Release Notes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1 Revised: June 21, 2006, OL-6666-03 These release notes describe requirements and caveats for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1 up to and including Release 1.1.2.
Introduction Introduction These release notes describe requirements, restrictions, and caveats for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1. These release notes are updated for every maintenance and patch release. Before you install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express, we recommend that you review this document for information about issues that may affect your system. For a list of the open caveats for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1, see the “Caveats” section on page 13.
System Requirements Table 1 Supported Cisco 7800 Series MCS Models (continued) System Voice Conferencing Capacity1 Web Conferencing Capacity Recording Capacity Cisco MCS 7825-I1-RC1 20 to 40 concurrent users 6 to 40 concurrent users 2000 hours of voice recordings4 Cisco MCS 7825-I2-RC15 20 to 40 concurrent users 6 to 40 concurrent users 2000 hours of voice recordings4 Cisco MCS 7835H-3.
System Requirements Caution Both eth0 and eth1 need individual IP addresses and distinct hostnames that are fully qualified, including the domain name. The distinct hostname must be able to resolve in the DNS server with that associated IP address. Otherwise, users outside the local domain cannot access the web interfaces. The distinct hostname must be able to resolve in the DNS server with that associated IP address.
System Requirements Note Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express service for the Cisco Unified IP Phone is not supported if you are using Cisco Unified CallManager Express.
System Requirements Adobe Macromedia Flash Player • Adobe Macromedia Flash Player Release 6.0.79 or later Client Software Requirements: Apple Macintosh Make sure that user workstations meet the client software requirements, or provide these requirements to your users. Operating System Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express clients can run on the following Macintosh operating system versions: • Mac OS 9.2 Note • On Mac OS 9.2, Mozilla 1.2.1 is the only supported browser. Sharing a screen from Mac OS 9.
System Requirements • Firefox 1.0.3 or later Adobe Macromedia Flash Player • Adobe Macromedia Flash Player Release 6.0.79 or later Client Software Requirements: Sun Solaris You can use the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system with the Sun Solaris operating system, but the screen sharing feature is not available on this platform. However, users may view and annotate screens shared by users on other platforms.
Related Documentation • Cisco Unified CallManager Express 3.3 or later Note The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express service for the Cisco Unified IP Phone is not currently supported if you are using Cisco Unified CallManager Express. • Cisco SIP Proxy Server version 2.11 or later • Standards-based H.323 or SIP call-control systems Directory Requirements The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system requires one of the following systems for directory integration: • Cisco Unified CallManager 3.
New and Changed Information • Added Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Support, page 9 • Added Support for French, German, and Australian English, page 9 • Upgraded the License Capabilities, page 10 • Updated the Network Configuration Installation, page 10 • Changed the Configuration for Backups, page 10 • Changed the Cisco Unified CallManager Authentication to a PIN, page 10 Changed Name of Product Suite The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express product was formerly called “Cisco MeetingPlace Ex
New and Changed Information Non-Cisco Unified Personal Communicator users can also attend the web-only meeting but they have to receive and enter the web-only meeting’s URL manually. The meeting initiator usually supplies the URL to non-Cisco Unified Personal Communicator users. Added Support for French, German, and Australian English In Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.
Installation Notes Changed the Cisco Unified CallManager Authentication to a PIN Cisco Unified CallManager has two fields for authenticating Cisco Unified IP Phone users: the user password and the PIN. In Release 1.1.2, we changed the password required by Cisco Unified CallManager from the user password to the PIN. Authentication over telephones typically uses a PIN. For systems that were installed before Release 1.1.
Important Notes Each certificate uses the digital signature of a trusted CA to confirm that a cryptographic key belongs to a specific organization at a specific location. Each certificate also includes a validity period, after which the certificate expires. Note Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express does not support self-signed nor untrusted certificates.
Important Notes This code is distributed under the GNU LESSER PUBLIC LICENSE (LGPL, see www.gnu.org) with the following modification: 1. If you determine that distribution of LAME requires a patent license, and you obtain a patent license, you may distribute LAME even though redistribution of LAME may also require a patent license. 2. You agree not to enforce any patent claims for any aspect of MPEG audio compression, or any other techniques contained in the LAME source code.
Caveats Caveats This topic includes the following sections: • Using Bug Toolkit, page 14 • Saving Bug Toolkit Queries, page 15 • Hardware Caveats, page 16 • Open Caveats, page 16 • Resolved Caveats, page 18 You can find the latest caveat information for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express by using Bug Toolkit, which is an online tool that is available for customers to query defects according to their own needs. Tip You need an account with Cisco.
Caveats To view all caveats for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express, go to the “Search for bugs in other Cisco software and hardware products” section, and enter Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express in the Product Name field. Alternatively, you can scroll through the product name list and click Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express. Step 4 Click Next. The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express search window displays. Step 5 Choose the filters to query for caveats.
Caveats Procedure Step 1 Perform your search for caveats, as described in the “Using Bug Toolkit” section on page 14. Step 2 In the search result window, click the This Search Criteria button that displays at the bottom of the window. A new window displays. Step 3 In the Name of saved search field, enter a name for the saved search.
Caveats Open Caveats The caveats in Table 2 describe possible unexpected behavior in the latest Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express software release. These caveats may also be open in previous releases. Only severity 1, severity 2, and select severity 3 open caveats are provided in this document, and they are listed in alphanumeric order by bug identifier. For more information about an individual defect, click or go to the URL in Table 2 to access the online record for that defect, including workarounds.
Caveats Table 2 Open Caveats for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express (continued) Identifier Severity Component Headline CSCsd57367 1 Web conferencing crash when exceeding 60 users in hi-resolution meetings session -GigE web-conf http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCsd57367 CSCsd64808 2 web-conf Web conferencing can't be started after date change even after rebooting (daylight savings time and standard time) http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.
Caveats Resolved Caveats Table 3 lists caveats that are resolved in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2 but that may be open in previous releases. Only severity 1, severity 2, and select severity 3 resolved caveats are provided in this document, and they are listed in alphanumeric order by bug identifier. For more information about an individual defect, click or go to the URL in Table 3 to access the online record for that defect.
Caveats Table 3 Resolved Caveats for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Resolved in Release 1.1.2 Identifier Severity Component Headline CSCsc65582 2 Prep CD doesn’t work cause 7825H as uninstallable platform system http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCsc65582 CSCsc86599 2 telephony CCA -H.323 calls failing beyond 30-40 users after load traffic http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/onebug.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting All troubleshooting topics are described in the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express documentation listed below. Configuration and Maintenance Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1 This guide includes troubleshooting information that can be performed by system administrators in the Administration Center.
Documentation Updates • Problems logging in • Problems scheduling meetings • Problems finding meetings • Problems joining meetings • Problems during the meeting • Getting help from a live attendant Documentation Updates This section contains updates to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express documentation that were unavailable when Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2 was released. For the latest versions of all Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express documentation, go to http://www.
Documentation Updates This value cannot contain commas. Note Importing User Profiles and User Groups from Cisco Conference Connection Removed the sentence that states that you can import user profile or user group information from Cisco Conference Connection to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express. (Only Cisco Conference Connection meetings may be imported into Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.
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