Software Version History¶
Version |
Release Date |
Description |
|---|---|---|
CML-Enterprise 2.0 |
14-Apr-2020 |
Initial release |
CML-Personal 2.0 |
12-May-2020 |
Initial release |
CML-Enterprise 2.0.1 |
29-May-2020 |
SLR bug-fix patch |
CML 2.1.0 |
28-Oct-2020 |
Initial 2.1.x feature release. CML 2.1 introduced the bare metal deployment option and the ability to perform an in-place upgrade from the previous CML release. Major features in this release included the detailed packet display for the Packet Capture pane, a Dark Mode for the UI, CPU limiting, and administrator control of all users’ labs. |
CML 2.1.1 |
24-Nov-2020 |
2.1.x maintenance release |
CML 2.1.2 |
27-Jan-2021 |
2.1.x maintenance release |
CML 2.2.1 |
6-May-2021 |
Initial 2.2.x feature release. CML 2.2 included various improvements to the base OS and the product’s security posture. It also included new pages and capabilities for CML administrators and a variety of UI updates, such as link labels, console history, and the option to auto-connect a newly-opened console. |
CML 2.2.2 |
10-Jun-2021 |
2.2.x maintenance release |
CML 2.2.3 |
10-Oct-2021 |
2.2.x maintenance release |
CML 2.3.0 |
14-Mar-2022 |
Initial 2.3.x feature release. CML 2.3 added the ability to hide links or bundle links in the Workbench UI and, for multi-user installations, the ability to configure CML to authenticate users via LDAP. CML 2.3 also changed the base OS of the CML server from CentOS 8 to Ubuntu 20.04. |
CML 2.3.1 |
27-Apr-2022 |
2.3.x maintenance release |
CML 2.4.0 |
10-Jun-2022 |
Initial 2.4.x feature release. CML 2.4 introduced the ability to deploy CML as a cluster and a variety of UI improvements, such as the ability to filter and sort tables shown in the UI. |
CML 2.4.1 |
04-Oct-2022 |
2.4.x maintenance release |
CML 2.5.0 |
23-Feb-2023 |
Initial 2.5.x feature release. CML 2.5 added support for graphical annotations in the topology, resource limits on multi-user CML installations, and further improvements for cluster deployments. |
CML 2.5.1 |
18-Apr-2023 |
2.5.x maintenance release |
CML 2.6.0 |
20-Jul-2023 |
Initial 2.6.x feature release. CML 2.6 included a redesigned Workbench UI, a new maintenance mode for use on multi-user CML instances, and support for deployment to AWS with cloud-cml. This release also included further improvements for accessibility, external connectivity, cluster deployments, link conditioning, node and image definitions. |
CML 2.6.1 |
6-Oct-2023 |
2.6.x maintenance release |
CML 2.7.0 |
27-Mar-2024 |
Initial 2.7.x feature release. CML 2.7 added support for IOL and IOL-L2 images. Starting with this release, CML includes access to the latest IOL-XE image and to the Catalyst SD-WAN images. Other new features include the External Connectivity Editor, the ability to use node types with multiple config files and to customize the SMBIOS parameters for a node’s VM, compute host pinning for CML clusters, and the addition to Azure support in cloud-cml. |
CML 2.7.1 |
22-Jul-2024 |
2.7.x maintenance release. |
CML 2.7.2 |
18-Aug-2024 |
2.7.x maintenance release to address problems with the in-place upgrade to 2.7.x. |
CML 2.8.0 |
6-Nov-2024 |
Initial 2.8.x feature release. CML 2.8 introduces a CML-Free offering, allowing you to start up to 5 nodes without a license. Starting with this release, CML includes access to the latest FMCv and FTDv images. Other new features include the Smart Annotations, the ability to see VM disk usage, the ability to use LDAP groups or the ability to configure custom MAC addresses. |
CML 2.8.1 |
20-Feb-2025 |
2.8.x maintenance release to fix a variety of bugs, including problems with installations and upgrades, errors when creating new stream in the TREX stateless GUI, a bug that caused the Breakout Tool to crash, and at least one Smart Annotations rendering bug that could cause the CML UI to hang. |
CML 2.9.0 |
18-Jul-2025 |
Initial 2.9.x feature release. CML 2.9 introduces Docker container support, external lab repositories, node disk image cloning, and fine-grained group permissions for lab sharing. Starting with this release, CML provides access to an IOL node type and image that supports serial interfaces and a variety of container images. The supplemental reference platform ISO image now includes images for Catalyst 9800-CL Cloud Wireless Controller, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Splunk Universal Forwarder. Other new features include custom font for the Console Panes, display of snooped IP addresses in the Sidebar, new sample labs, and the ability to specify the default console in the node definition. |