Features Introduced in April 2021
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Features Introduced in April 2021
Learn what’s new in Prisma SD-WAN in April 2021.
| New Feature/Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
Event Policy Management | Use Event Policies to manage system-generated
alerts and alarms in your network for improved network visibility
and quicker troubleshooting. You can leverage event policy rules
to suppress or escalate alarms that arise during a scheduled time
period. You can also change the default priority of system-generated
alarms to a priority level that is more aligned with your operational requirements. You
can apply event policy rules to different network resources such
as sites, devices, interfaces, circuits, and BGP peers and take
action on specific event codes. |
Collection and Export of Telemetry with
IPFIX | For network and application visibility,
you can configure branch ION devices to export link quality, system
metadata, and flow information to an external collector using standards-based IPFIX with custom templates. Device
Software Version Required: 5.5.1 and later
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Time Series for Circuit Statistics | For accurate circuit metering and site capacity planning,
you can now use circuit-level statistics to
identify the bandwidth usage for circuits on . 
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Time Series for Interface Statistics | To gain visibility of LAN traffic and identify potential
errors or dropped packets on an interface, use . 
|
Next-Hop Reachability Probe | If you have configured static routes on
the ION device, you can now enable the next-hop reachability
probe to verify that the destination IP address or prefix
is reachable using ICMP probes. When enabled, if the next hop is unreachable,
the ION device forwards traffic to the destination prefix using
alternate paths. Device Software Version Required: 5.5.1
and later
|
Support for Secondary IP Address | You can now configure secondary IP addresses on
Layer 3 LAN interfaces to provide multiple logical subnets for an
interface. Device Software Version Required: 5.5.1 and later
|
Static ARP for LAN Interfaces | You can now specify a static ARP entry on a
LAN interface which enables you to create a static MAC address to
IP address mapping. Device Software Version Required: 5.5.1
and later
|
Enhanced Identification of Site Connectivity
Events | The Prisma SD-WAN controller generates two new alarms for site connectivity issues. The SITE_CONNECTIVITY_DOWN alarm
is generated when the site loses connectivity with the controller
and all the remote branches or data centers.
The
controller clears this alarm if either the connectivity is re-established
or if at least one of the VPNs is up. SITE_CONNECTIVITY_DEGRADED alarm
is generated when any one of the following conditions exist:
The
controller clears this alarm when all the WAN paths are up. |
Enhanced Alarms | The DEVICEHW_INTERFACE_DOWN alarm
is enhanced for logical interface level issues. When a physical
interface goes down, all alarms are suppressed for the logical interfaces
associated with that physical interface. The controller clears the alarm
only when the parent interface is up but does not suppress the interface
down alarm if any one of the child interfaces is down. The
secure fabric link alarms, NETWORK_SECUREFABRICLINK_DEGRADED and NETWORK_SECUREFABRICLINK_DOWN are
enhanced to suppress the related VPN alarms. |
WAN Reachability for Branch High Availability Deployments | To detect connectivity issues over a WAN
circuit and prevent middle mile failures, you can now track the
Layer 3 reachability of WAN circuits. In the event of a middle mile
failure, when tracking WAN availability,
the ION device will reduce the HA priority of the active device. This
configuration is only recommended for specific topologies, refer
to the Branch HA Topologies Guide. 
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Prisma SD-WAN Device and Tenant Management | MSP tenants can now take stock and move devices
they own between child tenants that they manage using the Device Manager web interface. 
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Additions to Application Definitions | The following new system application definitions are
available on Prisma SD-WAN.
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