Introduction
This document contains the following information about Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 6.1.0:
Functionalities Added in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0
This section lists the new features/functionalities delivered in the Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0.
GUI - General
-
Providing interface description on the alarm location, for interface related alarms
-
Support for interface details report to include all the interfaces along with IP
Device Configuration
-
Support for Multisegment Pseudowire
-
Support for Local LMP provisioning
-
Support for creation of Virtual Trunk Port on Cisco NCS 4000 series CFP Port
Device Support
-
Support for Cisco ASR 903 GNSS PTP traps and performance MIBs
Optical
-
Support for large Optical network with PM enabled
-
Support for Cisco NCS 1000 devices Regen Mode as Constraint in MCHNC
-
Support for ODU UNI on T5
-
Support for multiple LANEs on optical SFPs dashboard
Note
Multiple LANE support is not available for SFP reports.
-
Support for Cisco Routed Optical Networking (RON)
Fault Management
-
Customer-defined timer for automatic clearing of traps
-
Support for Event Per Second (EPS) related alerts
-
Capability to set event (trap or syslog) as alarm
-
The following customizable attributes have been added to the respective reports mentioned in the table. To use these attributes, add them using Customize Report option.
Report Name New customizable column Interface Traffic Interface Description Interface CRC Errors Interface Description Optical SFP Interface (On Cisco NCS 5000 and ASR 9000 only) Interface Description and Sensitivity Values Link Utilization Bundle-Ether Utilization and Capacity IPSLA Device Name of the target IP address
Functionality Deprecated in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0
-
MTOSI support for EPNM has been deprecated from Cisco EPN Manager 3.1 onwards, please use RESTconf NB APIs for integration.
-
IoT feature support exists on non-U PIDs.
-
Cable devices and functionality has been deprecated from Cisco EPN Manager 4.0.1 onwards and removed from Cisco EPN Manager 5.0 onwards.
-
NBI Credential user group is deprecated starting Cisco EPN Manager 4.0 release.
-
G8032 is not supported and has been deprecated starting Cisco EPN Manager 4.0 release.
Following features are deprecated in Cisco EPN Manager 5.1 and will be removed from Cisco EPN Manager 6.1:
-
Deprecation of browser (Internet Explorer 11 - IE11)
-
Deprecation of Bare metal installation
-
Deprecation of classic license
Following features/functionalities/Menus are deprecated in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0.
-
Removal of support for setting GPS location for device groups
-
Topology Map functionality:
-
Grouping settings under system Settings
-
Hover information on links in Topology
-
Print\Save of map
-
Map dashlet
-
-
General Features:
-
Chassis View consolidation: always ON chassis view with merged logical and device details view
-
Active Virtual Domain
-
Main Navigation Menu Options:
-
Administration>Dashboards> Job Dashboard> System Jobs - APIC-EM Integration
-
Administration>Dashboards> Job Dashboard>System Jobs - Assurance & Health summary
-
Administration>Dashboards> Job Dashboard> System Jobs - Wirecless Monitoring
-
Administration>Servers> ACS View Servers>ACS View Servers
-
Administration>Servers> APIC-EM Controller> APIC-EM Controller
-
Administration>Settings>Logging>SNMP Log
-
Administration>Settings>Logging>Syslog
-
Administration>Settings>Certificate> Certificate - System Key & Certificate
-
Administration>Settings> System Audit> System Audit
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> General - Guest Account
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> General - Help Us Improve
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> General - Proxy
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> General - Software Request
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings>General - Cisco DNAC Center
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Network & Device - CLI Session
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Network & Device - Controller Upgrade
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Network & Device - Unified AP Ping Reachability
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Network & Device - Plug & Play
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Switch Port Trace - Auto SPT
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Switch Port Trace - Manual SPT
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Switch Port Trace - SPT Configuration
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Switch Port Trace - Known Ethernet MAC
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Inventory - Datacenter Settings
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Client & User - All sub menu
-
Administration>Settings> System Settings> Services - Service Container Management
-
Configuration> Templates> Features and Technologies> Feature Templates
-
Configuration> Templates> Switch Location> Switch Location Table view
-
Configuration> Templates> Switch Location> Switch Location - Add Template
-
Configuration> Templates> Switch Location> Switch Location - Apply Template
-
Configuration> Templates> Scheduled Configuration Task> AP Template Tasks
-
Configuration> Templates> Scheduled Configuration Task> AP Template
-
Configuration> Templates> Scheduled Configuration Task> Config Group
-
Configuration> Templates> Scheduled Configuration Task> WLAN Configuration
-
Configuration> Templates> Scheduled Configuration Task> Download Software
-
Dashboard> Performance> BNG Statistics> BNG Statistics Dashboard TAB
-
Dashboard> Performance> ME1200 QoS> ME1200 QoS Dashboard TAB
-
Dashboard> Device Trends> Applications> Applications Trend Dashboard
-
-
Device Details:
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>Device Details - CDP Neighbours
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>Device Details - Civic Location
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>Device Details - Spanning Tree
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>Device Details - VTP
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>Device Details - Stacks
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>Device Details – VLANs
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>STS/VC Interfaces
-
Inventory>Device Management>Device Details>Intra Node LMP
-
Inventory>Device Management> Configuration Archive> Config Archive Device Table - Deploy Config
-
Inventory>Device Management>Virtual Image Repository> Image Repository View
-
Inventory>Device Management> Network Audit
-
Inventory>Group Management>Port Groups>System Defined
-
-
Device Groups:
-
Device Groups>Location>All Locations>Civic Location
-
-
Note |
Most of the device details mentioned are applicable for devices with essential support. |
Device/OS Support Added in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0
This section lists the new support provided in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0. For a list of all support information, click the gear icon at the top right of the web GUI and choose Help > Supported Devices.
Cisco NCS 5500 Series Network Convergence Systems —New Operating System Support
Device Model | Device OS |
---|---|
Cisco NCS 5500 | IOS-XR 7.7.1 |
Cisco 8000 Series Routers —New Operating System Support
Device Model | Device OS |
---|---|
Cisco 8000 | IOS-XR 7.7.1 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers—New Operating System Support
Device Model | Device OS |
---|---|
Cisco ASR 9000 Router | IOS-XR 7.7.1 |
Supported Installation/Upgrade Paths
The following table lists the valid paths for installing/upgrading to Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0 from previous versions.
Current Cisco EPN Manager Version |
Installation Path to Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0 |
---|---|
Cisco EPN Manager 6.0.0 Cisco EPN Manager 6.0.1 |
Cisco EPN Manager 6.0.0 (restore) > 6.0.1 > 6.1.0 |
Cisco EPN Manager 6.0.2 |
Cisco EPN Manager 6.0.0 (restore) > 6.0.2 > 6.1.0 |
Cisco EPN Manager 5.1.4.1 |
Cisco EPN Manager 5.1.4.1 > 6.0.0 (restore) > 6.0.1 > 6.1.0 |
See the relevant installation guide for installation prerequisites and procedures for Cisco EPN Manager versions.
For point patch installation instructions, see the readme file supplied with the patch file on the on the Software Download site on Cisco.com.
Important Notes
Cisco EPN Manager software is distributed with all the components necessary for its optimized and secure operation, including the Red Hat Linux operating system and the Oracle database. All security-related configurations, regression testing, performance, and scalability metrics are based on the set of components and configurations included in the original Cisco EPN Manager software distribution. Cisco provides periodic EPN Manager software updates that can also contain necessary updates to the packages installed on the operating system or to the database.
Note that if any of the following changes are made to the original distributed Cisco EPN Manager software, Cisco will no longer support the operating environment:
-
Configuration changes to the software or operating system, or installation of other components that are not part of the original distribution.
-
Direct installation and application of third-party software on the Red Hat Linux operating system embedded within Cisco EPN Manager.
-
Application of updates or patches that are not provided by Cisco to individual Cisco EPN Manager components.
-
Changes to the internal Cisco EPN Manager settings that are not documented as modifiable in the Cisco EPN Manager User and Administrator Guide on Cisco.com, as these changes may weaken security, disable functionality, or degrade scalability and performance.
Upgrade Issues
-
FTP and TPTP is disabled by default.
-
Active Threshold Crossing Alarms (TCA) for temperature remain active and are not cleared automatically. Please clear these alarms manually.
-
You must resync your devices to view ISIS links.
-
You must resync LDP-enabled devices to view LDP feature-related information.
-
You must recreate the TCAs for inbound/outbound errors and inbound/outbound discards in the Interface Health monitoring policy.
Limitations on Carrier Ethernet Circuit Provisioning
-
Promotion of service using old probe name format is now supported. These probes are listed in user interface with appropriate standard OAM Profile name after promotion.
-
Sample profile: profile PM2_3_8_CoS5_DM type cfm-delay-measurement.
-
While custom profile names are supported in EPN Manager, modifying brownfield services with a different naming format deletes the existing custom profile and adds a new profile with a supported naming format.
-
Inventory models do not correctly display the profiles that are not associated to a service.
-
Validation limit for number of profiles is 100. If you create a new SLA operation profile after 100 existing profiles, the device generates an error and deployment fails.
TLS 1.2 Required for Secured Channel Communication for HTTPS and TLS
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, you must upgrade these systems. Wherever 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
If you have not provided a value for an attribute while provisioning a service, the provisioned value for that attribute is displayed as “Missing” in the reconciliation report. The device may have a default value for this attribute, but Cisco EPN Manager does configure this value.
Limitations on ME 1200 Devices
The Y.1564 performance test does not work if the source/destination is a ME 1200 device.
Limitations on Editing Alarm Notification Policies
If the upgrade conditions of existing categories are different from the condition of categories on 5.1, then the conditions post upgrade will not match. As a result, policy might not be created or UI selection might not take place for the unmatched events. In this case, you should delete the upgraded policies and create a new one.
Limitations on NCS 4200 Devices Running IOS-XE 16.8.1
The following functionalities do not work on NCS 4200 devices running IOS-XE 16.8.1:
-
Alarm profile
-
Configuration of SONET LOP and CT3 LOP from the GUI
-
Admin shut/no shut functionality on SONET/T1/T3 HOP/LOP
Limitations on NCS540 and NCS5500 devices
NCS540 and NCS5500 device series does not support Fault-OAM, Wrap-Protection and BFD.
Use CLI Templates for Configuring PTP Commands
On ASR920 devices with software version 16.9.1, IEEE 1588-2008 BC/MC license is required to execute the 1588 PTP commands.
Configuration and Inventory Not Supported for PTP Templates
The behavior of modeling the configurations pushed through PTP templates may not work as expected because the model may not be in place for all the configurations pushed through PTP templates. Configuration/Inventory is not supported for these configurations.
Deprecation of Support for ONS 10.00.10, 10.01.00, 10.03.00
ONS 10.00.10, 10.01.00, 10.03.00 ONS 10.00.10, 10.01.00, and 10.03.00 are no longer supported on Cisco NCS 2002, 2006 and 2015 devices.
Data Center Device Lifecycle Support Only
Cisco EPN Manager provides foundation lifecycle support for UCS compute systems, CSR 1000v, and Nexus series devices but does not provide data center topology.
LINK_DOWN alarm on sub interfaces in Gig Port
LINK_DOWN alarms will not be generated when link is down on sub interfaces in a Gig Port.
Cisco EPN Manager Bugs
Open Bugs
The table below lists the open bugs in Cisco EPN Manager Release 6.1.0 according to the following criteria:
-
Severity 1, 2, and high priority severity 3 open bugs
-
All open customer-found bugs
-
High-impact bugs that are likely to affect Cisco EPN Manager workflows.
Click the identifier link 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.
Bugs | Description |
---|---|
500 error returned by api/v4/data/InventoryDetails for SVO device |
|
55A2/57C3/5508 (NC57-MOD-S with NC57-MPA-2D4H-S): Not showing Physical & breakout siice ports |
|
Few devices are in CF after 1st device sync on upgrade server(6.0 to 6.1). |
|
6.1.1 GA 140C - Sometimes Link Arrow showing wrong direction |
|
EPN - alarm notification policy email sms mms gateway differences |
|
SVO brown circuit appears in ENEs map not related to the circuit when create circuit with same name |
|
NCS2K SVO Span loss showing incorrectly |
|
Config archive Job run time has been changed after backup and restore has been done |
|
Missing LAG |
|
5508: Click on alarm ID link from alarm tab in device 360 view, alarm not shown |
|
Installing sysadmin SMU fails for NCS1K |
|
NCS1004 collection failure after OTN-XP module upplug |
Closed Bugs
The table below lists the closed bugs in Cisco EPN Manager Release 6.1.0.
Click the identifier link to view the impact and workaround for the bug in the Bug Search Tool. Use this tool to track the status of the bugs.
Bugs | Description |
---|---|
Performance dashboard , back end response is 500 ,UI showing spin whell for deleted breakout |
|
ZRP optics port not showing the value of speed |
|
ODU circuit (4K-2K) - Admin state shows partial in circuit details |
|
Verify Credentials and Node Sync failing at EPNM for TACACS/Radius Enabled 2K Nodes |
|
NCS4k:Frequncy (lable and value) not updated in if DWDM grid unit representation is changed |
|
A-End or Z-End (icon) is not reading when it's in EDIT mode. |
|
Unable to promote EVPL between XE device with error of Failed to invoke .. String.substring(int,int) |
|
Resolved Bugs
The table below lists bugs that have been resolved in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0
For more information about the resolved bugs, go to the Bug Search Tool.
Bugs | Description |
---|---|
CSCwa56226 | Some of the circuits going into partial state after migration |
CSCwa68126 | ASR9904:Transport admin status is not same in chasis/device details view |
CSCvx44210 | Packet Scale 5.1 - Inconsistencies in TeTunnelLsp and TeTunnelLspEndpoint relation post device add |
CSCvz72116 | [Scale]Import 8K-Few devices are in CwW and Collection failure state |
CSCvz97671 | NCS2K : Particular OCHCC WSON circuit is Partial in EPNM and related cc info from trail missing |
CSCwa09762 | 5508:RON:Breakout port having different wavelenth , this wavelenth is not matching with show conf |
CSCwa16286 | B/R:TL1: Update and sync after associating Credential profile to multipe device , one device go sync |
CSCwa57197 | Circuits of one User Group is displayed under another User Group |
CSCwa71969 | [Packet scale]Fresh install- found discrepancy in Service count and links count |
CSCvz95559 | NCS2K : Restoration config is showing as None in-circuit table, but is correct in circuit 360 |
CSCwa74971 | NCS4k:TCM:Enabling Performance Monitor is not working , it is always goes to disabled |
smart license not consumed correctly for smart advance (advantage) licenses. |
|
Growing KahaDB storage size for MCN Active message queue |
|
Impacted OTS-OMS links pane will show ALL OTS links in case of alarm on one of the OTS links |
|
LDP link Severity shows wrong due to non-related alarm on one of the devices |
|
wrong implementation of path-id in RESTCONF Customer Facing Services API |
|
virtual trunk can't be re-created after deletion if trunk port has been used in ochnc circuit |
|
EPNM 5.1 : setup with 4.4k+ devices and 830 device groups take ~40secs to search device in topology |
|
CWW: Feature optical_interface failing on ASR9010 with lower IOSXR versions |
|
Software Image distribution with FTP over SWIM-Server failed |
|
GET API on POST-triggered OTDR scan file works partially only after GUI OTDR scan data download |
|
Unable to delete the MCH NC SSON circuit after updating it |
|
Job result does not show the job result details |
|
Breakout port shown as opticsx/x/x/x instead of TenGigx/x/x/x on card NC55-24H12F-SE of NCS5504 |
|
line config in running-config is parsed incorrectly if line config are combined (RS232) |
|
LDAP SSL authentication is not working |
|
Inconsistency in the Traffic Values reported in Service Performance Dashlets |
|
configArchiveService/extractUnsanitizedFile cannot be executed by NBI users |
|
SOURCEIFINDEX and DESTINATIONIFINDEX are not populated correct in opticalCircuitInfo |
|
Northbound Traps for NCS category alarms are not forwarded to OSS |
|
reroute api issue - error message at the optical device/network should be propagated to upper layer |
|
NBI failure response compliant with RFC 8040 |
|
Circuit VC page when user create advance filter more than some number disappears |
|
Rest API statisticsService/application/topNTraffics not working |
|
Circuit MLT Save image option not working with firefox browser. |
|
NCS2K Collection failure alarms were not cleared after the device moved to complete state |
|
ASR 9906 Power module missing |
|
RejectedExecutionException while loading topology |
|
handleGetServiceStructure causes OOM for InvalidRouteException flow |
|
Sanitized config archive encrypt the word encrypt instead the actual password |
|
MLT missing in-between circuit (OCH) |
|
Modify of circuit with restoration path is failing in EPNM |
|
NCS2K Collection failure alarms were not cleared after the device moved to complete state |
|
Backup and restore does not keep the users and repositories in the configuration |
|
Location flag is not set correctly on Remove Location action in Gio Map |
|
Topology – OTS Link utilization – Unused Wavelength filter not working as expected |
|
nms_sys_error log file is binary and increasing in size, making the file unreadable |
|
Template failed to deploy, but EPNM shows it as a success |
|
Coherent DSP entry not added after re-configuring muxponder Mode card configuration on NCS1K device |
|
Wrong \"split-horizon group\" line of sub-interface for root UNI in bridge-domain config of EVP Tree |
|
UDF are not shown in inventory page nor in reports in case mgmt ip is ipv6 with trailing 0s |
|
Ethernet status API returns wrong Lable/Unit |
|
NCS2k devices license count is incorrect |
|
SFP Port and Module detail Report - not showing SFPs for any IOS-XE devices |
|
SWIM: Image Family and Version values shown UNKNOWN for ASR9k 64 bit SMU |
|
MCNCSSON optical-threshold-restoration parameter is expected for validation-restoration is INHERITED |
|
Advanced filter option does not show expected output. |
|
GET API downloaded OTDR (triggered by POST) SOR file name not the same as GUI export file name |
|
cisco-resource-physical:node does not return complete data for multi chassis device |
|
OpticalSFP reports are not generated when Report Criteria is All Devices > All Devices |
|
Network devices table export file showing GMT time zone instead of server or client time zone |
|
NCS 55A2-MOD-SE-S chassis does not show cards or port information |
|
Report Jobs must not be allowed to delete from User jobs |
|
missing, wrongly or inconsistent displayed unit label in interface 360 view for NCS 1004 |
|
inconsistency between EPNM and CTC on trunk port description change if it is used by active circuit |
|
In Users tables, the row number is put out on TAB-navigation onto the checkbox |
|
Aggregation tables for Optical PM are full with data when it should be empty |
|
Export of device list is limited to 1K devices |
|
Wrong annotation on ports (mon,com,line) on WXC80/OSC-CSM Faceplate for the exact interface on N2K |
|
Wrong annotation on ports (mon,com,line) on OPT-AMP-17-C Faceplate for exact interface on ONS 15454 |
|
loopback pre-select issue for controller Ethernet or OTN configuration of NCS 1004 |
|
EPN - install - temp folder not created after install |
|
EPN - REST - api guid unclear |
|
EPN - log - nms_sys_error.log opened without append |
|
Too many open files error is seen frequently |
|
no response on save for adding Muxponder Mode Card Configuration entry for NCS1K4-1.2T-L-K9 card |
|
Incorrect iOS Version displayed in Software Image Repository |
|
Help Tip updated needed for Readiness Checklist for HA |
|
Passwords reused range is incorrect in the local password policy |
|
Clean up of property file -- ifm_config_archive.properties |
|
issues on cisco-network-resource-oam restconf POST and GET API on OTDR scan |
|
EPNM should discover Y-cable protected OCHCC Legacy circuits on a ONS 15454 |
|
Evaluation of cepnm for Log4j 2.x DoS vulnerability fixed in 2.17 |
|
LLDP/Physical Link is still associated with stale L2LinkterminationPoint even proper L2LTP exist |
|
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Multiple Third Party Vulnerabilities |
|
PTP alarms not cleared |
|
CSCvz98965 is not resolved in 6.0 since wrong artifact is released xmp_snmp_sessionmgr-3.855.0.jar |
|
UDF are not shown in network inventory detail report |
|
Inventory / Device Management / Configuration Archive - Archive Available incorrect filtering |
|
Few Real time PM counter is missing in 6.1 in ncs1004 |
|
NCS1004 - Power levels optical interfaces - 1 lane instead of total power.docx |
|
LBGC/LBC in epnm 5.1 it is LBC , in 6,1 it is LBCL |
|
EPNM not dropping HSRP-5-STATECHANGE events when the device is not present in EPNM |
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 such cases, the Cisco EPN Manager bug will be resolved when the hardware/operating system bug is resolved.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Log into the Bug Search Tool.
|
||
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.
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 6.1.0, see the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 6.1 Documentation Overview.
Accessibility Features in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0
For a list of accessibility features in Cisco EPN Manager 6.1.0, contact accessibility@cisco.com.
All product documents are accessible. 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
For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation.
Subscribe to What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, as an RSS feed and deliver content directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service.