Compatibility Matrix for Cisco HCS for Contact Center 11.0(1)

 

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The Unified Contact Center Enterprise (CCE) Solution Compatibility Matrix includes all Cisco Unified CCE solution component information, such as Finesse, Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC), and Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP). This compatibility matrix specifies all supported configurations and versions for Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution for Contact Center, release 11.0(1). The information in this compatibility matrix supersedes compatibility information in any other Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution for Contact Center documentation. If a configuration or version is not stated, that configuration or version is not supported.

 

Contents

 

Cisco Systems Contact Center Components (top)

Note: Cisco HCS for Contact Center 11.0(1) shares the same media kit as Cisco Unified CCE 11.0(1), which includes some components not supported in a Cisco HCS for Contact Center deployment. 

Central Controller version 11.0(1)
Unified
Communications
Manager
(CUCM)
Unified CCE
Components
CTI OS
Desktop
Finesse Unified
CVP
Unified
Intelligence
Center
Unified
WIM
Unified
EIM
Remote
Silent
Monitor
(RSM)
Unified
Contact
Center
Domain
Manager
(CCDM)
Remote
Expert
Mobile
(REM)
SocialMiner MediaSense Virtualized
Voice
Browser
(VVB)
PG CTI
Server
CTIOS
Server

10.5(2) ES74

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.6(1)
11.5(1)

11.0(1)

11.0(1)

11.5(1)

Notes:

Optional components:

 

Cisco Gateway Hardware and Software (top)

Hardware Model Software Version Software Feature Set Gateway Functionality MediaSense,
Packaged CCE,
and Cisco HCS
Contact Center
Support
VXML Gateway
Browser
Call Progress
Analysis for
Outbound Option
for SIP Trunks
(CUBE)

AS5350XM with
AS5X-FC High Density
Voice Cards

AS5400XM with
AS5X-FC High Density
Voice Cards

15.0(1)M1.2
15.1(4)M7
IPPLUS IP
Enterprise Plus
IPSec 3DES
Yes No No
ASR 1000 IOS XE 3.10
IOS XE 3.13
IOS XE 3.16
Universal No Yes
Yes
IOS XE 3.15.1S Universal Yes No No
ISR G1 18xx, 28xx, 38xx 15.0(1)M1.2
15.1(4)M7
Advanced IP Services
IP Voice
Yes No No
ISR G2 29xx, 39xx, 39xxE 15.1(4)M7 Universal Yes No No
15.2(4)M4
15.3(3)M3
15.4(3)M2
Universal Yes No Yes
15.5(2)T1
15.5(3)M1
15.6(1)T0a
15.6(2)T
Universal Yes Yes Yes
ISR G3 43xx (4321,4331,4351)
ISR G3 44xx (4431,4451)
IOS XE 3.13
IOS XE 3.15.1S
IOS XE 3.16
IOS XE 16.6
Universal No Yes Yes

Additional Notes:

IOS Versioning Key, using 15.1(4)M3 and 15.1(4)T1 as examples.

 

Cisco Unified SIP Proxy (top)

Supported Versions: Cisco Unified SIP Proxy 8.5(x), 9.0(x), 9.1(x) and later maintenance releases.


Endpoints (top)

Cisco HCS for Contact Center supports all of the endpoints that are supported by Unified CCE, provided that the endpoint supports the Built-in Bridge (BIB) and CTI-controlled features under Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) control.

For Cisco HCS for Contact Center deployments:

Endpoint Voice &
Finesse Desktop
Video RSM
(UCCE Only)
Unified CM
Silent
Monitor
Agent
Greeting
Whisper
Announcement
Finesse IP
Phone Agent
IPv6 SCCP
(UCCE Only)
IPv6 SIP Video
Prompt/Queue
when used as
Caller Endpoint
Packaged CCE
Cisco HCS
Contact Center
Support
MRA

6921, 6941, 6945, 6961

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No

7821, 7841, 7861

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio only

7925G, 7925G-EX

Yes No Yes No No No No No N/A No No No

7942G, 7945G, 7962G, 7965G, 7975G

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
8811, 8821, 8841, 8851, 8851NR, 8861 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio only
8845, 8865 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio only

8941, 8945

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
8961 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No

9951, 9971

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No

C40, C60, C90 Telepresence

Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No
Cisco IP Communicator 8.6(4) and later Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No

DX650, DX70, DX80 (for Android)

Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio only

EX60, EX90

Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No
Jabber for Mac 9.6 and later Yes Yes Voice only Voice only No Yes No No No Yes Yes No
Jabber for VXME 9.7 and later Yes No Voice only Voice only No Yes No No No Yes Yes No
Jabber for Windows 9.7 and later Yes Yes Voice-only Voice-only No Yes No No No Yes Yes No

MX300 G2, MX700, MX800 Telepresence

Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No

SX10, SX20, SX80 Telepresence

Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No

Notes:

 

Endpoints Supported for Callers Only (top)

Callers outside of the enterprise's network can use the following endpoints, as part of Video Contact Center with Jabber Guest:


Supported Third-Party Software (top)

Function Software
Antivirus Software
  • McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.8i
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.4
  • Trend Micro Office Scan 11.0
  • Trend Micro Deep Security Version 9.0

Note: Ensure that you follow the antivirus guidelines specified in the "Antivirus Guidelines" section in Security Guide for Cisco Unified ICM/Contact Center Enterprise.

Unified Intelligence Center reporting Microsoft Excel Versions 2007 and 2010: used for exporting reports

Unless explicitly mentioned, upgrading any third-party software that is bundled along with Cisco HCS for Contact Center 11.0(1) is not supported.

Unified CCE Installer 11.0(3) installs .NET version 4.5.2 and supports .NET version 4.7. The .NET version 4.7 has to be installed manually.
Unified CCE Administration client 11.0(3) installs .NET version 4.5.2 and supports .NET version 4.7. The .NET version 4.7 has to be installed manually.

For more detailed information see Cisco Customer Contact Software Policy for Use of Third-Party Software.

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Requirements (top)

All Microsoft Windows-based components of Cisco HCS for Contact Center 11.0(1) install with Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 Update 51. You can upgrade to later Java 7 updates.
Unified CCE release 11.0(3) installs 32 bit Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8 Update 121 and supports later Java 8 updates.

Supported Browsers (top)

Exceptions to the browser compatibility are:

 

Microsoft System Software Requirements (top)

Microsoft System Software Requirements
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Unified ICM/CCE is qualified to work only on a retail installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Standard edition. Cisco does not support Unified ICM/CCE on a customized Windows image (for example, a corporate image). If you use a customized image of the Windows operating system, the Unified ICM/CCE application can fail.
Microsoft Windows Active Directory Cisco Unified CCE and Unified ICM is qualified on Microsoft Windows Active Directory on Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012.
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition
  • SP1 (or any later CUs or SPs)
  • CPU: Limited to lesser of 4 sockets or 16 cores
  • RAM: No operating system maximum
  • Enterprise Edition is required for database larger than 500GB
Enterprise Edition
  • SP1  (or any later CUs or SPs)
  • CPU: No operating system maximum
  • RAM: No operating system maximum
  • Enterprise Edition is required for database larger than 500GB

Notes:

 

Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL Server Localization Support (top)

The following table lists supported localized versions of Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server that you can use.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SQL Collation Setting
Danish
Latin1_General
Dutch
Finnish
French French
German German
Italian Italian
Norwegian
Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Brazil)
Spanish Spanish
Swedish
Chinese (simplified) Chinese (simplified) Chinese_PRC
Chinese (traditional) Chinese (traditional) Chinese_Taiwan_Stroke
Japanese Japanese Japanese
Korean Korean Korean_Wansung
Polish
Polish
Russian
Cyrillic_General
Turkish
Turkish

If there is not a corresponding localized SQL Server 2014 (listed in the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 column) for a particular language listed in the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 column, use the English SQL Server 2014 with the applicable setting listed in the SQL Collation Setting column.

Cisco HCS for Contact Center supports multilingual versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (English Windows Server 2012 with language packs installed). For details about how to set up multilingual versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, see the Cisco HCS for Contact Center Install and Config Guide.

Use English SQL Server 2014 on multilingual versions of the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. Following are two valid examples of supported multilingual environments:

 

Agent Desktop Supported Platforms (top)

CTI Option Server Platform
Windows 7 (Pro, Enterprise, and Ultimate) Windows 8.1 Mac OS X
Cisco Finesse
Yes
Yes
Yes
Silent Monitor Service for Unified CCE Toolkit
Yes
No
No
CTI OS Clients*
Yes
No
No
CTI OS - Custom Apps using Java CIL1
Yes
No
Yes
CTI OS - Monitor Mode Apps using Java CIL1
Yes
No
Yes

Note: * Installation is supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 only for the application that will be published in the Citrix presentation server.

 

VDI Support (top)

Cisco Client Type Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Cisco Finesse
VMware View 4.6, 5.x and 6.0

Horizon View 6.0

Citrix XenDesktop 4.x, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.x 

CTI-OS Clients (All CILs) VMware View 4.6, 5.0

Citrix XenDesktop 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5

Notes:

 

Application Virtualization (top)

Cisco Client Version Citrix/XenApp Remote Desktop Services Platform
Cisco Finesse XenApp 7.5 Windows Server 2012 R2
CTI-OS Clients (All CILs)
XenApp 7.5 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2012 R2

 

Automatic Speech Recognition-Text to Speech (top)

This section provides information on speech vendors providing Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)/Text-to-Speech Server (TTS) that have been tested for interoperability with Unified CVP and Cisco VVB.

Category Requirements
Nuance Software

Unified CVP and Cisco VVB 11.0(1) has been tested for interoperability with the following Nuance components:

  • For NR10 - Nuance Recognizer 10.2.4, Voice pack for Nuance Recognizer - 10.0.0, Nuance Vocalizer 6.0.1, Voice pack for Nuance Vocalizer 6.0.1, Nuance Speech Server 6.2.4
  • For NR9 - Nuance Vocalizer 5.0.7, Nuance Recognizer 9.0.17, Nuance Speech Server 5.1.9

Note: Contact Nuance support for compatibility of later dot releases of Nuance components with Unified CVP and Cisco VVB.

Operating System

Use vendor-recommended operating system software.

 

Load Balancer (top)

The following components support third-party load balancers in redirect mode and Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) 4710 Appliance Series with Software version A4(2.0). Cisco ACE is supported for upgrades only. See here for more details on ACE support.

Third-party load balancers must meet the following requirements:

Note: Refer to the individual component Design Guides for specific interfaces where the load balancers can be used in your deployment.

The interoperability notes and the known caveats for most commonly used third party Load Balancers like the Big-IP F5 and the Citrix NetScalar 1000v can be referred from the following locations:

 

Avaya (top)

When reviewing the support details in the Avaya matrixes below, consider the following notes and special considerations related to Avaya support:

 

Avaya CMS RTA Support Matrix (top)

RTA Version ICM 11.0
6.0(x) Yes
6.0 Extended No

 

Avaya Communications Manager Support Matrix (top)

ACD Version ICM 11.0
ACM 6.3 Yes

 

Avaya ARS Support Matrix (top)

ACD Version ICM 10.5
5.2.1 No

 

CTI Support for ACD Types (top)

ACD Vendor ACD Model CTI Server Protocol Support CTI OS Support
Avaya Avaya Communication Manager driven by Avaya S8300, S8400, S85xx, S87xx, and S88xx Servers Yes Yes
Cisco IPCC Yes Yes
Avaya AACC Yes Yes

 

Remote Expert Mobile (top)

For more information on Cisco Remote Expert Mobile, see the Cisco Contact Center Solutions and Unified Communications Manager Solution Configuration Guide for Remote Expert Mobile.

Apple iOS Device Support for REM (top)

Apple iOS 7 and iOS 8 Devices Models
iPad iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad 2, iPad 3rd Generation, iPad 4th Generation
iPad Mini iPad Mini, iPad Mini with Retina Display, iPad Mini 3
iPhone iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus
iPod Touch iPod Touch 5th Generation

 

Android Device Support for REM (top)

Android Vendors Models
Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, S5 Mini, S6, S7
Galaxy Note III (or newer)
Galaxy Tab S, Tab 4 (8.4" and 10.1")
Google Nexus 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10
LG G2, Optimus G3
Motorola Moto G
HTC One M7, M8, One Max
HP Slate 7, 8, and 10

Additional Notes:

 

Jabber System Requirements for REM Agents (top)

System Requirement Jabber for Windows and Finesse Agent Desktop Jabber for Mac and Finesse Agent Desktop
Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or later: 32 and 64 bit
  • Microsoft Windows 8.x: 32 and 64 bit
  • Windows 10: 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Apple OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 or later
  • Apple OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later
  • Apple OS X Yosemite 10.10 or later
Installed RAM

4 GB

4GB

Free physical memory 2 GB 2 GB
Free disk space 1 GB 1 GB
CPU speed and type 4th Generation Intel Core i3 or later 1.6-GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or later on the following hardware:
  • Mac Pro
  • MacBook Pro (including Retina Display models)
  • MacBook
  • MacBook Air
  • iMac
  • Mac mini
GPU DirectX 11 on Microsoft Windows 7 N/A
I/O ports USB 2.0 for USB camera and audio devices USB 2.0 for USB camera and audio devices
Screen resolution For Finesse clients, the minimum supported screen resolution is 1024x768. For Finesse clients, the minimum supported screen resolution is 1024x768.

 

Browser Support for REM Customers (top)

Browser Supported Version Verified Against Plug-in Required Platform / Operating System
Google Chrome 33+ 47 No
  • Windows
  • OSX
  • Linux
  • Chromebook
Mozilla Firefox 28+ 40-43 No
  • Windows
  • OSX
  • Linux
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 11 Yes Windows
Apple Safari 8+ 8.3 Yes OSX
Microsoft Edge 12+ 12 No Windows 10 Co-browsing only—no Voice & Video
Opera 28+ N/A No
  • Windows
  • OSX
  • Linux

Note: Mobile browsers are not supported.