Release Notes for Cisco VSM 7.0 Driver Pack, Release d

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1 Release Notes for Cisco VSM 7.0 Driver Pack, Release d Revised December 21, 2012 This document provides important information for the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) 7.0 driver pack release d. This document includes the following sections: What s New in this Release, page 1 Important Notes, page 1 Supported Devices, page 2 Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack, page 3 Defects, page 4 What s New in this Release This driver pack provides support for Cisco 7030, 3000 series, and 6000 series IP cameras in addition to existing Cisco IP cameras and encoders. For more information, see the Supported Devices section on page 2. Important Notes After this driver pack is installed, Cisco 7030, 3000 series, and 6000 series cameras can be discovered automatically by VSM using Medianet. However, the 7030, 3000 series, and 6000 series cameras will not appear in the list of models that are supported for auto provisioning. The cameras will be available under the Cameras Pending Approval list and can be configured using bulk Actions to assign the appropriate template. For more information, use the Bug Toolkit to access the defect number CSCuc89068 (see the Using the Bug Toolkit section on page 4). Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA USA 2012 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 Supported Devices Also see the following sections in Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager User Guide, Release 7.0 for more details. Discovering Cameras on the Network Enabling the Auto Configuration Defaults for a Camera Model Cameras Pending Approval List Supported Devices Table 1lists the Cisco devices that this driver pack supports. Table 1 Cisco Devices that this Driver Pack Supports Cisco Model Recommended Minimum Version Video Format 2400 Series NTSC 2500 Series NTSC 2600 Series NTSC 2900 Series NTSC 3000 Series NTSC NTSC 4300E NTSC NTSC 4500E NTSC Media Types 5000 Series NTSC 6000 Series NTSC NTSC Audio Dual Stream Motion Detection Upgrade No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Medianet 2

3 Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack Table 1 Cisco Devices that this Driver Pack Supports (continued) Cisco Model Recommended Minimum Version Video Format Media Types Audio Dual Stream Motion Detection Upgrade Medianet CIVS- SENC-4P NTSC Yes Yes Yes Yes No CIVS- SENC-8P NTSC Yes Yes Yes No Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack You obtain by using a client PC from which you can access the Cisco.com website. You must use a client PC that is running Microsoft Window 7 and a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer to access the VSM Management Console and install the driver pack. To obtain and install the driver pack, follow these steps. The driver pack must first be installed on the VSOM server and then on each VSMS server. Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 From a client PC that can access Cisco.com, take these actions to obtain the driver pack: a. Go to this URL (you must have a valid Cisco.com user ID and password before you can access this URL): b. Click the Video Surveillance Device Driver link. c. Click Latest Releases > in the panel on the left of the window. d. Click the Download button for the driver pack for your operating system: For RHEL 5.8 dp_cisco d_ d_rhel58.zip For SLES10 SP1 dp_cisco d_ d_sles10-sp1.zip e. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the driver pack file. From a client PC that is running Microsoft Windows 7 and that can access the VSM Management Console, start a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer. In the Internet Explorer Address field, enter the following URL, replacing server with the IP address or host name of the VSOM server in your deployment: Log in to the VSM Management Console and take these action to install the driver pack: a. Choose Administration, and then click Manage Drivers under Driver Packages in the left panel of the window. b. Check the dp_cisco checkbox in the list of drivers c. Click Upgrade Driver. 3

4 Defects Step 5 d. In the pop-up window, click Browse, and then navigate to and select the driver pack file that you downloaded. e. Follow the on-screen prompts to restart the services and log back in to the VSM Management Console. Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for each VSMS server in your deployment. Defects This section includes these topics: Using the Bug Toolkit, page 4 Known Defects, page 5 Using the Bug Toolkit You can use the Bug Toolkit to find information about most caveats for Cisco VSM releases, including a description of the problems and available workarounds. The Bug Toolkit lists both open and resolved caveats. To access 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 Step 3 Step 4 To access the Bug Toolkit, go to Log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password. 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. Choose Security from the Select Product Category menu. b. Choose the desired product from the Select Product menu. c. Choose the version number from the Software Version menu. d. Under Advanced Options, choose Use default settings or Use custom settings. The default settings search for severity 1, 2, and 3 bugs, open and fixed bugs, and only 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. 4

5 Defects Known Defects Table 2 lists known defects in this release. Table 2 Known Defects Identifier Headline CSCud37063 Cannot add devices due to ServerPool mismatch after driver pack upgrade CSCud68491 Driver Pack Upgrade Error: version is not compatible with VSMS version CSCud : No events received for input port 3 in VSM 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) 5

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