Table of Contents
Release Notes for the Cisco Edge 300 Series Switch, Release 1.0.0
Central Management and Configuration
Applying and Upgrading Images and Configuration Files
Recovering from a Software Failure
Hardware Installation Guide Updates
Software Configuration Guide Updates
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Release Notes for the Cisco Edge 300 Series Switch, Release 1.0.0
First Published: September 9, 2011
These release notes include important information about Cisco Edge 300 Software Release 1.0.0 and any limitations, restrictions, and caveats that apply to this release.
Central Management and Configuration
The Cisco Edge 300 series switches function exclusively in a Smart Install network. Smart Install is a plug-and-play configuration and image-management feature, which means that you can ship a switch to a location, place it in the network, and power it on with no local configuration required.
Smart Install Network
A network using Smart Install includes a group of networking devices, known as clients, that are served by a common Layer 3 switch or a router that acts as a director.
All Cisco Edge 300 series switches function as Smart Install client switches in a Smart Install network. End users do not configure the client switches; all switches are centrally configured through a GUI that is installed on a TFTP server and managed by the director.
NoteFor more information, see the “Configuring the Smart Install Network” chapter in the software configuration guide for this release. For detailed information about Smart Install and the Smart Install director, see the For more information, see the “Configuring the Smart Install Network” chapter in the software configuration guide for this release. For detailed information about Smart Install and the Smart Install director, see the Smart Install Configuration Guide, Release 12.2(58)SE.
Applying and Upgrading Images and Configuration Files
When the switch starts up, it connects to the director. If the switch detects any new images or configuration files, it automatically restarts in factory-default mode and then downloads and installs the new images or configuration files.
These are the supported types of image and configuration upgrades:
- Upgrade initiated by the user—For a single client switch that is in the network and connected to the director. The user can turn the switch off and on or can press and hold the Reset button for 5 seconds to start from factory-default mode. In either case, the switch connects to the director and can detect any new images or configuration files.
- Upgrade initiated by the administrator—For a single client switch that is in the network and connected to the director. The administrator initiates the upgrade by connecting to the switch, for example, over a Telnet connection.
For more information, see the “Configuring the Smart Install Network” chapter in the software configuration guide for this release
NoteOn-demand upgrades and scheduled downloads are not supported. You cannot upgrade switches from the director by using the On-demand upgrades and scheduled downloads are not supported. You cannot upgrade switches from the director by using the write erase and reload, vstack download-image, vstack download-config, or archive download-sw privileged EXEC commands.
Limitations and Restrictions
The Cisco Edge 300 Series switches only support the following 3G dongle models:
Open Caveats
The video player time bar displays incorrect values.
When you finish playing a video and then attempt to replay it, the video player cannot play the video.
The workaround is to reboot the switch.
From Mosaic, if you click the “Jump to Client” setting and enter the IP address for a specific page 10 times, there is no audio.
The zoom feature in the document viewer does not work.
When you disconnect a video conference connection, the user interface might display a “/dev/video0 has been occupied” message.
When you use the VLC application to view a video file and then establish a video conference, the CLI might display “DSP host buffer allocate fail” error messages.
The workaround is to reboot the switch.
You cannot enter an illegal IP address into the Mosaic IP list.
When you reboot the switch, a loud sound might be played through the attached speakers.
When you use the VLC application to view an FLV video and then close the VLC application, you cannot view the same video using the video player application.
The workaround is to reboot the switch.
When you view videos in a 2x2 window from the Mosaic administrator, one of the videos in the window might freeze.
When you open multiple applications, the mouse might become unresponsive.
The workaround is to press the Ctrl and Tab keys on the keyboard.
When you right-click the mouse in a full-screen video using the VLC application, the navigation functions do not work and the mouse cursor is no longer visible.
The workaround is to press the Escape key on the keyboard to exit full-screen mode.
When you boot the switch and have a USB camera with a built-in microphone connected, the audio output does not work.
Internet online media cannot be played completely by Firefox or Chrome.
When you close a video conference session after running it for a long time and open it again, you might receive a “resource occupied” message.
The workaround is to reboot the switch.
The USB port does not provide enough power for the external projector when used with the Document Viewer application.
When sending multicast or broadcast traffic to the uplink port, the wireless client cannot browse the web through the switch.
If the VLC application receives a multicast video stream from the VLC server, the VLC application might become unresponsive after several minutes and cannot be closed.
Related Documentation
These documents provide complete information about the switch and are available from this Cisco.com site:
www.cisco.com/web/CN/products/products_netsol/switches/products/e300/index.html
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation , which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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