New Features and Enhancements

New Features and Enhancements

This section describes the new features introduced in CWM 15.3.00 P1:

Multi-Time Zone Support for Object Finder—This feature enables you to specify the local or GMT time zone when viewing and querying historical alarms. In the previous CWM releases, the historical Alarms query from the Object Finder displayed the time only in the client machine timestamp.

A new feature has been added to support CWM login without depending on UNIX user accounts. To add and configure users with this feature, you use the Security Manager GUI. Because this feature is configurable, you can use the new feature or use the previous CWM authentication process that existed before this release.

CWM GUI login with no UNIX user account

VXSM 2.5 supports ATM trunking and VBD index filtering.

CALEA image support for VXSM 2.5 and VISM 3.3.20 and 3.3.25

CWM Feature Limitations

This section describes features that the CWM does not support or features for which CWM limitations exist. See these sections:

Features Not Supported, page 23

Feature Limitations, page 24

Configuration Center Limitations, page 29

HP OpenView Limitations, page 29

SSM Issues, page 29

CWM-to-CWM Communication Limitations, page 30

Network Monitor Limitations, page 31

Chassis View Operation, page 31

CWM Notes and Cautions, page 33

Features Not Supported

These features are not supported by the CWM:

CID level traps are not sent to the CWM to prevent potential trap flooding.

CID level statistics are not available in bulk statistics file format from the VXSM modules.

The CWM does not support use of the Korn shell.

XPVC support on the FRSM T3E3 in PXM45-based switches has not been tested.

Several windows display fields that relate to the MPSM-T3E3-155 MultiLink Frame Relay (MLFR) feature, which is not currently supported.

When managing VISM service modules that are running VISM 3.2.10, the CWM supports only the Rel. 3.2 features.

 

 

Release Notes for the Cisco WAN Manager, Release 15.3.00 P1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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15.3.00P1 specifications

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