Cyclades® ACS 5000 Advanced Console Server
Release Notes
Version 1.0.2
March 19th, 2010
This document outlines:
1. Update Instructions
2. Appliance Firmware Version and Language Support Information
3. Features/Enhancements
4. Fixes
5. Known Issues / Restrictions
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Update Instructions
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An upgrade to the Cyclades ACS 5000 console server plug-in for DSView® 3 management software is
required. In order to have all features from ACS 5000 console server firmware available through DSView 3
software, DSView 3 software version 3.4.1 or higher and ACS 5000 console server plug-in version 1.0.1 for
DSView 3 software are required. An appliance firmware package to upgrade from DSView 3 software is also
available.
After ACS 5000 console server firmware has been upgraded to version 1.0.2, it is mandatory that the Web
browser cache of any system which intends to be connected to the ACS console server Web interface is
cleaned up.
ACS 5000 console server firmware version 1.0.2 provides an internal mechanism which preserves existing
configurations when upgrading from firmware version 1.0.0. However, it is strongly recommended that you
back-up system configuration before the firmware version is upgraded.
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Appliance Firmware Version and Language Support Information
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Console Server/
Product
Cyclades ACS 5000
Firmware Type
Version
Filename
Part Number
Opcode
V_1.0.2
fl0588003.bin
fl0588003.bin.md5
fl0588003.pkg
FL0588-003
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Features/Enhancements
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Please refer to your installation/administration/user guide for a detailed list of features supported by the
Cyclades ACS 5000 console server version 1.0.2.
Major features for the Cyclades ACS 5000 console server include:
Linux® based operating system for stability
Secure local (console port) and remote (IP and dial up) accessibility
4, 8, 16, 32 and 48 serial ports appliances
Support to remote authentication services
Solid security to ensure data integrity and support to RFC2217
DSView 3 software integration (requires DSView 3 software version 3.4.1 or later)
Local and remote data logging
DSView 3 software data logging for the appliance and serial connections (requires DSView 3
software license)
System and port event notification (email, pager, SNMP trap, DSView software)
Simultaneous sessions and simultaneous access to the same serial port
Web interface for access and configuration (HTTP/HTTPS)
Command line interface (Linux shell)
DHCP for dynamic IP assignment
DSView 3 software support for dynamic IP assignment (AIDP)
PPP/SLIP for dial-up
Global time zone support and NTP client for time synchronization
Flash upgradeable (from FTP site or through DSView 3 software)
Power Management integrated with Cyclades Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (IPDU), Avocent
Power Management Distribution Unit (PM PDU), Avocent SPC power control device and
ServerTech power units (ServerTech integration requires DSView 3 software license)
Serial port line configuration by any user that has access right to the serial port. The user will use a
configurable hot key once connected to the serial port. The hot key can be configured by an admin
user via WebUI or CLI under Ports > Physical Ports > Other.
How it works:
User opens a telnet/ssh session against the serial port.
When the hot key is typed, the session is temporarily suspended and the following menu is
shown:
---------------------------------------Physical port configuration for ttySn
---------------------------------------1 - speed
[9600]
2 - data size
[8]
3 - parity
[none]
4 - stop bits
[1]
5 - flow control [none]
6 - Apply this configuration
Choose an option (ESC to cancel): _
After pressing 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 a second menu presents the possible values for the chosen
option, like shown below for “parity”:
---------------------------------------Parity configuration options
---------------------------------------1 - none
2 - odd
3 - even
Choose an option (ESC to return): _
After pressing any option, the first menu shows again reflecting the change made, and when
the configuration is complete, it can be applied (or the operation can be cancelled and no
change made) with the proper options.
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Fixes
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Cyclades ACS 5000 console server 1.0.2 release contains the following fixes:
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SNMP (snmpwalk) command no longer reboots the appliance.
URL path for online help manual has been corrected
Duplication of names using physical port configuration
The navigation buttons and error on page for WEB wizard were fixed.
Implemented a default IP address for Tacacs authentication configuration page
Ctrl-C is sent to target device and the telnet session is not closed when using ts_menu (L365578116).
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Known Issues
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This release contains the following known issues:
1. Web browsers Netscape® 8.1 and Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 are not supported to access the
ACS 5000 console server V_1.0.1 Web interface.
2. The upgrade of the ACS 5000 console server firmware code may fail if the internal files are
concurrently being accessed by another process or operation. If this occurs, please try firmware
upgrading again until it succeeds. When the upgrade operation is performed from DSView 3 software,
make sure to review the Operation Results and confirm it has successfully finished before the ACS
5000 console server can be rebooted. It is also recommended that the DSView 3 software status
polling is disabled while firmware upgrade is run.
NOTE: Please do not reboot the ACS 5000 console server if the firmware upgrade operation has
failed. It will render the console server inoperable and require technical assistance.
3. Using ACS 5000 console server Web interface, whenever a new user is configured with privileges to
manage the outlets of a certain server (Ports -> Physical Ports -> Modify Selected Ports -> Power
Management), it is necessary to press buttons “Try Changes” or “Apply Changes” before the new user
can be seen in Applications (Applications -> PMD Configuration -> Users Management).
4. Cyclades ACS 5000 console server Enterprise MIB does not include Power Management objects for
the Power Devices connected to its serial ports. Access to Power Management elements is not
available through SNMP commands in ACS 5000 V_1.0.1.
5. If the Hostname Discovery functionality is enabled for a certain serial port and the connected server
hostname is successfully discovered, it will not be correctly listed in the page Ports -> Physical Ports
unless the user closes and reopens the Web session (logout and login again). On the other hand, for
the pages Ports -> Port Status and Applications -> Access, discovered hostnames are listed
immediately.
6. Connected users accessing ts_menu application are required to re-type their passwords when they
select accessing a virtual port of the ACS 5000 console server.
7. At times, the data buffering menu is not shown to the user who connects to a second SSH session
accessing one of the ACS 5000 console server serial ports configured to allow multiple accesses.