Specifications

EPICenter Release Note
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Contents
Chapter 1: Overview ........................................................................................................................ 5
New Features/Changes in EPICenter 7.0........................................................................................5
What’s Different from Previous EPICenter Versions ...................................................................7
Important Information about Using EPICenter................................................................................7
The EPICenter RADIUS Server................................................................................................7
The EPICenter TFTP Server ....................................................................................................7
Telnet Polling and EPICenter..................................................................................................8
EPICenter Server Requirements....................................................................................................8
Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2003 Server.................................................................................8
Sun Microsystems Solaris 10 .................................................................................................9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5.........................................................................................9
Allowing Clients Access to the Server from Behind a Firewall...................................................10
EPICenter Client Requirements ..................................................................................................10
Microsoft Windows ..............................................................................................................10
Sun Solaris.........................................................................................................................11
Red Hat Enterprise Linux .....................................................................................................11
The Client ..........................................................................................................................11
ExtremeWare/ExtremeXOS Support Requirements ........................................................................12
Switch Access Requirements................................................................................................13
EPICenter 7.0 Device Support....................................................................................................13
Extreme Networks Device Support.........................................................................................13
Avaya Device Support ..........................................................................................................15
Other Third-Party Device Support..........................................................................................15
SSH Support ......................................................................................................................16
EPICenter Software Licensing.....................................................................................................16
Software Installation or Upgrade Overview ...................................................................................17
Obtaining a License.............................................................................................................17
EPICenter Software Documentation.............................................................................................18
Chapter 2: Clarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues .................................................... 19
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................19
Issues Resolved in the Service Pack 1 Release.............................................................................19
Configuring EPICenter to Generate Alarms for SNMP-Unreachable Devices at Each Poll Interval .20
Displaying Text In Telnet Windows ........................................................................................20
Specifying the IP Address a Multi-homed Server Uses for Configuration Uploads and Downloads 20
Other Resolved Issues..........................................................................................................21
Issues Resolved in the Initial 7.0 Release....................................................................................23
Clarifications and Known Problems .............................................................................................23
Clarifications and Known Problems in Previous Releases...............................................................25
Installing or Uninstalling......................................................................................................25
Distributed Server Mode ......................................................................................................26
General—Client ..................................................................................................................26
General—Server ..................................................................................................................26