CPC Release Notes, Release 2026.02.1

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Ultra Cloud Core CPC, Release 2026.02.1. 3

New software features. 3

Changes in behavior 3

Resolved issues. 3

Open issues. 3

Compatibility. 4

Supported software packages. 4

Related resources. 7

Legal information. 7


 

Ultra Cloud Core CPC, Release 2026.02.1

This Release Notes identifies changes and issues related to the release of Ultra Cloud Core Converged Policy and Charging (CPC), software release.

For more information about the Ultra Cloud Core CPC documentation, see the Related resources section.

Release lifecycle milestones

Table 1.             EoL milestone information for CPC, Release 2026.02.1

Milestone

Date

First Customer Ship (FCS)

23-April-2026

End of Life (EoL)

23-April-2026

End of Software Maintenance (EoSM)

23-Oct-2027

End of Vulnerability and Security Support (EoVSS)

23-Oct-2027

Last Date of Support (LDoS)

31-Oct-2028

These milestones and the intervals between them are defined in the Cisco Ultra Cloud Core (UCC) Software Release Lifecycle Product Bulletin available on cisco.com.

New software features

There is no new software features introduced in this release.

Changes in behavior

There are no behavior changes introduced in this release.

Resolved issues

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 2.        Resolved issues for Ultra Cloud Core CPC, Release 2026.02.1

 Bug ID

Description

CSCwu37764

Need to support <networkId xmlns=""> in Soap Request in soap proxy kafka migration.

Open issues

This table lists the open issues in this specific software release.

Note: This software release may contain open bugs first introduced in other releases. To see additional information, click the bug ID to access the Cisco Bug Search Tool.

Table 3.        Open issues for Ultra Cloud Core CPC, Release 2026.02.1

Bug ID

Description

CSCwr21182

TAC debug is not capturing logs in the latest CNDP build.

Policy Builder and CPC Central display incorrect default role for new SMI users.

Compatibility

This section lists compatibility information of the Cisco UCC software products that are verified to work with this version of the UCC CPC cnAAA software.

Table 4.             Compatibility information for Ultra Cloud Core CPC, Release 2026.02.1

Product

Supported release

Ultra Cloud Core SMI

2026.02.1.07

Ultra Cloud Core CDL

2.2

Unified Load Balance (ULB)

2026.02.0.31

 

Supported software packages

This section provides information about the release packages associated with Ultra Cloud Core CPC, cnAAA software.

Table 5.             Software packages for Ultra Cloud Core CPC, Release 2026.02.1

Software package

Description

Release

cpc.2026.02.1.SPA.tgz

The CPC offline release signature package. This package contains the CPC deployment software as well as the release signature, certificate, and verification information.

2026.02.1

 

Cloud native product version numbering system

The show helm list command displays detailed information about the version of the cloud native product currently deployed.

This is a sample for version numbering system:

Related image, diagram or screenshot

 

The appropriate version number field increments after a version has been released. The new version numbering format is a contiguous sequential number that represents incremental changes between releases. This format facilitates identifying the changes between releases when using Bug Search Tool to research software releases.

Software integrity verification

To verify the integrity of the software image you have from Cisco, you can validate the SHA512 checksum information against the checksum identified by Cisco for the software.

Image checksum information is available through Cisco.com Software Download Details. To find the checksum, hover the mouse pointer over the software image you have downloaded.

This is a sample for software integrity verification.

Related image, diagram or screenshot

At the bottom, you will find the SHA512 checksum. If you do not see the whole checksum, you can expand

it by pressing "..." at the end.

To validate the information, calculate a SHA512 checksum using the information in Table 1 and verify that

it matches the provided on the software download page.

To calculate a SHA512 checksum on your local desktop, refer to the following table.

Table 6.             Checksum calculations per operating system

Operating System

SHA512 checksum calculation command examples

Microsoft windows

Open a command line window and type the following command:

> certutil.exe -hashfile filename.extension SHA512

Apple MAC

Open a terminal window and type the following command:

$ shasum -a 512 filename.extension

Linux

Open a terminal window and type the following command:

$ sha512sum filename.extension

OR

$ shasum -a 512 filename.extension

<filename> is the name of the file. <extension> is the file type extension (for example, .zip or .tgz).

 

Certificate validation

CPC software images are signed through x509 certificates. For information and instructions on how to validate the certificates, refer to the .README file packaged with the software.

Related resources

This table provides key resources and links to the support information and essential documentation for Ultra Cloud Core CPC AAA products.

Table 7.             Related resources and additional information

 

Legal information

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Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams, and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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