IP Fabric `v7.5`

Unreleased Version

This is an upcoming IP Fabric version, which has not been released yet and is not available for download.

Upgrade Version Policy

We support the following upgrade paths:

The latest version in the previous major line → any version in the current major line (for example, 6.10.7 → 7.3.15).
Any version in the current major line → any newer version in the current major line (for example, 7.0.15 → 7.3.15).
An upgrade to 7.5.X and later can be performed solely from the latest 7.3.15 release.

Clearing Browser Cache

After upgrading IP Fabric to a newer version, you should see the Your application has been updated and must be refreshed dialog in the main GUI.

It is usually sufficient to just click the Refresh button.

However, in case of issues with the main GUI or if you did not see the mentioned dialog, please force refresh your browser cache.

The key combination for doing this depends on your operating system. In your browser window with your IP Fabric appliance’s URL open, use one of the following key combinations:

Windows: Ctrl + F5
macOS: Command + Shift + R
Linux: Ctrl + F5

This will only affect the browser cache for the IP Fabric appliance.

`v7.5.0` (UNRELEASED)

New Features

Cloud

AWS Cloud WAN – Basic support for AWS Global and Core Networks. A new device type, “AWS Core Network Edge”, will be discovered. Basic routing between attached VPC and core network segments is supported. Additional improvements, such as better support for Network Function Groups and connectivity to Direct Connect Gateways, will be added in upcoming releases.

Don’t forget to update IAM policy

In order to collect AWS Cloud WAN network data, the relevant IAM policy must be updated first. You can find the updated IAM policy for IPF 7.5 here. There are three changes compared to the previous version:

1. The entire IAM policy for EC2 has been simplified. Instead of listing each action individually, actions are now grouped (ec2:DescribeVpcs, ec2:DescribeSubnets, … => ec2:Describe*). The complete list of actions can still be found in the feature matrix.

2. A new statement for networkmanager (Cloud WAN) has been added:

{
    "Sid": "IPFabricNetworkManager",
    "Effect": "Allow",
    "Action": [
        "networkmanager:Describe*",
        "networkmanager:Get*",
        "networkmanager:List*"
    ],
    "Resource": "*"
}

3. A new statement for autoscaling has been added (related to upcoming improvements for EC2 instances).

{
    "Sid": "IPFabricAutoScaling",
    "Effect": "Allow",
    "Action": [
        "autoscaling:Describe*"
    ],
    "Resource": "*"
},

Improvements

GUI

File names of exported graphs were improved. Instead of naming all files graph, the file name now consists of basic view information (saved view name, site name or path lookup IPs) and a timestamp.
VRF labels are now displayed as line-cap labels on topology graph edges for Layer 3 protocols, making it easier to identify VRF associations directly within the graph.
The attribute filter in the header now displays attributes and values from all loaded snapshots, clearly marking those that are not present in the currently selected snapshot. This change eliminates various glitches when a different snapshot is selected while having the attribute filter active.
The “Snapshot Retention” page has been renamed to “Snapshot Collection,” with a corresponding URL update. This change more accurately reflects the content and purpose of the pages.
The snapshot management system has undergone a redesign to enhance usability and efficiency, particularly when dealing with extensive sets of snapshots. Key improvements include:
- Categorization by Time Period: Snapshots are intuitively organized based on their creation time.
- Filtering by Name: Users can easily filter snapshots by their names.
Hostname and IP address typeahead suggestions in the Path Lookup forms within Diagrams now respect the Attribute filters applied in the top bar.

Network Discovery

Vendor Support and Improvements

STP per-VLAN (1x1) mode support – Added support for Spanning Tree Protocol in per-VLAN (1x1) mode on Alcatel OmniSwitch devices.
Added support for the FortiGate AAA task.
Added support for the FortiGate OSPFv3 task.
Added support for the Cisco ACI AAA task.
Added support for the Cisco ACI SNMP task.
Added IPv6 support for the Cisco IOS-XE IS-IS task.
Added IPv6 support for the Cisco ASA BGP Neighbors task.
Added support for multi-segment routing for VeloCloud (only IPv4).
Added support for the MAC address table on Meraki switches.
Added mapping for STP port statuses on Meraki switches.
A new task Cloud Subnets was added to save more information related to cloud subnets in the device JSON.
A new task Cloud Scaling Groups was added to save more information related to scaling groups in the device JSON.
A new task Cloud Interface Endpoints was added to save more information related to interface endpoints in the device JSON.
Tables in Technology → Cloud → Endpoints now also include instances from Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Uniform mode.
Added support for F5 rSeries (F5OSA) and F5 VELOS (F5OSC) discovery.

Do not forget to update IAM policy

To collect VM instances from Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Uniform mode, the corresponding IAM policy must be updated. You can download the new policy here.

Configuration Management

Configuration Management now fully supports IPv6-configured devices with all available functionalities.
Added support for Cisco Viptela (Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN) when API+CLI combined discovery is configured.

API Changes

Optional data in API responses

In previous versions, optional fields were omitted from certain API responses if they were not set. As of this release, optional fields are explicitly included with a null value when unset.

Technology tables

The following column operations are no more supported:
- Cross-column on text and text array column: like, notlike, reg, nreg, ireg, nireg
- Cross-column on IP and IPv6 column: like, notlike, reg, nreg
- Cross-column on routing and IPv6 routing column: like, notlike, reg, nreg
- On columns referencing external entities: ieq, nieq, like, notlike, reg, ireg, nreg, nireg
Cross-column operations are now limited by type (e.g. IP column cannot be compared to number column)
Regular expressions now use the POSIX standard instead of ECMAScript: saved filters and intent checks using reg, nreg, ireg, nireg operations may be affected
Type coercion is no more supported (e.g. string '123' will not pass validation if a number is expected)

Other Changes

Removed feature flag ENABLE_ACI_FVTENANT
Tables IPv4 routing table and IPv6 routing table were previously named Cumulative IPv4 routing table and Cumulative IPv6 routing table. These original names were misleading when displayed in the Device Explorer. Aside from the renaming, the tables remain unchanged — same data, same URL, and same structure.