Contents
- Overview
- Documentation Changes
- Tested Functionality
- Feature Testing
- Upgrade Paths
- New and Changed Features
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Cisco Business Edition
- Cisco TelePresence
- Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series
- Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS)
- Cisco Expressway Series
- Cisco Emergency Responder
- Cisco Unified Attendant Console
- Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
- Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
- Cisco Unity Connection
- Cisco Unity Express
- Cisco DX Series
- Cisco TelePresence Integrator C/System EX/MX/SX Series
- Cisco TelePresence IX5000
- Cisco Unified IP Phone Support
- Cisco Jabber for Windows
- Cisco Jabber for Mac
- Cisco IOS Extended Maintenance Deployment 15.4MT
- System Requirements
- End-of-Sale Components
- Deployment Considerations
- Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses
- Component Versions
- Related Documentation
- System Documentation
- Managed Services Documentation
- Product Documentation
- Limitations and Restrictions
- Important Notes
- Limiting Media to IPv4-only on Dual Stack Unity Connection
- Enabling/Disabling SSO on Unity Connection Causes Memory Leak in Tomcat
- [XE 3.15] FPI Hung Session and Call Disconnect for TMR_EXP
- Unity Connection Admin Web UI and Voicemail Service Outage
- SIP Best Effort Early Offer Feature Setting Changes
- Missing Information for Allow Multiple Codecs in Answer SDP
- Secure SIP Trunk Security Profile Considerations
- Call Preservation Not Supported on Cisco VCS in Mobile and Remote Access Deployment
- Cisco TelePresence TC Software Does Not Attempt Re-provision When Clustered Cisco VCS-E Fails
- Show Connection Status Not Updated After Unified Communications Manager Failover for Jabber in Mobile and Remote Access Deployment
- Open Caveats
- Troubleshooting
- Documentation and Service Requests
First Published: May 22, 2014
Last Updated: June 24, 2014
Overview
As part of its standard methodology Cisco Systems performs system-wide testing of Cisco Collaboration products to supplement the product-level testing performed on each Collaboration product.
Note
Not all Collaboration System product release versions may be available at the same time. For latest product version availability, see individual product support pages at Support and Downloads.A major deliverable of the Systems Release and Cisco Collaboration Systems testing is a recommendation of compatible software releases that have been verified by the testing teams. The recommendations are not exclusive and are in addition to interoperability recommendations for each of the individual voice application or voice infrastructure products.
For information about component software releases for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1), see System Requirements. Software compatibility data for this release is available from the new Cisco Collaboration Systems Compatibility Matrix.
Note
Software compatibility data for all Cisco Collaboration Systems releases prior to 10.5(1) is available from the Cisco Collaboration Systems Compatibility Tool.
This document focuses on the collaboration components of Cisco Collaboration Systems testing. Information about contact center components that were tested for Cisco Collaboration Systems is available at: http://cisco.com/go/unified-techinfo.
This document provides release notes for the testing conducted on systems including the following types of components:
Call control components, such as Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service, Cisco Business Edition, and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express.
- Conferencing components, such as Cisco TelePresence Management Suite, Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension, Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Extension for Microsoft Exchange, Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR) Cloud, Cisco TelePresence Server, Cisco TelePresence Conductor and Cisco TelePresence MCU series.
Enterprise Edge components such as Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server, Cisco Expressway Series, and Cisco Unified Border Element.
Server applications, such as Cisco Emergency Responder and Cisco Unified Attendant Consoles.
Cloud Applications such as Cisco WebEx Meetings Server and Cisco WebEx Meeting Center.
Voicemail and Messaging components, such as Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express.
Endpoint components, such as Cisco TelePresence IX5000, Cisco DX70, Cisco DX80, Cisco Desktop Collaboration Experience DX650, Cisco TelePresence System EX Series, Cisco TelePresence System 500-32, Cisco TelePresence Integrator C Series, Cisco TelePresence MX Series, Cisco TelePresence SX Series, Cisco IP Phone 8800 Key Expansion Module, Cisco Virtualization Experience Media Engine (VXME) for SUSE Linux, Cisco Jabber Software Development Kit , Cisco WebEx Meetings Android, and Cisco WebEx Meetings iOS.
Service Management applications, such as Cisco Prime License Manager, Cisco Prime Collaboration (Provisioning and Assurance), and Cisco Prime Collaboration (Deployment).
Communications infrastructure gateway components such as Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony, Cisco Unified Enhanced Survivable Remote Site Telephony, Cisco VG200 Analog Voice Gateway Series, Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adapter, and Communications infrastructure routers such as Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISR).
Documentation Changes
The following updates have been made to Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) documentation.
Document
Date
Change
Collaboration System Release Notes for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1)
Feb 11, 2015
Added new open caveat: CSCus77286.
Collaboration System Release Notes for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1)
January 30, 2015
Added new open caveat: CSCus68609.
Collaboration System Release Notes for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1)
January 27, 2015
Added new features tested. Updated new and changed feature details for components with new release versions.Added new open caveat: CSCus30693 and removed fixed caveat: CSCur79657.
Note See the Collaboration Systems Compatibility Matrix for the latest 10.6 component versions.
System Release Notes for Contact Center: Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1)
January 27, 2015
Added new open caveats.
Tested Functionality
Feature Testing
The system-wide testing of collaboration functionality for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) included the following features:
Single Sign-On for Remote Users
Managed File Transfer
TelePresence Server Cascade
Single Deployment Model for On-Premise Conferencing
Collaboration Meeting Rooms Across Premises
Single Sign-On with Cisco WebEx Meeting Server
Cisco WebEx Meeting Server Multi-Data Center
Consistent Encryption Status and Participant Names
ISR 4451-X gateway for PSTN, RSVP, and Media Resources
IPv6 SIP Line and Trunks
Cisco Emergency Responder
Upgrade Paths
The system-wide functionality testing of Collaboration products for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) included the following upgrade path:
New and Changed Features
Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) integrates telephony, conferencing (voice and web), and messaging products for enterprise IP customers in a variety of deployment models using SIP and SCCP endpoints over IP networks. The end-to-end system release for enterprise Cisco Collaboration is centered on the latest Cisco Unified Communications Manager release.
The following sections provide brief overviews of new and enhanced features, and links to release note documentation, for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) major components.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 10.5(2) and IM and Presence Service includes new features and changes to functionality in the following areas:
Information Assurance Features
Update to Default Threshold for Failed Logon Attempts
Control of Security Status
Touchless Installation for Virtual Machine
IM and Presence Service Integration
CLI Commands
Single Sign-On Updates
Upgrade and Migration Paths
Increased Capacity of IP Voice Media Streaming Application and Expanded MOH Audio Source
AES 256 Encryption Support for TLS and SIP SRTP
IM and Presence Service Stream Management
IM and Presence Service Managed File Transfer
For detailed information about changes, see Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Release 10.5(2).
Cisco Business Edition
Cisco Business Edition 6000
Cisco Business Edition 6000 Software Preload Summaries and application-specific release notes are available at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/unified-communications/business-edition-6000/products-release-notes-list.html
Cisco Business Edition 7000
For Cisco Business Edition 7000 information, go to Cisco Business Edition 7000 Software Downloads, Release and General Information.
Cisco TelePresence
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (Cisco TMS) 14.6 includes the following new features to functionality:
Externally hosted conference
Changes to the users that receive booking confirmation and cancellation emails
Conference save performance improvements
Improved handling of changes to ongoing conferences
Improved scheduling logging
Enforcing upper limit of 5000 systems
TelePresence Conductor scheduling improvements
SNMP Traps
System support
Requirements
Other changes
Cisco TMS Booking API (Cisco TMSBA)
For complete information about features and functionality, see Cisco TelePresence Management Suite 14.6 Software Release Notes.
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (Cisco TMS) 14.5 includes the following new features to functionality:
Added support for Unmanaged Bridges
Unmanaged Endpoint tab replaces Room/Equipment tab
Changes to the Add Systems page
Improved user experience when booking from external clients
Booking confirmation email prefix
Dial-in addresses in booking confirmation emails
Direct Join
New Bridge Utilization report
WebEx using deferred connect on TelePresence Server
Changes to the List Conferences GUI
Search-only Phone Book Sources
Localization
Improved support for long conference titles in Booking > List Conferences
Load balancer probe URL polling
Participant dial string
Reconnect message on Master endpoint
Conference and user time zones
Improvements to the Booking Confirmation page
View active Cisco TMSBA clients
Changes to Edit Event Notification page
Allocation attempts
Improvements to the Event Log
Software FTP Directory location
Changes to Cisco TMSBA (booking API)
Other changes
For complete information about features and functionality, see Cisco TelePresence Management Suite 14.5 Software Release Notes.
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension (Cisco TMSPE) 1.4 includes the following new features and changes to functionality:
Add temporary WebEx connection to CMR
Guest role and lobby support for CMRs
Optimize Resources
Updated requirements
Email changes in Cisco TMS affect Cisco TMSPE
For complete information about features and functionality, see Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension Version 1.4 Software Release Notes.
Cisco TMSPE 1.3 includes the following new features and changes to functionality:For complete information about features and functionality, see Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension Version 1.3 Software Release Notes.
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Extension for Microsoft Exchange
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Extension for Microsoft Exchange (Cisco TMSXE) 4.1 includes the following new features and changes to functionality:For complete information about features and functionality, see Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Extension for Microsoft Exchange Version 4.1.
Cisco TelePresence Server
Cisco TelePresence Server Release 4.1(1.79) includes the following new features and changes to functionality:For detailed information, see Cisco TelePresence Server Software Release Notes 4.1(1.79), at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/conferencing/telepresence-server/products-release-notes-list.html.
Cisco TelePresence Content Server
Cisco TelePresence Content Server Release 6.1 supports the following new and changed features and functionality:
Content Server software as a virtualized application on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) system.
Migration Assistant
Content Server clusters
Sharpness Enabled check box
Supported platforms, browsers, and plugins are updated for Release 6.1
For detailed information about features and functionality, see Release Notes for Cisco TelePresence Content Server.
Cisco TelePresence Conductor
Cisco TelePresence Conductor XC3.0 supports the following new and changed features and functionality:
Authentication required when changing an administrator account password
Ability to mark pools within a Service Preference to be used for scheduling
Support for WebEx calls to be included in scheduled conferences
Support for participant role determined by PIN
Ability to specify whether guests must wait for a host to join a conference first
Support for multistream calls
Support for up to three SIP trunk destinations
TelePresence Conductor regularly polls its SIP trunk destinations and reports reachability changes
Syslog publish filter
User interface changes
API changes
For detailed information about features and functionality, see Cisco TelePresence Conductor XC3.0 Release Notes.
Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR) Hybrid
Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR) Hybrid Release Notes (TMS 14.6 - WebEx Meeting Center WBS29.11) includes the following new features and changes to functionality:For detailed information about features and functionality, see Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms Hybrid Release Notes
Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series
Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series 4.5(1.45) includes the following new features and changes to functionality:
Cisco ClearPath support
Separate content channel support for encrypted SIP participants
SIP configuration improvements
Disconnection of inactive calls
TMMBR support
Cisco Call Home support
Isolated media processor reboot
Improved diagnostic logging
New console commands to return additional system information
New/improved methods for feature key configuration
Online Help format updated
For information about features and functionality, see Cisco TelePresence MCU Software Release Notes 4.5
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS)
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) X8.5 includes the following new features and changes to functionality:For a complete list and detailed information, see Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) X8.5 Release Notes.
Cisco Expressway Series
Cisco Expressway Series Release X8.5 includes the following new features and changes to functionality.For a complete list and detailed information, see Cisco Expressway Series Release Notes.
Cisco Emergency Responder
Cisco Emergency Responder Release 10.5(1) includes the following new features and changes to functionality:
VOS Synchronization with Unified Communications Manager
Support for UCAT(Advanced Services Tool) - Data Collection
Create export option for Unlocated Phones report
Browser Support for Chrome, Internet Explorer 11.0
Specific Web alert for onsite personnel along with option to view all alerts
Support for Special Characters in Community Name
Support for HCS based Licenses on PLM
Support Hostname Change
For more information about features and functionality, see Release Notes for Cisco Emergency Responder Release at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps842/prod_release_notes_list.html
Cisco Unified Attendant Console
There are two options in Cisco Unified Attendant Consoles (Cisco UACs), Cisco Unified Attendant Console Standard 10.6 and Cisco Unified Attendant Console Advanced 10.5(2).
Cisco Unified Attendant Console Standard
For details about Cisco Unified Attendant Console Advanced 10.6 features see: Release Notes for Cisco Unified Attendant Console Standard Release 10.6.0.1872
Cisco Unified Attendant Console Advanced
Cisco Unified Attendant Console Advanced 10.5(2) includes the following new features and changes to functionality:
Cisco Unified Attendant Console Advanced server now supports Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1(5) to 10.5(2).
Cisco Unified Attendant Console Advanced server now supports Cisco Unified Presence (CUP) Server 7.1(5) to 10.5(2).
Cisco Unified Attendant Admin now allows users to map different source fields with the "INTNL" extension.
There is a new Operator Availability Report.
The Incoming Calls by Date and Time Report has been updated so that data can be grouped by day/hour and queue. The answered time profile is now cumulative.
For more information about Cisco UAC features and functionality, see Cisco Unified Attendant Consoles Release Notes for this release, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7282/prod_release_notes_list.html
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server Release 2.5 includes the following new features and changes to functionality:
Multi-Data Center (MDC) support
IPV6 support
Hardware Support
Cisco Jabber for Mac 10.5 Integration
Large Meetings
Mobile Support
Operating System Support
Tested Windows Browsers
Tested Mac Browsers
Security Enhancements
End-User Experience Enhancements
Simplified and modern in-meeting experience
Blast Dial
IVR language selection
Schedule on behalf from the web interface
Administrator Enhancements
Changes to the Customer Documentation Suite
For a complete list and detailed information, see Release Notes for Cisco WebEx Meetings Server Release 2.5.
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center (version WBS29.8) includes the following new features and changes to functionality:
Collaboration Meeting Rooms
Cisco WebEx page redesign and accessibility updates
Simplified and modern in-meeting experience
Disable entry and exit audio tone in meeting
Leave meeting option for host with automatic transfer of host role
First attendee becomes presenter
Screen saver when sharing
Minimized Chat and Notes panels
Cleaner and faster join experience
Seamless calling on Cisco DX series devices
Cisco WebEx Productivity Tools
Using Cisco WebEx on Chrome
Site Administration updates
For complete information about features and functionality, see Cisco WebEx Meeting Center (version WBS29.8) Release Notes.
Cisco Unity Connection
Cisco Unity Connection Release 10.5(2) includes the following new features and functionality:
Single Sign-On Updates
Touchless Installation for Virtual Machine
AES 256 Encryption Support for TLS and SIP SRTP
Cisco Unity Connection Release 10.5(2) includes the following changed features and functionality:
Significant Changes to Unity Connection Upgrade Process
Utility Updates on the Cisco Unity Tools Website
Virtualization Enhancements
For information about features and functionality, see Release Notes for Cisco Unity Connection Release 10.5(2).
Cisco Unity Express
Cisco Unity Express 8.6.9 supports the following enhancement:
For detailed information about features and functionality, see Release Notes for Cisco Unity Express 8.6.
Cisco DX Series
The following table lists the features added to the Cisco DX Series (Cisco DX650, DX70, DX80) for firmware releases 10.2(2) and 10.2(3). For more information on the Cisco DX Series, see the Release Notes at the following location: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/desktop-collaboration-experience-dx600-series/products-release-notes-list.html
Feature name
Firmware release
Cisco DX650
Cisco DX70
Cisco DX80
AAC-LD Codec
10.2(2)
No
Yes
Yes
Acoustic Echo Canceller and Laptop Shadowing
10.2(2)
No
No
Yes
Binary Floor Control Protocol
10.2(2)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cisco DX650 Feature Parity
10.2(2)
n/a
Yes
Yes
Content Viewing and Sharing via HDMI In Port
10.2(2)
No
Yes
Yes
IPv6
10.2(2)
Yes
Yes
Yes
PC Display
10.2(2)
No
Yes
Yes
Problem Report Tool Upload Enhancement
10.2(3)
Yes
Yes
Yes
SE Android
10.2(2)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Self Care Portal
10.2(2)
Yes
Yes
Yes
SHA-256 Manufacturing Installed Certificate
10.2(2)
No
Yes
Yes
Two-Microphone Array Beam Forming
10.2(2)
No
No
Yes
TIP/MUX
10.2(2)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Uniform Resource Identifier Dialing
10.2(2)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cisco TelePresence Integrator C/System EX/MX/SX Series
Cisco TelePresence Integrator C, System EX, SX and MX Series Release TC 7.3 includes new features and changes to functionality.
For detailed information about features and functionality of Cisco TelePresence Integrator C Series Release TC 7.3, see Cisco Telepresence Integrator C Series Release Notes.
For detailed information about features and functionality of Cisco TelePresence System EX Series Release TC 7.3, see Cisco TelePresence System EX Series Release Notes.
For detailed information about features and functionality of Cisco TelePresence MX Series Release TC 7.3, see Cisco Telepresence MX Series Release Notes.
For detailed information about features and functionality of Cisco TelePresence SX Series Release TC 7.3, see Cisco Telepresence MX Series Release Notes.
Cisco TelePresence IX5000
For information about Cisco TelePresence IX5000, see: Cisco TelePresence IX5000 Series Release Notes.
Cisco Unified IP Phone Support
Cisco Unified SIP Phone 3900 Series features
Cisco Unified SIP Phone 3905 has the following new feature as part of the firmware release 9.4(1)SR1.
For more information, see the Release Notes at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-sip-phone-3900-series/products-release-notes-list.html.
- Cisco Unified IP Phone 6900 Series features
No features have been introduced to the Cisco Unified IP Phones 6901 and 6911.
No features have been introduced to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6945.
Cisco Unified IP Phones 6921, 6941, and 6961 have the following new features as part of the Firmware Release 9.4(1)SR1.
For more information, see the Release Notes at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-6900-series/products-release-notes-list.html
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series features
No new features were added to the Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series for Firmware Release 10.2(1)SR1.
For more information, see the Release Notes at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7800-series/products-release-notes-list.html.
- Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series features
For information on new features added to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series as part of the firmware release 9.3(1)SR4, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7900-series/products-release-notes-list.html.
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series
The Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series are business-class collaboration endpoints that combine high-fidelity, reliable, secure, and scalable voice communications. Some of the phones support Cisco Intelligent Proximity, which provides telephony integration for personal mobile devices to support midsize to large enterprise businesses.
For the new features added to the Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series endpoints for Firmware Release 10.2(1),see the Release Notes at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-8800-series/products-release-notes-list.html.
Cisco Unified IP Phones 8941 and 8945 features
Cisco Unified IP Phones 8941 and 8945 have the following new features as part of the Firmware Release 9.4(2).
Configurable Font Size
DetectUnified CommunicationsManager Connection Failure
Extension Mobility Size Safe and Feature Safe
For more information, see the Release Notes at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-8900-series/products-release-notes-list.html
Cisco Unified IP Phones 8961, 9951, and 9971 features
Cisco Unified IP Phones 8961, 9951 and 9971 have the following new features as part of the Firmware Release 9.4(2).
For more information, see the Release Notes at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-8900-series/products-release-notes-list.html
Cisco Jabber for Windows
Cisco Jabber for Windows Release 10.6 includes the following new features.
Chat and Presence
Alert When Available
Locations
Spell Check
Print Chat
AutoSave Chat
Client Behavior at Start Up
Remove Group Chat Participants
Conversation Tab Reordering
Conversation Tab Switching Shortcut
Chat Security Labels
Passwords for Persistent Chat Rooms (on-premises deployments only)
Save Chat History to Outlook Folder
Sharing
Voice and Video
Japanese Language
User Management
US Federal Government Requirements
For detailed information about the new features and changes to functionality of Cisco Jabber for Windows, Release 10.6, see Cisco Jabber for Windows Release Notes
Cisco Jabber for Windows Release 10.5 includes the following new features.Cisco Jabber for Windows Release 10.5 includes the following changes to functionality.For detailed information about the new features and changes to functionality of Cisco Jabber for Windows, Release 10.5, see Cisco Jabber for Windows Release Notes.
Cisco Jabber for Mac
For detailed information about features and functionality, see Cisco Jabber for Mac 10.6 Release Notes.
Cisco IOS Extended Maintenance Deployment 15.4MT
For information about features and functionality, go to Cisco IOS 15.4M&T Release Notes http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/ios-nx-os-software/ios-15-4m-t/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
System Requirements
This section provides information about system requirements for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1).
End-of-Sale Components
The following components have reached end-of-sale (EOS) status but are still supported. Because they may be present in existing customer deployments, they remained installed in the test bed sites for this Cisco Collaboration Systems release.
Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941, End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement
Cisco TelePresence System 1300-47, End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement
Cisco TelePresence System 3000 Series, End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement
Cisco Unified Personal Communicator, End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement
The EOS date is the last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale. Another process, the end-of-life (EOL) cycle, guides the final business operations associated with the product.
The EOL process consists of a series of technical and business milestones and activities that, when completed, make a product obsolete. After a product becomes obsolete, it is not sold, manufactured, improved, repaired, maintained, or supported.
For information about recommended replacements and a comprehensive list of announcements, see Products & Services End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Products.
For information about specific products, go to Product/Technology Support. Then click End-of-Sale and End-of-Life and select products or technologies from the lists to the right.
Go to End-of-Life Policy for more information about Cisco's EOL policy.
Deployment Considerations
This section lists deployment considerations for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1). Note that not every rebuild is tested as part of the Cisco Collaboration Systems testing. Therefore, additional regression testing in a customer or Cisco-specific certification lab is recommended before deployment.
When deploying Cisco Collaboration Systems in a customer environment, remember the following:
At the minimum, customers should deploy the software release recommended in:
Cisco Collaboration Systems Compatibility Matrix
NoteFor compatibility information prior to Collaboration Systems Release 10.5, refer to the Compatibility Tool: http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/vtgsca.
For CSA, customers should use the latest engine and policy release. CSA software is available at:
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:
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 affect your implementation. Open caveats can be viewed through the Bug Search tool, located at:
Deploy the chosen release in a lab environment that uses the same product components as the customer's product components before moving to a production environment.
Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses
The following are links to the latest software upgrades for Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) components.
To launch the Product Upgrade Tool, go to:
http://tools.cisco.com/gct/Upgrade/jsp/index.jsp
To download the latest software for all other components, go to:
Component Versions
For current Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) compatible component versions, refer to the new Cisco Collaboration Systems Compatibility Matrix.
Note
For compatibility information prior to Collaboration Systems Release 10.5, refer to the Compatibility Tool: http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/vtgsca.
Note
Not all Collaboration System product release versions may be available at the same time. For latest product version availability, see individual product support pages at, Support and Downloads.
Note
You can set up a virtualized environment by running Collaboration applications on a virtual machine on a Unified Computing System (UCS). For additional details, including UCS hardware information and third-party requirements, see:
www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized
Note
Product specific compatibility documents provide complete compatibility information between components.
Note
Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (Cisco HCS) is a hosted solution that includes various Cisco Collaboration Systems release components. For more information about Cisco HCS see: Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution and Cisco HCS Product Support.Related Documentation
System Documentation
For high-level information about the Cisco Collaboration Systems, see Cisco Collaboration Systems Documentation at: http://www.cisco.com/go/unified-techinfo
For additional information about specific hardware recommendations or bills of material for each product, see System Requirements.
Product Documentation
The following table provides links to the main support page for various Cisco Collaboration Systems components, from which you can access individual documents such as Release Notes and Installation Guides. The table also includes links to product information pages, from which you can access product data sheets.
Table 1 Related Documentation Links Call Control
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service
Cisco Business Edition 6000
Cisco Business Edition 6000S
Cisco Business Edition 7000
Conferencing
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Extension for Microsoft Exchange
Cisco TelePresence Server
Cisco TelePresence Content Server
Cisco TelePresence Conductor
Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series
Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR) Cloud
Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR) Hybrid
Enterprise Edge
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server
Cisco Expressway Series
Server Applications
Cisco Unified Attendant Console Advanced
Cloud Applications
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
Voicemail and Messaging
Cisco Unity Express
Endpoints
Cisco DX 70
Cisco DX 80
Cisco Desktop Collaboration Experience DX650
Cisco TelePresence System EX Series
Cisco TelePresence System 500-32
Cisco TelePresence System 500-37
Cisco TelePresence IX5000
Cisco TelePresence MX Series
Cisco TelePresence SX Series
Cisco TelePresence System 1100
Cisco TelePresence Integrator C Series
Cisco TelePresence Precision 60 Camera
Cisco Jabber for Windows
Cisco Jabber for iOS (Cisco Jabber for iPhone and iPad)
Cisco Jabber for Android
Cisco Jabber for Mac
Service Management
Cisco Prime License Manager
Communication Gateways
Cisco 3900 Series Integrated Services Routers
Cisco 4400 Series Integrated Services Routers
Cisco Services-Ready 910 Service Module
Limitations and Restrictions
If you are a Cisco partner or a registered cisco.com user with a Cisco service contract, you can use the Bug Search to find caveats of any severity for any release. Access the Bug Search at: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/.
Cisco offers a Cisco Notification Service that allows you to set up one or more profiles that enable you to receive email notification of new Field Notices, Product Alerts, or End of Sale information for the products that you select. The Product Alert Tool is available at: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.
Note
Not all caveats documented in this section are applicable to the Collaboration system environment or deployment scenarios. They have been included for information purposes only.
Important Notes
This section includes important notes related to the testing of Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) and includes the following issues:
Limiting Media to IPv4-only on Dual Stack Unity Connection
Calls from dual stack phones to dual stack Unity Connection deployments use IPv6 media even when the Unified Communications Manager SCCP port's configuration is set to IPv4 only in the Common Device Configuration. To limit media to IPv4, disable IPv6 globally in Cisco Unity Connection Administration (navigate to System Settings >General Configuration >IP Addressing and select IPv4), or use a SIP integration with Unified Communications Manager. For more information, see: CSCus77286.
Enabling/Disabling SSO on Unity Connection Causes Memory Leak in Tomcat
Enabling/disabling SSO causes memory leak, where in a few hours, Tomcat runs out of memory and subsequently isn't able to serve the UI page. Therefore, after enabling/disabling SAML SSO on Unity Connection, a user must wait for approximately (2-3 minutes) to get the web applications initialized properly and then the Tomcat service needs to be restarted from Cisco Unity Connection Serviceability page or using the CLI command utils service restart Cisco Tomcat. For more information see the: System Administration Guide for Cisco Unity Connection Release 10.x.
[XE 3.15] FPI Hung Session and Call Disconnect for TMR_EXP
With multiple HOLD/RESUME and multiple XFER, call is disconnected due to TMR_EXP. Call switchovers from ACTIVE to STBY. On STBY after few HOLD/RESUME, FPI hung session occurs. For more details, see: CSCuq98044
Unity Connection Admin Web UI and Voicemail Service Outage
When LDAP responses are returned in seconds versus the expected milliseconds and there are multiple requests from DX endpoints for voicemail services, the Unity Connection Admin Web UI becomes inaccessible and some endpoints are unable to retrieve voicemail.
For more information see: CSCus01573
SIP Best Effort Early Offer Feature Setting Changes
To create a SIP trunk that supports early offer, the Early Offer support for voice and video calls field was changed from a check box to drop down option having three values:For more details, see Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Missing Information for Allow Multiple Codecs in Answer SDP
This documentation update resolves CSCup79162.
The following information is omitted from the "SIP Profile Settings" topic in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide and online help:
Configure Allow multiple codecs in answer SDP for the following:Do not configure this capability for SIP intercluster trunks to Cisco SME or other Cisco Unified Communications Manager systems.
Secure SIP Trunk Security Profile Considerations
For a Cisco Extension Mobility Cross Cluster (EMCC) solution, a Secure SIP Trunk profile cannot be configured on the special EMCC SIP Trunk. This means that Transport Layer Security (TLS) will not be used to encrypt signaling for any calls that are initiated by the Home cluster to a Visiting cluster Local Route Group or PSTN gateway. For more information, see CSCtw76154
Call Preservation Not Supported on Cisco VCS in Mobile and Remote Access Deployment
Call preservation does not work when endpoints are registered through the Cisco VCS in a mobile and remote access deployment. If the endpoint loses connectivity to Unified Communications Manager during an active call, the endpoint may not "be aware" that its connection to Unified Communications Manager has gone down, and it does not correctly display that it has entered call preservation mode. For more information, see CSCul67670.
Cisco TelePresence TC Software Does Not Attempt Re-provision When Clustered Cisco VCS-E Fails
Cisco TelePresence TC phones registered using mobile and remote access do not attempt to re-provision when a Cisco VCS-e node in the cluster becomes unreachable. This occurs with the following DNS configuration:
_collab-edge._tls.domain.com SRV record resolves to another hostname -- for example, "vcs-e.domain.com"
"vcs-e.domain.com" has multiple A records which resolve to different IP addresses
To avoid this, each _collab-edge SRV record should point to one unique server. For more information, see CSCui25299.
Show Connection Status Not Updated After Unified Communications Manager Failover for Jabber in Mobile and Remote Access Deployment
When Jabber is registered using mobile and remote access, the "Connection status" window shows connected address as the primary Unified Communications Manager, even after a Unified Communications Manager fail-over has happened and the client is actually registered to the secondary Unified Communications Manager. For more information, see CSCuo89949.
Open Caveats
The table below lists known caveats, grouped by severity, related to the testing of Collaboration components in Cisco Collaboration Systems Release 10.6(1) and previous releases, which were not resolved at the time this document was written.
For additional information about each defect, click on the linked caveat number in the Identifier column in the following table to access the Bug Toolkit.
Table 2 Open Caveats UCXN sends SRTP answer in reply to EO RTP offer
TC endpoint becomes audio-only call after hold/resume
RTMT - XCP AFT logs to include date information
ISR 4451-X : Exhibits Transcoding failures and Core dumps.
Intermittent ad-hoc conference failure due to mx-offer profile mis-match
Security status not sent to all phones when endpoint drops from chained
IPv4 Port Group still advertises itself as IPv6-capable
CUP goes to bad state since CUP upgraded while Unified CM is being upgraded
IM & P system restart operation getting stuck
IM & P: Permission denied error while executing 'show status' as OS admin
Jabber Login issue through DX80
TC end points do not show lock icon on the display
Presentation channel encryption status is "ON" before BFCP share starts
Ethernet ipv6 address showing wrong prefix length
User not able to resume double held call through console
Jabber windows Video freezes when Call hold on 9971 via trunked CME
Spurious RTMT unregistered phones alerts (Jira Case# SVC - 693)
SIP call transfer is disabled on TS
Device attempts to upgrade to the build it's already on
TE 4.1.3 does not seem to change the session interval on 422 Server resp
Bug 3115 - VPN does not return after system freeze
9971 video starts to tear across the screen irregularly
Phone contrast is not working as expected
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