Release Notes for Cisco Industrial Network Director, Release 1.5.x
Pre-Configuration Requirements for IE Switches
Requirements for ALL IE Switches Running Cisco IOS
Configuration Required for Discovery and Management of Cisco IOS
Device Manager Configuration Required for Discovery and Management of IE1000 Switches
Bootstrap Configuration for IE Switches
Bootstrap Configuration for IE 1000 Switches
First Published: August 30, 2018
Last Updated: October 12, 2018
These release notes contains the latest information about using Release 1.5.1-4 of the Cisco Industrial Network Director (IND) application that supports configuration and management of Industrial Ethernet switches.
The IND application provides three types of Online Help (OLH): Context-Sensitive Help, Embedded Help such as the Guided Tours, and Tooltips.
This document uses the following conventions.
Note: Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Cisco Industrial Network Director provides operations teams in industrial networks an easily-integrated management system that delivers increased operator and technician productivity through streamlined network monitoring and rapid troubleshooting. IND is part of a comprehensive IoT solution from Cisco:
■Easy-to-adopt network management system purpose-built for industrial applications that leverages the full capabilities of the Cisco Industrial Ethernet product family to make the network accessible to non-IT operations personnel.
■Creates a dynamic integrated topology of automation and networking assets using industrial protocol (BACnet/IP, CIP, Modbus, PROFINET, OPC UA) discovery to provide a common framework for plant floor and plant IT personnel to monitor and troubleshoot the network and quickly recover from unplanned downtime.
■Rich APIs allow for easy integration of network information into existing industrial asset management systems and allow customers and system integrators to build dashboards customized to meet specific monitoring and accounting needs.
■integration with existing systems and customization by system integrators.
■Role-based access control with customizable permission mapping – Restrict system access to authorized users on a per feature basis.
■Detailed Audit trails for operational visibility of network changes, additions, and modifications – Record user actions on network devices for change management.
■Search capability integrated with major functions - Easily locate functionality and mine for information.
■Cisco Active Advisor - Free cloud-based service that provides essential network life cycle information to make sure security and product updates are current.
■Guided tours - Step-by-step guidance to maximize productivity and ease adoption.
These Release Notes summarize the new features found within the four primary functions supported by IND:
Release 1.5.x supports the following new IND features and enhancements summarized in Features Supported in IND 1.5.1-4 and 1.5.0-258.
Note: The feature, Configuration Restore (Maintain > Configuration Archives) is not supported in this release. Please ignore all references to the feature in the Online Help or within the application itself.
Plug and Play (PnP) CLI Config and Exec Service Enhancements |
Allows you to append additional command line interface (CLI) commands to a Device Configuration. |
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■Allows you to define whether a PnP Configuration Profile will be applied to the Startup or Running Configuration (toggle option). Note: If you apply the PnP Configuration Profile to the Running Configuration, then that Running Configuration is saved to the Startup Configuration. For this save, the credentials associated with the Access Profile, provided by the user, are applied to the PnP Configuration Profile. If the credentials in the Access Profile are incorrect, then the operation to save the PnP Configuration Profile to the Startup Configuration fails. You will see an error message on PnP inventory page. ■PnP process supports multi-homed IND servers Note: Your switch must be Release 15.2(6)E2, which supports Multi-homing of servers. |
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You can now access Device Access Profile and Discovery Profile pages through a single page, Operate > Discovery |
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■CIP Backplane Bridged Discovery ■CIP-enabled switches can collect vendor-specific CIP serial number and revision (major and minor revisions) |
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DLR Supervisor modules, supported by the vendor products listed below, can be discovered by CIP. ■Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley Stratix 5400 DLR Supported PIDs ■Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley Stratix 5700 DLR Supported PIDs ■Rockwell Automation ControlLogix Chassis DLR Supported PIDs ■Rockwell Automation CompactLogix Chassis DLR Supported PIDs |
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■Discovery support for OPC United Architecture (UA) Servers. Allows retrieval of the following information for an OPC UA server: SerialNumber, RevisionCounter, Manufacturer, Model, DeviceManual, DeviceRevision, SoftwareRevision, HardwareRevision, DeviceClass, DeviceHealth ■You can select the protocols to use for discovery in the Device Access Profile. |
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To ensure an accurate Topology view, you must initiate a Topology Discovery when one of the two tasks noted below is performed. To do so, click the Discover Topology button. |
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Allows you to show or hide one configured VLAN. VLANs collected for all switches that are in the Licensed state in the group. |
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■pxGrid support for CIP Chassis ■IND support has expanded to include forwarding of the following pxGrid information to a Cisco ISE: –CIP Chassis: Forwarding of IP and MAC addresses of each port of a communication module within a CIP chassis to a Cisco ISE. –Re-registration (every 5 minutes): Forwarding of periodic re-registration requests by pxGrid clients managed by IND to the Cisco ISE (server) in order to notify that the pxGrid client is active ■New pxGrid statistics reported in IND: –pxGrid Sync Status – Display the current pxGrid sync status (IN-SYNC/OUT-OF-SYNC/DISABLED) via REST-API –Last pxGrid Sync Status probe time: Last time that IND received a request for Sync status. indicates whether of nor ISE is probing IND every 10 minutes as expected. –Last Bulk Request Time – Indicates last time that IND sent all assets as part of a Bulk request response –Number of assets shared by Last Bulk request –Last Update asset: Provides information on the asset in the Last Update –Last Update operation: Provides Operation type (ADD/DELETE/UPDATE) of the last update sent from IND to ISE –Last Update time – Indicates the Last time the Asset Update was sent Note: IND must be registered in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) to support these pxGrid enhancements. Note: Endpoint information from IND is shared with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) by integrating pxGrid in the IND application. |
Deploying Cisco Industrial Network Director with ISE using pxGrid |
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Cisco Universal IOS images supported: ■Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)EC2(ED) Note: See Limitations and Restrictions for image limitations. The device pack supports the following Cisco and Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley platforms: Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley platforms: ■Stratix 8000/8300 Modular Managed Ethernet Switches ■Stratix 5700 Industrial Managed Ethernet Switches ■Stratix 5700 Industrial Ethernet Switches ■Stratix 5410 Industrial Distribution Switches |
The Cisco Industrial Network Director is licensed on a per-device, term subscription basis and supports two licensing models. For details on the supported lND licenses and PIDs for ordering purposes, refer to the: Cisco Industrial Network Director Data Sheet.
The following information describes the CLI configuration required for IND to discover a Supported Device and transition the device from UNLICENSED to LICENSED state in secure mode.
■For IE switches running Cisco IOS, refer to Requirements for ALL IE Switches Running Cisco IOS
■For IE1000 switches, refer to Device Manager Configuration Required for Discovery and Management of IE 1000 Switches
■Configuration Required for Discovery and Management of Cisco IOS
1. Login to the IE 1000 Device Manager.
2. Leave the username field blank and enter cisco as password.
4. Create Device Access User and use the same in Access Profile on IND.
5. Configure SNMP community string for Read Only (ro):
a. Choose Configure > SNMP. Click OK in the pop-up windows to confirm enabling SNMP.
b. Check the check box to enable SNMP Mode globally. Click Submit
6. Select Community Strings tab. Add a public Community String read only access. (By default, this is a Read Only (ro) string)
a. Select the Users tab and add an snmpv3 user with name, security level, authentication protocol, authentication password, privacy protocol, and privacy password. Click OK.
b Select the Group tab, select the created user, and specify the group name. Click OK.
7. Choose Admin > Access Management.
a. Check the check box to enable either SSH or Telnet. (This option determines how the IE1000 communicates with IND)
The system pushes the following configuration when you move the device to the Licensed state in the system:
Note: In the configuration script below, the {certificate key length} is obtained from the device access profile.
The installation procedure for IND is described in the Installation Guide for Industrial Network Director for Release 1.5.x.
IND Device Packs can only be installed with an IND application that has a matching version number, and the release number must be the same or greater than the IND release number.
For example, in release 1.5.1-4, 1.5.1 is the version number and 4 is the release number.
A new Device Pack must be version 1.5.1 and the release must be 4 or higher.
For Device Pack installation steps, refer to the Installation Guide for Cisco Industrial Network Director, Release 1.5.x.
Please note the following information about Windows OS, Cisco IOS software and PID support on IND.
Cisco recommends that you review this section before you begin working with IoT IND. These are known limitations that will not be fixed, and there is not always a workaround for these issues. Some features might not work as documented, and some features might be affected by recent changes to the software.
■After you upgrade from IND 1.4 to IND 1.5, you must re-register with the pxGrid Service
■Import of PnP profile from IND 1.3 to IND 1.4 is not supported.
■PnP process is supported only on single-homed (Single IP) IND servers for Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E1.
■PnP process fails intermittently in Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E0a.
■A PnP Service Error 1410 occurs in Cisco IOS Release 15.2(6)E0a due to AAA command not working (CSCvg64039).
■A crash occurs on IE 2000 and Stratix 5700 devices with IOS 15.2(6)E0a if the PnP process is enabled using DHCP option 43 (CSCvg72151).
This section presents open caveats in this release and information on using the Bug Search Tool to view details on those caveats.
■Accessing the Bug Search Tool
Platform-related caveats displays open caveats that may affect the functionality of IND 1.5.
When group name is changed, in Inventory page, the contents of the group is no longer seen |
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With Selected button not working for System generated alarm category |
Platform-related caveats displays open or closed caveats for some IE switches that may affect the functionality of IND 1.5.
You can use the Bug Search Tool to find information about caveats for this release, including a description of the problems and available workarounds. The Bug Search Tool lists both open and resolved caveats.
To access the Bug Search Tool, you need the following items:
■Cisco.com user ID and password
To access the Bug Search Tool, use the following URL: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search
To search using a specific bug ID, use the following URL: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/ <BUGID>
Installation Guide for Industrial Network Director Application for Release 1.5.x at:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/industrial-network-director/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
Find documentation for the Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switches at: (select the link for the relevant switch to access user guide)
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/industrial-ethernet-switches/index.html
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