Release Notes for 12.5(2) ES45


This document provides installation instructions for Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES45. It also contains a list of Unified CCE issues resolved by this engineering special. Review all installation information before installing the product. Failure to install this engineering special as described can result in inconsistent Unified CCE behavior.

This document contains these sections:

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About Cisco Unified CCE (and Unified CCE Engineering Specials)


 

The Engineering Special (ES) is cumulative at the Unified Contact Center Enterprise (CCE) Server level, incorporating all features, security updates, and resolved caveats from the base release on the server. The component support section will specify the components to which this ES applies. These updates are released quarterly, contingent on the necessity of an update. By installing the latest quarterly ES, you will receive all the most recent updates unless otherwise specified.

Unified CCE Compatibility and Support Specifications


Unified CCE Version Support

Unified CCE Component Support

This section lists the Unified CCE components on which you can and cannot install this engineering special.

Supported Unified CCE Components

You can install Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES45 on these Unified CCE components:

Unsupported Unified CCE Components

Do not install this engineering special on any components other than the following:

Unified CCE Engineering Special Installation Planning


Planning for maintenance window and downtime

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Installing Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES45


 

To install Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES44, follow the steps:

 

  1. Download the patch and copy the patch to the local server where patch is going to be installed.
  2. Stop all ICM services and applications running on the server.
  3. Run the patch installer exe and follow the instructions.
  4. Reboot the server on successful completion of the patch install.
  5. Start the ICM services.

If the Unified CCE Services are set to manual, using the Unified CCE Service Control, start all the Unified CCE Services.

Uninstall Directions for Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES45


 

NOTE: If needed to uninstall this ES permanently the tomcat version should be 9.0.89 or lower. If the system has the higher version of tomcat, downgrade it before uninstalling this ES

 

To uninstall Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES44, follow the steps:

  1. To uninstall this patch, go to Control Panel.
  2. Select "Add or Remove Programs".
  3. Find the installed patch in the list and select "Remove".

Note: Remove patches in the reverse order of their installation. For example, if you installed patches 3, then 5, then 10 for a product, you must uninstall patches 10, 5, and 3, in that order, to remove the patches from that product.

Resolved Caveats in this Engineering Special


This section provides a list of significant Unified CCE defects resolved by this engineering special. It contains these subsections:


Note: You can view more information on and track individual Unified CCE defects using the Cisco Bug Search tool, located at: https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?null.


Resolved Caveats in Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES45

This section lists caveats specifically resolved by Unified CCE 12.5(2) ES45.

Index of Resolved Caveats

Caveats in this section are ordered by UNIFIED CCE component, severity, and then identifier.

Identifier

Severity

Component

Headline

CSCwk81097

2

aw.tools

Tomcat Upgrade to 9.0.90 and above causes tomcat service to crash

Detailed list of Resolved Caveats in This Engineering Special

Caveats are ordered by severity then defect number.


Defect Number: CSCwk81097

Component: aw.tools

Severity: 2

Headline: Tomcat Upgrade to 9.0.90 and above causes tomcat service to crash


Symptom:
After upgrading Tomcat to 9.0.90 or 9.0.91, the Apache Tomcat service does not start. No issues seen until 9.0.89.

Conditions:
ICM Version: 12.5.x and 12.6.x with Tomcat upgrade to 9.0.90 or above using the UpgradeTomcatTool utility.

Workaround:
NA

Further Problem Description:
If tomcat needs to be upgraded to version 9.0.90 or above, then below component ESs need to be installed on respective components ES53 - for Router ES54 - for PG ES55 - for AW. Fix for this defect is provided on all 3 ESs. Tomcat version can be upgraded either by using Upgrade Tomcat Utility or by installing ES56. Installing ES56 will upgrade the tomcat to version 9.0.96.


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