Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.1 Release Notes
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Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.1
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.1
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (Cisco EPN Manager) Release 8.1.1 expands platform coverage with new OS support across major ASR, IOS XRv, and NCS series router families. The release also introduces new hardware support, including updated chassis modules and 100G and 400G coherent pluggable optics. It resolves multiple issues across APIs, GUI behavior, statistics, alarms, service discovery, and inventory operations. Supported upgrade paths are provided from 8.0 and 8.1. This release strengthens stability, device support, and operational reliability.
This section provides a brief description of the new hardware features introduced in this release.
Table 1. Supported platforms in Cisco EPN Manager
| Platform |
Support type |
IOS-XR version |
| 8712-MOD-M |
New Device + Chassis View |
25.1.1 |
| 8011-4G24Y4H-I |
New Device + Chassis View |
25.1.1 |
| A9K-4HG-FLEX-X-SE |
Chassis View |
25.1.1 |
Coherent pluggable optics modules
This release introduces support for new 100G and 400G coherent optics modules across multiple platforms. These modules are now fully supported by Cisco EPN Manager for inventory, fault, and performance management for the Cisco 8000 Series Routers, Network Convergence System 55 and 57 Series Routers and Network Convergence System 540 Series Routers.
Table 2. RON pluggable
| Platform |
PID(s) |
Form factor |
| Cisco 8000 Series Router |
DP04QSDD-ULH-19B |
400G DCO |
| Cisco NCS 55 Series Router |
DP04QSDD-ULH-19B |
400G DCO |
| Cisco NCS 57 Series Router |
DP04QSDD-ULH-19B |
400G DCO |
| Cisco NCS 540 Series Router |
DP01QS28-E20 |
100G DCO.1.1 |
Upgrade and downgrade paths
The following table lists the valid paths for upgrading to Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.1 from previous versions.
Table 3. Upgrade path for Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.1
| Current Cisco EPN Manager version |
Installation path to Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.1 |
| Cisco EPN Manager 8.1 |
Cisco EPN Manager 8.1 > 8.11 |
| Cisco EPN Manager 8.0 |
Cisco EPN Manager 8.0 > 8.1 > 8.1.1 |
This table lists the resolved issues in this specific software release.
Note: This software release may contain bug fixes first introduced in other releases. To see additional information, click the bug ID to access the Cisco Bug Search Tool.
Table 4. Resolved issues for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.1
| Bug ID |
Description |
| Y1731 statistics service API with circuit name not returning value and stuck in scaled setup |
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| Alarm and Events - Events- Tab- UI page consumes all available client device memory (RAM) |
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| Radius connectivity check report Exception: Not a valid RADIUS Server. |
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| PLDT setup MLT is failing to open for ODU Link E2E. |
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| Cisco EPN Manager: OSPF instance change not reflected in Cisco EPN Manager GUI. |
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| Cisco EPN Manager Template: Partial-Success for IOS-XR when 'copy running-config to startup-config' is enabled. |
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| ORA-01795 error in IFMPostCollectionHook.java. |
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| Route Target Direction values are incorrectly populated in VRF Addition for L3VPN Circuit modify. |
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| Cisco EPN Manager RESTCONF API allows OTDR SOR file download even scan failure to align with GUI and CTC behavior. |
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| Evaluation of Evolved Programmable Network Manager for Apache Tomcat RCE 2025 Vuln. |
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| Service discovery analyzer: Error in investigation: Error on validate DB Object. |
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| Duplicate entries in CPU and memory dashlet in device details. |
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| Inconsistent number of records in batch retrieval for API /restconf/data/v1/cisco-service-network:virtual-connection?type=carrier-ethernet-vpn&.startIndex=0&.maxCount=100&.skipRelatedVC=true& parallelism=true. |
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| Inventory Page throwing error for Admin User. |
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| Issue with TACACS Interface Selection in Cisco EPN Manager. |
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| Configuration Archive Advance filtering not working for "is not blank" and "blank" for Tag. |
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| Missing Standby Path Details in Circuit History Export CSV. |
Closed issues
Table 5. Closed issues for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.1
| Bug ID |
Description |
| Click back to one level in the power module view provided front view rather than rear view |
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| Click on refresh, it brings up the “The interface is not supported in Chassis view” |
New operating system support
This section lists the new OS support provided in this release. For a list of all support information, click the gear icon at the top-right of the web GUI and choose Help > Supported Devices.
Table 6. Cisco Network Convergence System 540 Series Routers
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco NCS 540 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco NCS 540 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco NCS 540 Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 7. Cisco Network Convergence System 540L Series Routers
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco NCS 540L Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco NCS 540L Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco NCS 540L Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 8. Cisco Network Convergence System 560 Series Routers
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco NCS 560 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco NCS 560 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco NCS 560 Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 9. Cisco Network Convergence System 5500 Series Routers
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 10. Cisco Network Convergence System 5700 Series Routers
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco NCS 5700 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco NCS 5700 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco NCS 5700 Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 11. Cisco Aggregation Services Routers 9000 Series
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 12. Cisco 8000 Series Router
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco 8000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco 8000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco 8000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 13. Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Series Router
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.2.21 |
| Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 24.4.2 |
| Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Series Router |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 14. Cisco Aggregation Services Routers 900 Series
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco ASR900 Series Router |
IOS XE 17.15.3a |
Table 15. Cisco Network Convergence System 4200 Series
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco NCS4200 Series Router |
IOS XE 17.15.3a |
Table 16. Cisco Network Aggregation Services Routers ASR902U Series
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco ASR902U Series Router |
IOS XE 17.15.3a |
| Cisco ASR902U Series Router |
IOS XE 17.15.3b |
Table 17. Cisco Network Convergence System 2000 Series Routers
| Device model |
Device OS |
| Cisco NCS2000 Series Router |
NCS2000 25.1.1 |
You can access all documentation for Cisco EPN Manager at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/evolved-programmable-network-epn-manager/series.html.
Table 18. Cisco EPN Manager 8.1 documentation
| Document |
Description |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1 Installation Guide |
Covers system requirements, prerequisites, and installation steps. |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1 User and Administrator Guide |
Provides setup, configuration, monitoring, and security procedures. |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1 Command Reference Guide |
Provides CLI commands for device settings, interfaces, routing, and security features. |
Table 19. Cisco EPN Manager 8.1 supported documentation
| Document |
Description |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Supported SNMP Traps |
Describes the details of supported SNMP traps including descriptions and severities. |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Supported Syslogs |
Lists the supported syslogs with descriptions and severity levels. |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Supported TL1 Messages |
Provides TL1 message details and severities. |
| Contains alarm descriptions, severities, and related details. |
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| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1 REST Conf NBI Guide |
Describes the RESTCONF APIs for Operations Support System (OSS) integration. |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1 API Reference Guide |
Provides detailed information on available REST and SOAP APIs. |
Table 20. Cisco EPN Manager 8.1 supported devices tool
| Document |
Description |
| Interactive tool listing supported devices, OS, and features from Release 6.1 onwards |
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