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Release Notes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1

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These release notes describe requirements and caveats for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1 up to and including Release 1.1.2.

• Introduction, page 1

• System Requirements, page 2

• Related Documentation, page 8

• New and Changed Information, page 8

• Installation Notes, page 10

• Limitations and Restrictions, page 11

• Important Notes, page 11

• Caveats, page 13

• Troubleshooting, page 20

• Documentation Updates, page 21

• Obtaining Documentation, page 23

• Documentation Feedback, page 24

• Cisco Product Security Overview, page 24

• Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 25

• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 27

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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

This section provides the following information:

• Hardware Requirements, page 2

• Software Requirements, page 5

Hardware Requirements

This section describes the hardware requirements for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system:

• Server Requirements, page 2

• Cisco Unified IP Phones That Support the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express System, page 4

• Port and IP Address Requirements, page 3

• Switch Requirements, page 4

Server Requirements

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system is a software product loaded onto a hardware server.

Table 1 lists supported Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Server (MCS) models. The Cisco MCS

server must have a DVD-ROM drive, keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Some exact equivalent, Cisco-approved, customer-provided third-party servers are also supported. See

http://www.cisco.com/go/swonly.

Table 1 Supported Cisco 7800 Series MCS Models

System Cisco MCS 7825

Cisco MCS 7825H-3.0-IPC1

Cisco MCS 7825-H1-RC1

Cisco MCS 7825-H2-RC1

Cisco MCS 7825I-3.0-IPC1

Voice Conferencing Capacity

20 to 40 concurrent

users 20 to 40 concurrent

users

Web Conferencing Capacity Recording Capacity

6 concurrent users 150 hours of voice

6 to 40 concurrent users

recordings 2000 hours of voice

recordings

6 concurrent users 150 hours of voice

recordings

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Table 1 Supported Cisco 7800 Series MCS Models (continued)

System Requirements

System

Cisco MCS 7825-I1-RC1

Cisco MCS 7825-I2-RC1

Voice Conferencing Capacity

20 to 40 concurrent users

20 to 40 concurrent

users

Web Conferencing Capacity Recording Capacity

6 to 40 concurrent users

2000 hours of voice recordings

Cisco MCS 7835

Cisco MCS 7835H-3.0-IPC1

Cisco MCS 7835-H1-RC1

Cisco MCS 7835I-3.0-IPC1

Cisco MCS 7835-I1-RC1

20 to 120 concurrent users

6 concurrent users 150 hours of voice

6 to 120 concurrent users

recordings 2000 hours of voice

recordings

6 concurrent users 150 hours of voice

6 to 120 concurrent users

recordings 2000 hours of voice

recordings

Cisco MCS 7845

Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1

Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1

Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1

1. Includes support for the noted number of concurrent users of the Lite web meeting room.

2. These are legacy servers and are used for upgrades from Cisco Conference Connection. For complete information about upgrading from Cisco Conference Connection, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.

3. For 36 GB hard drive system.

4. For 72 GB hard drive system.

5. These servers are only supported in Release 1.1.2.

6. For 144 GB hard drive system.

20 to 120 concurrent users

6 to 120 concurrent users

3200 hours of voice recordings

Port and IP Address Requirements

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system has two network interfaces, labeled port 1 and port 2 on the back panel of the Cisco MCS server.The operating system calls thesenetwork interfaces eth0 and eth1, respectively.

Note The terminology can be ambiguous. The hardware ports are located on the rear panel of the Cisco MCS

server and are labeled port 1 and port 2. The Ethernet ports are called eth0 and eth1. Therefore, eth0 = port 1 and eth1 = port 2.

Follow these guidelines when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express:

• Your system must have two Ethernet ports and two IP addresses. Both Ethernet ports must be

configured for proper operation.

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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.

• Port 1 (eth0) is primarily used for voice media and HTTP signaling and for the End-User Interface

and Administration Center. The hostname associated with port 1 is the one that end users see.

• Port 2 (eth1) is primarily used for web conferencing.

• If connectivityis lost to port 1 (eth0), novoice connectivity is possible. Port 2 (eth1) cannot be used

as a redundancy solution.

Caution Both eth0 and eth1 must be accessible by end users. (You cannot have one connected to an

outside segment and the other connected to an inside segment unless connectivity is available between those segments.)

Switch Requirements

The following requirements apply to all releases:

• Ensure that the network configuration for the two ports matches your switch configuration. This

configuration can be either 100 or 1000 Mbps full duplex.

• We do not recommend using 10 Mbps links and we do not support that for Release 1.1.2.

The following requirement applies to Release 1.1.2 only:

• Your switch must be set to auto negotiation if your speed is set to 1000 Mbps. Otherwise, the

interface will not synchronize with the switch and you will not see any network connectivity. If you look at the back of the switch, it will show no connectivity and if you look at the back of the eth0 server, no lights will be lit.

Cisco Unified IP Phones That Support the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express System

The following Cisco Unified IP Phones support the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express application:

• Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940 G and G-GE series

• Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960 G and G-GE series

Note For Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940 G and G-GE and 7960 G and G-GE series, the minimum requirement

is to use firmware load “P00306000403” — which is version 6.0(4.3) — or later. To upgrade the firmware, see the Cisco Unified CallManager documentation.

• Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 G series

• Cisco IP Communicator Release 1.1(5) or later

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Note Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express service for the Cisco Unified IP Phone is not supported if you are

using Cisco Unified CallManager Express.

Software Requirements

This section describes the software requirements for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system:

• Server Software Requirements, page 5

• Client Software Requirements: Windows, page 5

• Client Software Requirements: Apple Macintosh, page 6

• Client Software Requirements: Linux, page 6

• Client Software Requirements: Sun Solaris, page 7

• Call Control Requirements, page 7

• Directory Requirements, page 7

• Quality of Service (QoS) Requirements, page 8

• Ad-Hoc Web Conferencing Requirements, page 8

System Requirements

Server Software Requirements

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express server runs on the Cisco Linux-based operating system. This operating system is included with the application.

Client Software Requirements: Windows

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 Microsoft Windows operating system versions:

• Windows 2000 Pro SP2 or later

• Windows 2000 Server Edition SP2 or later

• Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 or later

• Windows XP SP1 or later

Browsers

The following browsers are supported in a Windows environment:

• Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

• Netscape 7.1 or later

• Mozilla 1.6 or later

• Firefox 1.0.3 or later

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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 9.2 is not available.

• Mac OS 10.2 or later

Browsers

The following browsers are supported in a Macintosh environment:

• Safari 1.1 or later

• Netscape 7.1 or later

• Mozilla 1.2.1, 1.6, or later

• Firefox 1.0.3 or later

Adobe Macromedia Flash Player

• Adobe Macromedia Flash Player Release 6.0.79 or later

Client Software Requirements: Linux

You can use the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system with Linux, but the screen sharing feature is not available on thisplatform. However, users may viewand annotate screens shared by users on other platforms.

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 Linux operating system versions:

• RedHat 9

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 or later

Browsers

The following browsers are supported in a Linux environment:

• Netscape 7.1 or later

• Mozilla 1.4, 1.6, or later

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• 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.

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 Sun Solaris operating system versions:

• Solaris 9

• Solaris 10

System Requirements

Browsers

The following browsers are supported in a Sun Solaris environment:

• Netscape 7.1

• Mozilla 1.4, 1.7, or later

• Firefox 1.0.3 or later

Adobe Macromedia Flash Player

• Adobe Macromedia Flash Player Release 7.0 or later

Call Control Requirements

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system requires one of the following call control systems:

• Cisco CallManager, version 3.3

Note Cisco CallManager version 3.3 does not support SIP. It only supports H.323.

• Cisco Unified CallManager version 4.0 or later

Note For SIP integration with Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0,

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2 requires Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0.4 or later.

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New and Changed Information

The following are new features in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2:

• Changed Name of Product Suite, page 8

• Added Support for Additional Servers, page 9

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• 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 Express” but has changed as of March 6, 2006. Cisco Systems, Inc. debuted a new product line called Cisco Unified Communications, of which Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express is a part.

Other products affected by this new product line include Cisco Unified CallManager, Cisco Unified IP Phone, Cisco Unified Video Advantage, and Cisco Unified Personal Communicator.

Added Support for Additional Servers

New and Changed Information

In Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2, we added support for the following servers:

• Cisco MCS 7825-H2-RC1

• Cisco MCS 7825-I2-RC1

• Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1

• Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1

• Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1

See the “Server Requirements” section on page 2 for details.

Added Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Support

This feature allows Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Release 1.1 users to attend a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express web-only meeting.

Note These web-only meetings haveno voice component—the voice component of the meeting is handled by

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator.

To initiate a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express web-only meeting, a Cisco Unified Personal Communicator user must have a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express profile; however, to attenda Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express web-onlymeeting, Cisco UnifiedPersonal Communicator users do not need a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express profile.

When a Cisco Unified Personal Communicator user initiates a web-only meeting, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system assigns a unique meeting ID to the web-only meeting (but does not display this meeting ID on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express End-User Interface). The web-only meeting launches automatically and brings in all Cisco Unified Personal Communicator users as guests. No Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express profile passwords are required.

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Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Server Requirements

Port and IP Address Requirements

Switch Requirements

Software Requirements

Server Software Requirements

Client Software Requirements: Windows

Client Software Requirements: Apple Macintosh

Client Software Requirements: Linux

Client Software Requirements: Sun Solaris

Call Control Requirements

Related Documentation

Directory Requirements

Quality of Service (QoS) Requirements

Ad-Hoc Web Conferencing Requirements

New and Changed Information

Changed Name of Product Suite

Added Support for Additional Servers