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Obtaining the New and Enhanced Device Drivers
New and enhanced VNE support is be provided through Device Packages (DPs) and service or point patches, as they
become available. To obtain this additional support, do the following:
become available. To obtain this additional support, do the following:
• For Point Patches and Service Patches, contact your Cisco representative.
Once you download the new support, it can be installed on Cisco Prime Network 3.8. The downloadable package
provides new and enhanced device support for multiple device families (as described in this document or in the
release note or readme that accompanies the download).
provides new and enhanced device support for multiple device families (as described in this document or in the
release note or readme that accompanies the download).
Notes:
• Prime Network 3.8 DPs cannot be installed on all Cisco ANA releases.
• Be sure to read the accompanying Readme file and installation instructions that are available from the download site.
• Device Package release DP 1206 is compatible with 3.9.0 and 3.8 PP05, Please refer Readme of the device package for
dependency on PP/SP.
• Device Package DP 1206 is not supported on Cisco Prime Network 3.8.0.1
Are All Cisco ANA 3.7.x DPs Included in Cisco Prime
Network 3.8?
The base release of Cisco Prime Network 3.8 contains all of the support provided up to and including Cisco
ANA 3.7.2/3.7.3 DP 7.0.
ANA 3.7.2/3.7.3 DP 7.0.
If you have a Cisco ANA 3.7.2 or 3.7.3 installation and have installed DP 8.0 or later, and you decide to upgrade to
Cisco Prime network 3.8, you should install the latest DP for Prime Network 3.8. (As a general rule, to get the latest
support and bug fixes, always install the latest Device Package that is available on Cisco.com.)
Cisco Prime network 3.8, you should install the latest DP for Prime Network 3.8. (As a general rule, to get the latest
support and bug fixes, always install the latest Device Package that is available on Cisco.com.)
Which Jar File is a Device Using?
To identify the jar file that is being used by any devices that are managed by Prime Network, open the Administration
GUI client and check the properties of the VNE. In the General tab, the driver file name is displayed.
GUI client and check the properties of the VNE. In the General tab, the driver file name is displayed.
The following example shows the Cisco ASR 1002 is using the driver file Cisco-ASR10xx-v2.0.0.0.jar that was provided
in the base release of Prime Network 3.8 (“DP 0”).
in the base release of Prime Network 3.8 (“DP 0”).
Addendum: Additional VNE Driver Support for
Cisco Prime Network 3.8