Release Notes

Cisco Prime Network 4.1 Release Notes

OL-31014-01

New Features and Enhancements

• ME 4600 OLT device support:

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Support for backup, restore, configuration change log, configuration export, and configuration

archive system jobs.

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Both OLT and ONU images can be distributed to the OLT file systems.

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Images can be activated in both OLT and ONU.

• Support for IOS XR package management using TAR file for performing distribute, add, and

activate operations together.

• Configurable time interval and start time for periodic backup and periodic sync out of sync jobs,

with default start time of 12.00 a.m.

• Configurable upper limit of maximum number of versions to retain.

• Booting of ASR 903 devices in sub-package mode.

Fault Management

The following new fault management features and enhancements are described in the

Cisco Prime Network 4.1 User Guide.

• Ability to view all events received by Prime Network, including standard events (minimal parsing,

not processed for correlation) and upgraded events (parsed, processed for correlation). These events

are listed in the Vision and Events GUI clients.

• In the case of temporary disconnection of an ASR 5000 device, Prime Network retrieves any traps

that were missed when the device was disconnected. A ticket is created and all the retrieved traps

are associated to this ticket.

• Enhanced ticket filtering capabilities, including saving named filters and sharing saved filters with

other users.

• Ability to disable ticket management operations in the Vision and Events clients. When these

operations are disabled, users can only manage the ticket lifecycle through BQL or the external OSS.

This can be done using the Administration GUI client.

VNE Customization Builder (VCB)

The following new VCB features and enhancements are described in the Cisco Prime Network 4.1

Customization Guide.

• Automatic translation of the sysOID to a unique device name plus identifier (if a compiled MIB

version is available). This value will be displayed in the SysOID Translation column in the VNE

drivers page, making it easier to identify the device.

• Ability to add multiple traps simultaneously, in bulk, irrespective of the trap type. This is useful if

you need to add support for a large number of traps of different types.

• Ability to display MIB names instead of numbers in the trap details, for easier identification.

• Ability to enhance the event details and make them more useful by outlining the actions that should

be performed after receiving the event. The recommended actions will appear in the Troubleshooting

section of the event or ticket properties (Details tab).

• In previous versions of Prime Network, the event description was a static string and could not be

changed. From Prime Network 4.1, you can define more descriptive event descriptions by including

runtime parameters with dynamic values, such as interface names, threshold levels, and so on. These