Release Note for Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software Version 5. Table of Contents. Release Note for Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software Version 5. Contents. New and Changed Features. Software Version 5. Filenames. Standard Image Files. Bmc Software Place To Work' title='Bmc Software Place To Work' />No Payload Encryption Image Files. Cisco WAAS Appliance System Firmware Update. BIOS Update. BMC Firmware Update. RAID Controller Firmware Update. Interoperability and Support. Hardware, Client, and Web Browser Support. Cisco WAAS Version Interoperability. Cisco WAAS and v. WAAS Interoperability. Cisco WAAS, ISR WAAS and IOS XE Interoperability. App. Nav Interoperability. Cisco WAAS Express Interoperability. WCCP Interoperability. Arquitectura Distribuida En Ingenieria De Software Avanzado. NTLM Interoperability. Microsoft Windows XP Support. Upgrading from a Prerelease Version to Version 5. Upgrading from a Release Version to Version 5. Upgrade Paths for WAAS Version 5. Bmc Software Place To Work' title='Bmc Software Place To Work' />Upgrading a Central Manager to Version 5. Central Manager Upgrade Guidelines. Central Manager Upgrade and Interoperability. Upgrading a WAAS System to Version 5. SETALARM+w+MVMVS+JCPU+View.jpg' alt='Bmc Software Place To Work' title='Bmc Software Place To Work' />WAAS System Upgrade Guidelines. WAAS System Upgrade and Interoperability. Operating Considerations for Upgrading from Version 5. Operating Considerations for Upgrading from Version 4. Migrating a Central Manager from an Unsupported Platform. Ensuring a Successful RAID Pair Rebuild. Removing and Reloading an App. Nav Controller During Upgrade. Owler is the crowdsourced competitive intelligence platform that business professionals use to outsmart their competition, gain information uncover industry data. BMC is a global leader in innovative software solutions that enable businesses to transform into digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive advantage. Downgrading from Version 5. Previous Version. Downgrade Paths for WAAS Version 5. Guidelines for Downgrading a Central Manager to a Previous Version. Guidelines for Downgrading a WAAS System to a Previous Version. Procedure for Downgrading a Central Manager to a Previous Version. Cisco WAE and WAVE Appliance Boot Process. Operating Considerations. Software Version 5. Resolved and Open Caveats. Software Version 5. Resolved Caveats. Software Version 5. Open Caveats. Software Version 5. Resolved Caveats. Software Version 5. Open Caveats. Software Version 5. Resolved Caveats. Software Version 5. Open Caveats. Using Previous Client Code. Cisco WAAS Documentation Set. Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request. Release Note for Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software Version 5. August 1. 4, 2. 01. NoteThe most current Cisco documentation for released products is available on Cisco. New and Changed Features. The following sections describe the new and changed features in Software Version 5. Standard Image Files No Payload Encryption Image Files BIOS Update BMC Firmware Update RAID Controller Firmware Update. Software Version 5. Filenames. This section describes the Cisco WAAS Software Version 5. Cisco WAAS appliances and modules and contains the following topics Standard Image Files. Cisco WAAS Software Version 5. Cisco WAAS appliances and modules waas universal 5. Universal software image that includes Central Manager, Application Accelerator, and App. Nav Controller functionality. You can use this type of software file to upgrade a device operating in any device mode. Application Accelerator software image that includes Application Accelerator and App. Nav Controller functionality only. You can use this type of software file to upgrade only an Application Accelerator or App. Nav Controller device. This software image file is significantly smaller than the Universal image. Kdump analysis functionality is not included in the Accelerator only image. SM SRE install. Cisco WAAS on the SM SRE module. ISR WAAS 5. 5. 7x. ISR WAAS Release 5. Conns. The following additional files are also included waas rescue cdrom 5. Cisco WAAS software recovery CD image. Flash memory recovery image for 6. WAVE 2. 742. 944. WAE 6. 747. 34. Flash memory recovery image for 3. Kdump analysis component that you can install and use with the Application Accelerator software image. The Kdump analysis component is intended for troubleshooting specific issues and should be installed following the instructions provided by Cisco TAC. Contains the alarm and error message documentation. Virtual blade paravirtualized network drivers for Windows. Available at the Cisco Wide Area Application Services WAAS Software Tools directory on Cisco. No Payload Encryption Image Files. Cisco WAAS Software Version 5. No Payload Encryption NPE primary software image files that have the disk encryption feature disabled. These images are suitable for use in countries where disk encryption is not permitted. NPE primary software image files include the following waas universal 5. Universal NPE software image that includes Central Manager, Application Accelerator, and App. Nav Controller functionality. You can use this type of software file to upgrade a device operating in any device mode. Application Accelerator NPE software image that includes Application Accelerator and App. Nav Controller functionality only. You can use this type of software file to upgrade only an Application Accelerator or App. Nav Controller device. This software image file is significantly smaller than the Universal image. Kdump analysis functionality is not included in the Accelerator only image. SM SRE install. NPE files necessary to install Cisco WAAS on the SM SRE module. Cisco WAAS v. CM 1. N npe. ova VCM Release 5. NPE 1. 00 Nodes Cisco WAAS v. CM 2. 00. 0N npe. VCM Release 5. 5. NPE files 2. 00. Nodes Cisco WAAS v. WAAS 2. 00 npe. VWAAS Release 5. NPE files 2. 00 Conns Cisco WAAS v. WAAS 7. 50 npe. VWAAS Release 5. NPE files 7. 50 Conns. Cisco WAAS v. WAAS 1. WAAS Release 5. 5. NPE files 1. 30. Conns Cisco WAAS v. WAAS 2. 50. 0 npe. VWAAS Release 5. 5. NPE files 2. 50. Conns. Cisco WAAS v. WAAS 6. VWAAS Release 5. 5. NPE files 6. 00. Conns. Cisco WAAS v. WAAS 1. WAAS Release 5. 5. NPE files 1. 20. Conns Cisco WAAS v. WAAS 5. 00. 00 npe. VWAAS Release 5. 5. NPE files 5. 00. Conns. ISR WAAS 5. ISR WAAS Release 5. NPE files 2. 50. Conns. The following additional files are also included waas rescue cdrom 5. Cisco WAAS NPE software recovery CD image. Flash memory NPE recovery image for 6. WAVE 2. 742. 944. WAE 6. 747. 34. Flash memory NPE recovery image for 3. NPE Kdump analysis component that you can install and use with the Application Accelerator software image. The Kdump analysis component is intended for troubleshooting specific issues and should be installed following the instructions provided by Cisco TAC. Contains the NPE alarm and error message documentation. Virtual blade paravirtualized network drivers for Windows. Available at the Cisco Wide Area Application Services WAAS Software Tools directory on Cisco. Cisco WAAS Appliance System Firmware Update. On Cisco Wide Area Application Engine WAE and Cisco Wide Area Application Virtualization Engine WAVE appliances, we recommend that you update the following three types of system firmware to the latest version to best support new Cisco WAAS features BIOS on the WAVE 2. For details, see the BIOS Update. The latest BIOS is required for App. Nav operation. BMC firmware on the WAVE 2. For details, see BMC Firmware Update. The latest Baseboard Management Controller BMC firmware is required for Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI over LAN feature. RAID controller firmware on the WAE 6. WAVE 7. 54. 17. For details, see RAID Controller Firmware Update. The latest Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID controller firmware is recommended to avoid some rarely encountered RAID controller issues. BIOS Update. The latest BIOS is required for App. Nav operation with a Cisco App. Nav Controller Interface Module in WAVE 5. Digital Workplace BMC Software. With a few taps, employees can order a new computer or get the latest mobile travel app via one service catalog. Shopping services across the organization has never been easier. On the back end, licenses and entitlements are managed with drag and drop ease. Ratings, reviews and sharing among peers help drive adoption. Routine requests to the service desk drop as employees shop for themselves. 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