Release Notes

Cisco Prime Network 4.1 Release Notes

OL-31014-01

Important Notes

This section provides important information of which you should be aware before using Prime Network

4.1.

Installation and Upgrade

Operations Reports does not support IPv6. The gateway, database server (Oracle and Infobright), and the

units should be installed with IPv4.

Workflow and Activation Replaced With Transaction Manager

Activation and workflow features have been replaced with Transaction Manager. These features are no

longer available in Prime Network.

Configuration Audit Features Available upon Upgrade Only

The configuration audit feature in Change and Configuration Management is being replaced with

Compliance Audit. In Prime Network 4.1, the legacy configuration audit feature is available only when

upgrading to Prime Network 4.1 from the Prime Network 3.10 and 3.11 versions that included this

functionality.

Cable Technology - uBR10K Devices

For uBR10K devices, cable modeling for Upstream and Downstream channels and complete modeling

for the MC20X20V and MC3GX60V line cards will be only supported from versions 12.2(33)SCG5 and

higher.

Browser Limitations for Prime Network Web Components

• Firefox—Users might not be able to connect to the Prime Network 4.1 Web server to use features

such as VCB, Network Discovery, and CCM using Firefox if the gateway IP address is a raw IPv6

address. This is due to a Firefox defect. To avoid this issue, log into Prime Network 4.1 using a

hostname instead of an IP address.

• Internet Explorer 8—The Network Discovery Profile page might take longer than usual to load due

to this browser's slower JavaScript engine.

Potential Image Management Issues on ASR 9000 Devices Running IOS XR 4.3.0

Under some circumstances the device driver (VNE) representing an ASR 9000 device running IOS-XR

4.3.0 can enter and remain in a state that affects Prime Network 4.1's ability to display installed IOS-XR

packages and distribute IOS-XR images to the device. While Prime Network 4.1 can continue to monitor

the device and update the physical and logical inventory, the condition affecting the image management

functionality will persist. This issue has been observed on occasion with densely populated ASR 9000

devices running IOS-XR 4.3.0, and Cisco is working on resolving it. If you encounter this issue, try

restarting the VNE.

Changing Command Builder when in Suite Mode

Command Builder access privileges can be controlled from the Prime Network 4.1 Administration GUI

client, even when using Prime Network 4.1 in suite mode.

Automatic Restart After Gateway Reboot

Prime Network 4.1 will restart automatically whenever the gateway server is restarted. This behavior can

be disabled (so that Prime Network 4.1 has to be manually started after a gateway restart). See the

Cisco Prime Network 4.1 Administrator Guide for more information.