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Hardware and Software Requirements
The hardware and software requirements for installing Cisco ONP are:
You need UCS server or Linux VM with Ubuntu 18.04.3.
Recommended Server Configuration for Cisco ONP and LNI:
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8 CPU, 48 GB RAM, and 500GB server free space after installation, for 3 concurrent Parallel ONP analysis with LNI of 500 devices
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8 CPU, 64 GB RAM, and 500GB server free space after installation, for 6 concurrent Parallel ONP analysis with LNI of 500 devices
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8 CPU, 96 GB RAM, and 500GB server free space after installation, for 10 concurrent Parallel ONP analysis with LNI of 500 devices
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Operating System Release: Ubuntu 16.04.5 or 18.04.3
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Clients require the latest version of the Google Chrome browser.
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Recommended version of the Google Chrome browser:
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For Windows: Version 88.0.4324.150
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For Mac: Version 87.0.4280.141
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Supported Platforms and Releases
Cisco ONP supports the following platforms:
Platforms |
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NCS 1000 |
7.0.1 |
NCS 2000 |
11.0.0, 11.1.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0 |
NCS 4000 |
6.5.28 |
What's New in Cisco ONP Release 4.1
Cisco is continuously enhancing the product with every release and this section covers a brief description of key features and enhancements. It also includes links to detailed documentation, where available.
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Cisco Optical Network Planner |
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The following CSDL compliance enhancements are supported:
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This feature indicates the confidentiality of the reports or results generated by Cisco ONP for a network. The CONFIDENTIAL banner is placed in all the exported reports. It is placed in the first row and first cell of the Excel sheet, followed by a blank row and the contents of the exported report. |
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This feature allows you to export the layout template for individual site or for all the sites. The layout template export is possible only if the network is analyzed in Cisco ONP Release 4.1. The export of layout template is supported on 4K, 4K-1K-2K, and 2K nodes. |
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This feature allows you to view and adjust the position of NCS 4016 and NCS 1004 chassis and cards in the layout. This feature is supported only on 4K-1K-2K and 1K-2K aggregated nodes and not supported on stand-alone NCS 2000 node. |
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This feature allows you to import a live deployed network having NCS 1000, NCS 2000, and NCS 4000 nodes into Cisco ONP, using the LNI (Live Network Import) import template. This feature also allows you to view network topology, BOM, and layout report. |
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This feature allows you to perform the following:
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This feature allows you to edit the crosstalk values of the Raman COP amplifier in the SSON network, starting from NCS 2000 Release 11.1. |
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This feature provides the connection trace of a service across various interfaces in a network. This feature allows you to export the following:
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Multi-Layer Platform (MLP) Greenfield Design with NCS 4k-1k-2k |
This feature allows you to perform the following:
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QSFP-100G-FR-S= pluggable is supported on the QSFP ports of the 400G-XP LC transponder card with 100GE data rate. |
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The following protection schemes are supported:
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This feature allows you to choose the NCS 2000 system release to the desired release (11.1.0, 12.0.1, or 12.1.0), while performing the release upgrade of CTP network, Cisco ONP network, network imported through Excel, and LNI network. |
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Services aggregation feature allows two or more services to share the same trunk port or channel. By default, the services are added to the DefaultGroup. You can also export the aggregation reports. |
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This feature improves the user experience while comparing the installation parameters and optical reports of two networks. |
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This feature allows you to upgrade and modify the imported LNI (Live Network Import) network as required. You can also correct LNI errors, reanalyze the network, and view the updated parameters such as BOM, layout, connections, and optical results. |
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This feature allows you to assign different wavelengths for different sections of the Regen sites. |
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This feature extends the current implementation of What-if analysis for the OTN Services that are connecting the aggregated nodes. The failure report includes the number of failed services, restored services, and unrestored services. This feature is supported for SSON (4K-1K-2K and 1K-2K) and non-SSON (4K-2K) networks. |
Caveats
Open Caveats
Caveat ID Number |
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Getting unexpected critical error on analysis |
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Getting duplicate fiber error when performing nonpurge import with already imported devices |
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Inventory collection failure due to larger Kafka message size than expected |
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Frame type is incorrectly set as OC3 for TNCS-2O card in LNI Import Upgrade analysis |
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Forced section wavelengths are appearing in reverse order in the autocreated media channel after analysis. |
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Section wavelengths are appearing in reverse order in the UI after analysis |
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Raman crosstalk parameters missing from the ANS file |
Bug Search Tool
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Other Important Information
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