Field Notice: FN - 72018 - Specific Releases of Prime Network Affected by Adobe Flash End-of-Life - Workaround Provided

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Revision History

Revision	Publish Date	Comments
1.0	13-Jan-21	Initial Release
1.1	13-Jan-21	Updated the Problem Description Section

Products Affected

Affected OS Type	Affected Software Product	Affected Release	Affected Release Number	Comments
NON-IOS	Prime Network Patches	5.0	5.0.0.0.1, 5.0.0.0.2
NON-IOS	Prime Network Patches	5.1	5.1.0.0.1, 5.1.0.0.2
NON-IOS	Prime Network Patches	5.3	5.3.0.0.1
NON-IOS	Prime Network VNE Drivers	5.0-DP	5.0-DP1803, 5.0-DP1805, 5.0-DP1807, 5.0-DP1809, 5.0-DP1811, 5.0-DP1901, 5.0-DP1903, 5.0-DP1905, 5.0-DP1907, 5.0-DP1909, 5.0-DP1911, 5.0-DP2001, 5.0-DP2003, 5.0-DP2005, 5.0-DP2007, 5.0-DP2009, 5.0-DP2011
NON-IOS	Prime Network VNE Drivers	5.1-DP	5.1-DP1809, 5.1-DP1811, 5.1-DP1901, 5.1-DP1903, 5.1-DP1905, 5.1-DP1907, 5.1-DP1909, 5.1-DP1911, 5.1-DP2001, 5.1-DP2003, 5.1-DP2005, 5.1-DP2007, 5.1-DP2009, 5.1-DP2011
NON-IOS	Prime Network VNE Drivers	5.2-DP	5.2-DP1907, 5.2-DP1909, 5.2-DP1911, 5.2-DP2001, 5.2-DP2003, 5.2-DP2005, 5.2-DP2007, 5.2-DP2009, 5.2-DP2011
NON-IOS	Prime Network VNE Drivers	5.3-DP	5.3-DP2003, 5.3-DP2005, 5.3-DP2007, 5.3-DP2009, 5.3-DP2011

Defect Information

Defect ID	Headline
CSCvw73657	Configuration Restore page dependency on Adobe Flash Player

Problem Description

Prime Network releases listed in the Products Affected section require Adobe Flash, and full functionality requires that Adobe Flash be installed on the system and that Flash-based content is enabled.

Background

In accordance with Adobe’s End-of-Life announcement, Adobe might block Flash-based content and will no longer distribute or support Flash software after 2020-12-31. In addition, third-party software updates from operating system vendors and/or browser vendors might also block Flash-based content after 2020-12-31.

Even if Flash-based content works normally after 2020-12-31, the lack of Flash maintenance updates from Adobe introduces various levels of risk that administrators should evaluate.

Cisco has migrated from Flash to alternate technologies. Refer to the Workaround/Solution section for specific details on this product.

Problem Symptom

After 2020-12-31, if Adobe Flash-based content is blocked or if Flash cannot be downloaded or installed, affected products might lose full functionality.

If Adobe Flash-based content is enabled on a system with Flash already installed, affected products might or might not continue to operate normally after 2020-12-31, depending on the organization’s operating system and browser environments.

Prime Network customers could experience a problem rendering (displaying) the Change and Configuration Management (CCM) configuration restore component during a restore operation.

Workaround/Solution

Prime Network and the Prime Suite are currently in the End-of-Life milestone process, and no workaround is available. If assistance is needed during a CCM configuration restore, customers can open a support case with Cisco and reference this field notice.

As Prime Network and the Prime Suite approach the End-of-Life milestones, Cisco recommends migration to Evolved Programmable Network Manager. Also, Cisco recommends migration to Matrix for network management of packet core devices (ASR5000 and ASR5500).

For More Information

If you require further assistance, or if you have any further questions regarding this field notice, please contact the Cisco Systems Technical Assistance Center (TAC) by one of the following methods:

• Open a service request on Cisco.com
• By email or telephone

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