Cloud, virtual, and software appliances
You can install Sophos Firewall as a cloud, virtual, or software appliance.
With Sophos Firewall cloud, virtual, and software appliances, you can implement network security and Synchronized Security (for endpoints) within the virtual infrastructure. These appliances deliver the full security of the hardware appliances. You can manage these centrally through Sophos Central.
Cloud deployments
Virtual firewalls
You can install Sophos Firewall as a virtual appliance on the following platforms and operating systems:
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Citrix Hypervisor
- Citrix XEN Center 6.2.0
- Citrix XEN Center 7.2
- XCP-ng-Center 8.0
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KVM
- Proxmox Virtual Environment 6.0-4
- On Microsoft Server platform 2016
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Microsoft Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
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Nutanix Prism
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VMware
- vSphere Client version 6.7.0.30000
- vSphere Client version 6.7.0.20000
- vSphere Client version 6.7.0.40000
- VMware Workstation 12
- VMware Workstation 14
- VMware Workstation 15
Software appliances
You can install Sophos Firewall as a software appliance on custom hardware over Windows or macOS systems.
Set up a new firewall
You can set up your Sophos Firewall devices with Sophos Central and manage them centrally. See Set up a new firewall with Sophos Central.