New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information about all features.

New and Changed Feature Information

This table summarizes the new and changed features, the supported platforms, and links to features.

Table 1. New and Changed Feature Information

Feature

Release & Platform

Provisioning

Zero-Touch Provisioning

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1b

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Zero Touch Provisioning: HTTP Copy

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.1

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

iPXE

Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.2 and Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.1

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Shells and Scripting

Guest Shell

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1b

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Python APIs

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1b

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Python CLI Module

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1b

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

EEM Python Module

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1b

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2.

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Model-Driven Programmability

NETCONF Protocol

Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.1

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

  • Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers

  • Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

RESTCONF Protocol

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.1

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Router

  • Cisco ASR 1000 Aggregation Services Routers

  • Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series

Model-Driven Telemetry NETCONF Dial-In

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.1

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

In-Service Model Updates

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1b

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.1

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2

  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches