Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway Release Notes
Updating to X8.1.2
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Software Release Notes (X8.1.2)
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VCS and a Microsoft Lync Server. See VCS and Microsoft Lync Deployment Guide for information about
how to configure your video network.
how to configure your video network.
Existing non-AES build installations
As of version X8.1, the software uses AES encryption. Prior to this, a version that used weaker encryption
was available. If you are upgrading to X8.1 or later (or another version that uses AES) from a version that
used the weaker encryption, you must perform a factory reset. Proceed as follows to ensure you can
upgrade in future:
was available. If you are upgrading to X8.1 or later (or another version that uses AES) from a version that
used the weaker encryption, you must perform a factory reset. Proceed as follows to ensure you can
upgrade in future:
1. Record all your software configuration details
2. Upgrade the software with the AES-encryption version
All configuration will be lost
3. Perform a factory reset
4. Manually reconfigure the software
Firewall ports configuration changes
for important information relating to port changes that may affect your firewall
configuration.
Upgrade instructions
Note:
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If you are upgrading to or beyond X8.1.1, we strongly recommend that you generate and install new server
certificates on your VCS systems.
certificates on your VCS systems.
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When maintenance mode is enabled on a VCS, existing calls passing through that VCS may be dropped.
We recommended that you upgrade VCS components while the system is inactive.
We recommended that you upgrade VCS components while the system is inactive.
If you are upgrading a VCS that uses clustering, device provisioning (Cisco TMSPE) or FindMe (with Cisco
TMS managing VCS), you must follow the directions in VCS Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment
Guide.
TMS managing VCS), you must follow the directions in VCS Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment
Guide.
Follow the procedure below for upgrading VCS to X8.1.2, only if all of the following apply:
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The VCS is not part of a cluster
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Device provisioning is not in use
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Cisco TMS is not managing the VCS
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VCS is currently running X5.1.1 or later
To upgrade a VCS:
1. Backup the VCS (
Maintenance > Backup and restore
).
You should backup your system before upgrading. If you later need to downgrade to an earlier release you
will have to restore a backup made against that previous release.
If your system was delivered with X6.1 pre-installed, you must make some configuration changes before
using the backup process as described in the section below.
will have to restore a backup made against that previous release.
If your system was delivered with X6.1 pre-installed, you must make some configuration changes before
using the backup process as described in the section below.
2. Enable maintenance mode.
Log in to the VCS as admin (SSH or serial), and at a command prompt, type: