Release Notes for Cisco IOx, Release 1.2.0

Developer Tools

• Support for Docker tooling to generate Cisco IOx-ready containers:

–Support for Docker tooling integrated with Cisco IOx workflows to generate Cisco IOx-ready containers (this feature is available for the Cisco IR809 and IR829 Integrated Services Router only)

–Availability of starter images in devhub.cisco.com to assist developers

• Developer sandbox in DevNet:

–Self-service sandbox that includes Cisco Fog Director and two devices

–A developer can specify the length of time that the sandbox is available for use

Cisco Fog Director

• Cisco Fog Director API provide access to most Cisco Fog Director features
• When adding or upgrading an app, you can choose to have Cisco Fog Director create and upload an app package from a Docker image that is in the Cisco Docker registry (DevHub) or in a third party registry such as Docker Hub
• When upgrading an app, you can instruct Cisco Fog Director to retain or to update existing configuration information for the app, and whether to retain existing information that the app has written to the device
• Support for action plans, which are Cisco Fog Director policies that instruct Cisco Fog Director to retry an app installation, configuration, upgrade, or uninstallation action if the action fails due to certain conditions, or to perform the action within a designated maintenance window
• Support for assigning a static ip address for an app interface that is connected to a bridge network
• Support for configuring Cisco Fog Director to instead permit logging in only by users whose user names and passwords successfully authenticate against a RADIUS database on a designated RADIUS server
• Support for configuring virtual CPUs for an app that requests VCPUs in its descriptor file
• Support for configuring a VNC password for an app that requests a VNC password in its descriptor file
• Cisco Fog Director provides information that you can use to access an app via a console
• Support for managing the Cisco Industrial Ethernet 4000 Series Switch
• Support for the management of up to 5,000 devices simultaneously
• Support for downloading selected cartridges from Fog Portal (fogportal.cisco.com), a Cisco website that provides an online repository for cartridges and applications
• Support for setting up password for VNC access to Windows VMs

Cisco IOx Local Manager

• Updates to the App-ID > Resources page to add the Disk field, the Vcpu field, and the Max VCPU/AP field
• Updates to the App-ID > App-info page:

–Reorganized layout

–New fields, including VNC Access, Vcpu, and various fields in the Network Information and Resource Usage areas

Platforms

• Administrator utility for reconfiguring resources for the Cisco IOx VM when installing Cisco IOX on a Cisco IR829 Integrated Services Router
• For the Cisco IR829 Integrated Services Router:

–Increased memory availability for an app from 374MB to 720 MB

–Increased maximum total storage available for an app to 1,600 MB (this value also is the default storage size for an app)

• For the Cisco Industrial Ethernet 4000 Series Switch (LXC apps only):

–Support for Cisco Fog Director, Cisco IOx Local Manager IOxClient, and the Cisco IOx SDK

Using the Bug Search Tool

You can use the Bug Search Tool to find information about bugs for this release, including a description of the problems and available workarounds. The Bug Search Tool lists both open and resolved bugs.

To use the Bug Search Tool:

1. Go to https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/.

2. Log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password.

3. Enter information in the Search For, Product, and Releases field as needed, then press Enter.

For more information about the Bug Search Tool, click Help on the main Bug Search Tool page.

Known Bugs

Table 2 describes known bugs in this release.

Resolved Bugs

Table 3 describes resolved bugs in this release.

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