Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1 Release Notes
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Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1 Release Notes
Functionality Added in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1
Device/OS Support Added in Cisco EPN Manager2.1
Major GUI Enhancements to Dashboards
Service Performance Dashboards
TLS 1.2 Required for Secured Channel Communication for HTTPS and TLS
Reconciliation Report Limitations
Get Information About Cisco EPN Manager Bugs
Accessibility Features in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Contents
This document contains the following information about Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1:
Functionality Added in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1
- Upon circuit/VC provisioning failure, automatic rollback to the previous configuration on the devices is performed and any CLI commands configured on the devices during the provisioning process are completely removed. In previous releases, if any configurations were left on the device after provisioning failed, rollback had to be done manually.
- Ability to change the default time to wait for device availability when deploying a service. If the device lock is not acquired within this timeout period, the deployment will fail.
- After deploying a service, you can choose to run the service deployment in the background and continue working in other areas of the application.
- Deleted circuits/VCs are now listed in the expanded circuits/VCs table.
- Ability to change the name of non-optical services.
- Ability to go back (from Preview page) and modify the provisioning order.
- Contextual-based error message in provisioning wizard.
- Ability to view deployment configuration details (along with failure, rollback details) from Circuit 360 view (including version/history).
- Wavelength tracker for DWDM links, providing a map of used and available wavelengths per DWDM link.
- NCS 1002 OCH-Trail end-to-end discovery. When using an NCS 1002 device as a transponder device in conjunction with an NCS 2000 ROADM network, Cisco EPN Manager discovers the wavelength path generated at the NCS 1000 device and traveling through the NCS 2000 ROADM network.
- Ability to add user-defined attributes to NCS 2000 and NCS 4000 devices and visualize them in the device list.
- Ability to modify the line card configuration on 400G-XP, 200G-CK-LC, and 100GS-CK-LC Flex line cards.
- In the Interfaces summary in the Logical view for a Cisco NCS 2000 device, there are two additional columns (Display Name and Card Name) for identification of cards added to Cisco EPN Manager. This helps in understanding the connections between every patchcord.
- While viewing the details of a Cisco NCS 2000 device, two new columns in the Device Details table called Cards and Part Numbers show the cards that are associated with every interface of the device and the available part numbers respectively.
- Ability to choose the device scan mode when running a performance test on an OTS link.
- Cisco NCS 2000 400G-XP-LC and MR-MXP cards can now be configured with the following new card operating mode and payload values:
– Payload types OTU2/OC192 for MR-MXP cards
– Payload types 16G-FC/OTU2 for 400G-XP-LC cards
– Slice operating mode OPM_6x16G_LC for 400G-XP-LC cards
- Ability to choose a unidirectional TE tunnel as the preferred path type for traversal of a CEM service.
- Ability to export BERT performance test results.
- Ability to associate user-defined QoS policies for CEM services
- You can now modify the name of the service and associated IP SLA parameters during service modification and deletion.
- Ability to choose a unidirectional TE tunnel as the preferred path type traversal of an EVC.
- Ability to specify the test mode as one way or two way when running a performance test for EVC based on Y.1564.
- Ability to run the performance test for EVC based on Y.1731.
- Point-to-point services now use the "l2vpn xconnect" command on XE devices.
- Support for user-defined VPN ID.
- Ability to associate user-defined QoS policies for CE services.
- Ability to create and provision a unidirectional TE tunnel.
- Ability to disable re-optimization of LSP for bidirectional and unidirectional TE tunnels.
- Ability to choose a Layer 2 discovery protocol when provisioning a layer 3 link.
- (Beta) IS-IS and BGP are supported as the routing protocols for layer 3 link.
Note Any references to this feature in the Cisco EPN Manager User and Administrator Guide reflect Beta functionality only.
- Ability to view the list of circuits that traverse through an MPLS TE tunnel in the Circuit 360 view.
- Ability to use ASR 9000 devices as the mid-point for bidirectional and unidirectional TE tunnels.
- Ability to use ASR903/907/920 devices with RSP2 for bidirectional and unidirectional TE tunnels.
- Ability to manually create topological links on the map in cases where Cisco EPN Manager is unable to discover the link from the network. Manually created links can be:
– Managed links which are saved to the database and appear in all links tables
– Unmanaged links which are for visualization purposes only
- Ability to delete the saved manual layout in order to return to the default system layout.
- Ability to visualize BGP and OSPF routing networks on the map.
- Visualization of Shared Risk Resource Groups (SRRGs) on the geo map for NCS 2000 and NCS 4000 devices and OTS or OTU links.
- The topology map can now be accessed from the Actions menu in all the 360 views (circuit, device, link, interface) and in the alarm table. The relevant object (circuit, device, link, etc.) will be highlighted in the map.
- Power levels of the ports are now shown in the Link Details window of the Multilayer Trace.
- Ability to differentiate optical line amp in the multilayer trace.
- When flapping alarms are detected, further updates of the alarm are stopped until the flapping condition on the device is cleared. This prevents the device from going into continuous synchronization state.
- Service name is included in northbound notifications.
- Auto-clear of alarms based on inventory status.
- Alarm correlation and indication of service impact for CE and CEM services passing through bidirectional or unidirectional TE tunnels.
- OAM support for:
– CEM/EPL passing through bidirectional TE tunnel.
– OAM support for EVPL over unidirectional TE with FRR.
– CEM aggregation over bidirectional TE tunnel.
– E-Line service to remote building over MPLS.
– E-Line service to service edge over MPLS.
- Creation and deletion of internal patch cords on NCS 2000 devices
- Retrieval of internal patch cords via link retrieval
- Modification of service name for non-optical circuits
- Alarm action (acknowledge/unacknowledge/clear/delete) on alarms
- Alarm retrieval based on equipment
- L3 link provisioning support for BGP
- L3 link provisioning support for ISIS
- (Beta) Enhanced support for L3 Link provisioning for OSPF
- Device and link constraint support for optical service
- Optical span loss retrieval for links
- Set termination point for optical attributes
- LSP diversity when provisioning optical circuits
- Retrieval of diverse LSP information for optical circuits
- Retrieval of virtual connections associated to an explicit path
- Retrieval of Shared Risk Resource Groups
- Multilayer trace API enhancements for optical, CEM and L2VPN services
- (Beta) Consolidated service provisioning to support central and remote office use cases
- (Beta) Provisioning of E-Line Services with TE Tunnel and running Y1731 or Y1564 service tests
- (Beta) Provisioning of CEM Services with TE Tunnel and running BERT service test
- API to run service tests on existing services (standalone service tests) - Y1564, Y1731, BERT
- Support for protection profile control and retrieval operations - creation, modification, termination and retrieval
- Support for service profile retrieval and provision for using service profiles during service provisioning for Optical, CE and CEM services
- Enhanced notification support for alarm actions
Device/OS Support Added in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1
Major GUI Enhancements to Dashboards
There has been a reorganization of the dashboards in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1 to make grouping of dashboards and dashlets more logical and intuitive, to remove duplication of information, and to remove information that is not relevant.
This section highlights the most significant changes to each of the dashboard categories, as follows:
- Service Performance Dashboards
- Performance Dashboards
- Network Summary Dashboards
- Device Trends Dashboards
In addition to the changes in the above dashboard categories, the Wireless dashboards have been removed.
The user documentation has been updated to reflect this reorganization of dashboards. See the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1 User and Administrator Guide .
Service Performance Dashboards
The following changes have been made to the Service Performance dashboards:
- New TE Tunnel dashboard provides details, availability and statistics for a specific TE tunnel during a specific time frame, as well as outgoing traffic, bandwidth utilization, and bandwidth availability.
- The Service Performance dashboard has been renamed “CE/L3VPN.”
- The following dashboards have been moved from the Service Performance dashboard category to the Performance dashboard category:
Network Summary Dashboards
The following changes have been made to the Network Summary dashboards:
- The Overview dashboard has been renamed “Network Devices.”
- Top N Interfaces view is now a separate dashboard under Network Summary. It shows a summary of interface utilization and availability.
- The following dashlets have been moved from the Service Performance/Interfaces dashboard to the Top N Interfaces dashboard under Network Summary:
– Top Interface Errored and Discards
Installation/Upgrade Paths
The following table lists the installation/upgrade paths for Cisco EPN Manager 2.1.
- PP = Point Patch
- Cisco EPN Manager 2.0.x = Cisco EPN Manager 2.0 Maintenance Pack x.
For example, Cisco EPN Manager 2.0.4 = Maintenance Pack 4.
Note Cisco EPN Manager 2.1.0.1 is a point patch that addresses various issues found in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1. It is highly recommended to install this point patch after installing Cisco EPN Manager 2.1. Information about the point patch and installation instructions can be found in the readme file supplied with the patch file on the Software Download site on Cisco.com.
1. Install Cisco EPN Manager 2.1—See Cisco EPN Manager 2.1 Installation Guide
1. Install Cisco EPN Manager —See Cisco EPN Manager 2.0.4 Installation Guide
2. Upgrade to Cisco EPN Manager 2.1—See Cisco EPN Manager 2.1 Installation Guide
1. Upgrade to Cisco EPN Manager 2.1—See Cisco EPN Manager 2.1 Installation Guide
1. Install Cisco EPN Manager PP2 (2.0.4.2)—See the readme file provided with the software on the Software Download site on Cisco.com .
2. Upgrade to Cisco EPN Manager 2.1—See Cisco EPN Manager 2.1 Installation Guide
1. Upgrade to Cisco EPN Manager 2.1—See Cisco EPN Manager 2.1 Installation Guide
Important Notes
- TLS 1.2 Required for Secured Channel Communication for HTTPS and TLS
- Reconciliation Report Limitations
TLS 1.2 Required for Secured Channel Communication for HTTPS and TLS
As of Cisco EPN Manager 2.1, only Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 is supported for HTTPS and TLS related secured communication, for example, RADIUS EAP-TLS. Support for TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all versions of SSL has been disabled due to security vulnerabilities.
This means that all peer systems and clients that transact with Cisco EPN Manager using HTTPS/TLS must support TLS 1.2. If they do not support TLS 1.2, they must be upgraded. Where possible, the Cisco EPN Manager documentation highlights the potentially affected systems. Please contact your Cisco representative for support in this regard, if necessary.
Reconciliation Report Limitations
When provisioning a service, if you have not provided a value for any of the attributes, the provisioned value for those attributes will be displayed as “Missing” in the reconciliation report. The device may have default values for these attributes but Cisco EPN Manager does not have any values configured.
Cisco EPN Manager Bugs
Open Bugs
Table 1 lists the open bugs in Cisco EPN Manager Release 2.1 according to the following criteria:
Click the identifier to view the impact and workaround for the bug in the Bug Search Tool . Use this tool to track the status of the open bugs.
Resolved Bugs
Table 2 lists bugs that have been resolved since the last release. Specifically, it lists bugs that were listed as open bugs in the Cisco EPN Manager 2.0.4 release notes that have been resolved in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1.
For more information about the resolved bugs, go to the Bug Search Tool .
Get Information About Cisco EPN Manager Bugs
Use the Bug Search tool (BST) to get the latest information about Cisco EPN Manager bugs. BST allows partners and customers to search for software bugs based on product, release, and keyword, and it aggregates key data such as bug details, product, and version.
Cisco EPN Manager bugs may be caused by defects in a device's platform or operating system. In those cases, the Cisco EPN Manager bug will be resolved when the hardware/operating system bug is resolved.
Step 1 Log into the Bug Search Tool.
a. Go to https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/ .
b. At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com username and password; then, click Log In .
Note If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, you can register for them at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.
Step 2 To list all bugs for this version, click the Select from list hyperlink that is next to the Product field and select the product.
a. Choose Cloud and Systems Management > Routing and Switching Management > Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager and then select the required product version.
b. When the results are displayed, use the filter and sort tools to find bugs according to their status, severity, how recently they were modified, if any support cases are associated with them, and so forth.
You can also search using bug IDs or keywords. For more information, click Help at the top right of the Bug Search page.
Related Documentation
For a list of all documentation available for Cisco EPN Manager 2.1, see the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1 Documentation Overview . The documentation overview also lists several Cisco Prime Infrastructure documents because the content of those documents is relevant to Cisco EPN Manager 2.1.
Accessibility Features in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1
For a list of accessibility features in Cisco EPN Manager 2.1, please contact accessibility@cisco.com .
All product documents are accessible except for images, graphics and some charts. If you would like to receive the product documentation in audio format, braille, or large print, contact accessibility@cisco.com.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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