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Release Notes for CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2 (With LMS 3.2)
Known Problems in CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2
Resolved Problems in CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Release Notes for CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2 (With LMS 3.2)
Published: June 01, 2009Revised: August 18, 2011, OL-17905-01These Release Notes apply to CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2, running on a Windows and Solaris platform and includes:
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Known Problems in CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2
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Introduction
CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2 is available along with CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) 3.2 solution.
CiscoWorks Assistant provides workflows that allow you to deploy LMS servers and troubleshoot devices in the network. CiscoWorks Assistant thus improves the usability of LMS by compiling common tasks from various LMS applications that are installed on a single or multiple servers, into a single workflow.
CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2 provides the following workflows:
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For information on CiscoWorks Assistant installation, see the Installing and Getting Started with CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.2.
For information on using the workflows, see the User Guide for CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2 or the context sensitive Online help.
What's New in This Release
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Multiple Default Credential Support in CiscoWorks Assistant
In this release, CiscoWorks Assistant supports Multiple Default Credentials.
In the earlier version, the Default Credentials let you decide whether to apply the default credentials. In this release, you can configure multiple default credentials sets and apply the credential sets while adding and importing devices.
This release has a new step, Device Credentials Policy Configuration in Server Setup Workflow. This step follows the Default Credential Sets step.
In this release, Set Default Credential is renamed as Default Credential Sets. In the Credential Sets page, there is a Credential Set Name link which is newly added in the Default Credentials list panel.
HUM Features in Troubleshooting Workflow
The HUM Troubleshooting report contains:
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In this release, the Device Troubleshooting workflow is enhanced to display the Device Availability report for the devices managed by HUM. The details of this report are fetched from the HUM Device Dashboard page.
You can use the Device Dashboard link to view more details for the selected device.
You can use the Poller link to create pollers for the selected device. The link goes to the Poller Management Page. The Poller link is displayed only if the device does not have any pollers with Device Availability template.
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Device Threshold report is displayed as a section of Device Troubleshooting Workflow for the devices managed by HUM. The details of this report are fetched from the HUM Device Dashboard page.
You can use the Device Dashboard link to view more details for the selected device.
You can use the Poller link to create pollers for the selected device. The link goes to the Poller Management Page. The Poller link is displayed only if the device does not have any pollers with Device Availability template.
RME Features in Troubleshooting Workflow
The RME Troubleshooting workflow contains:
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The Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) report is displayed in the Device Troubleshooting workflow for the devices managed by RME. The details for this report are fetched from the RME Application Programming Interface (API).
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The Call Home report is displayed in the Device Troubleshooting workflow for the devices managed by RME. The details for this report are fetched from the RME Application Programming Interface (API).
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The Embedded Event Manager (EEM) report is displayed in the Device Troubleshooting workflow for the devices managed by RME. The details for this report are fetched from the RME Application Programming Interface (API).
CiscoWorks Assistant Publisher Process in Daemon Manager
In this release, CiscoWorks Assistant Publisher is a new process added to Daemon Manager. The Daemon Manager is enhanced with this process for the following reasons:
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This process will run for a maximum of five minutes after starting Daemon Manager. After the process has completed running, a message appears, Administrator has Shutdown the Server.
Enhancing IP Address to IPv6
In this release, CiscoWorks Assistant supports the IPv6 Addressing scheme in the following Device Discovery pages:
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In the Device Troubleshooting home page, the existing IP Address field is enhanced to include the IPv6 devices.
Configuring SNMP Fallback Settings
The SNMP Fallback checkbox in the Discovery window, allows the SNMP details to be reverted to the earlier version.
System Requirements
CiscoWorks Assistant is available as part of the LMS 3.2 image.
See the Prerequisites chapter of Installing and Getting Started with CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.2 for information on Operating System, Server and Client requirements.
Installation Notes
See Installing and Getting Started with CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.2 for information on installing LMS 3.2 which includes CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2.
Known Problems in CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2
Table 1 contains the known problems in CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2.
Resolved Problems in CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2
Table 2 describes the resolved problems in CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2
Product Documentation
Table 3 describes the product documentation that is available.
Table 3 Product Documentation
User Guide for CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_assistant/1.2/user/guide/cwa12.html
Release Notes for CiscoWorks Assistant 1.2(this document)
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_assistant/1.2/release/notes/cst_rel.html
Context-Sensitive Online Help
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NoteRelated Documentation
Table 4 describes additional documentation available.
Table 4 Related Documentation
Installing and Getting Started with CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.2
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2425/prod_installation_guides_list.html
User Guide for CiscoWorks
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps3996/products_user_guide_list.html
User Guide for CiscoWorks Campus Manager 5.2
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps563/products_user_guide_list.html
User Guide for CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials 4.3
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2073/products_user_guide_list.html
User Guide for CiscoWorks Device Fault Manager 3.2
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2421/products_user_guide_list.html
User Guide for CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor 4.2
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps1008/products_user_guide_list.html
User Guide for CiscoWorks LMS Portal 1.2
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_lms_portal/1.2/user/guide/LMSPortal_1.2.html
User Guide for CiscoWorks Health and Utilization Monitor 1.2
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9303/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
NoteObtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
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