Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.2 Release Notes
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Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Release 8.1.2
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Release 8.1.2
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (Cisco EPN Manager) Release 8.1.2 is a patch update aimed at improving overall stability and performance. This release includes new enhancement features and bug fixes that address expanded hardware and operating system support, improved service provisioning and configuration validation.
This section lists the new features introduced in this release for Cisco EPN Manager.
Table 1. New software features for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Product impact |
Feature |
Description |
| Ease of Use |
Remote Network Element (NE) log collection |
The Cisco EPN Manager GUI supports the generation of logs on the NE and allows for their remote transfer to the client PC. This eliminates the need for manual log retrieval by enabling seamless remote log access. Log files are transferred using the encrypted Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) for security. This feature works with NCS 4200 series routers on models 4201, 4202, 4206, and 4216 that are running IOS XE version 17.15.4 or any later version. |
| Ease of Use |
Improved low Rx power warning threshold alarm |
The warning alarm now triggers when the power level rises above the low Rx power alarm threshold but remains below the warning threshold. |
| Ease of Use |
Tunnel bandwidth modification protection |
This enhancement prevents reducing a tunnel’s bandwidth below the total bandwidth of underlying pseudowires. When such a change is attempted, an error message warns of potential traffic impact, allowing you to proceed knowingly or cancel the modification. This ensures bandwidth settings remain aligned with current traffic demands. |
| Ease of Use |
Image details verification for software distribution |
The image details verification step checks available space on both active and standby bootflash partitions before initiating software distribution. This prevents distribution failures by ensuring sufficient space exists on both bootflash locations. Additionally, the verification dropdown menu includes the standby bootflash as a selectable option. |
| Ease of Use |
Automated description fields for Circuit Emulation (CEM) circuit configuration |
The service creation process for CEM circuits includes description fields in the generated pseudowire and xconnect context configurations, matching the existing behavior for MPLS-TE pseudowires. This eliminates the need for manual CLI edits to add descriptions under the interface pseudowire sections. |
| Ease of Use |
Description field support across multiple interface types |
A description field is available for T1/E1, T3/E3, SDH and SONET interfaces. You can add descriptions directly within the interface, which are then pushed to the network elements and visible via CLI. This enhancement leverages underlying Cisco IOS XE device support for description fields across TDM and optical transport configurations. |
| Ease of Use |
Informational banner for Software Image Management (SWIM) interface |
The SWIM interface now includes an informational banner that provides guidance on device selection and availability. |
| Ease of Use |
Configuration and restore job validation for NCS 4200 series routers |
The configuration and restore job verifies that the NCS4200 router has achieved Stateful Switchover (SSO) state before marking the job as successful. Previously, jobs were marked successful immediately upon device reachability post-reboot, without confirming redundancy readiness. This enhancement ensures accurate job status reporting. |
| Ease of Use |
Service support for CEM provisioning |
A new Transport Overhead Tunnelling service type is now available for CEM. This supports service profiles, promotion, and force delete operations. Key capabilities include:
● Support on IOS-XE 4200 platform
● Dynamic transport tunnel overhead type selection based on the controller type
● Support for both managed and unmanaged devices with transport overhead tunnelling-specific field display
● Protected tunnel overhead type modification to prevent service disruption while allowing other field edits
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This table lists the resolved issues in this specific software release.
Note: This software release may contain open bugs first identified in other releases. To see additional information, click the bug ID to access the Cisco Bug Search Tool.
Table 2. Resolved issues for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Bug ID |
Description |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability |
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| Incorrect mapping in entPhysicalContainedIn when optics are inserted |
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| EPNM - ui-opt - OTDR ORL settings not clear |
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| Unauthenticated user able to access admin navigation panel with nextgen url |
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| startupcfg is failing on EPNM reboot |
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| no validation error when EPL use ENNI associated with Existing EVC circuits |
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| EPNM Unauthorized Actions Vulnerability / SWIM |
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| Access-EPL Provisioning throws ENNI Exists error, but ENNI supports multiplexed access-EPL |
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| Improper Authorisation : unprivileged user able access to sessionId of all the users via activesessions endpoint |
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| EPNM 7.1 : the scheduled job from CLI template is not executed properly |
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| Restconf API documentation not updated for performance related query parameters |
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| Unable to modify an L3 VPN circuit |
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| EPNM device export failure due to exception triggered by location db table entry mismatch |
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| EPNM - ui - system settings permissions |
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| EPNM V8.1 unable to tftp to from device to EPNM to managed devices |
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| DB Variable Dropdown Issue using cli template Post EPNM Upgrade |
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| Sort fails on Start Time or Completion Time while listing all jobs |
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| Downloaded SOR file after auto-mode distance scan triggered through EPNM contains wrong pulse width value |
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| EPNM 7.1.1 Text labels on the Asia Geo Map are displaying as broken or garbled characters, such as '?' or square boxes |
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| EPNM 8.0 - Not able to run modify VPN operation on L3VPN service |
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| EPNM 7.1.3- Newly created ODU type Circuits are not getting discovered even after 3 days and showing up as "Missing" |
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| PollInterfaceStatus thread in WAIT state, causes Interface Poller job to stop polling |
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| Incorrectly raises collection failure alarm on processing TL1 device login failure before the collection completes |
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| Inconsistent data retrieval for virtual circuits |
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| After Failover to secondary server, port maintenance state not loaded in inventory cache |
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| Port Description Not Visible in CLI When Admin Down of the Controller is down in NCS 4206 /NCS42XX |
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| L3vpn modify VRF operation generates no RT commands when user does a submit without performing any changes |
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| EPNM 8.1 - NCS2K EDFA-35 ports in wrong order |
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| Discrepancy in Description Length – CLI accepts 80 characters only instead of 240 |
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| NCS2K device with proxy credential configured in profile becomes collection failure immediately after bulk import |
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| VRF Modification applies duplicate BGP configuration |
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| Wrong fiber type value is written in the SOR file whenever the fiber type is not ITU.T G.652 |
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| My Templates" entries are sorted lexicographically instead of creation time when clicking on Created On column |
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| Incorrect time zone shown in client browser for OTDR scan page |
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| MTU Mismatch in EP-Tree provisioning between root and leaf EPNM 8.1 |
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| Getting error 'Unable to reach Inventory-discovery-Process' |
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| EPNM 8.1.1 Error during inventory operation: "Unable to reach inventory process. Please try again!!" |
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| EPNM - aaa - user/roles task name needs refinement |
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| NCS4K collection failure caused by IpPrefixListEntry not mapped to hibernate exception during identifyAndRepairGRTMismatch execution |
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| Failure Source - Device Name in Alarms Table are inconsistently formatted |
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| Column header updated for IPSLA Statistics and Top N reports |
This table lists the open issues in this specific software release.
Note: This software release may contain open bugs first identified in other releases. To see additional information, click the bug ID to access the Cisco Bug Search Tool.
Table 3. Open issues for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Bug ID |
Description |
| Incorrect scale and precision in sensor table |
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| EPNM_8_1_2_GA : Discrepancy in the Physical Ports displayed on EPNM and Device (8712) |
Guidelines and limitations
This section lists the guidelines and limitations for this release of Cisco EPN Manager.
● When provisioning unsupported alien wavelengths such as CIM8-C-K9 through Cisco Transport Controller, Cisco EPN Manager shows the alien wavelength and TxP control mode correctly. However, the trunk rate and Forward Error Correction (FEC) mode may show default values rather than the configured settings.
● It is recommended to use general descriptive text when adding interface descriptions via the CLI and to avoid terms that are also CLI parameters, such as "rate" or "clock," as these may interfere with internal parsing logic and impact visibility. This approach ensures that ports and interface data continue to be displayed in Cisco EPN Manager.
Valid upgrade paths for Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.2
The table lists the valid paths for upgrading to Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.2, from previous versions.
| Current Cisco EPN Manager Version |
Installation Path to Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.2 |
| Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.1 |
Cisco EPN Manager 8.1.1 > 8.1.2 |
| Cisco EPN Manager 8.1 |
Cisco EPN Manager 8.1 > 8.1.2 |
| Cisco EPN Manager 8.0.1 |
Cisco EPN Manager 8.0.1 > 8.1 > 8.1.2 (Backup at 8.0.1 before upgrading, restore at 8.1, then upgrade to 8.1.2.) |
Supported operating systems and hardware platforms
This section lists the supported operating system versions and the hardware platforms that have been tested and are known to be compatible with Cisco EPN Manager.
Table 4. Compatibility information for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Operating system |
Platforms |
| IOS-XR 25.1.2, IOS-XR 25.2.2, IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
Cisco NCS 540 Series Routers Cisco NCS 540L Series Routers Cisco NCS 560 Series Routers Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers Cisco NCS 5700 Series Routers Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers Cisco 8000 Series Routers Cisco XRV 9000 Router |
| IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
Cisco NCS 1004 Router |
| IOS XE 17.15.4, 17.12.4 |
Cisco ASR 900 Series Routers Cisco ASR 920 Series Routers Cisco ASR 902U Router Cisco ASR 903U Router Cisco NCS 4200 Series Routers |
| Cisco NCS 2000 Series Routers 11.1.4 |
Cisco NCS 2000 Series Routers |
This section lists the hardware support information for Cisco EPN Manager introduced in Release 8.1.2.
Table 5. Inventory and chassis view support for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Hardware platform |
Operating system |
| N540-24Q2C2DD-SYS |
IOS-XR 25.1.1 |
Table 6. Inventory support for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Hardware platform |
Operating system |
| 8404-SYS |
IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
| 8500 Router (C8500-12X) |
IOS-XE 17.18.1 |
| C8300-2N2S-6T |
IOS-XE 17.18.1 |
| C9300-24UB-A |
IOS-XE 17.18.1 |
| C9300-48UB-A |
IOS-XE 17.18.1 |
Table 7. ONS-QDD-OLS (QDD-EDFA) optics support for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Hardware platform |
Software version |
Module |
| N540-24Q8L2DD-SYS |
IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
ONS-QDD-OLS= (QDD-EDFA) |
| Cisco 8000 Series Select Hardware |
IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
ONS-QDD-OLS= (QDD-EDFA) Siachen |
Table 8. 100G DCO optics support for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Hardware platform |
Software version |
Module |
| Cisco NCS 5500 and Cisco NCS 5700 Series Routers |
IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
DP01QS28-E20, DP01QS28-E25 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers |
IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
DP01QS28-E20, DP01QS28-E25 |
Table 9. 400G ULH DCO optics support for Cisco EPN Manager, Release 8.1.2
| Hardware platform |
Software version |
Module |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers |
IOS-XR 25.4.1 |
DP04QSDD-ULH-A1 |
This release does not include any new scale information for Cisco EPN Manager.
This release does not include any new software packages for Cisco EPN Manager.
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 10. Cisco EPN Manager documentation
| Document |
Description |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.x Installation Guide |
Covers system requirements, prerequisites, and installation steps. |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.x 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 11. Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager supported documentation
| Document |
Description |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.2 REST Conf NBI Guide |
Describes the RESTCONF APIs for Operations Support System (OSS) integration. |
| Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 8.1.2 API Reference Guide |
Provides detailed information on available REST and SOAP APIs. |
| 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. |
Table 12. Cisco EPN Manager supported devices tool
| Document |
Description |
| Interactive tool listing supported devices, OS, and features from Release 6.1 onwards |
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