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New and Changed Features

This section describes the features in each module of Paragon Automation (Pathfinder, Planner, Insights) Release 23.2.

Paragon Pathfinder

  • Safe mode notification on the Topology page—In a dual-cluster deployment of Paragon Automation, when the Paragon Pathfinder component in one deployment goes into safe mode, a notification indicating that the deployment is in safe mode is displayed at the top of the Topology (Network > Topology) page.

    [See Disaster Recovery Overview.]

Paragon Installation and Upgrade

  • Support for air-gap installation on nodes running Ubuntu base OS—You can use the air-gap method to install Paragon Automation on nodes running Ubuntu base OS. In the air-gap method, the cluster nodes don't need Internet access during installation.

    [See Air-Gap Install Paragon Automation on Ubuntu.]

  • Support for MD5 authentication—You can configure MD5 authentication to:

    • Ensure that the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) service peers with the correct BGP Link State (BGP-LS) router

    • Authenticate and secure Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP) sessions between the router and Paragon Pathfinder

    Configure the VIPs for the Containerized Routing Protocol Daemon (cRPD) and the Path Computation Element (PCE) server during the installation of Paragon Automation. After the device has been onboarded, you must enter the MD5 authentication key on the Edit Device-Name page to authenticate PCEP sessions between the router and Paragon Pathfinder. To access this page, select Configuration > Devices > Edit Device-Name. You can also modify the cRPD configuration after the installation is complete and the cluster is successfully deployed.

    [See Virtual IP Address Considerations, Install Paragon Automation on a Multinode Cluster, and Edit Devices.]

  • paragon command CLI utility—We've introduced a set of intuitive commands that you can use to analyze, query, and debug your Paragon Automation setup. To view the list of paragon commands, log in to any of the primary nodes and execute paragon ?.

    [See Troubleshoot Using the paragon CLI Utility.]

Base Platform

We've not added any new features related to the base platform in Paragon Automation Release 23.2.

Paragon Insights

We've not added any new features related to Paragon Insights in Paragon Automation Release 23.2.

Paragon Planner

We've not added any new features related to Paragon Planner in Paragon Automation Release 23.2.