Polycom Realpresence Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition Getting Started Guide
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RELEASE NOTES Version 8.7.3 | Dec 2016 | 3725-74103-000F1 Polycom® RealPresence® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition Polycom announces the release of the Polycom RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition version 8.7.3 software. This document provides the latest information about this release. Contents What’s New in this Release RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 8.7.1 New Features Products Tested with this Release RMX Web Client System Requirements Upgrade Package Contents RealPresence ® Collaboration Server (RMX®) 1800/2000/4000 Upgrade Information RealPresence ® Collaboration Server, Virtual Edition Upgrade Information Known Issues Known Limitations Resolved Issues Get Help Copyright and Trademark Information What’s New in this Release This RealPresence ® Collaboration Server release is a maintenance release that fixes the issues identified in the Resolved Issues section. For customers upgrading from releases before 8.7.3, see the following sections for more information about the new and changed features in this software branch. Polycom, Inc. 1 Release Notes RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition- Version 8.7.3 RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 8.7.1 New Features The following table lists the new feature in Collaboration Server 8.7.1. Version 8.7.1 - New Features RMX Virtual Feature Name Description 2000/4000 RMX 1800 Edition Conferencing Features Personal Layout Personal Layout of the operator can be modified in Yes Yes in Lecture Mode conferences defined to operate in Lecture Mode. Yes Suppress A new system flag to suppress entry/exit tone when conference entry the operator participant joins or leaves the tone for conference. Yes Yes operators Yes entering/leaving conferences Legacy Content The Send Content to Legacy Endpoints option in in Multiple the Conference Profile - Video Quality dialog, can Content be either checked or unchecked when using Yes Yes Yes Transcoding Multiple Content Resolutions (Content Transcoding). Lock/Unlock Locking and unlocking conferences can now done conference via Web GUI, RMX Manager, and XML API, in Yes Yes Yes addition to the previous DTMF code. Override mute Participants can unmute themselves regardless of participants the reason they were muted. Enable overriding Yes Yes mute participants function requires system flag Yes setting. Polycom Labs Polycom enables customers examining experimental features which might be later incorporated into the Collaboration Server. Yes Yes Yes Each of Polycom Lab features is described in a separate Addendum at the end of this document. Network and System Features New Virtual Additional Host platforms (Core types) can be used Edition Hosts to deploy RealPresence Collaboration Server, and Increased Virtual Edition. No No Yes Capacity Limitations Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 1800/Virtual RealPresence Edition is part of the RealPresence Clariti solution. No Yes Yes Clariti™ Support Polycom, Inc. 2 Release Notes RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition- Version 8.7.3 Version 8.7.1 - New Features RMX Virtual Feature Name Description 2000/4000 RMX 1800 Edition Miscellaneous Features NTLMv2 for Support for NTLMv2 has been added for LDAP LDAP connections. The authentication protocol will be Yes Yes Yes connection negotiated with preference given to NTLMv2. Dynamic RealPresence Collaboration Server, Virtual Edition Bandwidth can dynamically adapt the bandwidth for the Adaptation MCU-bridged WebRTC conference according to No No Yes the congestion level. Configure Administrator can configure timeout between Timeout Chairperson IVR message and first input DTMF between End of digit through system flag. Yes Yes Chairperson IVR Yes message and First DTMF Key Modular MCU Features Deployment and Deployment of soft blades, and changes in system Monitoring monitoring. Yes Yes Yes RDP content Support for RDP content to Skype for Business endpoints in both direct and RealConnect calls. Yes Yes Yes Resource Resource consumption, and separating report for Management Main MCU and soft blades. Yes Yes Yes and Report Security Aspects Open ports on Main MCU and on soft blades. Yes Yes Yes Logger Effects on Logger functionality in multiple machines Functionality environment. Yes No Yes Upgrading Upgrading Main MCU and soft blades. Yes Yes Yes Polycom, Inc. 3 Release Notes RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition- Version 8.7.3 Version 8.7.1 - New Features RMX Virtual Feature Name Description 2000/4000 RMX 1800 Edition Skype for Business Features Support The Collaboration Server supports federation with Office365 Microsoft Office365. federation This enables customers with Skype for Business, but no Polycom infrastructure, to invite into Skype Yes Yes Yes for Business conferences non-Skype for Business users, where both user types may enjoy complete Skype for Business/Polycom experience, respectively. Using Skype for Supports sending Panoramic Layout to AV MCU in Business a RealConnect Cascaded Conference. panoramic layout to send Yes Yes more video Yes streams from standard endpoints Add Polycom Including Polycom participants in the general Skype participants in for Business participant list, thus enables Skype for Skype for Business users to see list of standard endpoints Yes Yes Business client connected to the conference and disconnect them Yes conference by Organizer roster Skype for In the RealConnect conference, the total number of Business Audio Audio/Video participants of Skype for Business and and Video Non-Skype for Business can be counted in the Yes Yes Yes participants Audio/Video participants indication in the count conference layout. Mute Audience In the AVMCU conference, originator of the conference can selectively to mute all participants Yes Yes or only mute Skype for Business participants by Yes setting a system flag. Polycom, Inc. 4 Release Notes RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition- Version 8.7.3 Products Tested with this Release RealPresence Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition systems are tested extensively with a wide range of products. The following list is not a complete inventory of compatible equipment. It indicates the products that have been tested for compatibility with this release. You are encouraged to upgrade all of your Polycom systems to the latest software before contacting Polycom support about an issue to ensure the issue has not already been addressed by recent software updates. Go to http://support.polycom.com/PolycomService/support/us/support/service_policies.html to find the Current Polycom Interoperability Matrix. Device RMX 2000/4000 RMX1800 Virtual Edition Gatekeepers/Proxies Polycom® RealPresence® 10.0.1 10.0.1 10.0.1 Resource Manager Polycom® RealPresence® 8.7.3 8.7.3 8.7.3 Collaboration Server Polycom® RealPresence® 6.4.1 6.4.1 6.4.1 DMA® System Polycom® RealPresence® 2.1.2 Web Suite Experience Portal Polycom® RealPresence® 2.1.2 Web Suite Services Portal Video Border Proxy (VBP) V11.2.13RC2 V11.2.13RC2 V11.2.13RC2 Polycom® RealPresence® 4.2.4_230053 Access Director™ Avaya Scopia® ECS 8.3.0.103.0 8.3.0.103.0 8.3.0.103.0 Gatekeeper BroadWorks R21.sp1_1.551 R21.sp1_1.551 R21.sp1_1.551 Cisco TelePresence ISDN 2.2 (1.114) 2.2 (1.114) 2.2 (1.114) GW 3241 Cisco TelePresence MCU 4.5 (1.85) 4.5 (1.85) 4.5 (1.85) 4505 Cisco 5310 MCU 4.5 (1.85) 4.5 (1.85) 4.5 (1.85) Microsoft Lync 2013 server 5.0.8308.956 5.0.8308.956 5.0.8308.956 Polycom, Inc. 5 Release Notes RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition- Version 8.7.3 Device RMX 2000/4000 RMX1800 Virtual Edition Microsoft Skype for 6.0.9319.235/ 6.0.9319.235/ 6.0.9319.235/ Business Server 2015 6.0.9319.259 6.0.9319.259 6.0.9319.259 (volume license key installed) Microsoft Exchange 2013 CU12 15.00.1178.004 CU12 15.00.1178.004 CU12 15.00.1178.004 Sonus SBC V05.00.02-R000 Unify OpenScape Session V8 R1.12.00 V8 R1.12.00 V8 R1.12.00 Border Controller (SBC) Unify OpenScape Voice V8R1.47.1 V8R1.47.1 V8R1.47.1 Server Unify OpenScape Unified V7 R3.0.11 V7 R3.0.11 V7 R3.0.11 Communications (UC) Unify OpenScape Branch V8 R1.02.00 V8 R1.02.00 V8 R1.02.00 Recorders Polycom® RealPresence® 2.7 2.7 2.7 Media Suite MCUs, Call Managers Network Devices and Add ins Polycom® 1.5.2.212 1.5.2.212 1.5.2.212 ContentConnect™ Server Avaya Scopia® 100 Gateway 5.7.2.0.25 5.7.2.0.25 5.7.2.0.25 P10 Avaya Aura® Session 6.3.4.0.634014 6.3.4.0.634014 6.3.4.0.634014 Manager Avaya Aura® R016x.03.0.124.0 R016x.03.0.124.0 R016x.03.0.124.0 Communication Manager Cisco Unified 11.5.1 11.5.1 11.5.1 Communications Manager Cisco TelePresence Server 4.2(4.18) - - Cisco TelePresence Video X8.8.1 X8.8.1 X8.8.1 Communication Server Virtual Machines for RealPresence Collaboration Server, Virtual Edition Deployment VMWare vSphere (vCenter) N/A N/A 6.0 Client Endpoints Polycom® HDX® 3.1.11 3.1.11 3.1.11 Polycom® Group Series 6.0.0-280932 6.0.0-280932 6.0.0-280932 Polycom, Inc. 6 Release Notes RealPresence ® Collaboration Server 1800/2000/4000/Virtual Edition- Version 8.7.3 Device RMX 2000/4000 RMX1800 Virtual Edition Polycom® CMA® Desktop 5.2.6 5.2.6 5.2.6 Polycom® CMA® Desktop for 5.2.6 5.2.6 5.2.6 MAC Polycom® Debut 1.2.0 1.2.0 1.2.0 Polycom® RealPresence® 3.7 3.7 3.7 Mobile for Apple® iOS Polycom® RealPresence® 3.7 3.7 3.7 Mobile for Android™ Polycom® RealPresence® 3.7 3.7 3.7 Desktop for Windows® Polycom® RealPresence® 3.7 3.7 3.7 Desktop for Mac® Polycom RealPresence Trio 5.4.4 5.4.4 5.4.4 8800 Polycom® VVX® 1500 5.5.0 5.5.0 5.5.0