Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst, Release 1.4.0

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Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst 1.4.0

Introduction

New models supported by Cisco CPC 1.4.0

New Features in Cisco CPC 1.4.0

System Requirements

Downloading Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst

Cisco IOS Release Support

Caveats

Cisco Bug Search Tool

Open Caveats— Cisco CPC 1.4.0

Resolved Caveats— Cisco CPC 1.4.0

Known Issues and Workaround

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst 1.4.0

Dec 08, 2017

Introduction

Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst (Cisco CPC) is a graphical user interface that offers simplified device configuration, monitoring, and management through a Web user interface.

Cisco CPC is currently supported on the following series of switches:

  • Cisco Catalyst 2960-L
  • Cisco Catalyst Digital Building
  • Cisco Catalyst 2960-C
  • Cisco Catalyst 2960 Plus
  • Cisco Catalyst 2960-X
  • Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR
  • Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX
  • Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX

New models supported by Cisco CPC 1.4.0

No new hardware platforms or chassis models are included for support in this release.

New Features in Cisco CPC 1.4.0

Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst provides the following features in this release:

Table 1 New Features in Cisco CPC 1.4.0
Feature
Description

Access Control List (ACL)

Allows you to filter traffic as it passes through a switch and permit or deny packets crossing specified interfaces by testing packets against the conditions in an access list.

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

Provides an extra level of protection and control than using access lists alone. Configure AAA using RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP protocols.

Services – Security – Access Policy

802.1X port-based authentication: Prevents unauthorized client devices from gaining access to the network using a RADIUS authentication server.

MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB): Uses the MAC address of the connecting device to grant or deny network access.

Web Authentication Proxy (WAP): Enables you to authenticate end users on host systems that do not run the IEEE 802.1X supplicant.

VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) Configuration

Allows you to add a new Layer 2 VLAN in the 2-4094 Id range. Reduces administration overhead by distributing VLAN configuration on one VTP server across all switches in the domain.

Perform tasks like setting or changing VTP domain, password, version, VLAN Mode, MST Mode and primary server configuration at one go.

Switch Virtual Interface (SVI)

Allows you to use a virtual Layer 3 interface to route traffic to other Layer 3 interfaces and eliminates the need for a physical router.

Energy saver

Use Cisco EnergyWise to manage the energy usage of powered devices in your network.

Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE): Reduces power consumption in Ethernet networks during idle periods.

Wake-on-LAN (WoL): Allows you to send a network message to wake up a computer or end-point device.

Virtual Stacking or Clustering of switches

Supports physical and virtual stacking of supported switch models and presents it as a single logical entity to the network.

Log Update

You can view latest logs from the global page by clicking the Alert icon.

System Requirements

The following table lists the system requirements for a PC running Cisco CPC including Web browser versions.

 

Table 2 System Requirements
System Component
Requirement

Operating System

Any of the following:

  • Mac OS 10.9.5
  • Microsoft Windows Version 7

Browser

Cisco CPC can be used with the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome 52 and later
  • Mozilla Firefox 48 and later
  • Apple Safari 9 and later
  • Internet Explorer 11 and later

Screen Resolution

1280 X 800 pixels or higher

Downloading Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst

You can download Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst (Cisco CPC) as part of the Cisco IOS software image.

Cisco IOS Release Support

Table 3 Cisco IOS Software Image Files
Device
Supported Cisco IOS Release
Cisco IOS Software Image

Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches

Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E

cdb-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar

Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches

Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E

c2960l-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Series Switches

Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E

c2960x-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar

Cisco Catalyst for 2960 Plus Switches

Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E

c2960-lanbasek9-tar.152-6.E.tar

c2960-lanlitek9-tar.152-6.E.tar

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series Switches

Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E

c2960cx-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar

Cisco Catalyst 2960-C Series Switches

Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E

c2960c405-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar

Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series Switches

Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E

c3560cx-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar

Note To determine the release of Cisco IOS software currently running on your Cisco device, log in to the device and enter the show version EXEC command. The second line of the display shows the version.

Caveats

The following caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst. Severity 1 caveats are the most serious caveats, severity 2 caveats are less serious, and severity 3 caveats are the least serious of these three severity levels.

Cisco Bug Search Tool

The Bug Search Tool (BST), which is the online successor to Bug Toolkit, is designed to improve the effectiveness in network risk management and device troubleshooting. The BST allows partners and customers to search for software bugs based on product, release, and keyword, and aggregates key data such as bug details, product, and version. The tool has a provision to filter bugs based on credentials to provide external and internal bug views for the search input.

To view the details of a caveat listed in this document:

1. Access the BST (use your Cisco user ID and password) at https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/.

2. Enter the bug ID in the Search For: field.

Open Caveats—Cisco CPC 1.4.0

Use the BST to view the details of a caveat listed in this section. For more information about the BST, see the Cisco Bug Search Tool section above.

Bug
Description

CSCve20526

The Web UI allows you to configure the same IP address on multiple interfaces.

CSCvg95438

UI Issue: Ports selected shown incorrectly

Resolved Caveats—Cisco CPC 1.4.0

Use the BST to view the details of a caveat listed in this section. For more information about the BST, see the Cisco Bug Search Tool section above.

Bug
Description

CSCve14287

In a stack setup, not all ports are listed under VLAN list.

CSCvd70928

Software update from Web UI is not working for member switches.

CSCvd44621

The command, interface range gig 4/0/1-28 cannot be executed from the CLI.

Known Issues and Workaround

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Related Documentation

For related product documentation, see

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