First Published: February 10, 2022

Introduction

These release notes describe the recommended practices and known issues that apply to software version 2.6 of Cisco Business Dashboard.

What's New in Cisco Business Dashboard Release 2.6.0

Cisco Business Dashboard release 2.6.0 introduces the following new features and changes:

  • The initial install wizard for Cisco Business Dashboard has been updated to include configuring most platform settings.

  • Cisco Business Switch 250 and 350 series devices may now be deployed as direct-managed devices. Firmware version 3.3 is required on the switch to support this feature.

  • Network Plug and Play devices may now be created in bulk using CSV files.

  • Network Plug and Play changes may now be applied during a change window.

  • Network Plug and Play image names may now be edited.

  • Device Discovery may now be restricted based on device type and vendor.

  • The root of the topology tree may be explicitly set when re-laying out the topology diagram.

  • When uploading a new certificate chain to the dashboard, certain errors may be automatically corrected by the dashboard.

  • The view certificate screen has been updated to display all certificates in the chain.

  • Configuration profiles may now be reapplied to all devices in a group from the Device Group page.

  • Dashboard upgrades will be aborted if there are active probes that are not supported by the new dashboard version.

  • Cisco Business Dashboard release 2.6.0 with a build date of April 10th 2023 resolves a problem where an upgrade to 2.6.0 may fail. This issue was reported as CSCwe96125.

Caveats

The following table lists the open caveats for Cisco Business Dashboard version 2.6.0.

Table 1. Open Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Headline

CSCvc04204

Getting duplicate entry in the credentials table for switch stack after powering off the primary switch.

Workaround

When the stack is stable, reboot Probe.

CSCvf49309

CBD displays an outside WAN IP instead of the device IP on Network Plug and Play - Unclaimed Devices page.

Workaround

None

CSCvf49332

CBD responses are slow when the display is over 300 hosts on the topology page.

Workaround

Don't display the hosts when there are that many.

CSCvq25771

Cisco Business Dashboard does not sync time from VirtualBox.

Workaround

Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in the virtual machine with the command 'sudo apt-get install -y virtualbox-guest-utils' and reboot the virtual machine.

Note

 
The presence of VirtualBox Guest Additions in the virtual machine will prevent timesyncd from running and NTP will not function. VirtualBox Guest Additions must be removed to sync time using NTP.

CSCvq25807

Stack switch unit configuration is missing after primary recovery from offline.

Workaround

Manually read and accept current config or wait for the daily schedule job.

CSCvq25817

VLAN settings not shown for members of a LAG.

Workaround

Review the VLAN configuration for the LAG on the device administration GUI.

CSCvv18280

CBD doesn't support "same SSID name" case for CBW.

Workaround

Ensure SSID names on a single CBW access point cluster are unique.

CSCwa46056

The Delete devices automation ticket should only allow immediate execution.

Workaround

None.

The following table lists the resolved caveats for version 2.6.0

Table 2. Resolved Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Headline
CSCwe10799

CBD 2.5.1 internal server error when modifying Authentication network configuration profile.
CSCwd76436

Fail to send email with showtech file when authentication is enabled.
CSCwc77017

CBD: Excessive "device reachable" and "device online" messages may appear.
CSCwe96125

Online upgrade to 2.6.0 CBD GUI may be stuck in "Waiting for CBD to start up" state on a non CBD virtual machine.

System Requirements for Cisco Dashboard and Probe

For information on updates to the System Requirements for the Dashboard and Probe refer to the Installation Guides listed below.

Cisco Supported Devices

Cisco Business Dashboard supports Cisco Business and Cisco Small Business 100 to 500 series products. For a detailed list of devices and features supported, please refer to the Cisco Business Dashboard - Device Support List.

License Requirements

Cisco Business Dashboard is a licensed application. Device licenses are required for each Cisco Business and Cisco Small Business product being managed. For more information, please refer to the Cisco Business Dashboard Datasheet.

Limitations and Restrictions

The Cisco Business Dashboard limitations and restrictions are described in the following sections:

General Limitations

  • The web interface on Cisco Business Dashboard takes a few minutes to become operational after the application is started.

  • Depending on the size of the network, it may take the Probe several minutes to discover all devices and calculate the network topology.

  • Up to 50 network devices can be managed by a single virtual machine or Raspberry Pi Probe instance. Refer to the documentation for the product in question to identify the maximum number of devices supported by an embedded probe running on a Cisco Business network device.

  • Up to 2500 devices can be managed by a single Dashboard instance.

  • SNMPv3 authentication keys and privacy keys must be at least 8 characters in length

  • When using Safari, ensure that the certificate presented by the Cisco Business Dashboard Probe is set to Always Trust.

  • When you deploy Cisco Business Dashboard as a Microsoft Azure virtual machine, if you select the Availability options to enable infrastructure redundancy or specify Standard SKU to create the public IP address, the Dashboard will not be able to automatically populate the external IP addresses in the System Variables. The external IP system variables need to be set manually.


    Note

    Depending on the way the system has been configured, it may be necessary to regenerate the Dashboard certificate to reference the correct address.

System Backup and Restore

  • When performing a system backup or restore, Cisco Business Dashboard will prevent you from doing any further configuration actions.

  • Prior to beginning a system backup or restore, the idle timeout value in Administration > Users > User Settings should be set to at least 30 minutes (default is 60 minutes).

Where to Find Support

For current support information, visit the following URLs:

Table 3. Where to Find Support

Support

Cisco Business Dashboard Support Forums

http://www.cisco.com/go/cbd-support

Cisco Business Phone Support

http://www.cisco.com/go/cbphone

Product Documentation

Cisco Business Dashboard Support and Documentation Resources

https://cisco.com/go/cbd-docs

Cisco Business

Cisco Business Home

http://www.cisco.com/go/ciscobusiness

Cisco Business Support Community

http://www.cisco.com/go/cbcommunity