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System Release Notes for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise: IP Communications System Test

Table Of Contents

System Release Notes for
Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise:
IP Communications System Test Release 4.3

Contents

Overview

What's New In This Test

Cisco Unified CallManager (IP IVR) Upgrade to Release 4.2(1) SR1

Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Upgrade to Release 7.0(0) SR3

Cisco Customer Voice Portal Upgrade to Release 3.1(0)

Cisco Customer Response Solutions Upgrade to Release 4.0(4)

System Requirements

End-of-Sale Components

Deployment Considerations

Software Versions Matrix

Firmware Version Matrix

Related Documentation

Install and Upgrade Notes

Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses

Limitations and Restrictions

Important Notes

Resolved Caveats

Open Caveats

Troubleshooting

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco.com

Documentation DVD

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support Website

Submitting a Service Request

Definitions of Service Request Severity

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information


System Release Notes for
Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise:
IP Communications System Test Release 4.3


Contents

Overview

System Requirements

Related Documentation

Install and Upgrade Notes

Limitations and Restrictions

Troubleshooting

Obtaining Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Overview

This document contains the IP Communications (IPC) system test release notes for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise. The tested system is a suite of Cisco IPC products that have been validated and contain the following components:

Cisco Unified CallManager

Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management (ICM)

Cisco Customer Response Solutions (CRS)

Cisco Customer Voice Portal (CVP) (formerly ISN)

Cisco Computer Telephony Integration Object Server (CTI OS)

Cisco Agent Desktop (AD)

Cisco Supervisor Desktop (SD)

Cisco Security Agent

Cisco Support Tools

Cisco Unified Operations Manager

Cisco Voice Gateways

Cisco Catalyst Voice Gateways

Cisco Routers

It is standard methodology for Cisco Systems to perform testing of the Cisco IPC system and on each Cisco IPC product in the system. A major deliverable of the Cisco IPC system test is a recommendation of compatible software releases that have been verified by the test for customers.

Customers who have deployed or are planning to deploy multiple voice applications and voice-infrastructure products in a network can adopt the recommendations. The recommendations are not exclusive and are in addition to inter-operability recommendations for each of the voice applications or voice infrastructure products. Cisco IPT components have also been tested.

For additional information, see the following documents at:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/ip_tele/gblink/system/gbtst4x/index.htm

System Release Notes for North America IPT: IP Communications Systems Test Release 4.3

System Release Notes for EMEA IPT: IP Communications Systems Test Release 4.3

System Test Architecture Reference Manual for North America IPT

System Test Architecture Reference Manual for EMEA IPT

What's New In This Test

The Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 includes the following new or upgraded significant components:

Cisco Unified CallManager (IP IVR) upgrade

Cisco Unified ICM upgrade including Parent ICM and Child functionality (SR upgrade)

Cisco CVP upgrade

Cisco CRS upgrade

The following sections list the features of each new or upgraded component tested in this release.

Cisco Unified CallManager (IP IVR) Upgrade to Release 4.2(1) SR1

The following new or changed features were tested as part of the Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3:

Support for Scansoft ASR treatment and speech recognition.

Installation and operation of Cisco Support Tools node agent on Cisco Unified CallManager Publisher, Cisco Unified CallManager Subscriber, Administrator Workstation (AW), Cisco ICM peripheral gateway (PG), ICM router and logger (Rogger), and IP IVR system.

Installation and operation of Cisco Support Tools server.

For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality for Cisco Unified CallManager Release 4.2(1) SR1, see the following release notes on Cisco.com.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/
prod_release_note09186a00805f1470.html

Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Upgrade to Release 7.0(0) SR3

The following new or changed features were tested as part of the Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3:

Separation of domain controllers from the roggers and transition and migration to Windows 2003 active directory.

Parent and child model including call conference, consultation transfer, failover and recovery, system IPCC basic call, and parent to child system IPCC reporting consistency.

CTI OS support of 1000 agents.

System IPCC system PG (Cisco Unified CallManager and VRU PIM).

Dynamic reskilling.

Web administration (configuration versus installation).

Server security including installation hardening, command line hardening and rollback.

Firewall functionality.

Webview reporting including default templates.

For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality for the Parent and Child model, see the following IPCC Gateway Feature on Cisco.com.

http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps1001/c1097/
ccmigration_09186a0080626383.pdf

For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality for Cisco ICM Release 7.0 SR3, see the following release notes index on Cisco.com.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/prod_release_notes_list.html

Cisco Customer Voice Portal Upgrade to Release 3.1(0)

The following new or changed features were tested as part of the Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3:

Gatekeeper functionality.

CTI OS server support of 1000 agents and support on the primary-side server.

CTI server process failover and recovery.

Endpoint monitoring for CAD and CTI OS agents.

ICM server hardening command-line roll back.

Private media resource peripheral gateway (MRPG) clustering over WAN (CWAN) connection functionality.

CVP upgrades of the following:

Application server/voice browser/media server

CAD server

Cisco Unified CallManager cluster

Cisco AD and Cisco SD

Cisco Security Agent policy

CTI object server agent and supervisor desktop

Gateway

ICM Outbound Option, AW/HDS, CTI OS, PGs, and Roggers

Cisco IOS gatekeeper

For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality for Cisco CVP Release 3.1, see the following release notes index on Cisco.com.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/custcosw/ps1006/prod_release_notes_list.html

Cisco Customer Response Solutions Upgrade to Release 4.0(4)

Cisco Customer Response Solutions (CRS) was upgraded to release 4.0(4). For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality for Cisco CRS Release 4.0(4), see the following release notes index on Cisco.com.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1846/prod_release_notes_list.html

System Requirements

This section provides information about the software versions of the Cisco components and the firmware versions of the Cisco IP phones used in system-wide testing of Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise. This section contains the following information:

End-of-Sale Components

Deployment Considerations

Software Versions Matrix

Firmware Version Matrix

End-of-Sale Components

The following components, which were deployed in the Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise test beds for this release set, have reached end-of-sale (EOS) status.

Cisco MCS-7845H-3.0

Cisco MCS-7835H-3.0

Cisco MCS-7825H-3.0

The EOS date is the last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale. There is also an end-of-life (EOL) cycle that is a process that guides the final business operations associated with the product life cycle.

The EOL process consists of a series of technical and business milestones and activities that, once completed, make a product obsolete. Once obsolete, the product is not sold, manufactured, improved, repaired, maintained, or supported.

For information about recommended replacements, see the announcements at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html

Deployment Considerations

The tables in this section list the recommended software and firmware releases based on the Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise. Not every rebuild is tested as part of the Cisco IPC system test. Therefore, additional regression testing in a customer or Cisco specific certification lab is recommended before deployment.

When deploying Cisco IPC in a customer environment, consider the following guidelines:

At the minimum, customers should deploy the software release recommended in these tables.

For Cisco Security Agent, customers should use the latest engine and policy release. Cisco Security Agent software is available at:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/csa

For other software components, customers should use the most current rebuild of a maintenance release. For Cisco IOS software, information about the latest releases, including deferral advisories, is available at:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml

If the recommended release has been deferred to a subsequent release, customers should use the subsequent release.

Before deploying a release, examine the open caveats in the chosen release to determine if any will impact your implementation. Open caveats can be viewed through the Bug Toolkit, located at:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl

Deploy the chosen release in a lab environment that uses the same product components as the customer product components before moving it to a production environment.

Software Versions Matrix

Table 1 lists the software release versions of the Cisco components in the system test.

Table 1 Software Versions for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Components 

Components
Software Versions

Cisco Unified CallManager

4.2(1) SR1

Cisco Unified CallManager Operating System (OS)

2000.4.2 SR5a

Cisco ICM

7.0(0) SR3

Cisco Unified ICM OS

Win2003

Cisco CVP

3.1(0)

Cisco CRS (IP IVR)

4.0(4)

Cisco CRS (IP IVR) OS

2000.4.2 SR5a

CTI OS

7.0(0) SR2

Cisco AD

7.0(1)

Cisco Unified Operations Manager

1.1

Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Switch (Access Switch)

12.1(25)SEC2

Communications Media Module (CMM) (Voice Functionality)

12.4(7)

Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509 Switch (Core Switch with SUP2)

CatOS 8.4(4)/
12.2(17d)SXB11

Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509 Switch (Voice Access Switch with SUP2 and Multilayer Switch Feature Card [MSFC2])

CatOS 8.4(4)/
12.1(26)E3

Cisco 26xx and 37xx Routers (Core and Access Routers)

12.4(7)

Cisco 2691 Router

12.4(7)

Cisco 3725 Router (Voice and Data Gateway)

12.4(7)

Cisco 3725 Router (CVP VXML Voice Gateway

12.4(7)

Cisco 3745 Router (Gatekeeper)

12.4(7)

Cisco 3745 Router with Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) (Gatekeeper)

12.4(7)

Cisco 3745 Router (Voice and Data Gateway)

12.4(7)

Cisco 3745 Router (CVP VXML Voice Gateway)

12.4(7)

Cisco 7206VXR Router (Voice and Data Gateway) (Core and WAN Router)

12.4(7)

Cisco AS5400HPX Access Switch
(CVP VXML Voice Gateway and PSTN Gateway)

12.4(7)

Cisco AS5850 Access Switch (PSTN Gateway)

12.4(7)

ScanSoft Open Speech Recognizer (OSR)

2.0.9

ScanSoft Open Speech MRCP Server

2.0.4

Cisco Content Services Switch (CSS))

WebNs 7.50.1.5s

Anti-virus—McAfee

Enterprise 7.1.0

Cisco Security Agent Policy—Cisco Unified CallManager

4.5.1.645/2.0(4)

Cisco Security Agent Policy—Cisco Unified ICM

4.5.1.639/2.0(2)

Cisco Security Agent Policy—CRS

4.5.1.645/2.0(4)

Cisco Security Agent Policy—CVP

4.5.1.639/2.0(0)

Cisco IP Phone Models—7910, 7912G, 7940G, and 7960G

Bundled with Cisco Unified CallManager


Firmware Version Matrix

Table 2 lists the recommended firmware versions of the Cisco IP Phones used in the Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise test environment.

Table 2 Firmware Versions of Cisco IP Phones for the IPC Systems Release 4.3 for
Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise 

Components
Firmware Versions

Cisco IP Phone 7910

P00405000700

Cisco IP Phone 7912G

CP7912080001SCCP051117A

Cisco IP Phone 7940G

P00308000100

Cisco IP Phone 7960G

P00308000100

Digital Access SW-6608

D00404000023

Conference Bridge Hardware

C00104000001


Related Documentation

The following URLs provide access to documentation for related products:

Cisco Unified CallManager

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco ICM

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco CVP

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1006/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco CRS

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1846/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco AD

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps427/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco IP Phones

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Install and Upgrade Notes

The components of the system test, including the platforms tested, are discussed in the System Test Architecture Reference Manual for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Release 4.3. Refer to this manual for links to relevant documentation for installation and configuration procedures.

Upgrade information for components that have been tested and verified during system testing is provided in the System Upgrade Manual.

Access the latest software upgrades and release notes for Cisco Unified CallManager, Cisco ICM, Cisco CVP, Cisco CRS, and Cisco AD at:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-voice.shtml

Access the latest software upgrades and release notes for Cisco IOS routers and gateways on Cisco Connection Online (CCO) at:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml

Access the latest software upgrades and release notes for Cisco Catalyst switches on Cisco CCO at:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-lan.shtml

For additional information on specific hardware recommendations or bills of material for each product, refer to the documentation listed in "Related Documentation" section.

Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses

The following are links to the latest software upgrades and licenses for Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise:

Cisco Unified CallManager 4.2(1) SR1 and Cisco CRS 4.0(4)

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-voice.shtml

Cisco Unified ICM 7.0(0) SR3, Cisco CVP 3.1, and CTI OS 7.0 SR2

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-custcontact.shtml

CAD 7.0(1)

http://209.46.83.138/sws/WebLicensingInitial/InitialLicensePage.html

Cisco IOS routers and gateways

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml

Cisco Catalyst switches

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-lan.shtml

Limitations and Restrictions

This section includes the following topics:

Important Notes

Resolved Caveats

Open Caveats

Use the Bug Toolkit to find caveats of any severity for any release. To access the Bug Toolkit, perform either of these actions:

Go to this URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl

Log in to Cisco.com, click Technical Support, click Tools & Utilities, and then click Software Bug Toolkit under Troubleshooting Tools.

Important Notes

This section includes important notes related to the testing of Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise.

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) and Security Hardening of the Support Tools Server

After security hardening is applied to the Support Tools server, IE disables the JavaScript and the Support Tools user interface requires JavaScript. There are two workarounds. The first is as follows:

1. In the IE Tools pull-down menu, click Internet Options.

2. Click the Security tab In the Security tab, click the Internet icon in the zone window.

3. Click the Custom Level button and scroll down the list to Active Scripting.

4. Click on Enable and click OK to save the changes.

The second method and the recommended one is as follows:

1. In the IE Tools pull-down menu, click Internet Options.

2. Click the Security tab In the Security tab, click the Trusted Sites icon in the zone window.

3. Click Sites and add the server name to the list of sites. The URLs for the HTTP and HTTPS also must be added to the trusted sites.

4. Click OK to save the additions.

Resolved Caveats

Table 3 lists severity 1, 2, and 3 caveats related to the Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise that were resolved but the fix may or may not be included in the recommended component version. For more information about each caveat, click on the Identifier. The Identifier goes to the Bug Toolkit information for that caveat.

Table 3 Resolved Caveats for Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified
Contact Center Enterprise

Identifier
Summary

CSCsa77868

Wrong call result for agent dropped reservation call in direct preview

CSCsa77880

Wrong call result for agent dropped customer call in direct preview

CSCsb21291

No buttons are enabled during regular call back call in direct preview

CSCsc10493

Both routers exit if requery is used and max nodes exec. is hit

CSCsc37274

Agent re-skilling through agent explorer stops calls from routing to agents

CSCsc41854

Agent loses configuration after changing password

CSCsd33392

CTI OS Agent Desktop does not respond to Agent Reskilling Tool changes


Open Caveats

Table 4 lists severity 1, 2, and 3 caveats related to the Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise that were not resolved at the time this document was written. For more information about each caveat, click on the Identifier. The Identifier goes to the Bug Toolkit information for that caveat.

Table 4 Open Caveats for Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified
Contact Center Enterprise

Identifier
Summary

CSCma25978

Supervisor desktop memory leak on login/logout

CSCsa19028

Registry entries are not cleaned when ICM setup is cancelled

CSCsa40013

Dialer leaks customer records in preview mode when misconfigured

CSCsa70119

CTI OS agent desktop hangs after second single-step transfer

CSCsb20142

Running upgrade removes c:\icm\bin from the path

CSCsb25280

CTI manager service terminates unexpectedly

CSCsb35275

Queued calls are abandoned while ringing 12 hrs into a load test at 4cps

CSCsb92684

SLDoc CAD SQL user to read logger database documentation does not exist

CSCsd15983

CAD Admin. installation with Agent Desktop erases registry configuration.

CSCsd17650

Dashboard does not load after install.


Troubleshooting

For information about troubleshooting the components of the Cisco IPC System Test Release 4.3 for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise, consult the Troubleshooting chapter of the System Test Architecture Reference Manual for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Release 4.3.

Obtaining Documentation

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Cisco.com

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Cisco is committed to delivering secure products. We test our products internally before we release them, and we strive to correct all vulnerabilities quickly. If you think that you might have identified a vulnerability in a Cisco product, contact PSIRT:

Emergencies — security-alert@cisco.com

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In an emergency, you can also reach PSIRT by telephone:

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Cisco Technical Support Website

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Submitting a Service Request

Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service request is assigned to a Cisco TAC engineer. The TAC Service Request Tool is located at this URL:

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For S1 or S2 service requests or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco TAC by telephone. (S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.) Cisco TAC engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly.

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For a complete list of Cisco TAC contacts, go to this URL:

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Definitions of Service Request Severity

To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity definitions.

Severity 1 (S1)—Your network is "down," or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.

Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your business operation are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.

Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.

Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.

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This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the Related Documentation section.