Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst, Release 1.5.0

Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst 1.5.0

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April 10, 2018

Introduction

Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst (Cisco CPC) is a graphical user interface that offers simplified device configuration, monitoring, and management through a Web user interface.

Cisco CPC is currently supported on the following series of switches:

• Cisco Catalyst 2960-L
• Cisco Catalyst Digital Building
• Cisco Catalyst 2960-C
• Cisco Catalyst 2960 Plus
• Cisco Catalyst 2960-X
• Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR
• Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX
• Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX

New models supported by Cisco CPC 1.5.0

No new hardware platforms or chassis models are included for support in this release.

New Features in Cisco CPC 1.5.0

Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst provides the following features in this release:

Table 1 New Features in Cisco CPC 1.5.0

Feature	Description
Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN)	Analyze network traffic passing through ports or VLANs using this feature. You can send a copy of the traffic to another port on the switch or on another switch that has been connected to a network analyzer or other monitoring device. For example, if you connect a Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) sensor appliance to a destination port, the IDS device can send TCP reset packets to close down the TCP session of a suspected attacker. Note RSPAN is not supported on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-L and Cisco Catalyst Digital Building switch.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).	Supports RIP to exchange routing information. The Cisco implementation of RIP Version 2 (RIPv2) supports plain text and message digest algorithm 5 (MD5) authentication, route summarization, classless inter-domain routing (CIDR), and variable-length subnet masks (VLSMs). With RIP, the largest possible width of your network is 15 hops. But, with EIGRP, it is increased to 100 hops, and the metric is large enough to support thousands of hops. It allows routing information to converge quickly and sends incremental updates when the state of a destination changes, instead of sending the entire contents of the routing table. So, it minimizes the bandwidth required for EIGRP packets. Therefore, it scales to large networks. Note EIGRP is not supported on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-L and Cisco Catalyst 2960-X switch.

System Requirements

The following table lists the system requirements for a PC running Cisco CPC including Web browser versions.

Downloading Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst

You can download Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst (Cisco CPC) as part of the Cisco IOS software image.

Cisco IOS Release Support

Table 3 Cisco IOS Software Image Files

Device	Supported Cisco IOS Release	Cisco IOS Software Image
Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches	Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1	cdb-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar
Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches	Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1	c2960l-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar
Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Series Switches	Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1	c2960x-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar
Cisco Catalyst for 2960 Plus Switches	Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1	c2960-lanbasek9-tar.152-6.E.tar c2960-lanlitek9-tar.152-6.E.tar
Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series Switches	Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1	c2960cx-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar
Cisco Catalyst 2960-C Series Switches	Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1	c2960c405-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar
Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series Switches	Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1	c3560cx-universalk9-tar.152-6.E.tar

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Note To determine the release of Cisco IOS software currently running on your Cisco device, log in to the device and enter the show version EXEC command. The second line of the display shows the version.

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Caveats

The following caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco Configuration Professional for Catalyst. Severity 1 caveats are the most serious caveats, severity 2 caveats are less serious, and severity 3 caveats are the least serious of these three severity levels.

Known Issues and Workaround

Certain web browsers might not display the contextual embedded help content due to enhanced security and privacy polices of Cisco. You can click the Help icon at the top-right corner or try a different browser.

Related Documentation

For related product documentation, see

• http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-2960-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
• http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-2960-c-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
• http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-2960-plus-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
• http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-2960-x-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
• http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-2960-xr-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
• http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-3560-cx-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
• http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-2960-cx-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html

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/c/en/us/td/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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