Packaged CCE Software Compatibility Matrix for 11.5(x)

 

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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 Packaged Contact Center Enterprise, release 11.5(1). The information in this compatibility matrix supersedes compatibility information in any other Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise documentation. If a configuration or version is not stated, that configuration or version is not supported.

 

Contents

 

Cisco Packaged CCE Components (top)

Packaged CCE components must all be at the same version, with the exception of Unified Communications Manager. This section lists the supported component versions.

Note: Packaged CCE 11.5(1) shares the same media kit as Unified CCE 11.5(1). A Packaged CCE 11.5(1) deployment uses only these components in the media kit:

Cisco Component Major Release Version Operating System
Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases Microsoft Windows
Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases Microsoft Windows
Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)

11.5(1) and later maintenance releases
11.0(1a) and later maintenance releases (off box)
10.5(1) and later maintenance releases (off box)

Linux-based Cisco Unified Communications Operating System
Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases Linux-based Cisco Unified Communications Operating System
Finesse 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases Linux-based Cisco Unified Communications Operating System
Virtualized Voice Browser (VVB) 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases Linux-based Cisco Unified Communications Operating System
Optional: MediaSense 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases Linux-based Cisco Unified Communications Operating System
Optional: Remote Expert Mobile (REM) 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases CentOS 7.2
Optional: SocialMiner 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases Linux-based Cisco Unified Communications Operating System
Optional: Enterprise Chat and Email (ECE) 11.6(1) and later maintenance releases
11.5(1) and later maintenance releases
Microsoft Windows

Notes:

Cisco Gateway Hardware and Software (top)

Hardware Model Software Version Software Feature Set Gateway Functionality MediaSense Packaged CCE
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 No
ASR 1000 IOS XE 3.10
IOS XE 3.13
Universal No No Yes Yes
IOS XE 3.16 Universal No Yes Yes Yes
IOS XE 16.3.3 Universal No Yes
Yes Yes
CSR 1000v IOS XE 16.3.3 Universal No No
No
Yes
ISR G2 29xx, 39xx 15.1(4)M7 Universal Yes No No No
15.2(4)M4
15.3(3)M3
15.4(3)M2
Universal Yes No Yes Yes
15.5(2)T1
15.5(3)M1
15.6(1)T0a
15.6(2)T
Universal Yes Yes Yes Yes
ISR G2 39xxE 15.1(4)M7 Universal Yes No No No
15.2(4)M4
15.3(3)M3
15.4(3)M2
Universal Yes No Yes Yes
15.5(2)T1
15.5(3)M1
Universal Yes Yes Yes Yes
15.6(1)T0a
15.6(2)T
Universal Yes Yes Yes Yes
ISR G3 43xx (4321,4331,4351)
ISR G3 44xx (4431,4451)
IOS XE 3.13
IOS XE 3.16
IOS XE 16.3.3
IOS XE 16.6
Universal No Yes Yes Yes

Additional Notes:

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

Unified CVP supports the listed IOS release trains and their later M or T trains respectively. For example, gateways supporting 15.1(4)M3 will also support 15.1(4)M4 and 15.1(4)M7, but not 15.1(4)M1 and 15.1(4)M2.

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)

Packaged CCE supports all endpoints supported by Unified CCE with Built-in Bridge (BIB) and CTI-controlled features under Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) control.

For Packaged CCE 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

C40, C60, C90
Telepresence

Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes 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

EX60, EX90

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

DX650, DX70, DX80 (for Android)

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

9951, 9971(1)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No
8961(1) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No

8941, 8945(1)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
8845, 8865 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio only
8811(2), 8821(5), 8841, 8851, 8851NR, 8861 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio only

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

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

7925G, 7925G-EX

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

7821, 7841, 7861

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

6921, 6941, 6945, 6961

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Cisco IP Communicator(3)
8.6(4) and later
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No
Jabber for Windows
11.6 and later
Yes Yes Voice-only(4) Voice-only(4) No Yes No No No Yes Yes No
Jabber for Mac
11.6 and later
Yes Yes Voice only(4) Voice only(4) No Yes No No No Yes Yes No
Jabber for VXME
11.6 and later
Yes No Voice only(4) Voice only(4) No Yes No No No Yes Yes No

1If your Finesse agents use 89xx or 99xx series phones, you must enable Multi-Line on the Unified Communications Manager for all agents on the peripheral. Configure all phones with these settings:

28811 requires cmterm-devicepack10.5.1.11012.cop.sgn or later applied to CUCM. 8811 does not support the CAD IP Phone Agent.
3Mobile Agents are not supported with Cisco IP Communicator.
4Not supported in Video Contact Center deployments.
58821: Update the firmware to 11.0.3ES1.1 or higher. 8821 does not support Finesse IP Phone Agent in this release.

Additional Notes:

These notes pertain to supported IP phones:

Endpoints Supported for Callers Only (top)

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

The Jabber Guest browser client requirements are described in the Cisco Jabber Guest Server Installation and Configuration Guide.

Video Contact Center Components (top)

The Video Contact Center requires these components:

Cisco Software/Component Version Notes
MediaSense 11.5(1) and later maintenance releases
Telepresence MCU 5310 or 5320
Jabber Guest Server 10.6.6.53 Required only for Video Contact Center with Jabber Guest deployments.
Expressway Edge and Core 8.7.1-rc-2 Required only for Video Contact Center with Jabber Guest deployments.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Mobile and Remote Access (top)

Review the following about Unified Communications Mobile and Remote Access (MRA):

SSO Identity Providers (top)

Packaged CCE supports Microsoft AD FS (Active Directory Federation Services) 2.0, 2.1, or 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 R2 as its identify provider for single sign-on (SSO).

Supported Third-Party Software (top)

Function Software
Antivirus Software
  • McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.8i
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU6 and above minor versions
  • Trend Micro Office Scan 10.6
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 Packaged CCE is not supported.

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

Java Runtime Environment (top)

You can apply newer Java security updates as described in the Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 11.5(1).

 

Server Operating System (top)

UCCE, ICM, System PG Enterprise Chat and Email
(ECE)
Unified CVP Remote Silent Monitor
(RSM)
Silent Monitor Server
(Standalone)
CTI OS Server
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 (or any later CU or SP)
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions
ECE 400 agent deployment: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 Standard Edition is supported
ECE 1500 agent deployment: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 Standard, Business Intelligence and Enterprise editions are supported
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions Microsoft Windows 2012 R2
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions

Notes:

 

Supported Browsers (top)

When registering components with Context Service in Unified CCE Administration, Finesse Administration Console, and Unified CVP Operations Console, use a supported version of Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox.

Browser Compatibility Exceptions

Microsoft System Software Requirements (top)

Software Version Notes
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Used for:

  • Unified CCE PG
  • Unified CCE AW-HDS-DDS
  • Unified CVP Server
  • Unified CVP OAMP Server
  • Unified CVP Reporting Server
  • Unified CCE Rogger
  • Enterprise Chat and Email

Notes:

  • Packaged CCE is qualified to only work on a retail installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Standard Edition. Custom Windows images are not supported.
  • Windows Server Remote Desktop is not supported for software installation and upgrade.
Microsoft Windows Active Directory Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012

Windows Server Active Directory support is inclusive of R2 versions.

Packaged CCE does not require any specific Active Directory functional level.

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard and Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1 is supported
(including later CUs and SPs)
Used for:
  • Unified CCE AW-HDS-DDS
  • Unified CCE Rogger
  • Enterprise Chat and Email
  • Windows 7 (Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate)
  • Windows 8.1 (Professional and Enterprise)
  • Windows 10 (Professional, Enterprise, and Enterprise LTSB)
Used for the Internet Script Editor (ISE).

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

Notes:

Transport Layer Security (top)

For UCCE 11.5, these solutions and components support Transport Layer Security (TLS) for HTTPS communication with their web clients.

Cisco Solution & Component TLS 1.0
TLS 1.1
TLS 1.2
Enterprise Chat and Email (ECE) Yes Yes
Finesse No Yes
Identity Server (IdS) No Yes
Live Data Yes Yes
MediaSense Yes Yes
Packaged CCE Yes Yes
SocialMiner Yes Yes
Unified CCE Yes Yes
Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) Yes Yes
Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) Yes Yes
Virtualized Voice Browser (VVB) No Yes

Agent Desktop Supported Platforms (top)

Cisco CTI Option Platform
Windows 7 (Pro, Enterprise, and Ultimate) Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Mac OS X
Finesse
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

VDI Support (top)

Cisco Client Type Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Finesse
VMware View 4.6, 5.x, 6.0, 6.5

Horizon View 6.0

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

Notes:

Application Virtualization (top)

Cisco Client Version Citrix/XenApp Remote Desktop Services Platform
Finesse XenApp 7.x Windows Server 2012 R2

Automatic Speech Recognition - Text to Speech (top)

Category Requirements
Nuance Software

Unified CVP was tested for interoperability with the following Nuance components:

Nuance recognizer 10.5 (NR10.5):

  • Nuance Recognizer 10.5
  • Nuance Vocalizer 6.2

Nuance Recognizer 10 (NR10):

  • Voice Pack for Vocalizer 6.0.3
  • Voice Pack for Recognizer 10.2.0
  • Nuance Recognizer 10.2.7.2016030212 x86_64 - Package revision 16062
  • Nuance Speech Server 6.2.8 - Package revision 15189
  • Vocalizer for Enterprise 6.0.5.2015041409
  • Vocalizer for Enterprise Build ID 6.0.5.15104

Nuance Recognizer (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.

Operating System

Use vendor-recommended operating system software.

Load Balancer (top)

These Cisco 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 for upgrades only, as explained in Cisco ACE 4710 Application Control Engine.

Third-party load balancers must meet the following requirements:

See these documents for the interoperability notes and any known caveats of F5 Big-IP and Citrix NetScalar 1000v:

Note: For specific interfaces where you can use load balancers in your deployment, see the Solution Design Guide for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise.

Virtualization for Packaged CCE (top)

For hardware and virtualization information, see Virtualization for Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise.

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.