This document provides an overview of the new and changed features in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4, and describes how to access information about the known problems.
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You can access the most current Cisco Prime Network Registrar documentation, including these release notes, online at: |
This document contains the following sections:
Introduction
Cisco Prime is comprised of these components:
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An Authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) protocol service
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A Caching DNS service
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A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service
Cisco offers these components as individually licensed applications or in a mix of suites.
Before You Begin
Before you install Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4, review the system requirements and licensing information available in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1 Installation Guide. Note that Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 does not support Windows. Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1 was the last release to support Windows.
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If you are migrating to Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 from an earlier version of Cisco Prime Network Registrar, you must review the release notes for the releases that occurred in between, to fully understand all the changes. |
Cisco Prime Network Registrar DHCP, Authoritative DNS, and Caching DNS components are licensed and managed from the Cisco Prime Network Registrar regional server. All services in the local clusters are licensed through the regional cluster. Only a regional install requires a license file and only the regional server accepts new license files. Then the regional server can authorize individual local clusters, based on available licenses.
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Licenses for Cisco Prime Network Registrar 9.x or earlier are not valid for Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.x. You should have a new license for Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.x. For the 10.x Regional, if one has 9.x CDNS clusters, the 9.x CDNS licenses must be added on the Regional server (9.x CDNS clusters will use 9.x licenses, 10.x CDNS clusters will use 10.x licenses). |
For more details about Licensing, see the "License Files" section in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1 Installation Guide.
The Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 kit contains the following files and directories:
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Linux—CentOS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 7.x installation kit
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Docs—Pointer card, Bugs, and Enhancement List
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Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 onwards, only Linux 7.x installation kit is provided for RHEL/CentOS 7.x. |
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Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 does not support RHEL/CentOS 8.x. If you want to use RHEL/CentOS 8.x, then consider upgrading to Cisco Prime Network Registrar 11.0. For more information, see the "Upgrading Cisco Prime Network Registrar" section in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 11.0 Installation Guide. |
The Cisco Prime Network Registrar also ships as a virtual appliance which includes all the functionality available in Cisco Prime Network Registrar along with the CentOS 7.9 operating system. The Cisco Prime Network Registrar virtual appliance is supported on VMware ESXi 6.x and 7.x platforms, KVM Hypervisor, and OpenStack. For more details, see the "Cisco Prime Network Registrar Virtual Appliance" section in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1 Installation Guide.
Licensing
Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 supports both Smart Licensing and traditional licensing. However, it does not support the hybrid model, that is, you can use only one of the license types at a time. For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensingguide.
Cisco Prime Network Registrar 11.x is licensed in two parts: Permanent License and SIA License. The SIA License entitles upgrades to future releases. If you are on SIA from Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.x, or on unexpired SWSS contract from Cisco Prime Network Registrar 9.x, you can upgrade until either of those entitlements expire. For PAK-based licensing, you must install the PAK onto the Cisco Prime Network Registrar regional server. For Smart Licensing, the licenses are delivered to your Smart Account. Smart Licensing is enabled by default in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4, but can be overridden after installation. For Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4, the licensing is done according to the services that you require. For more information, see the "License Files" section in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1 Installation Guide.
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You should not delete any of the individual licenses loaded from the file. If required, you may delete older versions of DNS and DHCP licenses after the upgrade. Older versions of CDNS licenses must be retained if the servers are not upgraded. |
Interoperability
Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 uses individual component licenses. This allows users to purchase and install DHCP services, Authoritative DNS services, and Caching DNS services individually, or as a suite.
If you need additional DNS caching licenses, you should order them based on Server count since DNS caching is a server based license.
To install and manage DHCP, DNS, and Caching DNS licenses, you must establish a regional server. The regional server is used to install, count, and manage licensing for these components.
The synchronization between version 10.1 and pre-10.1 local clusters must be done from a 10.1 regional cluster. Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 protocol servers interoperate with versions 8.3 or later.
Cisco Prime Network Registrar Bugs
For more information on a specific bug or to search all bugs in a particular Cisco Prime Network Registrar release, see Using the Bug Search Tool.
This section contains the following information:
Resolved Bugs
The following table lists the key issues resolved in the Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 release.
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DHCP Server may fail to start after server agent restart |
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Incorrect key-secret being pushed to local clusters for RADIUS server configuration |
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DNS may leak memory for queries that matches the wildcard |
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CCM Server crashes while performing WebUI search within DHCP server logs |
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CDNS dashboard QPS graph shows no query activity |
For the complete list of bugs for this release, see the cpnr_10_1_4_buglist.pdf file available at the product download site. See this list especially for information about fixes to customer-reported issues.
Enhancement Features
For the complete list of enhancement features added in this release, see the cpnr_10_1_4_enhancements.pdf file available at the product download site.
Using the Bug Search Tool
Use the Bug Search tool to search for a specific bug or to search for all bugs in a release.
Procedure
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Go to the Cisco Bug Search Tool. |
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At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com username and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.
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To search for a specific bug, enter the bug ID in the Search For field and press Return. |
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To search for bugs in the current release, click the Search Bugs tab and specify the following criteria:
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To export the results to a spreadsheet, click the Export All to Spreadsheet link. |
Related Documentation
See Cisco Prime Network Registrar Documentation Overview for a list of Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4 guides.
Accessibility Features in Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.1.4
All product documents are accessible except for images, graphics, and some charts. If you would like to receive the product documentation in audio format, braille, or large print, contact accessibility@cisco.com.
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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