What's new in Drivers 19

Use this information to review the new and updated drivers in the Drivers 19 release.

Drivers 19 upgrade paths

When upgrading to Drivers 19 from a previous drivers version, follow the upgrade paths listed in the following table, depending on your system configuration:
Table 1. Drivers 19 upgrade paths
Netcool Configuration Manager version Driver upgrade path
Netcool Configuration Manager 6.2 or 6.3 Install Drivers 19 as described in Drivers 19 installation of these release notes.
Note: This includes the installation of the separate compliance definitions using the new individual compliance installers for each SmartModel package.
Netcool Configuration Manager 6.4 Install Drivers 19 as described in Drivers 19 installation of these release notes.
Note: This excludes the installation of the separate compliance definitions.

Installation changes from Drivers 16 to Drivers 17, 18 and 19

The following list summarizes the installation changes from Drivers 16 to Drivers 17, 18 and 19:

Netcool Configuration Manager Standard Device and Standard Basic Device packages
For Netcool Configuration Manager Standard Device and Standard Basic Device packages the associated installers have been greatly reduced in size and time to install.
Netcool Configuration Manager SmartModel Basic Device, SmartModel Device, and SmartModel Complex Device packages
For Netcool Configuration Manager SmartModel Basic Device, SmartModel Device, and SmartModel Complex Device packages:
  • All drivers are made available through individual installers for each driver to minimize the download footprint.
  • The full installers are still available and now contain only the drivers classified as belonging to the relevant package.
  • The SmartModelTier0Upgrade.bin, SmartModelTier2Upgrade.bin, and SmartModelTier3Upgrade.bin installers are no longer needed.
  • The SmartModelTier0Upgrade.sh, SmartModelTier2Upgrade.sh, and SmartModelTier3Upgrade.sh upgrade scripts from previous driver releases are deprecated and have been replaced by the SmartModelUpgrade.sh, SmartModelBasicUpgrade.sh, and SmartModelComplexUpgrade.sh upgrade scripts. These new upgrade scripts are installed when you install the SmartModel Basic Device, SmartModel Device, and SmartModel Complex Device packages. For example, installing the SmartModel Complex Device package causes only the SmartModelComplexUpgrade.sh upgrade script to be installed.

    The new upgrade scripts also get installed with any of the individual installers from the SmartModel Basic Device, SmartModel Device, and SmartModel Complex Device packages.

Compliance installation changes from Drivers 16 to Drivers 17, 18 and 19 – Netcool Configuration Manager 6.4
The ITNCMComplianceDefinitions.bin separate installer is no longer required as the Compliance functionality now uses the driver metadata installed by the SmartModel Basic Device, SmartModel Device, and SmartModel Complex Device packages or any of the individual installers from these packages.
Compliance installation changes from Drivers 16 to Drivers 17, 18 and 19 – Netcool Configuration Manager 6.2 and 6.3
The single ITNCMComplianceDefinitions.bin installer is replaced by new individual installers for each SmartModel package, which need to be downloaded and installed separately.

See Drivers 19 installation of these release notes for instructions on how to install the compliance definitions on Netcool Configuration Manager 6.2 and 6.3.

New and updated drivers

The Drivers 19 release contains the new and updated drivers listed in the following table. The table provides the vendor, part number, device type, supported models, supported operating systems, and driver types associated with the new drivers.
Note: APAR fixes and other maintenance for other Drivers not included in the list below will be included in a separate Drivers Fixpack that will be released at a later date. Please contact IBM support for further information.
Table 2. New and updated drivers
Vendor Part No Type Supported models Supported operating systems Driver name / driver file name Package
Alcatel-Lucent CN15ZEN PON 7342 OS 4.9 alcatel_pon_7342_4.9.x / AlcatelPon734249x.bin SmartModel
Cisco CN160EN Switch 35xx IOS 15.x cisco_switch_35xx_15.x / CiscoSwitch35xx15x.bin SmartModel
Cisco CN161EN Switch 3850 IOS XE 3.x cisco_switch_3850_3.x / CiscoSwitch38503x.bin SmartModel
Juniper CN15REN Router Mxxx Junos 13.0 juniper_router_mxxx_13.0 / JuniperRouterMxxx130.bin SmartModel
Juniper CN162EN Switch Ex Junos 13.0 juniper_switch_ex_13.0 / JuniperSwitchEX130.bin SmartModel
Juniper CN165EN Router Tx Junos 13.0 juniper_router_tx_13.0 / JuniperRouterTx130.bin SmartModel Complex
Riverbed CN163EN Wan Steelhead-xx50 8.x riverbed_wan_steelhead-xx50_8.x / RiverheadWANSteelheadxx508x.bin SmartModel
Riverbed CN166EN Wan Steelhead-6050 8.x riverbed_wan_steelhead-6050_8.x / RiverheadWANSteelhead60508x.bin SmartModel Complex