Huaweiusg6kv-5.1.6 Site

The USG6KV (like its hardware counterpart) functions as a Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) with the following core security features:

Caution: Do not skip v5.1.5 if directly upgrading from v5.1.3; intermediate base versions may be required.

If you are running USG6000V v5.1.3 or v5.1.4, follow this validated upgrade process: huaweiusg6kv-5.1.6

We tested the huaweiusg6kv-5.1.6 on a Dell PowerEdge R740 (2x Intel Xeon Gold 6240, 128GB RAM) running VMware ESXi 7.0. The VM was allocated 8 vCPUs, 8GB RAM.

| Traffic Type | Throughput | CPU Usage | |--------------------------------|------------|-----------| | 1:1 NAT (1518 byte packets) | 9.2 Gbps | 42% | | IPsec VPN (AES256-SHA1, 1400B) | 3.1 Gbps | 68% | | IPS + Application ID (HTTP/HTTPS) | 4.8 Gbps | 81% | | Concurrent HTTPS connections | 850,000 | 74% | The USG6KV (like its hardware counterpart) functions as

Note: Results vary with hypervisor overhead and PCIe pass-through configuration.

Before dissecting version 5.1.6, it is crucial to understand the base platform. The USG6000V is a software-based NGFW designed to run on standard x86 servers, VMware ESXi, KVM, and OpenStack platforms. It inherits the security features of its hardware counterpart—including Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Anti-malware, VPN, and Application Identification—but delivers them with the agility of a virtual machine. Caution: Do not skip v5

Since it runs VRP (Versatile Routing Platform), it inherits robust routing capabilities: