Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Upgrade Guide

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Upgrade Guide

Feature history of managing software upgrade and repository

Updated: July 1, 2026

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Lists the development milestones and release information for managing software upgrade and repository, including feature description.

This table describes the developments of this feature, by release.

Table 1. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

Software Upgrade Using a Remote Server

Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.7.1a

Cisco vManage Release 20.7.1

This feature enables you to upgrade device or controller software using software images stored on a remote server. The feature enables you to register a remote server with Cisco SD-WAN Manager, and add locations of software images on the remote server to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager software repository. When you upgrade device or controller software, the device or controller can download the new software image from the remote server.

This feature also improves the listing of images available in the repository. When two or more images have the same version but different filenames, each image is listed as a separate entry.

Device version compliance in Cisco SD-WAN Manager

Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.18.x

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.18.1

The Device Version Compliance feature in Cisco SD-WAN Manager ensures device compatibility when upgrading to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.18.1. The Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.18.1 supports devices up to N-2 long-lived releases and does not support older versions in the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN overlay.

This feature implements the following key aspects:

  • Upgrade Blocking: Prevents Cisco SD-WAN Manager upgrades through the user interface if the overlay contains devices with software versions older than N-2.

  • Post-Upgrade Notification: After a Cisco SD-WAN Manager software upgrade to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.18.1, Cisco SD-WAN Manager flags incompatible devices in the overlay through compliance banners and alarms.

  • Removal of End-of-Life (EOL) Platforms from ZTP Settings: Removes unsupported device families from the Zero Touch Provisioning settings page in Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

  • Cisco ISR 1100 and ISR 1100X Series Integrated Services Routers default operating system recognition: Changes the default recognition of Cisco ISR 1100 and ISR 1100X Series Integrated Services Routers from Viptela operating system to Cisco IOS XE operating system when they are added to and recognized by Cisco SD-WAN Manager. This change removes the Cisco ISR 1100 and ISR 1100X Series Integrated Services Routers migration menu in Cisco SD-WAN Manager when Cisco IOS XE operating system is detected.