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Release Notes for Cisco VSM 7.0.1 Driver Pack, Release 2.0-26d
Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack
Release Notes for Cisco VSM 7.0.1 Driver Pack, Release 2.0-26d
May 17, 2012This document provides important information for the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) 7.0 driver pack release 2.0-26d.
This document includes the following sections:
•Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack
What's New in this Release
This driver pack provides support for Cisco 6390, 2830 and 2835 IP PTZ cameras in addition to existing Cisco IP cameras and encoders. For more information, see the "Supported Devices" section.
Important Notes
•When VSM 7.0.1 manages a Cisco 6930, 2830, or 2835 camera, it automatically enables the HTTP protocol on the camera and uses this protocol to send PTZ commands to the camera. Other configuration commands continue to use the HTTPS protocol.
•In PTZ Tour Configuration, the configured transition time configured includes the time that it takes the camera to move from the one preset position to the next preset position in addition to the time that the camera is expected to stay in the preset position. If the transition time is configured to a value that is less than the time that it takes the camera to move from one preset position to the next, the camera moves between the first and second presets positions only, instead of touring between all preset positions that are configured in the tour.
Supported Devices
Table 1lists the Cisco devices that this driver pack supports.
Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack
You obtain by using a client PC from which you can access the Cisco.com website. You must use a client PC that is running Microsoft Window 7 and a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer to access the VSM Management Console and install the driver pack.
To obtain and install the driver pack, follow these steps. The driver pack must first be installed on the VSOM server and then on each VSMS server.
Procedure
Step 1 From a client PC that can access Cisco.com, take these actions to obtain the driver pack:
a. Go to this URL (you must have a valid Cisco.com user ID and password before you can access this URL):
http://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=282976740&softwareid=282074157&
release=7.0.1b. Click the Video Surveillance Device Driver link.
c. Click Latest Releases > 7.0.0 in the panel on the left of the window.
d. Click the Download button for the driver pack for your operating system:
–For RHEL 5.8—dp_cisco-2.0-26d_7.0.1-012d_rhel5.8.zip
–For SLES10 SP1—dp_cisco-2.0-26d_7.0.1-012d_sles10-sp1-i686.zip
e. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the driver pack file.
Step 2 From a client PC that is running Microsoft Windows 7 and that can access the VSM Management Console, start a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer.
Step 3 In the Internet Explorer Address field, enter the following URL, replacing server with the IP address or host name of the VSOM server in your deployment:
https://server/vsmc/
Step 4 Log in to the VSM Management Console and take these action to install the driver pack:
a. Choose Administration, and then click Manage Drivers under Driver Packages in the left panel of the window.
b. Check the dp_cisco checkbox in the list of drivers
c. Click Upgrade Driver.
d. In the pop-up window, click Browse, and then navigate to and select the driver pack file that you downloaded.
e. Follow the on-screen prompts to restart the services and log back in to the VSM Management Console.
Step 5 Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for each VSMS server in your deployment.
Using the Bug Toolkit
You can use the Bug Toolkit to find information about most caveats for Cisco VSM releases, including a description of the problems and available workarounds. The Bug Toolkit lists both open and resolved caveats.
To access Bug Toolkit, you need the following items:
•Internet connection
•Web browser
•Cisco.com user ID and password
To use the Software Bug Toolkit, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 To access the Bug Toolkit, go to http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/.
Step 2 Log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password.
Step 3 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the Search for bug ID field, then click Go.
Step 4 To look for information if you do not know the bug ID number:
a. Choose Security from the Select Product Category menu.
b. Choose the desired product from the Select Product menu.
c. Choose the version number from the Software Version menu.
d. Under Advanced Options, choose Use default settings or Use custom settings. The default settings search for severity 1, 2, and 3 bugs, open and fixed bugs, and only bugs containing bug details. Use the custom settings to change the severity and status parameters, or to search for keywords within the bug headline and description.
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