First Published: April 16, 2020

This document contains the following sections:

Introduction

Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning, referred to as Prime Cable Provisioning throughout this document, automates the tasks of provisioning and managing customer premises equipment (CPE) in a broadband service-provider network. The application provides a simple and easy way to deploy high-speed data, voice technology, and home networking devices.

Prime Cable Provisioning can be scaled to suit networks of virtually any size, even those deploying millions of devices. It also offers high availability, made possible by its distributed architecture with centralized management.

Prime Cable Provisioning incorporates support for many technologies to provide provisioning services for your network. These technologies include:

  • DOCSIS high-speed data

  • PacketCable voice service, both Secure and Basic work flows

  • Non-secure CableHome

  • Open Cable Set top box

  • eRouter 1.0

  • DPoE (DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON) 2.0

  • RPD

For detailed information about Prime Cable Provisioning features, see Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning User Guide.

Important Points to Know Before You Begin

  • Before installing Prime Cable Provisioning 6.1.4, please check the system requirements mentioned in Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning Quick Start Guide are met.

  • If you are migrating from an earlier version of Prime Cable Provisioning or BAC to Prime Cable Provisioning 6.1.4, you must review the Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning Release Notes that were published across the releases.

  • License acquired for Prime Cable Provisioning 5.x or earlier releases is not valid for Prime Cable Provisioning 6.1.4. You need to get the permanent or evaluation license of 6.0 to upgrade from 4.2.x/5.0.x/5.1.x/5.2.x/5.3.x/6.x to 6.1.4 or for a fresh installation. For more information, refer to the "Licensing" section in Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning Quick Start Guide.

  • From Prime Cable Provisioning 6.0 release, Prime Cable Provisioning does not support the Solaris operating system platform. The Solaris operating system was supported through the Prime Cable Provisioning 5.3.x releases and the last release that supported the Solaris operating system was Prime Cable Provisioning 5.3.2.1.

Database Schema Changes

There are no new schema changes in Prime Cable Provisioning 6.1.4.

Prime Cable Provisioning 6.1.4 Bugs

For more information on a specific bug or to search all bugs in a particular Prime Cable Provisioning release, see Using the Bug Toolkit.

This section contains:

Resolved Bugs

The following table lists the key issues resolved in the Prime Cable Provisioning 6.1.4 release.

Table 1. Resolved Bugs in Prime Cable Provisioning 6.1.4

Bug ID

Description

CSCvs01951

Issue in scheduling DB Compaction with -run parameter

CSCvs01963

Change SNMP retries and SNMP timeout hardcoded default values

CSCvs23384

Unable to retrieve the timestamp details through Device Event Class

CSCvt27778

Address the Apache Tomcat Ghostcat vulnerability existing in 8.5.34

Using the Bug Toolkit

This section explains how to use the Bug Toolkit to search for a specific bug or to search for all bugs in a release.

Procedure

Step 1

Go to Cisco Bug Search Tool.

Step 2

At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com username and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.

Note 

If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, you can register for them at https://idreg.cloudapps.cisco.com/idreg/register.do.

Step 3

To search for a specific bug, enter the bug ID in the Search For field and press Return.

Step 4

To search for bugs in the current release, specify the following criteria:

  • Select Product—Series/Model
  • Select Product Name—Cisco Broadband Access Center for Telco and Wireless
    Note 

    Do not enter Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning. Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning is the new product name for the former Cisco Broadband Access Center. At this time, the Bug Search Tool does not accept Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning as the product name.

  • Select Releases—Affecting or Fixed in this Release.
  • Product Version—Enter 6.1.4.
Step 5

Click on the page. The Bug Search Tool displays the list of bugs based on the specified search criteria.

Note 

For example, if a bug applies to multiple releases, the headline and Release-note enclosure contain the earlier Cisco PCP product terminology.

Step 6

To export the results to a spreadsheet:

  • In the results section of the page, click Export Results to Excel.
  • All bugs retrieved by the search are exported in to a spreadsheet and downloaded locally.

If you cannot export the spreadsheet, log into the Technical Support website at http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html or contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC).

Note 

For more details about how to use Cisco Bug Search Tool, see https://www.cisco.com/web/applicat/cbsshelp/help.html.

Product Documentation


Note

We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

See Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning Documentation Overview for the list of Prime Cable Provisioning guides.

Related Documentation

See Cisco Prime Network Registrar Documentation Overview for the list of Cisco Prime Network Registrar guides.

See Prime Cable Provisioning Upgrade Matrix for the upgrade compatibility of the current release with the previous releases.

See Prime Cable Provisioning Compatibility Matrix for the PNR, PG and API compatibility of the current release with the previous releases.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation.

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