Table Of Contents
System Release Notes for IP Telephony:
Cisco Unified Communications System, Release 5.0Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express)
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express
Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses
Cisco Product Security Overview
Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco Technical Support Website
Definitions of Service Request Severity
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
System Release Notes for IP Telephony:
Cisco Unified Communications System, Release 5.0
Contents
•Cisco Product Security Overview
•Obtaining Technical Assistance
•Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Overview
It is standard methodology for Cisco Systems to perform system-wide testing of the Cisco Unified Communications family of products, supplementing the product-level testing performed on each Cisco Unified Communications product. This document provides release notes for the testing conducted on systems composed of Cisco voice gateways, routers, Catalyst switches, firewalls, IP phones and the following components:
•Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco Unified CallManager Express
•Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Edition)
•Cisco Unity (with Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 and IBM/Lotus Domino), Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express
•Cisco Unified MeetingPlace and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express
•Cisco Emergency Responder
•Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST)
•Cisco Fax Server
•Cisco videoconferencing multipoint control units (MCUs) and systems
•Cisco Unified Operations Manager
Note Many Cisco components have been renamed as part of the introduction of Cisco Unified Communications (for example, Cisco CallManager is now Cisco Unified CallManager or simply Unified CallManager). The new names are used throughout this document when describing the versions of the product tested as part of Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0. The old names may appear in sections that describe upgrading from previous versions.
The focus of this document is on the IP telephony components of Cisco Unified Communications system testing. IP contact center components have also been tested. For additional information on contact center testing, please see the System Test Architecture Reference Manual for Contact Center at: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/systems/unified/unified1/starmipc/
index.htmA major deliverable of the System Release and Cisco Unified Communications testing is a recommendation of compatible software releases that have been verified by the test for customers. The recommendations are not exclusive and are in addition to interoperability recommendations for each of the individual voice application or voice infrastructure products. See System Requirements for more information.
Tested Functionality
The system-wide testing of IP telephony functionality included the following:
•Upgrade of the following main components from IP Communications Systems Test Release 4.1 versions:
Note The versions listed below are the versions each component was upgraded to when upgrade testing was performed. The component may have been later upgraded to another version for the remainder of the system-level testing. See Software Version Matrix for the final versions that were tested during Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 testing.
–Cisco CallManager to Release 5.0(1)
–Cisco Unity with Microsoft Exchange 2000 from Release 4.0(5) to 4.1(1) and finally to Release 4.2(1) with Exchange 2000/2003 or IBM/Lotus Domino 6.5
–Cisco CallManager Express to Release 3.4(0)
–Cisco Unity Express to Release 2.2.0.9
–Cisco Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) to Release 3.4(0)
•A Multi-Site Distributed deployment made up of the following site models:
–Multi-Site Centralized, Clustering over the WAN with SRST
–Very Large Campus with Clustering over the WAN
–Large SIP Site
–Small Site
–Small-Campus SIP Site
–Small-Campus H.323 Site
–Non-Cisco CallManager Interoperability Site
–Cisco CallManager Interoperability Site
–Centralized TFTP Cluster Site
•Cisco Unified CallManager clustering over the WAN for redundancy, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
•New Cisco Unified CallManager appliance model that replaces the Microsoft Windows operating system-based approach for improved security and performance
•Hybrid SCCP (Skinny Call Control Protocol) and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) phone deployment
•Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0(2) (SIP/SCCP) and 4.1(x) (SCCP) interoperability
•Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0(2) interoperability with Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 and Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.1.11 (new addition to system test bed)
•Cisco Unity and Cisco Unity Connection (new addition to system test bed) support of SIP and SCCP phones
•Unity and Unity Connection SIP integration with Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(2)
•Cisco Emergency Responder
•Video telephony, including testing of third-party video endpoints (Tandberg and Polycom)
•SIP and H.323 Intercluster Trunks (ICT)
•Call processing security with SIP/SCCP phones and H.323 ICT trunks
•Fax support over VoIP networks using Cisco Fax Server 9.0, with H.323-T.38 interoperability and fax store/forward capabilities
•RSVP Call Admission Control (CAC) based on policy and bandwidth availability (both locations-based and gatekeeper-based)
•Singe number reach function of Cisco Unified MobilityManager
•Infrastructure security enforced by Cisco Catalyst Firewall Service Module (FSM) and Secure PIX Firewall devices
•Port security
•Cisco Unified CallManager Express and Cisco Unity Express integration
•Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Telephony for small sites
•Network management using Cisco Unified Operations Manager, replacing CiscoWorks IP Telephony Monitor (ITEM)
•Software upgrades managed by Resource Management Essentials (RME)
New and Changed Features
This release of Cisco Unified Communications includes the following new or upgraded significant components:
•Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0(2)
•Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express) Release 4.5(2)
•Cisco Unity 4.2(1)
•Cisco Unity Connection 1.1(1)SR1
•Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express 1.1.1.11
•Cisco Unified MobilityManager 1.2
•Cisco Unified Operations Manager 1.1
The following sections list the features of each new or upgraded component tested in this release.
Cisco Unified CallManager
Unified CallManager Release 5.0(2) includes the following changes and updates to functionality since Cisco CallManager Release 4.1(3):
•Runs as the Cisco Unified CallManager appliance model
•New security, administration platform, RSVP, and user license functionality and requirements
•SIP trunk- and line-side (endpoint) enhanced support for SIP phones
•Unified CallManager SIP integration to Cisco Unity where a SIP trunk is required for the SIP voice mail Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) to operate
•Support of next generation SIP phones as agent phones for use with Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express)
•Different installation framework including Basic Install, Upgrade during Install, and Operating System Upgrade
•Different storage architecture and access for Call Detail Records (CDR)
•The names of the publisher and subscribers have been changed:
–Publisher is called First node
–Subscriber is called subsequent node
•Cisco Unified CallManager Bulk Administration Tool is a new Unified CallManager Administration menu item. Previously, Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) was installed as a plugin and then run as a separate application within Unified CallManager.
•The new name for the backup and recovery mechanism is the Cisco Disaster Recovery System (DRS) which performs a cluster-level backup and restore. If the system crashes for any reason it can be restored back through DRS using backed up files.
•The following enhancements or changes have been made to server configurations:
–TFTP server—Support the ability to define a single TFTP server for all phones in multiple Unified CallManager clusters to retrieve their configuration files.
–DHCP server—The DHCP server provides addresses only for phones, not for all devices in the network.
–DNS server—Unified CallManager must be configured at the initial install for either DNS services or static IP Addressing only.
–Unified CallManager, Music on Hold (MOH), and Annunciator servers—Because of security requirements, you cannot add, copy, or delete these server configurations, which get automatically created at Unified CallManager installation.
–Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory server—The optional embedded LDAP server with DC Directory is no longer supported.
For a detailed description of these features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0(2) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_release_note09186a008062bd3b.html
Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express)
The following new or changed Cisco Customer Response Solutions features were tested as part of Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0:
•Administration and serviceability enhancements
•Installation procedure enhancements; CRS 4.5(2) in the Cisco Unified Communications contact center environment can only be handled as a "fresh" installation; upgrading from the previous CRS system is not supported.
Note However, it is possible upgrade from CRS 4.5(1)SR1 to CRS4.5(2).
•Increased maximum number of agents to 300
•Support for desktop silent monitoring
•Desktop recording enhancements
•Support for consult transfer with ability to detect Busy/Ring No Answer
•Nuance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) software option
For a more detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco Customer Response Solutions 4.5(2) at:
http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps6879/c1178/ccmigration_09186a008063b195.pdf
Cisco Unity
The following new or changed Cisco Unity features were tested as part of the Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0:
•Support for clients controlled by Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0(2) servers
•Support for SIP trunks between sites
•SIP line-side signaling
•Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) only integration
•Multiple cluster integration
•Dual integration
•Supervise Transfer and Release Transfer across SIP trunks and ICT for Unity configured for Dual Integration.
•Subscriber Phone System Associations Tool
•Call Handler-Phone System Associations Tool
•Selected features from the Conversation Enhancements
•Cisco Unity Permissions wizard updates
•Post Greeting Recording
•Changes to how messages containing text are handled
For a more detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco Unity Release 4.2(1) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_release_note09186a008061eb25.html
Cisco Unity Connection
The following new or changed Cisco Unity Connection features were tested as part of the Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0:
•Simplified installation
•Support for Cisco Unity Assistant
•Support for Unity VoiceMail without Microsoft Exchange or Active Directory
•Multiple integration with Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0, Cisco CallManager Release 4.1, and Cisco Unified CallManager Express
•Voice-enabled messaging
•Personalized call-routing rules
•Support for alternate greeting
•Support for broadcast messaging
•Support for private and secure messaging
•Filter-based message locator
•Support for Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) for checking e-mail messages in Unity
•Enhanced scalability up to 96 port / 10,000 user capacity
•New report generation platform
For a more detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco Unity Connection 1.1(1) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6509/prod_release_notes_list.html
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express was included in the system-level testing effort for the first time as part of Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0. There are no new features in Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.1.11, the version tested. Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1 provided the following features:
•Voice and web conferencing, including reservationless meetings
•Web-based meeting scheduling
•Web-based administration and configuration
•Phone and in-meeting session features
•Cisco Unified IP Phone features
•Ability to record phone meetings and retrieve them from the web
•E-mail notifications
•Billing and reports
For a more detailed description of features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1 at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6533/prod_release_note09186a00805a4d1c.html
Cisco Unified MobilityManager
The following new or changed Cisco Unified MobilityManager features were tested as part of Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0:
•Single number reach
•Simultaneous desktop ringing
•Desktop call pickup
•Single enterprise voice mail box
•Enterprise dial tone
•Caller ID
•Call tracing
•Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) support
•Cell phone pickup
For a more detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco MobilityManager at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6567/prod_release_notes_list.html
System Requirements
This section provides information about the software versions of the Cisco and third-party components and the firmware versions of the Cisco IP phones used in system-wide testing of Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0. This section contains the following information:
Deployment Considerations
The tables in this section list the recommended software and firmware releases based on Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0. Note that not every rebuild is tested as part of Cisco Unified Communications. Therefore, additional regression testing in a customer or Cisco-specific certification lab is recommended before deployment.
When deploying IP Communications in a customer environment, please remember the following:
•At the minimum, customers should deploy the software release recommended in these tables.
•For CSA, customers should use the latest engine and policy release. CSA 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 IOS, 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's product components before moving it to a production environment.
Software Version Matrix
Table 1 lists the software release versions of both Cisco and third-party components used in the Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 system test.
Table 1 Software Release Versions in Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 for IP Telephony
Component Release VersionCisco Unified CallManager
5.0(2)
Cisco Unified CallManager—Operating System
Bundled with Unified CallManager
Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express)
4.5(2)
Cisco Customer Response Solutions—Cisco IP Telephony Operating System
2000.4.2SR3
Cisco Emergency Responder
1.3.1
Cisco Emergency Responder—Cisco IP Telephony Operating System
2000.4.2SR3
Cisco Unity, TSP
4.2(1), 8.1(2)
Cisco Unity—Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003
Cisco Unity—IBM Lotus Domino1
6.5 with DUC 1.2.3
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server
5.3.0.32
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace IP Gateway
5.2.1.20
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing
5.3.333
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Gateway SIM
5.2.0.46
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Video Integration
5.3.0.13
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Outlook
5.3.0.138
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace MeetingTime
5.3.0.28
Cisco Unified CallManager Express
3.4(0)/IOS 12.4(6)T
Cisco Unity Express
2.2.1
Cisco Unity Connection
1.1(1)SR1 ES12 (for SIP integration)
1.1(1)SR1 (for SCCP only integration)Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express
1.1.1.11
Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST)
3.4(0)
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) 35111
4.1.9
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing MCU 3540
4.2.10
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Enhanced Media Processor (EMP) Module
4.2.8 and 4.2.8.1
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Gateway 3521 (ISDN BRI)1
4.0.0.40
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Gateway 3526 (ISDN PRI)1
4.0.0.40
Cisco 1760 (voice/data gateway)1
12.4(6)T
Cisco 2610XM, 2611XM, 2620XM, 2621XM, 2650XM, 2651XM, 2691 (router)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 2801, 2821, 2851, 3825, 3845 (router, voice/data gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3745 (gatekeeper)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3725, 3745 (voice/data gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3725, 3745, 3825 (SRTP2 and Secure SRST gateways)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 7206 (voice/data gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco Catalyst 3550 (access switch)
12.2(25)SEC2
Cisco Catalyst 3560 (access switch)
12.2(25r)SE1 -3560
Cisco Catalyst 3750 (data center switch)
12.2(25)SEC2
Cisco Catalyst 4506 (access switch)1
12.2(20)EWA(3.86)
Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509 (voice access switch, supervisor 2 / MSFC2)
CatOS 8.4(3) / 12.2(17d)SXB9
Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509 (core switch, supervisor 720)
IOS 12.2(18)SXE4 (native-mode)
Cisco Catalyst Communications Media Module (CMM)
12.4(4)T1
Cisco Catalyst Firewall Service Module (FWSM)
3.1(1)
Cisco Catalyst 6608, 6624 (voice gateway)
Bundled with Unified CallManager
See Firmware Version MatrixCisco VG224 (analog voice gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco VG248 (analog voice gateway)
1.3(1)ES8.2
Cisco ATA 186,188 (analog telephony adaptor)
Bundled with Unified CallManager
See Firmware Version MatrixCisco Security Agent for Unified CallManager—Engine/Policy
4.5.1(652.1)
Cisco Security Agent for Cisco Emergency Responder—Engine/Policy
4.5.1.639-2.0.3
Cisco Security Agent for Cisco Customer Response Solutions—Engine/Policy
4.5.1.639-2.0.3
Cisco Security Agent for Cisco Unity—Engine/Policy
4.5.1.639-2.0.2
Cisco Fax Server
9.0
Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 535
7.0(4)5
Cisco SIP Proxy Server
2.2.1.11
Cisco Unified Operations Manager (formerly CiscoWorks ITEM)
1.1
Cisco Resource Management Essentials (RME)
4.0.3
Cisco Unified IP Phones models 7905G, 7911G, 7912G, 7920, 7935, 7940G, 7941G 7960G, 7961G, 7970G, 7971G
Bundled with Unified CallManager
See Firmware Version MatrixCisco Unified VT Advantage
1.0(2)
Cisco IP Communicator
2.0(1a)
Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) 1200G
12.3(8)JA
Cisco Unified MobilityManager
1.2.0.1-5
McAfee Anti-virus
Enterprise 8.0.0 Patch Version: 11
Polycom VSX7000 (H.323 and SIP video endpoint)
8.0.3 (H.323), 8.5Beta (SIP)
Tandberg 7985 (SCCP video endpoint)
4.0(2)
Tandberg 990 MXP (H.323 and SIP video endpoint)
F4.0 (H.323), F4.1Beta1 (SIP)
Tandberg T1000 (SCCP video endpoint)
I2.1
Tandberg T1000 MXP (H.323, SCCP and SIP video endpoint)
F4.0 (H.323), M2.1 (SCCP),
F4.1Beta1 (SIP)
1 Tested in EUEM site models only during Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 system testing.
2 SRTP supported for MGCP gateways only (not on H.323 or SIP gateways).
Firmware Version Matrix
Table 2 lists the firmware versions of the Cisco Unified IP Phones, analog adaptors, voice gateways and conference bridges used in the Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 system test.
Table 2 Firmware Versions for Cisco Devices in Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 for IP Telephony
Component SCCP Firmware Version SIP Firmware VersionCisco Unified IP Phone 7902G1
CP7905080001SCCP051117A
—
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7905G2
CP7905080001SCCP051117A
CP7905080000SIP060111A
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911G2
SCCP11.8-0-2SR1S
SIP11.8-0-2SR1S
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7912G2
CP7905080001SCCP051117A
CP7905080000SIP060111A
Cisco Unified IP Phone 79202
CMTERM_7920.4.0-02-01
—
Cisco Unified IP Phone 79352
P00503011300
—
Cisco Unified IP Phone 79362
CMTERM_7936.3-3-10-0
—
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G
P00308000100
P0S3-08-2-00
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7941G-GE3
SCCP41.8-0-2SR1S
SIP41.8-0-2SR1S
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G
P00308000100
P0S3-08-2-00
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G-GE
SCCP41.8-0-2SR1S
SIP41.8-0-2SR1S
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G
SCCP70.8-0-2SR1S
SIP70.8-0-2SR1S
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7971G-GE
SCCP70.8-0-2SR1S
SIP70.8-0-2SR1S
Cisco ATA 186, 188 (analog telephony adaptor)2
ATA030202SCCP051201A
—
Cisco Catalyst 6608 (voice gateway)2
D004040000224
Cisco Conference Bridge WS-X66082
C001040000014
1 Phone model tested in EUEM site models only during Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 system testing.
2 Device not tested for SRST failover during Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 system testing.
3 SRST failover tested on phone model with SIP firmware load installed only, not with SCCP firmware load.
4 Only endpoints such as IP phones and analog telephone adaptors have separate firmware loads to support SCCP or SIP protocols; gateways and conference bridges do not.
Related Documentation
The following URLs provide access to documentation for related products:
•Cisco Unified Communications:
http://www.cisco.com/go/unified-techinfo•Voice documentation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/tsd_products_support_category_home.html•Cisco Unified CallManager:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified CallManager Express:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Edition):
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1846/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Emergency Responder:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps842/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unity:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unity Express:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5520/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unity Connection:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6509/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified MeetingPlace:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6533/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified MobilityManager:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6567/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST):
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/
ps2169/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Security Agents:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5057/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified Operations Manager:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6535/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•CiscoWorks Remote Management Essentials:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2073/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Fax Server:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6178/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Servers:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco SIP Proxy Server:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2157/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified Videoconferencing products:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/video/ps1870/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco 2600 Series Routers:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco 2800 Series Routers/Voice Gateways:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5854/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco 3700 Series Voice Gateways/Gatekeepers:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps282/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco 7200 Series Voice Gateways:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Access Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series Access Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5528/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series Data Center Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5023/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Catalyst 6600 Series Voice Gateways:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/
tsd_products_support_eol_series_home.html•Cisco VG224/248 Analog Voice Gateways:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/gatecont/ps2250/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco ATA 186/188 Analog Telephone Adaptors:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/gatecont/ps514/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified 7900 Series IP Phones:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Unified VT Advantage:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5662/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco IP Communicator:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5475/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 T:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/tsd_products_support_series_home.htmlInstall and Upgrade Notes
The components in these release notes, including the platforms tested, are discussed in the System Test Architecture Reference Manual for IP Telephony at: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/systems/unified/unified1/starmipt/index.htm
See this content for the specific versions of the components tested and links to relevant documentation for installation and configuration procedures.
Upgrade information for components that have been tested and verified during system testing is discussed in the System Upgrade Manual at: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/systems/unified/unified1/sum/index.htm
For additional information on specific hardware recommendations or bills of material for each product, see the System Requirements section.
Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses
The following are links to the latest software upgrades and licenses for Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 components:
•Go to http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-voice.shtml to download the software for the following products:
–Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco Unified CallManager Express
–Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Edition)
–Cisco Unity, Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express
–Cisco Unified MeetingPlace and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express
–Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST)
–Voice endpoints such as Unified IP Phones, Cisco IP Communicator and Cisco Unified VT Advantage
•Cisco IOS routers and gateways: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml
•Catalyst switches:
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/MDFTree.x?butype=switches•Wireless products: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml
•Firewalls and security modules: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ciscosecure.shtml
•Network management software: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/cw2000/lan-planner.shtml
•Cisco Agent Desktop Web Licensing Site: http://209.46.83.138/sws/WebLicensingInitial/InitialLicensePage.html
•Cisco Unity Connection License Files:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6509/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a008055e1f6.html#wp1041859•Product Upgrade Tool (for ordering CD's of new major/minor releases):
http://tools.cisco.com/gct/Upgrade/jsp/index.jspLimitations and Restrictions
This section includes the following topics:
If you have an account with Cisco.com, you can 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 Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for IP telephony.
Call Transfer/Call Forward No Reply, transfer PINX not acting as rerouting PINX for Call Reroute (CSCec03076)
Symptom
When a user performs a blind transfer for an incoming Q.SIG call to a secondary destination across a Q.SIG trunk and the secondary destination is forwarded to another number, the call forward may fail. The call originator may hear a re-order or busy tone indicating that the call forward has failed, or the call may continue to ring the secondary destination.
Condition
This problem only occurs when the user initiating the call transfer is registered on an Unified CallManager, and the secondary destination is registered on a PBX that supports Q.SIG call diversion by call reroute. The PBX for the secondary destination must invoke Q.SIG call reroute for the call and the secondary destination PBX must not support forward switching for call reroute failures.
Note If the PBX for the secondary destination is an Unified CallManager, this problem will NOT occur.
Workaround
None.
Cisco Emergency Responder backup failed to copy callhistory>*.csv file (CSCef35391)
Symptom:
Cisco Emergency Responder Backup failed to copy callhistory\*.csv file
Condition:
Cisco Emergency Responder Backup gives the following error:
[Error]: Failed to copy \\ipaddress\C$\Program Files\CiscoSystems\Ciscoer\Callhistory\*.Csv. File not copied to destination folder.[Error]: Failed to backup CallHistory folder.Workaround:
The errors are cosmetic, ignore them.
DSCP values incorrectly marked through NM-HDV (CSCeh00460/CSCsb95148)
Symptom:
When using an NM-HDV for conferencing or transcoding, DSCP values are marked with a value of 44 instead of the expected value of 46 (ef).
Conditions:
In general for Quality of Service (QoS), all Cisco voice components should mark DSCP as "ef" when they transmit RTP/IP traffic. NM-HDV has a feature limitation, which cannot mark DSCP value as "ef" for RTP/IP traffic when it is used as a conference call bridge.
Workaround:
You can mark the packets using class-based marking (based on port range 16384-32767) and apply on the outbound interface as follows:
class-map match-all matchipmatch ip rtp 16383 16383policy-map ippolicyclass matchipset dscp efYou can use other methods such as "auto qos untrust" to mark RTP/IP packets as DSCP=ef.
Cisco Unified CallManager does not support static codec G.726r32 on a SIP trunk (CSCsb92419)
Symptom:
Calls made to Unified CallManager fail if the audio codec type selected is G.726r16, G.726r24, or G.726r32.
Conditions:
This can happen when G.726 is selected as the codec type in the voip dial-peer for the following gateways: H.323, SIP, or MGCP.
Workaround:
Select another codec type such as G.711ulaw, G.711alaw, G.729, or G.723.
BAT.xlt Device and Line fields should match the Cisco Unified CallManager phone fields (CSCsb96065)
Symptom:
BAT.xlt does not exactly match the Device and Line fields that are listed on the Unified CallManager Admin Page.
Conditions:
This occurs when you have to add multiple phone devices using the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT).
Workaround:
When adding phones using BAT, check the Unified CallManager Admin Page to verify that you are adding the correct data to the appropriate fields.
Job Configuration Page does not automatically update (CSCsb96526)
Symptom:
When verifying the status of a scheduled BAT job, the Job configuration status page does not automatically get updated.
Conditions:
Whenever the Bulk Administration Tool is used to schedule a BAT job.
Workaround:
Press the Refresh button on the web browser page.
Multicast Music-On-Hold not supported by SIP gateway (CSCsc30731)
Symptom:
In the current release of IOS, the SIP gateway does not support multicast music- on-hold (MOH). The SIP gateway cannot stream RTP traffic when MOH is configured to multicast.
When examining the traffic, it is observed that the SIP gateway receives the pre-allocated MTP information, but does not create a new MediaConnect to connect with the MOH server.
Conditions:
Call Flow: PSTN > SIP Gateway (Multicast MOH and MTP enabled) > IP Phone > Hold
When the call flow is as above and:
1. Multicast MOH is enabled on the Unified CallManager and the call is placed on hold; after a period of silence, the call is terminated.
2. Media Termination Point (MTP) is enabled and the MTP receives an ICMP (port unreachable) error from the SIP gateway; the RTP stream is terminated on the MTP.
Workaround:
None. The multicast feature for IOS will be supported in a future release.
Change Registration Request to gatekeeper interval setting to 30 seconds (instead of 30 minutes) (CSCsc68518)
Symptom:
Registration Requests (RRQ) from Unified MeetingPlace Express are usually sent in 30-second intervals. However, the default timing for the RRQs is currently set at 30 minutes. As a result, any changes made to the Unified MeetingPlace Express H.323 configuration may not applied up to 30 minutes later, when the next Registration Request (RRQ) is sent out to the gatekeeper.
Conditions:
Only applicable for Unified MeetingPlace Express deployments where a gatekeeper is configured as the primary H.323 interface.
Workaround:
The timer which defines the interval is hard-coded and cannot be reconfigured. You can quickly apply new H323 parameter settings by restarting the application, which forces a re-registration of Unified MeetingPlace Express with its gatekeeper and results in service downtime.
Unity Connection needs an adaptive packet interval algorithm (CSCsc79956)
Symptom:
Remote endpoint sends RTP packets at a different packet interval than requested by Unity Connection. Unity Connection appears to record a message, but no message is actually recorded. Unity Connection discards the RTP packets and voicemail is not saved.
Conditions:
Unity Connection and remote endpoints are configured to send and receive RTP packets at different packet intervals. This problem is seen with remote endpoints that only send RTP packets at one interval or do not use the requested interval time.
Workaround:
Manually configure the remote endpoints and Unity Connection to have an identical packet interval time.
Default number of ports do not override maximum number of ports for Reservationless meeting (CSCsc82982)
Symptom:
The user is able to schedule Reservationless meetings with more users than specified in the "Maximum ports per meeting for Reservationless" parameter in the System Configuration > Meeting Configuration page in the Unified MeetingPlace Express Administration Center.
Conditions:
Even though the maximum number of ports for a Reservationless meeting are set to less than the default number of ports per meeting, the default number of ports are still available for use by the user.
Workaround:
The administrator should set the default number of ports per meeting to a value that will limit the maximum number of ports used for the Reservationless meeting.
Cisco Emergency Responder does not display phone protocol information under Phone Type (CSCsc99954)
Symptom:
The phones being tracked in Cisco Emergency Responder do not display the phone protocol type under the Phone Type field in Switch Port Details under ERL Membership on the Cisco Emergency Responder Administration Page.
Conditions:
This happens when polling the phones being tracked in the Cisco Emergency Responder.
Workaround:
Check the phone type in the Unified CallManager Administration > Device > Phone Page.
Cisco Unified Operations Manager cannot discover device with netmask 255.255.255.252 (CSCsd20474)
Symptom:
Cisco Unified Operations Manager cannot discover a device with the netmask of "255.255.255.252." The data collector times out with the following error message "Qualified Access Address Not Found."
Conditions:
Cisco Unified Operations Manager cannot discover a device with the netmask 255.255.255.252, because this is usually the IP address given to the serial interface. Cisco Unified Operations Manager cannot perform an SNMP query and get the device information using this IP address.
Workaround:
None. It is recommended that you configure the device with an Ethernet IP address so that the Cisco Unified Operations Manager can monitor the device.
See the "Discovery Configuration Files" chapter of the Network Connectivity Monitor IP Discovery Guide at: http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps6046/c1626/ccmigration_09186a00802e24a1.pdf
where it says for the AccessAddressFormat parameter that the "IP address of type GENERIC must not have a netmask of 255.255.255.252."
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express SNMP status returns "snmpri is stopped" message when running (CSCsd23447)
Symptom:
The user receives a status of "snmpri is stopped" when checking the SNMP service status using the mpx_snmp command from the Unified MeetingPlace Express CLI. This message is misleading because the SNMP services are still running.
Condition:
[root@sfo-ord-mpx1-7835 mpxadmin]# sudo /etc/init.d/mpx_snmp statusMeetingPlace SNMP/R is running...snmpri is stopped
[root@sfo-ord-mpx1-7835 mpxadmin]# sudo /etc/init.d/mpx_snmp restartRestarting MeetingPlace SNMP/R... Stopping MeetingPlace SNMP/R: [OK] Starting MeetingPlace SNMP/R: [OK]
[root@sfo-ord-mpx1-7835 mpxadmin]# sudo /etc/init.d/mpx_snmp statusMeetingPlace SNMP/R is running...snmpri is stopped
Workaround:
None.
Third-party SIP Unified IP Phone failover/failback is not supported (CSCsd32615)
Symptom:
Failover/failback mechanism for third-party SIP Unified IP Phones is not supported.
Condition:
Third-party SIP cannot be configured using DNS SRV query for failover or failback if either of the following occurs:
•Primary Unified CallManager goes down or is inaccessible
•Cluster FQDN parameter under Enterprise Parameters in already used
The third-party SIP Unified IP Phone goes into an unregistered state.
Workaround:
Use Cluster FQDN field under System > Enterprise Parameters to configure SRV record on the phone.
No email notification when disconnecting standby Cisco Emergency Responder from network (CSCsd33512)
Symptom:
When the standby Cisco Emergency Responder server is disconnected from the network; the primary Cisco Emergency Responder realizes this because of the heart-beat miss; but does not inform the network administrator of the disconnected status via an email.
Conditions:
The standby Cisco Emergency Responder is disconnected in the network.
Workaround:
Manually monitor the Event Viewer logs or system-generated logs for email to verify that the standby Cisco Emergency Responder is connected and operational in the network.
Stopping meeting room music when using Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express with SIP Integration to Cisco Unified CallManager (CSCsd35417)
Symptom:
When dialing in via SIP integration with Unified CallManager and the first user in a meeting presses the star (*) key once, the meeting room music restarts after stopping.
Conditions:
A user dials into a meeting using SIP integration with Unified MeetingPlace Express and Unified CallManager.
Workaround:
If the user happens to be the first user in the meeting, they must press the star (*) key on the phone twice to stop the meeting room music.
Cisco Unified CallManager/Cisco Unified CallManager Express calls via IP-to-IP Gateway with/without ECS support (CSCsd42645)
Symptom:
When an IP-to-IP gateway is configured without ECS support, calls made from an Unified CallManager to an Unified CallManager Express via the IP-to-IP gateway, which are then forwarded or transferred to another Unified CallManager or Unified CallManager Express, are successful.
However, when a call from an Unified CallManager forwards or transfers via the IP-to-IP gateway to an Unified CallManager Express or another Unified CallManager, the call fails on transfer. If ECS support is turned on in the IP-to-IP gateway, the Unified CallManager forwarded or transferred call works; but the Unified CallManager Express forwarded or transferred call fails.
Conditions:
Unified CallManager in this case uses QSIG Path replacement after the call has been transferred or forwarded. H.450 is used between Unified CallManager Express and the IP-to-IP gateways.
Workaround:
In Unified CallManager, configure MTP as "required" on the H.225 trunk to the Gatekeeper and IP-to-IP gateway. In the IP-to-IP gateway, remove the "emptycapability" parameter.
Note Use the above workaround if video calls are not used between Unified CallManager clusters via the IP-to-IP gateways.
If video calls between Unified CallManager clusters are required, implement the following procedures for each cluster in addition to the above workaround:
1. Add a second gatekeeper-controlled H.225 trunk to the gatekeeper and configure the second trunk the same identically to the first trunk.
2. Disable MTP on the second trunk and choose an alternate tech prefix.
3. Configure Unified CallManager to route all video calls through this second trunk.
4. Configure the gatekeeper to support the new tech prefix without routing the call via the IP-to-IP gateway. The gatekeeper should route all calls from remote zones to the new trunk using the new tech prefix.
5. Make sure that you perform the above procedures for each Unified CallManager cluster.
6. If RSVP is enabled between the Unified CallManager clusters, provide additional, similarly configured IP-to-IP gateways (include the "emptycapability" CLI parameter).
7. Configure the gatekeeper to route all video calls using the new tech prefix via the new IP-to-IP gateways.
Resetting CFwdALL on Cisco Unified IP Phones does not produce correct tone (CSCsd56104)
Symptom:
When the CFwdALL setting on the Cisco Unified IP Phone is reset, the two short beeps that indicate that the redirected number has been released are not heard. However, the redirected number correctly disappears from the phone display.
Conditions:
This happens with the current release of SIP Cisco Unified IP Phones 7941, 7961, and 7971.
Workaround:
None.
Device limit restricted only to 300 devices from DCR to Cisco Unified Operations Manager (CSCsd56612)
Symptom:
The number of devices imported from Device Credentials (DCR) to Unified Operations Manager was restricted to only 300, even though the number of devices was higher and the mode was set to automatic.
Conditions:
This problem occurred when upgrading from an evaluation license to a medium license for a medium-sized network.
Workaround:
When upgrading your license from either an evaluation version, or from lower device limit to a higher limit, you must restart the daemon manager.
If the daemon manager is not restarted, the new device limits will not take effect and the system status reports will not show the correct information.
Dialout MWI is not available as enable/disable option with Unity SIP Integration (CSCsd57872)
Symptom:
With Unified CallManager SIP Trunk Integration to Cisco Unity, Dialout MWI is not available as an option on the Ports tab in the Cisco Unity Telephony Integration Manager (UTIM). Dialout MWI cannot be enabled or disabled as discussed in Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0 SIP Trunk Integration Guide for Cisco Unity 4.2 at:
Conditions:
This is applicable only for SIP integration with Unity.
Workaround:
None.
Certificate Authority Proxy Function (CAPF) logging requires service restart (CSCsd62658)
Symptom:
CAPF detailed trace is not available.
Conditions:
Platform serviceability logging level is set to "Detailed" for troubleshooting purposes.
Workaround:
Stop and restart the CAPF service via the Platform Serviceability interface.
Insufficient trace detail for authentication failure cause (CSCsd64393)
Symptom:
CAPF authentication fails during a detailed trace and does provide information about the cause of failure.
Conditions:
Cause unknown.
Workaround:
Additional sniffer trace capture may be required.
Data Migration Assistant (DMA) did not modify phone services configuration parameters in Unified CallManager upgrade (CSCsd66072)
Symptom:
After upgrading to Unified CallManager using the Data Migration Assistant (DMA) utility, pressing the Services button on an Unified IP phone does not activate Services.
In addition, the Phone URL Parameters under Enterprise Parameters Configuration in the upgraded version of Unified CallManager remain unchanged and are identical to those in the previous release. The DMA utility did not modify the parameters to the format required by the latest release.
Conditions:
This problem is seen after upgrading Unified CallManager to the latest release using the DMA.
Workaround:
Reconfigure the Phone URL Parameters under Enterprise Parameters Configuration in Unified CallManager.
Cisco Unified CallManager SIP and H.225 trunks do not initialize after cluster restart (CSCsd67486)
Symptom:
After a cluster restart, some SIP trunks fail to initialize and go into service. When calls are placed on these SIP trunks that failed to initialize, a "500 Internal Server Error" is immediately sent back to the call originator.
Conditions:
This problem is encountered in a deployment with a large number of H.323 gateways, configured devices, and SIP Trunks. After an upgrade, some of the SIP trunks may fail to initialize due to timing out while waiting for the database to receive the configuration data.
Workaround:
Resetting the SIP trunks that have failed to initialize will restore the service on these trunks.
Resolved Caveats
This section lists severity 1, 2, and selected 3 caveats that are resolved now but the fix may not be included in the recommended component versions of Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for IP telephony.
In the Identifier column, click on the linked caveat number to go to the Bug Toolkit and determine the software version in which the fix is included (in the First Fixed-In Version field).
Open Caveats
This section lists known severity 1, 2, and selected 3 caveats related to the testing of IP telephony components in Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0 and previous releases, which were not resolved at the time this document was written.
In the Identifier column, click on the linked caveat number to go to the Bug Toolkit and determine the software version in which the fix is to be included (in the First Fixed-In Version field).
1 This defect will be resolved and fixed in a future IOS Release (12.4(6)T1) scheduled to be available in mid-May, 2006. Customers requiring an immediate fix and unable to wait for IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 should contact their TAC representative who can provide them access to an engineering special which addresses the problem.
2 This defect will be resolved and fixed in a future IOS Release (12.4(6)T3) scheduled to be available in June, 2006. Customers requiring an immediate fix and unable to wait for IOS Release 12.4(6)T3 should contact their TAC representative who can provide them access to an engineering special which addresses the problem.
Troubleshooting
This section includes important troubleshooting information, tips, and recommendations related to the testing of Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for IP telephony. For additional information, see the troubleshooting information at: http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipt1/Introduction_to_Troubleshooting.htm
Documentation Updates
•Technical Information Site—The Technical Information Sites are your one-stop location for all system-level documentation, resources, and training. The sites are specific to IP telephony or contact center system applications.
–Cisco Unified Communications System for IP Telephony Release 5.0:
http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipt1/index.htm–Cisco Unified Communications System for Contact Center Release 5.0: http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipcc1/index.htm
•System Upgrade Manual—The content has been updated to reflect the new upgrade path to Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0. The content also discusses new upgrade strategies and upgrade considerations to be aware of for various components as you perform the upgrade. Additional information about the upgrade of the contact center test beds has been added.
•System Test Architecture Reference Manual for IP Telephony—The content has been updated to include Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 features and functionality. Changes include updated deployment and site models, topology diagrams, and links to related documentation.
•Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 System Test Results—Test results of the IP telephony system testing are now available in an Excel spreadsheet at: http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipt1/System_Test_Results.htm
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