Release Notes for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5.0

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1 Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release Last Revised: December 23, 2013, Contents Introduction, page 1 New Features, page 1 Upgrade Paths, page 3 System Requirements, page 5 Obtaining Software, Documentation and Related Information, page 6 Caveats, page 7 Introduction This document describes important information of the Cisco Physical Access Control release. In this release, a number of caveats are resolved and new features are added. New Features The following new features are introduced in Cisco PAM Release Door default Settings Custom Field Tab Gateway Status Monitoring OVA support for UCS Event Suppression Cisco Systems, Inc.

2 New Features Door default Settings In all prior versions till CPAM release, the If badge not in Gateway property of the door is set to Deny by default. In CPAM 1.5.0, If badge not in Gateway property is set to Use Server by default in the door properties. This option will check the credentials in the gateway first. If the credential is not present in the gateways, it punts to CPAM to validate the same and provide access accordingly. This option applies only for fresh RPM install. In upgrade scenarios, this option remains the same as it was set up in the beginning. The user has to manually change the option in door template if required. Custom Field Tab The Custom Field Tab serves as a common custom tab for Personnel & Badges module. While configuring, the custom tab can be used for both the Personnel & Badges module. CPAM Personnel module will have 40 additional custom fields. Adding custom field tabs to personnel & badges module can be achieved from custom personnel field and custom badge field under system configuration sub-menu When upgraded from older versions to CPAM 1.5.0, by default one custom field appears in the module. Gateway Status Monitoring A new Additional Status tab will be provided in the gateway extended status panel in the hardware module. The following status will be shown in the tab: Credentials download status. RED color code for failure, Yellow for send progress and Green for successful download. Last successful Config download time stamp. OVA support for UCS OVA image will have upgraded Red Hat Linux, Mysql, HA and Java versions. Version details are as follows: Red Hat 6.4 x64 Java Runtime(Java6*) in x64 mode MySQL 5.5 in x64 mode CMAN & Pacemaker in x64 mode This OVA will be supported in UCS B, C series. OVA will use following preconfigured hardware configuration: CPU: 4 cores 2 Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5.0

3 Upgrade Paths Memory: 16/32/64 GB HDD:400GB OVA will have zero license by default. During installation user should apply the purchased license or restore DB from previous installation. Event Suppression In CPAM 1.5.0, for certain events Is Recorded flag is disabled. This helps to maintain a healthy DB size without recording too much of unnecessary events. The list of events with the log code are as follows: ("GW.EV_READER_CREDENTIAL"); ("GW.EV_CRED_SEND_BATCH_SUCCESS"); ("GW.EV_CRED_RECIEVED_CREDINIT"); ("GW.EV_CREDINITACK_SEND_SUCCESS"); ("GW.DC.DOOR_GRANT_ACCESS"); ("GW.DC.DRIVER_CRED_ALL"); ("GW.EV_CRED_RECIEVED_CREDREADY"); ("VX.DEVUPD"); This applies only for fresh RPM install. In upgrade scenarios, the above list of events remain the same with Is Recorded flag enabled. In CPAM 1.5.0, CSV import of 500 records in MSP 1-RU platform and CSV import of 1000 records in OVA platform are recommended. The gateway can be upgraded through web admin in Internet explorer 8.0 or above only if TLS 1.1 is enabled in the IE browser s settings. To enable TLS 1.1, choose Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Security, uncheck the Use TLS 1.0 check box, and check Use TLS 1.1 check box. Upgrade Paths You can use the following upgrade paths to upgrade from older versions of CPAM to CPAM 1.5.0: 1.3.2(0.3.5) to (0.3.11) to (0.3.13) to Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release

4 Upgrade Paths Customers using CPAM 1.3.1(0.3.8) and older version have to upgrade to 1.3.2(0.3.5) first and then to Upgrading the CPAM Appliance to OVA To upgrade CPAM appliance to Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Upgrade the appliance to using the upgrade bin file. Take a complete DB backup. Deploy OVA image on UCS and complete the initial setup. Restore the DB (that has been taken as backup in appliance) in UCS. Upgrading the UCS appliance to OVA To upgrade UCS to OVA Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Upgrade the to using the upgrade bin file. Take full DB backup. Deploy OVA image on UCS and complete the initial setup. Restore the DB in UCS. Post Upgrade Notification Warning If the previous installation has partial configuration for location assignment to gateways or doors, the Administrator must log in to the system to validate that gateways and doors are in the same location, prior to applying/downloading any changes in the existing configuration. This is applicable only if the customer opts to use Profile Enhancement feature. 4 Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5.0

5 System Requirements System Requirements Table 1 describes the minimum requirements for a Cisco PAM appliance, workstation, and Gateway module. Table 1 Cisco PAM Release 1.5 Requirements Requirement Description Workstation software requirements Windows XP, Windows 7, or Vista and Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, or Windows 7 (64-bit only) and Internet Explorer 8.0 (32-bit only). Java 6.0 or higher (JDK 1.6 or higher). Workstation hardware requirements 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium IV processor or higher. 4GB RAM or more. 250 MB hard disk space available for the application, and an additional 20 GB or more disk space for data storage. Cisco PAM appliance software requirements Release Cisco PAM appliance hardware requirements Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Requirements See the Cisco Physical Security Multiservices Platform Series User Guide. The Specifications section includes details on general features and power supplies. Firmware Release is required on all Gateway modules. Upgrade the Gateway firmware after upgrading the Cisco PAM software to Release See the Cisco Physical Access Gateway User Guide for instructions. Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release

6 Obtaining Software, Documentation and Related Information Obtaining Software, Documentation and Related Information Obtaining Software Images and Other Tools, page 6 Related Documentation, page 6 Data Sheets and Other Information, page 7 Submitting a Service Request and Additional Information, page 7 Obtaining Software Images and Other Tools To access the self-service portal and obtain software, documents, and tools, do the following: 1. Go to the following URL: 2. Click the Download Software link. 3. Log in to the Cisco Support Center. You must be a registered user of Cisco.com to access this page. You must have a current Cisco support contract that is linked to your Cisco.com account to download software and obtain help from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center. 4. Click the link for the correct release, or use the search function to locate the software release. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions. Tip You can also log in to the Cisco Support Center at Related Documentation 1. Go to one of the following URLs: Cisco Physical Access Manager Documentation Cisco Physical Access Gateway 2. Click the link for the appropriate guide. For example: Install and Upgrade Guides or End-User Guides. 3. Use these publications to learn how to install and use the Cisco Physical Access Control. For example, this page includes links to the following documentation: Cisco Physical Access Control API Reference Guide Cisco Physical Access Manager User Guide Cisco Physical Access Manager Quick Start Guide Cisco Physical Access Gateway Quick Start Guide Cisco Physical Access Gateway User Guide Cisco Physical Security Multiservices Platform Series User Guide Cisco Physical Access Manager Migration Guide 6 Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5.0

7 Caveats Cisco Physical Access Manager Deployment Guide Data Sheets and Other Information To obtain data sheets and other important information about the Cisco Physical Access Gateway, Cisco Physical Access Manager and other optional modules, do the following: 1. Go to the following URL: 2. Click the Products link. 3. Click the Cisco Physical Access Control link. 4. Select Cisco Physical Access Control Hardware or Cisco Physical Access Control Software. Submitting a Service Request and Additional Information For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at: Subscribe to the What s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0. Caveats Using the Bug Toolkit, page 7 Unresolved Caveats, page 8 Resolved Caveats, page 9 Using the Bug Toolkit You can search for problems by using the Cisco Software Bug Toolkit. To access the Bug Toolkit, you need the following items: Internet connection Web browser Cisco.com user ID and password To use the Software Bug Toolkit, follow these steps: Procedure Step 1 Step 2 To access the Bug Toolkit, go to Log on with your Cisco.com user ID and password. Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release

8 Caveats Step 3 Step 4 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the Search for bug ID field, then click Go. To look for information if you do not know the bug ID number: a. From the Select Product Category menu, select Physical Security and Building Systems. b. From the product list, select Cisco Physical Access Manager or Cisco Physical Access Gateways. c. Software Version menu (Optional): Select the version number. d. Advanced Options (Optional): Select Use default settings or Use custom settings. The default settings search for severity 1, 2 and 3 bugs, open and fixed bugs, and bugs containing bug details. Use the custom settings to change the severity and status parameters, or to search for keywords within the bug headline and description. Tip For information about how to search for bugs, create saved searches, create bug groups, etc., click Help in the Bug Toolkit page. Unresolved Caveats Table 2 lists the unresolved caveats in Cisco PAM Release 1.5. Click the link to view additional descriptions, status or workaround information for each issue. Table 2 Unresolved Caveats for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5 Identifier CSCul97024 Headline and Bug Toolkit Default columns values are not set for default reports. CSCul53111 Gateway & Door Status is not populated in CPAM client UI. CSCu90739 Peerbad record MAC. CSCui91226 Client crashed after the report setting is changed. CSCul80726 Few gateways is reconnecting during credential download to huge gateways. CSCul77903 OutOfMemoryError - Apply cfg for 1000 GW's through Global IO. CSCuh40768 Audit Trail events not been generated for custom fields. 8 Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5.0

9 Caveats Table 2 Unresolved Caveats for Cisco Physical Access Control (continued)release 1.5 Identifier CSCug64012 Headline and Bug Toolkit WSAPI:SPL Case needs to be supported by various schedule related APIs. CSCul35210 CPAM Client is not responding. CSCul62691 CreateTEC API allows to push parallel location objects for a profile User. CSCua44458 CPAM server hits out of memory exception. CSCua70764 CPAM Client throws Fatal error when opening modules. CSCum09534 Access Policy is deleted when modifying the Access Policy Name. CSCum17453 Heartbeat fails to start in standby, after Active n/w re-connection. CSCum20270 HA - OVA - Standby server returns to initial setup start page. Resolved Caveats Table 3 lists the issues that were resolved in Cisco PAM Release 1.5. Click the link to view additional descriptions, status or workaround information for each issue. Table 3 Resolved Caveats for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5 Identifier CSCtw78062 Headline and Bug Toolkit WS is not closing out an active session upon session getting expired. CSCty94277 CPAM client crashes when opening adding loc in Graphical Editor module. CSCui38573 CPAM 1.4: Automation Driver fails to start due to association of Event. CSCud70976 Client locks with OOM exception during serial open/close of VSM7x Camera. Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release

10 Caveats Table 3 Identifier CSCug42107 Resolved Caveats for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5 (continued) Headline and Bug Toolkit WS- API for custom personnel & badge type. CSCui61982 WSAPI - access type attribute is not set for getuseraccessevents. CSCuj17437 Camera synchronization with VSM 7.2 fails. CSCuc41329 Flaws in the Access Policy code which needs to be taken care. CSCuj50453 Cannot add doors to multiple locations. CSCuj43887 GW:workflow update for sending events to cpam functionality. CSCua90654 Profile - User able to use unprivileged child/parallel access policy. CSCue40913 Time Entry Collection entries missing after CPAM upgrade. If the upgrade is performed directly from to 1.5.0, the custom Time entry collections are removed. The recommended upgrade path from version or older is to upgrade to prior upgrading to This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the Related Documentation section. Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R) Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses. Any examples, command display output, and figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP addresses in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Release s for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.5.0