Image Information and Supported Platforms
Features of Ignition Power Management
WAN Monitoring Software (WANMon)
Verifying WANMon Configuration
WANMon Cellular Interface Configuration Example
Multiple WAN Link Monitoring Example
Related Documentation for WANMon
New Modem Firmware for the CGR 1000 Connected Grid 4G LTE Module running Cisco IOS
New Key Lifetime Value on the WPAN Module
Related Documentation for the IR800 Series
The following release notes support Cisco IOS Releases 15.6(2)T and higher releases. These release notes are updated to describe new features, limitations, troubleshooting, recommended configurations, caveats, and how to obtain support and documentation.
Note You must have a Cisco.com account to download the software.
Cisco IOS Release 15.6(2)T includes the following Cisco IOS images:
This bundle contains the following components:
– Hypervisor : 0.37 (ir800-hv.srp.SPA.0.37)
– Guest Operating System: Cisco-GOS,version-1.0.0.2
– Guest Operating System: Cisco-GOS,version-1.29
Cisco IOS Release 15.6(2)T includes support for the following IR800 series routers:
The latest image file for the IR809 and IR829 can be found at:
https://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=286287045&flowid=75322
Note The ir800-universalk9-bundle.SPA.156-2.T.bin bundle must be copied via tftp to the IR800, and then installed using the bundle install flash:
<image name> command. The ir800-universalk9-bundle.SPA.156-2.T.bin file can NOT be directly booted using the boot system flash:/image_name.
Detailed instructions are found in the Cisco IR829 and IR809 Integrated Services Router Hardware Installation Guides.
This release includes the following enhancements:
WAN Monitoring Software (WANMon)
New Modem Firmware for the CGR 1000 Connected Grid 4G LTE Module running Cisco IOS
New Key Lifetime Value on the WPAN Module
Ignition Power Management prevents the router from draining the charge of the battery on automotive applications. It also keeps the IR800 up and running while the vehicle is stopped. Therefore, users won't have to wait for routers reload each time the vehicle was stopped. Details about proper wiring to the ignition are found in the Cisco IR829 Industrial Integrated Services Router Hardware Installation Guide.
When the engine is running it generates energy and recharges the battery. When the ignition is turned off, the IR829 can remain operational for a pre-determined period of time. This time period is programmable between 60 to 7200 seconds (2Hours) using the IOS ignition off-timer
command.
The system software (IOS) tries to prevent the discharge of the battery with the following:
The system software (IOS) logs the following events to the system log:
The Ignition Power Management feature of the IR800 series uses a command line interface.
The following commands are used to configure the feature.
Enable or Disable ignition power management:
Ignition off timer value. After the ignition is turned off the router will stay operational for this amount of time, then it shuts down if the ignition is still off:
Over-voltage threshold. If the input voltage drops to levels below this threshold, it will cause the router to shut down
The following command is used to show the status of the feature.
The following is the expected output:
Note While the default value for the IR829 is set to 9 volts, 12.2 volts is a much better value to set in order to provide better battery life to the vehicle
A set of CLIs are available for debugging purposes.
Note To turn the debug off, prepend a no prefix to the CLI command.
Enable debugging error conditions in the ignition management:
Enable debugging operating events in the ignition management
Enable debugging state transitions in the ignition management software:
Enable all debugging conditions at once:
Note All debugging commands are cleared through a reboot of the device.
The following examples illustrate the CLI commands and the associated output expected.
The following default settings apply to Ignition Power Management:
WANMon is a flexible solution to address the WAN link recovery requirements for the following products and interfaces:
Note Other link types are not supported.
You enable WANMon to monitor your WAN links and initiate link recovery actions on receipt of link failure triggers.
The following are the three levels of built-in recovery processes specific to the link type:
Each level has two time-based thresholds based on which built-in recovery actions are taken. The following are the default settings for each level:
Note If threshold values are specified as 0, no recovery actions are taken for that level. You can use this to avoid system reload (the built-in Level 2 recovery action) on receipt of a link failure trigger where other WAN links may be operational.
Ensure that the WANMon module is available. The WANMon module is included in the IOS image as the tm_wanmon.tcl policy file.
– For cellular interfaces, WANMon performs IP address checking only for external dialer configurations, not for dial-on-demand configurations.
– For 4G LTE interfaces, WANMon always performs IP address checking.
– For all other interfaces, WANMon never performs IP address checking.
You can enable WANMon on the router and assign WAMMon support to specific interfaces. Optionally, you can override the built-in recovery actions, define custom recovery links, and define an event manager environment policy to set the track object value and disable IP address checking. WANMon is disabled by default.
The following examples are Event Manager commands to configure cellular and Ethernet interfaces:
This example sets custom recovery thresholds:
Use the following steps to verify your WANMon configuration.
Two new Product IDs for the IR800 series are:
IR829GW-LTE-GA-SK9 — Singapore
New modem firmware, 3.3.4.3, is available for the CGR 1000 Connected Grid 4G LTE Module running Cisco IOS. An upgrade to this firmware is highly recommend. (CSCux47399) For upgrade details, refer to the "Upgrading the Modem Firmware" section in the Cisco Connected Grid 4G LTE Module Installation and Configuration Guide.
A new PID, CGM-4G-LTE-MNA-AB (All bands), is supported for the Cisco Connected Grid 4G LTE Module for the CGR 1000 Series routers (CGR 1240 and CGR 1120).
For the CG-mesh WPAN Module for the CGR 1000 Series routers, the key lifetime value has changed for the Interface Configuration command, mesh-security mesh-key interface lifetime
value, where value is now: <60-15552000> key lifetime (in seconds). (CSCux96273)
For additional information, see the Cisco Connected Grid WPAN Module for CGR 1000 Series Installation and CG-Mesh Configuration Guide (Cisco IOS).
The following documentation is available:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/15_6m_and_t/release/notes/15_6m_and_t.html
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/routers/800-series-industrial-routers/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/routers/800-series-routers/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
This release has the following limitations or deviations for expected behavior:
C8xx supports the following features under Ge0:
All of the Cisco IR800 Industrial Integrated Services Router documentation can be found here:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/routers/800-series-industrial-routers/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS releases. Caveats listed as open in a prior release are carried forward to the next release as either open or closed (resolved).
Note You must have a Cisco.com account to log in and access the Cisco Bug Search Tool. If you do not have one, you can register for an account.
For more information about the Cisco Bug Search Tool, see the Bug Search Tool Help & FAQ.
LED status report is inconsistent across different commands.
After completion of a bundle installation, the Guest OS might not function.
Conditions : Perform a bundle installation with the Guest OS running. After the bundle installation is completed with Guest OS updated, the device needs to be reloaded.
Shutdown the Guest OS before performing a bundle installation.
IR829 is not getting GPS data after router bootup
Conditions : After router bootup, sometimes the modem is up but does not get GPS data.
Workaround: Power cycle the modem.
LED status report is inconsistent across different commands
Conditions : PoE LED will go back and forth between yellow and green when there is a PoE device in deny power state. Typing show platform led
or show platform led summary
will sometimes show yellow, sometimes shows green.
Workaround : Remove the device that has been denied for power allocation
Media-type rs485 is configurable under IR800 serial port 0 interface (async1), however the serial port 1 (async1) interface does not support media-type rs485.
Conditions : When you configure 'media-type rs485" under the async1 interface, the configuration is acceptable.
On the IR829 with a 4GModem, the modem can enter into an unknown state after several modem resets.
Conditions : After 100+ modem resets and attach to BSS, the modem enters into a state where it no longer displays modem info on IOS ( show cellular 0 all
). It neither attaches to the BSS or sends IP traffic. Modem seems to respond to the AT commands.
Ignition functions should be disabled when the ignition is disabled.
Conditions : All functions should be disabled (including the under and over voltage protection) when the ignition feature is disabled. Currently under voltage and over voltage protection works even if the ignition management feature is disabled.
Symptom : On the CG-mesh WPAN Module, you cannot reassign the same power outage server (outage-server {WORD | X:X:X:X: :X}) after you remove it.
Conditions : User tried to reassign a previously removed power outage server configuration to the CG-mesh WPAN module.
Workaround : Assign a different value. Do not reuse a power outer server value.
For additional information, see the Cisco Connected Grid WPAN Module for CGR 1000 Series Installation and CG-Mesh Configuration Guide (Cisco IOS).
Enabling GPS on the CGR1000 3G/4G cellular controller will lock up the console.
Conditions : The regular GPS settings for 3G or 4G cellular controller in the CGR1000 routers must not be used. Cellular modem-based GPS in CGR1000 routers is not supported.
Workaround : Only a CONFIG RESET button recovery may help to restore the CGR1000 back to working condition.
CGR1000 GOS image version is not matching the version in the filename.
Conditions : The version in the CGR1000 GOS file name " cgr1000-ref-gos.img.1.30.gz
" is 1.30, but after a bundle install and restarting the IOX VM, the GOS version being retrieved from " sh platform guest-os " is 1.29.
Inconsistent version numbering for the Ref-GOS image name in the IR800 bundle image.
Conditions : In the IR800 bundle image, the REF GOS image name is: ir800-ref-gos.img.2.3.gz
.
Installing the GOS image will produce this version string:
Installation: Cisco-GOS,version-1.0.0.2
I nstallation: Cisco-GOS,version-1.0.0.2
The IR800 GOS image is properly versioned in the form: ir800-ioxvm-1.0.0.x
GOS virtual eth0 fails to get link-local IPv6 and global IPv6 addresses.
Conditions : GOS was configured to obtain global IPv6 address from DHCP server via IOS dhcp relay. At first, the GOS eth0 was able to acquire both link-local IPv6 and global IPv6 addresses. However, after about 5 days, the IPv6 addresses disappeared from the GOS eth0 interface. All attempts to restart (bring down/up) the eth0 interface and/or dhcp client did not help. It simply failed to obtain any link-local and global IPv6 address. While the IPv6 problem persisted for the GOS eth0, it still could obtain DHCP IPv4 address from IOS and communicates with it using IPv4.
Workaround : Only rebooting the GOS would help resolve the IPv6 problem for the GOS eth0 interface.