Release Notes for Cisco VSM 7.5.1 Driver Pack, Release 2.0-48

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Release Notes for Cisco VSM 7.5.1 Driver Pack, Release 2.0-48

What’s New in this Release

Important Notes

Supported Devices

Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack

Caveats

Using the Bug Search Tool

Known Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Release Notes for Cisco VSM 7.5.1 Driver Pack, Release 2.0-48

November 11, 2014

This document provides important information for the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) 7.5.1 driver pack release 2.0-48.

This document includes the following sections:

What’s New in this Release

This release adds support for the Cisco Video Surveillance 6500PD IP Camera (model number CIVS-IPC-6500PD) and the Cisco Video Surveillance 7530PD IP Camera (model number CIVS-IPC-7530PD) in Cisco VSM.

Important Notes

  • Cisco 4500 and 4500E cameras support video analytics.
  • Redundancy is supported for all Cisco cameras, with some exceptions for the 2400, 2500, 2900, and 5000 series. The 2400, 2500, 2900, and 5000 series do not support sending events such as motion detection and contact closure to the redundant server.
  • The Cisco 5000 series cameras do not support motion detection at video bit-rates above 4,000 (4 Mbps). The “H” video preset in the templates has been chosen to not exceed this value, so motion detection will work.
  • The Cisco 5000 and 2900 series cameras do not allow changes to the authentication settings (username/password) or networking settings (including DHCP/Static, DNS) through VSM. These values can be changed by using the camera web interfaces.
  • Support for the focus, auto focus, and zoom camera controls are not available on Cisco 6000P, 3421V, 3520, 3530, and 3535camera models.
  • When VSM manages a Cisco 6930, 2830, or 2835 camera, it automatically enables the HTTP protocol on the camera and uses this protocol to send PTZ commands to the camera. Other configuration commands continue to use the HTTPS protocol.
  • The Cisco 2830, 2835, 3000 series, 6000 series, and 7030 cameras now MJPEG primary streams. The minimum supported firmware version for this feature is 1.4.1.
  • Support for 1536 x 864, 1472 x 832, 720 x 576, 704 x 576, and 352 x 288 resolutions for the Cisco 6000 series and 7030 cameras, and support for 2560 x 1920 resolutions for the Cisco 7030 camera.
  • Support for 1Mbps bitrate for the 1920 x1080 resolution on Cisco 6000 Series and 7030 cameras.
  • Support for 1.5 Mbps bitrate for certain resolutions on Cisco 2830, 2835, 3000 series, 6000 series, and 7030 cameras.
  • Contact closure:

– Cisco 3000, 6000 series cameras support one input port.

– Cisco 7030 camera supports three input ports

– Cisco 3421V and 6050 cameras do not support contact closure

  • In PTZ Tour Configuration, the configured transition time includes the time that it takes the camera to move from one preset position to the next preset position in addition to the time that the camera is expected to stay in the preset position. If the transition time is configured to a value that is less than the time that it takes the camera to move from one preset position to the next, the camera moves between the first and second presets positions only, instead of touring between all preset positions that are configured in the tour.

Supported Devices

Table 1 lists the Cisco devices that this driver pack supports.

 

Table 1 Cisco Devices that this Driver Pack Supports

Cisco Model
Minimum Firmware Version for Release 7.5 Compatibility
Video Format
Media Types
Audio
Dual Stream
Motion Detection
Firmware Upgrade
Medianet 1
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3 2

2400 Series

2.5.2.2

NTSC
PAL

MPEG-4 MJPEG

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

2500 Series

2.5.2.2

NTSC
PAL

MPEG-4 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

2600 Series

4.4.2

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MPEG-4 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

2830

2.0.0-175

NTSC

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2835

2.0.0-175

PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2900 Series

1.6.18

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

3421V

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3520

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3530

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4300

2.4.2-289

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

4300E

3.2.3-218

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

4500

2.4.2-289

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

4500E

3.2.3-218

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

5000 Series

1.6.17

NTSC

H.264 MJPEG

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

6000P

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6020

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6030

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6050

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6400

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6500PD

2.3.2-8

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6930

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

7030

2.0.0-175

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

7530PD

2.3.2-8

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

CIVS-
SENC-4P (encoder)

1.2.0-4

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MPEG-4 MJPEG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

CIVS-
SENC-8P (encoder)

1.2.0-4

NTSC
PAL

H.264 MPEG-4 MJPEG

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

1.For related information, see the “Medianet Support” section in Release Notes for Cisco Video Surveillance Manager, Release 7.5.1, at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/physical_security/video_surveillance/network/vsm/release_notes/7_5_1/vsm_rn_7_5_1.html#74311.

2.Requires firmware 2.0.0-175.

Obtaining and Installing the Driver Pack

You obtain by using a client PC from which you can access the Cisco.com website.

Driver packs must be upgraded to the same version on each server on which the Media Server and Operations Manager services are enabled. For example, if your deployment includes a standalone Operations Manager, the Operations Manager server must have the same driver pack versions as the Media Servers that are associated with that Operations Manager. If the versions are different, a driver pack mismatch error can occur, which prevents camera template revisions.

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 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):

http://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=282976740&softwareid=282074157
&release=7.5.1&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=%20&reltype=latest

b. Click the Video Surveillance Device Driver link.

c. Click Latest Releases > 7.5.1 in the panel on the left of the window.

d. Click the Download button for the dp_cisco-2.0-48d_7.5.1-043d.zip driver pack.

e. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the driver pack file.

Step 2 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.

Step 3 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:

https:// server

Step 4 Log in to the VSM Management Console and take these action to install the driver pack:

a. Choose System Settings > Driver Pack Management .

b. (Optional) Choose the filters to display specific servers. (All servers are displayed if no filters are selected.)

c. Click Search to display the list of servers according to the filters.

d. Choose a server to display the driver packs that are installed on that server.

e. Upload the new driver pack software file to the Operations Manager server:

1. Click the Manage tab.

2. Click Add .

3. In the pop-up window choose dp_cisco-2.0-48d_7.5.1-043d from a local or network disk.

4. Click OK and wait for the drivers to upload to the Operations Manager server. The driver pack status is “Not Installed”.

f. Copy the new driver pack from the Operations Manager server to the other servers.

(Copying the driver pack to the other servers allows the Media Servers to be upgraded.)

1. Click the Driver Pack Upgrade tab.

2. Choose one or more servers.

3. Click Copy To Server .

4. Click the Manage tab

(You can copy the driver pack to the servers without installing it, which allows you to stage the software on a server without performing the upgrade, if necessary.)

g. Install the new driver pack on the servers:

1. Choose one or more servers from the Driver Pack Upgrade tab.

2. Click Install to install all driver packs that were copied to the server.

Driver packs can only be upgraded. They cannot be downgraded.

Caution Do not refresh the browser while the driver installation is in progress.

 

Caveats

The following sections provide information about caveats in this Cisco IPICS release:

Using the Bug Search Tool

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

Note Bug Search Tool is the successor to the Bug Toolkit.

To use the Bug Search Tool, follow these steps:

Procedure

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

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

Step 3 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the Search For field, then press Enter .

Step 4 To look for information if you do not know the bug ID number, enter keywords which search for text matches in the following sections of a bug:

  • headline/title
  • release note text
  • product
  • known affected releases/ known fixed releases

 

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

https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/

Known Caveats

Table 3 describes known caveats in this release.

 

Table 2 Known Caveats

Headline
Description

CSCuq73511

VSOM does not show PD camera models after driver pack upgrade through VSMC

Resolved Caveats

Table 3 describes resolved caveats in this release.

 

Table 3 Resolved Caveats

Headline
Description

CSCum70394

Cisco 2830 PTZ sensitivity is greater than Cisco 2930

 

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