American Power Conversion www.apc.com 7/05/00 relnotes.txt ********************************************************************** Release Notes for: Web/SNMP Management Card Wizard v2.0.1 Web/SNMP Management Card APC's OS & TCP/IP Stack v3.0.1 aos301.bin Smart-UPS & Matrix-UPS APP v3.0.0 sumx300.bin Symmetra APP v3.0.0 sy300.bin Silcon DP300E APP v3.0.0 dp3e300.bin ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** Contents ********************************************************************** 1. Web/SNMP Management Card OS & TCP/IP Stack a. Overview New Features b. Recovering from a Lost Password c. Known Issues for v2.5.3 fixed in v3.0.1 2. UPS Application Firmware Modules a. Overview b-1. Known Issues for Smart-UPS & Matrix v2.0.2 fixed in sumx300.bin c-1. Known Issues for Symmetra v2.0.2 fixed in sy300.bin d-1. Known Issues for Silicon DP300E v2.0.2 fixed in dp3e300.bin 3. Web/SNMP Management Card Wizard v2.0.1 a. Overview New Features What are the system requirements for running the Wizard? Where can I get an updated version of the Wizard? What Management Card settings does the Wizard allow me to configure? Does the v2.0.1 version of the Wizard have any limitations? b. Known Issues for v2.0.0 fixed in v2.0.1 Wizard ********************************************************************** 1. Web/SNMP Management Card ********************************************************************** a. Overview New Features * Email event notification. Allows an administrator to receive Email or Pager notification of UPS events. * Severity based action configuration. Allows an administrator to configure (based upon severity) which events will send notifiactions to which Email/Trap recipients. * Per Event action configuration: I2C utility and http://mycarddnsname/arakfram.htm?6:3 I2C utility allows an administrator to specify event by event which actions to take. Output is a CFG file which can be transmitted to multiple Cards using the Wizard. The http://mycarddnsname/arakfram.htm?6:3 allows an administrator to edit the actions to take event by event in the Web UI. Refer to the User's Guide for a description of the mask. * SNMP Write+ access option. Allows an administrator to allows SNMP set operations even when a user is logged in. * Symmetra RM support. For information on Symmetra, PowerChute plus, and Measure-UPS, please contact your APC sales representative or visit our web site at www.apc.com. b. Recovering from a Lost Password Please see the ./doc/insguide.pdf for instructions on how to recover from a lost password should it become unknown. c. Known Issues for v2.5.3 fixed in v3.0.1 Date: 06/01/2000 Problem: Certain ICMP packets caused the subnet mask to be changed. Symptoms: The card is accessible on segment, but not from a remote segment. Resolution: v3.0.1 ********************************************************************** 2. UPS Application Firmware Modules ********************************************************************** a. Overview The known issues affect sumx202, sy202, and dp3e202 application layers. b-1. Known Issues for Smart-UPS & Matrix v2.0.2 fixed in sumx300.bin c-1. Known Issues for Symmetra v2.0.2 fixed in sy300.bin d-1. Known Issues for Silcon DP300E v2.0.2 fixed in dp3e300.bin Date: 03/13/2000 Problem: If a run time calibration is cancelled, the event log reports it as run time calibration completed instead of cancelled. Symptoms: A run time calibration is cancelled, but the event log reports it as completed. Resolution: The Event log is reporting completion not success or failure. ********************************************************************** Date: 04/03/2000 Problem: Shutdown command sent quickly from upstream (ie. from PC+) does not work. Symptoms: UPS on battery does not go to sleep after PC+ told it to. Resolution: v3.0.0 ********************************************************************** Date: 06/01/2000 Problem: If the Low Battery duration is changed from a high value to a lower value when a graceful shutdown is performed the Card will use the high value for low battery time instead of the current value. Symptoms: Graceful shutdowns take longer than low battery duration. Resolution: v3.0.0 ********************************************************************** Date: 06/05/2000 Problem: When doing shutdown due to battery discharge from PCNS with Reboot after Line Return enabled on Web Card and "Turn off UPS when Shutdown Finished" enabled in PCNS, UPS does not shut down. Symptoms: UPS fails to shut down and batteries are exhausted. Resolution: v3.0.0 ********************************************************************** 3. Web/SNMP Management Card Wizard v2.0.1 ********************************************************************** a. Overview The Web/SNMP Management Card Wizard, hereafter referred to as the Wizard, is a Windows application designed specifically for pre-configuration and reconfiguration of multiple Web/SNMP Management Cards. New Features * Autodiscovery of unconfigured Web/SNMP Management Cards (AP9606) over the Network with the ability to configure TCP/IP network settings. * New Windows Help format. What are the system requirements for running the Wizard? The Wizard will run on Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT 4.0 Intel-based workstations. Where can I get an updated version of the Wizard? Updated versions of the Wizard will be available as a free download from APC's ftp site. Login as anonymous and supply your e-mail address. Updated Wizard software will be distributed without cost, however access to some of the new features may require an upgrade to the Management Card's firmware for which there may be a charge. For details on how to upgrade the Management Card's firmware see the Addendum (.\doc\addendum.pdf). What Management Card settings does the Wizard allow me to configure? Using the Wizard, all of the Management Card's settings, except URL names and links, can be configured locally (via the serial port) or remotely (over the network via FTP). Does the v2.0.1 version of the Wizard have any limitations? The main limitation of the Wizard is that you cannot configure any UPS settings either locally (via the serial port) or remotely (over the network via FTP). b. Known Issues for v2.0.0 fixed in v2.0.1 Wizard ********************************************************************* Date: 09/24/99 Problem: Long path names cause FTP files transfer failures. Symptoms: FTP files transfers fail and report no connection errors. Resolution: 1. Move the files that are to be transferred to a directory with a shorter path. 2. v2.0.1 ********************************************************************* Date: 09/28/99 Problem: When the Wizard is run on a computer with DNS enabled and is not connected to a network or does not have a valid DNS name, the Wizard appears to hang for approx. 2 minutes. When the Wizard is run on a computer without a NIC interface, an error is reported. In both cases, network transfer options in the Wizard are enabled when they should be disabled. Symptoms: Wizard appears to hang when started. After a couple of minutes, it reports that it could not get a Host IP. Or the Wizard reports that it could not get the Host IP. Resolution: 1. Ignore the error. Once the Wizard start it operates correctly, but FTP transfer options will not work since it is not connected to a network. 2. v2.0.1 ********************************************************************* Date: 01/01/00 Problem: Can't save the file from the FTP transfer screen after clicking the Close button, because it generates an invalid file. Saving it anywhere else will not cause a problem. Symptoms: Can't save a file. Resolution: 1. At the prompt for the FTP transfer screen with the close button selected, choose 'No' when asked to save. 2. v2.0.1 ********************************************************************* Date: 01/01/00 Problem: Unable to set date using the Wizard. Symptoms: Card date is not set to the date specified in the Wizard Resolution: 1. v2.0.1 ********************************************************************* Date: 03/08/00 Problem: Uploading a config file from the Card causes a runtime error after it tries to retrieve the Measure-UPS settings when using a MasterSwitch AP9211 or AP9212. Symptoms: Runtime Error 380 Invalid Property Value error. Resolution: 1. v2.0.1