2025.

All existing virtual, software, and cloud (BYOL) instances of Sophos Firewall can now utilize all the allocated RAM (No upper limit) irrespective of the RAM parameter in the purchased license. Simply restart the firewall to remove the RAM restriction on existing deployments after the changes are effective.

The names of the licenses won’t change, for example, “SFV4C6” (4 cores and 6GB) as shown on your Control Center, will remain unchanged, but there will no longer be RAM restrictions associated with these licenses.

This should help streamline deployments and license management for many of you, unlock additional value by enabling added performance headroom, and smooth sales of virtual, software, and cloud firewalls.

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About the Author

Chris McCormack is a network security specialist at Sophos where he has been focused on firewall and network protection since joining Sophos in 2008. When not evangelizing Sophos network security products, Chris specializes in providing advice and insight into the latest threats and network protection technologies and strategies.