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Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2)

Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2) provides the following updates:
  • Support for the Catalyst 3850 switch
  • Compatibility with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 9.1
In addition, this release closes out the following caveats:
  • CSCuc04398 - Licensednodecount not decremented upon license file deletion
  • CSCub48611- Email Alert Null Fields
  • CSCuc79112-CER 8.5: Unable to edit Location field of IP Subnet

For additional information, see the following sections:

Hardware and Software Requirements

The following sections provides information about hardware and software requirements for Cisco Emergency Responder.

Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2) Hardware and Software Components

Cisco Emergency Responder supports a variety of hardware and software components, as shown in the following tables:

  • Table 1: Required Software
  • Table 2: Recommended Software
  • Table 3: Supported Phones
  • Table 4: Supported Voice-Ready LAN Switches
  • Table 5: Supported Network Modules
  • Table 6: Supported Cisco Emergency Responder MCS Platforms and Scalability

Note

The type of support can differ between types of hardware; read the tables carefully to determine how Emergency Responder will work with the devices you use.


Note

Cisco Unified Communications Manager 9.1(1) is not compatible with versions of Cisco Emergency Responder earlier than 9.0(2). To maintain compatibility of Cisco Emergency Responder and Cisco Unified Communications Manager, upgrade Cisco Emergency Responder to Release 9.0(2) before upgrading Cisco Unified Communications Manager to Release 9.1(1).

The following table lists required software that you must install to use Emergency Responder.

Table 1 Required Software

Item

Supported Software Release

Description

Cisco Unified Communications Manager
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager 9.1(x)
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager 9.0(x)
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6(x)
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5(x)
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0(x)
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1(x)
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1(x)

The software that runs the telephony network.

Web browser
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 10.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 9.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 10.0
Note   

IE 8.0 is supported in Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0 and later when running on Microsoft Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7.

IE 9.0 is not supported in Windows XP.

The following table lists optional software that is recommended for use with Emergency Responder.

Table 2 Recommended Software

Item

Minimum Software Version

Description

Email server

Any SMTP email server

Used to send email notifications to onsite alert (security) personnel. If you use an SMTP email paging server, personnel are paged instead of emailed.

Cisco Prime Collaboration

Release 9.0

Used to monitor the health and functionality of Emergency Responder.

The following table lists the different types of phones that support Emergency Responder. The type of support Emergency Responder supplies differs depending on the type of phone and the type of switch port to which the phone is attached.

Table 3 Supported Phones

Phones

Description

Phones that are automatically tracked using Cisco Discovery Protocol

  • Skinny Call Control Protocol (SCCP) on Cisco Unified IP Phone 8945, 8941, 7985, 7975, 7971, 7970, 7965, 7962, 7961, 7960, 7945, 7942, 7941, 7940, 7937, 7936, 7935, 7931, 7912, 7911, 7910, 7906, 7905, 7902, 6961, 6945, 6941, 6921, 6911, 6901
  • Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) on Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971, 9951, 8961, 8945, 8941, 7975, 7971, 7970, 7965, 7962, 7961, 7960, 7945, 7942, 7941, 7940, 7912, 7911, 7906, 7905, 6961, 6945, 6941, 6921, 6911, 6901, 3911, 3905; Cisco IP Video Phone E20; Cisco TelePresence EX60, EX90, and MX200; Cisco TelePresence System Quick Set C20 and Cisco TelePresence Codec C40, C60, and C90
  • Cisco IP Communicator

These phones do not require any special Emergency Responder configuration. However, you must enable Cisco Discovery Protocol on the switches.

Note   

Although Cisco Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) phones support Cisco Discovery Protocol and SCCP, Emergency Responder cannot automatically track them. You can add ATA phones manually and assign them to an Emergency Response Location (ERL). Emergency Responder will route calls from ATA phones based on the assigned ERL.

Note   

Cisco IP Communicator can be tracked using Cisco Discovery Protocol only when it is installed with Device ID containing the MAC address of wired network interface and operating over wired network interface.

Phones that you can track using IP subnet

  • Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7920, 7921, 7925, 7925-EX, 7926, and Cisco Cius
  • Cisco IP Communicator running on 802.11b
  • Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator, Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Lync, Cisco Jabber, Cisco Unified Personal Communicator and third-party SIP phones
  • Any Cisco Unified IP Phone or third-party SIP phone that is connected to Cisco or third-party switches that are not discovered or supported by Emergency Responder

To track these phones, you must configure the subnet and then assign ERLs to the configured subnets.

Note    Any IP endpoint can be tracked at call time using IP subnet provided that the Use IP Address from Call Signaling Telephony setting is enabled.

Phones that you can manually define or track using IP subnet

  • Phones that are connected to analog line gateways such as Cisco VG200 series or ATA 180 series
  • Any H.323 endpoints

These phones are supported only if their calls are routed by Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Note    Any IP endpoint can be tracked at call time using IP subnet provided that the Use IP Address From Call Signaling Telephony setting is enabled.

Phones supported for off-premises location confirmation and update with the Remote Worker Emergency Calling feature in Unified Communications Manager 9.0

  • Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971, 9951, 8961,8945, 8941, 7975, 7971, 7970, 7965, 7962, 7961, 7945, 7942, and 7941 Cisco IP Communicator

When configured for off-premises use in Unified Communications Manager 9.0, these phones present displays for off-premises users to confirm or update their off-premises location.

Note    If the user dismisses the display before confirming or updating the location, it can be recovered by selecting Running Applications from the Services menu or by resetting the phone.

The following table lists the LAN switch models that are supported by Emergency Responder. A LAN switch model is supported only if the SNMP System Object ID appears in this table, irrespective of LAN switch configuration or software release.


Note

Emergency Responder requires SNMP Version 1, Version 2, or Version 2c for automatic tracking of Cisco Unified IP Phones by connected switch ports.

Table 4 Supported Voice-Ready LAN Switches

Series

(Ethernet ports only)

Device Supported

System Object ID from CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB or CISCO-STACK-MIB

Catalyst 2940

2940-8TF

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.542

2940-8TT

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.540

Catalyst 2950

2950-12

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.323

2950-24

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.324

2950C-24

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.325

2950G-24-EI-DC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.472

2950S-24

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.430

2950SX-24

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.480

2950SX-48

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.560

Catalyst 2960

2960-24LT-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.951

2960-24PC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.950

2960-24-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.929

2960-24TC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.694

2960-24TC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.928

2960-24TT-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.716

2960-48PST-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1016

2960-48TC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.695

2960-48TC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.927

2960-48TT-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.717

2960-48TT-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1005

2960-8TC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.798

2960-8TC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1006

2960G-24TC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.696

2960G-48TC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.697

2960G-8TC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.799

2960PD-8TT-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.952

2960-48PST-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1148

2960-24LC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1146

2960-24PC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1147

Catalyst 2960-C

2960CPD-8PT-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1315

2960C-8PC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1366

2960C-12PC-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1367

Catalyst 2960-S

2960S Stack

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1208

2960S-24PD-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1261

2960S-24PS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1265

2960S-48FPD-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1258

2960S-48FPS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1263

2960S-48LPD-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1259

2960S-48LPS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1264

Catalyst 2960-S-F

C2960S-F48LPS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1208

C2960S-F48FPS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1208

C2960S-F48TS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1208

C2960S-F48TS-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1654

C2960S-F24TS-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1655

C2960S-F24TS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1208

C2960S-F24PS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1652

Catalyst 2975

2975GS-48PS-L

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1067

2975GS-48PS-L-Stack

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1068

Catalyst 3550

3550-24-DC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.452

Catalyst 3560

3560-12PC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1015

3560-24PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.563

3560-24TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.633

3560-48PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.564

3560-48TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.634

3560-8PC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.797

3560G-24PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.614

3560G-24TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.615

3560G-48PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.616

3560G-48TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.617

3560V2-24PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1021

3560V2-48PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1025

Catalyst 3560-C

3560CG-8PC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1317

3560CPD-8PT-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1368

3560C-8PC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1466

3560C-12PC-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1465

Catalyst 3560-E

3560E-12D

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.930

3560E-12SD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.956

3560E-24PD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.795

3560E-24TD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.793

3560E-48PD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.796

3560E-48TD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.794

Catalyst 3560-X

3560X-24P (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1228

3560X-48PF (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1229

3560X-48P (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1229

Catalyst 3750

3750 Stack

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.516

3750-24FS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.656

3750-24PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.536

3750-24TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.513

3750-48PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.535

3750-48TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.512

3750G-12S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.530

3750G-12S-SD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.688

3750G-16TD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.591

3750G-24PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.602

3750G-24T

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.514

3750G-24TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.511

3750G-24TS-1U

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.624

3750G-24WS-S25

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.778

3750G-24WS-S50

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.779

3750G-48PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.603

3750G-48TS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.604

3750V2-24PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1023

3750V2-48PS

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1027

Catalyst 3750-X

3750X-48P (-L/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1225

3750X-48PF (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1225

3750X-48P (-L/S)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1225

3750X-24P (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1224

Catalyst 3750 Metro

3750-24TE-M

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.574

Catalyst 3750-E

3750E-24PD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.792

3750E-24TD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.789

3750E-48PD

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.791

3750E-48TD-S

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.790

Catalyst 3850

3850-48P (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1641

3850-24P (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1642

3850-48T (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1643

3850-24T (-L/S/E)

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1644

Catalyst 4500

4503

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.58

4503-L3

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.503

4506

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.59

4506-L3

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.502

4507-L3

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.501

4510-L3

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.537

Catalyst 4500-E

4503-E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.874

4506-E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.875

4507R-E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.876

4510R-E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.877

4507R+E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1286

4510R+E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1287

Catalyst 4900

4948

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.626

4948-10GE

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.659

Catalyst 6500

6503

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.56

6503

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.449

6504

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.657

6506

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.45

6506

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.282

6509

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.44

6509

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.283

6509-NEB

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.61

6509-NEB-A

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.534

6509-V-E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.832

6513

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.5.50

6513

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.400

Catalyst Express 500

500-24LC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.725

500-24PC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.726

500-24TT

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.724

500G-12TC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.727

Catalyst Express 520

520-24LC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.933

520-24PC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.934

520-24TT

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.932

520-8PC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.897

520G-24TC

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.935

Cisco ME 4900

ME 4924-10GE

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.788

The following table lists the Cisco routers that are supported by Emergency Responder.

Table 5 Supported Cisco Routers

Series

(Ethernet ports only)

Device Supported

System Object ID from CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB or CISCO-STACK-MIB

Cisco 1800

Cisco 1861-SRST-B/K9

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.904

Cisco 1861-SRST-C-B/K9

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.939

Cisco 1861-SRST-C-F/K9

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.940

Cisco 1861-SRST-F/K9

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.905

Cisco 1861-UC-2BRI-K9

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.902

Cisco 1861-UC-4FXO-K9

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.903

Cisco1861

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1065

Cisco 1900

Cisco 1905

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1192

Cisco 1921

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1191

Cisco 1941

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1047

Cisco 2800

Cisco 2811

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.576

Cisco 2821

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.577

Cisco 2851

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.578

Cisco 2900

Cisco 2911

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1045

Cisco 2921

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1044

Cisco 2951

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1043

Cisco 3800

Cisco 3825

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.543

Cisco 3845

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.544

Cisco 3900

Cisco 3925

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1042

Cisco 3925E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1144

Cisco 3945

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1041

Cisco 3945E

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1145

The following table lists the switch and network modules that are supported in Emergency Responder.

Table 6 Supported Switch Modules and Network Modules

Switch Modules/Network Modules

System Object ID from CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB

Cisco SM-ES2-16-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1048

Cisco SM-ES3-16-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1049

Cisco SM-ES3G-16-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1050

Cisco SM-ES2-24-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1052

Cisco SM-ES3-24-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1053

Cisco SM-ES3G-24-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1054

Cisco SM-D-ES3-48-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1056

Cisco SM-D-ES3G-48-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1057

NME-16ES-1G

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.702

NME-16ES-1G-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.663

NME-X-23ES-1G

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.703

NME-X-23ES-1G-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.664

NME-XD-24ES-2S-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.665

NME-XD-48ES-2S-P

1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.666

Note

The Switch Modules and Network Modules use the System Object IDs of the routers into which they are inserted.

Support for ISR-G2 SM and NM requires installation of COP File. Download the COP file from the Download Software page on Cisco.com

Supported Cisco MCS Platforms

The following list shows the supported Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) platforms:

  • MCS-7816-I5-IPC1
  • MCS-7825-I5-IPC1
  • MCS-7835-I3-IPC1
  • MCS-7845-I3-IPC1

The following list shows the supported Cisco MCS platforms that require a 4-GB RAM upgrade:

  • MCS-7816-H3-IPC1
  • MCS-7816-I3-IPC1
  • MCS-7816-I4-IPC1
  • MCS-7825-H3-IPC1
  • MCS-7825-H4-IPC1
  • MCS-7825-I3-IPC1
  • MCS-7825-I4-IPC1
  • MCS-7835-H2-IPC2
  • MCS-7835-I2-IPC2
  • MCS-7845-H2-IPC2
  • MCS-7845-I2-IPC2

For specific information about OEM server configuration, see the Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers solution overviews on Cisco.com.

For specific information about HP servers, see the HP Server solution overview for Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers on Cisco.com.

For specific information about support for IBM servers, see the IBM Server solution overview for Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers on Cisco.com.

Bridge Upgrade

The bridge upgrade provides a migration path for customers who use discontinued server models.

A bridge upgrade works on unsupported or discontinued hardware for the purpose of creating a Cisco Disaster Recovery System (DRS) backup. You can restore the Cisco DRS backup on new hardware after a fresh installation.

When the system boots the new version, a warning appears on the console informing the user that the system functionality has been limited to making a DRS backup. Because of the restricted visibility of the console, the warning displays during both the CLI and GUI sessions. License upload will have no impact on the system services after the bridge upgrade on unsupported hardware.

Bridge upgrades result in a new entry being added to the system history log file.

Unsupported Cisco MCS Platforms (Bridge Upgrade Only)

The following list shows the Cisco MCS platforms that are supported for bridge upgrade only:

  • MCS-7815I-3.0-IPC1
  • MCS-7815I-3.0-IPC2
  • MCS-7815-I1-IPC1
  • MCS-7815-I1-IPC2
  • MCS-7815-I1-IPC3
  • MCS-7815-I1-IPC4
  • MCS-7815-I2-IPC1
  • MCS-7825H-3.0-IPC1
  • MCS-7825H-3.0-IPC2
  • MCS-7835H-3.0-IPC1
  • MCS-7835-H1-IPC1
  • MCS-7835-H2-IPC1
  • MCS-7835I-3.0-IPC1
  • MCS-7835-I1-IPC1
  • MCS-7835-I1-IPC2
  • MCS-7835-I2-IPC1
  • MCS-7845H-3.0-IPC1
  • MCS-7845-H1-IPC1
  • MCS-7845-H2-IPC1
  • MCS-7845I-3.0-IPC1
  • MCS-7845-I1-IPC1
  • MCS-7845-I2-IPC1

For specific information about OEM server configuration, see the Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers Solution overviews on Cisco.com.

For specific information about HP servers, see the HP Server Solutions overview for Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers on Cisco.com.

For specific information about support for IBM servers, see the IBM Server Solutions overview for Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers on Cisco.com.

Capacity on Supported Cisco MCS Platforms

The following table gives capacity information for Cisco Emergency Responder, assuming one synthetic voice alert per emergency call.

Table 7 Supported Cisco Emergency Responder  MCS Platforms and Scalability
 

MCS 7816

MCS 7825

MCS 7835

MCS 7845

Automatically tracked phones

6000

12,000

20,000

30,000

Manually configured phones

1000

2500

5000

10,000

Roaming phones (per Cisco Emergency Responder cluster)

600

1200

2000

3000

Switches

200

500

1000

2000

Switch ports

12,000

30,000

60,000

120,000

ERLs

1000

3000

7500

10,000

Note

If the Calling Party Modification is disabled on Emergency Responder, the number of ERLs that you can deploy depends on the number of route patterns and translation patterns configurable in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Supported Cisco UCS Platforms

For information about supported Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms, see the Unified Communications Virtualization Supported Applications section of the Cisco documentation wiki.

VMware Support

For information about VMware, see http:/​/​docwiki.cisco.com/​wiki/​Unified_​Communications_​VMWare_​Requirements section of the Cisco documentation wiki.

Supported OVAs and Capacity

For information about OVAs, administrators should see the http:/​/​docwiki.cisco.com/​wiki/​Unified_Communications_Virtualization_Downloads_(including_OVA/​OVF_​Templates) section of the Cisco documentation wiki.

Related Documentation

Cisco Emergency Responder Documentation

See the publications for Cisco Emergency Responder. Navigate from the following documentation URL:

http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​products/​sw/​voicesw/​ps842/​tsd_​products_​support_​series_​home.html

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation

See the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation Guide and other publications specific to your Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. Navigate from the following URL:

http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​products/​sw/​voicesw/​ps556/​tsd_​products_​support_​series_​home.html

Important Notes

This section contains information on the use and operation of Cisco Emergency Responder.

Upgrading Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Emergency Responder

Before you upgrade to the most recent version of Cisco Emergency Responder, you must ensure that the new version is compatible with your existing version of Cisco Unified Communications Manager. You can use Table 1 Required Software or the Cisco Unified Communications Compatibility Tool to research this issue.

Before you upgrade Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you must ensure that the new version is compatible with your version of Emergency Responder. If not, you must upgrade Emergency Responder before upgrading Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

After you upgrade both Emergency Responder and Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you must then update the Cisco Unified Communications Manager release on Emergency Responder.


Note

The default filename is not acceptable when you perform a remote upgrade using SFTP. You must remove Bootable_ from the filename before upgrading Emergency Responder.

Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2) Supported Upgrades

Direct upgrades to Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2) are supported only for Releases 7.1, 8.x. and 9.0(1). When you upgrade from Cisco Emergency Responder 7.1, 8.0, 8.5 or 8.6 , you must install the Refresh Upgrade Cisco Options Package (COP) before you upgrade.

Direct upgrades from Cisco Emergency Responder 8.7 and 9.0(1) do not require the Refresh Upgrade COP.

Upgrades to Emergency Responder 9.0(2) from Release 1.x, 2.x or 7.0 require a multiple-stage upgrade process:

  • To upgrade from Emergency Responder 1.x to Emergency Responder 9.0(2), you must first upgrade to Emergency Responder 7.1 and then upgrade to Emergency Responder 9.0(2).
  • To upgrade from Emergency Responder 2.x to Emergency Responder 9.0(2), you must first upgrade to Emergency Responder 7.1 or Emergency Responder 8.0 or Emergency Responder 8.7, and then upgrade to Emergency Responder 9.0(2).
  • To upgrade from Emergency Responder 7.0 to Emergency Responder 9.0(2), you must first upgrade to Emergency Responder 7.1 or Emergency Responder 8.0, and then upgrade to Emergency Responder 9.0(2).

Note

You must complete the upgrade of the Cisco Emergency Responder Publisher before you upgrade the Cisco Emergency Responder Subscriber. You cannot upgrade the Subscriber without first upgrading the Publisher.

Licensing

Cisco Emergency Responder Licensing is associated with a License MAC. For Cisco MCS platforms, the License MAC is identical to the MAC address of the Network Interface Card (NIC). But for VMware installations, the License MAC is not the MAC address of the NIC.

In both cases, you can obtain the Licence Mac from two locations:

  • OS Administrator CLI: use command show status
  • Cisco Unified OS Administration: show > network

If the system License MAC changes, the system starts running on a 30-day grace period. Customers must upload new license files with a changed License MAC address within this 30-day period or Emergency Responder service stops.

View Phone Location Tables

The phone location tables can become unresponsive. You cannot initiate manual discovery, and when you try to view location tables, you see the following error message:

Phone location tables are being modified. Please wait and try again.

This issue occurs when you reboot the primary and secondary Cisco Emergency Responder servers at the same time. It also occurs when a new phone is added to a switch that has entered into Power Save Plus mode before a major Cisco Emergency Responder discovery happens.

To avoid this issue, ensure the following:
  • Reboot the primary Emergency Responder server and make sure it is completely online before you reboot the secondary server.
  • Emergency Responder must discover all newly deployed phones that use Power Save Plus at least once before they enter Power Save Plus mode.

If you encounter this issue, perform the following procedure.

Procedure
    Step 1   Bring the newly added phones out of Power Save Plus mode.
    Step 2   Make sure that the phone is registered to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
    Step 3   Stop the Cisco Phone Tracking and Cisco Emergency Responder service on the secondary server.
    Step 4   Restart the Cisco Phone Tracking and Cisco Emergency Responder service on the primary server.
    Step 5   Run Phone discovery.
    Step 6   Start the Cisco Phone Tracking and Cisco Emergency Responder service on the secondary node.

    show memory CLI Command on Cisco MCS Servers

    The show memory CLI command on a Cisco MCS server may result in a core dump. The affected servers are Cisco MCS 7835-H3 and Cisco MCS 7845-H3. For more information, see CSCtb40865.

    Restarting the Integrated Management Module on a Cisco MCS Server

    Cisco MCS-7845-I3 servers can be unresponsive if the Integrated Management Module (IMM) is restarted while the operating system is active. This is a Cisco Unified Communications Manager issue but it can affect the operation of Cisco Emergency Responder. For more information, see CSCtd94318 .

    ERL Switch Port Associations

    Cisco Emergency Responder includes support for retaining the ERL switch port associations when upgrading to specific versions. For more information, see CSCsl02108.

    Location Discovery of IP Phones

    Cisco Emergency Responder supports location discovery of IP phones by an IP subnet even when they are not connected to a supported Cisco LAN switch.

    Cisco Emergency Responder Tracking with Extension Mobility Cross Cluster

    Using Extension Mobility Cross Cluster (EMCC) between two Unified Communications Manager clusters enables Cisco Emergency Responder to provide enhanced support for 911 calls.

    In the case of a 911 call, when an Emergency Responder server is shared by both a user's home and visited Unified Communications Manager cluster, the Unified Communications Manager cannot use an Adjunct Calling Search Space (CSS) to direct the 911 call from the user's home Unified Communications Manager cluster to the user's visited cluster. Instead, the shared Emergency Responder servers that support both Unified Communications Manager clusters must process the 911 call in the user's home Unified Communications Manager cluster. Also, the Emergency Responder servers that support the user's home cluster must receive the correct name (SEP<MAC>) for the calling party device from Unified Communications Manager.

    For more information, see CSCtg25879.

    Caveats

    This section contains information about using the Cisco Bug Toolkit to find open caveats and resolved caveats.

    Access Cisco Software Bug Toolkit

    Known problems (bugs) are graded according to severity level. These release notes contain descriptions of the following:

    • All severity level 1 or 2 bugs
    • Significant severity level 3 bugs

    You can search for problems by using the Cisco Software Bug Toolkit.

    To use the Software Bug Toolkit, follow these steps.

    Before You Begin

    To access Bug Toolkit, you need the following items:

    • Internet connection
    • Web browser
    • Cisco.com user ID and password
    Procedure
      Step 1   To access the Bug Toolkit, go to:

      http:/​/​tools.cisco.com/​Support/​BugToolKit/​action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs

      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.

      Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2) Open Caveats

      The following table lists severity 1, 2, and 3 defects that are open for Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2).

      For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online record for the defect by clicking the Identifier or going to the URL shown. You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access this online information.

      Because defect status continually changes, be aware that this table reflects a snapshot of the defects that were open at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of open defects, access Bug Toolkit as described in Access Cisco Software Bug Toolkit.

      Table 8 Open Caveats for Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2)

      Identifier

      Headline

      CSCtx95546

      Phone location tables stuck in "being modified" state.

      CSCua76204

      Refresh upgrade success emails sent 4 times

      CSCub50928

      CER Service Stops when Cisco IDS Service Starts or Stops.

      Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2) Resolved Caveats

      The following table lists severity 1, 2, and 3 defects that are resolved for Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2).

      For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online record for the defect by clicking the Identifier or going to the URL shown. You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access this online information.

      Because defect status continually changes, be aware that this table reflects a snapshot of the defects that were resolved at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of resolved defects, access Bug Toolkit as described in Access Cisco Software Bug Toolkit.

      Table 9 Resolved Caveats for Cisco Emergency Responder 9.0(2)

      Identifier

      Headline

      CSCuc04398

      Licensednodecount not decremented upon license file deletion

      CSCub48611

      Email Alert Null Fields

      CSCuc79112

      CER 8.5: Unable to edit Location field of IP Subnet.

      Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

      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:

      http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​docs/​general/​whatsnew/​whatsnew.html

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