Release Notes for IoT Field Network Director, Release 4.1.0
IoT FND 4.1.0 Software Subscriptions
Resource Management Guidelines
This release note contains the latest information about using the user interface for the IoT Field Network Director (IoT FND) 4.1.0 to configure and manage IPv6 mesh endpoints, Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 1000 or CGR), Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (C800), Cisco LoRaWAN IXM Gateway, Cisco 500 Series WPAN Industrial Routers (IR 500), Cisco 5921 Embedded Service Routers, and Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers (IR 807, IR 809 and IR 829).
Note: IoT FND was previously named Connected Grid Network Management System (CG-NMS) for releases 2.x and 1.x
Listed below are the two primary documents that support this release:
■ Cisco IoT Field Network Director User Guide, Release 4.1.x
■ Cisco IoT Field Network Director Installation Guide, Release 4.1.x
Please refer to the Cisco IoT Field Network Directo r data sheet for an extensive list of the product capabilities.
Note: IoT FND was previously named Connected Grid Network Management System (CG-NMS) for releases 2.x and 1.x.
Be sure to refer to the following related NMS system documentation:
■ Cisco IoT Device Manager, Release 5.x
■ Cisco Industrial Operations Kit User Guide, Release 2.0
■ Cisco Connected Grid WPAN Module for CGR 1000 Series Installation and Cisco Resilient Mesh Configuration Guide (Cisco IOS)
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New Features in IoT FND 4.1.0 lists new platforms and features that are managed in IoT FND 4.1.0.
Allows Cisco IR807, IR809, and IR829 routers operating with software that supports Plug and Play (PnP) to be deployed in the field without any bootstrap configuration. Minimum Cisco IOS software releases required: ■IR807: ir800l-universalk9-mz.SPA.157-3.M0a.bin |
Managing External Modules: LoRaWAN Gateway Cisco IR807 Industrial Integrated Services Router Software Configuration Guide: Plug and Play Cisco IR800 Integrated Services Router Software Configuration Guide (IR809, IR829) |
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You can configure FND to operate in two additional modes: - Demo mode: Allows you to quickly bring up routers and set up a small network to support demonstrations without having to configure SSL certificates. - Bandwidth optimization mode: Allows transmission of periodic metrics across HTTP versus HTTPS to optimize HTTPS bandwidth for secure traffic. |
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The 4000 Series runs Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) and provides a comprehensive set of traffic control and security features that support branch deployments. |
Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers |
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IR807 is a highly compact, low-power industrial router for install within industrial applications (distribution automation for utilities, transportation, manufacturing) and remote asset management across the extended enterprise. The firmware image, IOS_IR807, only includes the Cisco IOS image. |
Cisco IR807 Industrial Integrated Services Router Software Configuration Guide Managing Devices: Managing Routers Managing Firmware Upgrades: Uploading a Firmware Image to a Router Group Monitoring System Activity:Search Issues Using Custom Filters |
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Managing Firmware Upgrades: Uploading a Firmware Image to a Router Group |
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You can display Health parameters on the Health tab, when you select any ENDPOINT device group (except Root OW Riva CAM) in the Browse Devices pane when viewing the Devices > Field Devices page. Heath Tab parameters include: Hops, Path Cost, RSSI(dBm), Mesh Parents, Mesh Descendants, Intra Pan Migrations/day (per day), Inter Pan Migrations/day, and Missed Periodic Reads/day. |
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When configured for standalone mode, you can view FPGA information on the Device Details page and active tunnel information on the Operations page. |
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You can associate one or more profiles (MapT, Nat44, and/or Serial) to IR510 using the Configuration Template. |
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Allows the administrator to limit what some users can view on specific user interface pages of FND. |
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You can access Work Order and Assets pages from the CGR1000 and IR800 Device Detail pages. At the C800 Device Detail page, you can access Assets only. You can add notes to a Work Order by selecting the (+) icon on the Work Order page. You can add and delete Work Orders from the Operations > Work Orders page. |
Release Notes for Cisco IoT Device Manager 5.2 Cisco IoT Device Manager Installation and User Guide, Release 5.2 |
Summary of IoT FND Perpetual Product IDs provides a summary of perpetual product licenses supported on IoT FND, Release 4.1.0. Contact your Cisco partner to obtain the necessary licenses.
The IoT Field Network Director (IoT FND) is a software platform to manage a multi-service network and security infrastructure for IoT applications such as smart grid applications, including advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). IoT FND is a scalable, highly secure, modular, and open-platform with an extensible architecture. IoT FND is a multi-vendor, multi-service, communications network management platform that enables network connectivity to an open ecosystem of power grid devices.
Through the browser-based interface, utility operators manage and monitor devices in a Cisco Connected Grid Field Area Network (FAN) solution using IPv6 over Low-power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs). The FAN includes the following devices:
■Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGRs), also called pole-top or DIN-rail-mount routers. These devices are identified by model (for example, CGR1000, CGR1120, or CGR1240) on the Field Devices page.
■Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers (IR800s) are ruggedized small-form factor cellular routers for mobile/vehicle applications. IR829 includes WiFi providing connectivity in non-carpeted IT spaces, industrials, utilities, transportation, infrastructure, industrial M2M application, asset monitoring, Smart Grid, and utility applications. These devices are referred to as FARs in this document and identified by product ID (for example, IR800) on the Field Devices page. You can use IoT FND to manage the following IR800 models: IR809 and IR829.
■Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (C800s) are used in most networks as edge routers or gateways to provide WAN connectivity (cellular, satellite over Ethernet, and WiFi) to an end device (energy-distribution automation devices, other verticals such as ATMs, and mobile deployments). These devices are referred to as FARs in this document and identified by product ID (for example, C800 or C819) on the Field Devices page.
You can use IoT FND to manage the following hardened Cisco 819H devices:
■Cisco 500 Series Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Industrial Routers (IR500) supply RF mesh connectivity to IPv4 and serial Internet of Things (IoT) devices (for example, recloser control, cap bank control, voltage regulator controls, and other remote terminal units).
Note: CGRs, C800, IR800s, IR500s and other types of mesh endpoint devices can coexist on a network, but cannot be in the same device group (see Creating Device Groups and Working with Mesh Endpoint Firmware Images) or firmware management group. Refer to the following sections in the IoT Field Network Director User Guide for more information: “Creating Device Groups”, “Working with Mesh Endpoint Firmware Images” and “Configuring Firmware Group Settings”.
■The Cisco Wireless Gateway for LoRaWAN (IXM-LPWA-800, IXM-LPWA-900) can be a standalone product that connects to Ethernet switches or routers or connects to LAN ports of the Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers. This product can be configured as a radio interface of the Cisco Industrial Routers 809 and 829. One or multiple gateways are connected to the LAN port(s) of the IR809 or IR829 via Ethernet or VLANs with encrypted links. Through this configuration, it provides LoRaWAN radio access while the IR809 or IR829 offer backhaul support for Gigabit Ethernet (electrical or fiber), 4G/LTE, or Wi-Fi.
■Cisco Interface Module for LoRaWAN is an extension module for the industrial routers, Cisco IR809 and IR829, and serves as a carrier-grade gateway for outdoor deployments. The module provides unlicensed low-power wide area (LPWA) wireless connectivity for a range of Internet of Things (IoT) use cases such as asset tracking, water and gas metering, street lighting, smart parking/building/agriculture, and environment monitoring. There are two models supported, which are differentiated by their band support (863-870 MHz ISM or 902-928 MHz ISM). The module is identified by product ID (for example, IXM-LORA-800-H-V2).
■Cisco 800 Series Access Points are integrated access points on the Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (C800). These access points are referred to as FARs in this document and identified by product ID (for example, AP800).
Note: Both the C819 and IR829 have embedded APs and we support management of those two APs.
■Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASRs) and Cisco 3900 Series Integrated Service Routers (ISRs) are referred to as head-end routers or HERs in this document.
■Cisco IPv6 RF mesh endpoints (smart meters and range extenders).
Note: CGRs, C800, IR800s, IR500s and other types of mesh endpoint devices can coexist on a network, but cannot be in the same device group or firmware management group.
The software features enterprise-class fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security (FCAPS) functionality, as defined in the OSI Network Management reference model.
Cisco IoT Features and Capabilities
■ Configuration Management – Cisco IoT FND facilitates configuration of large numbers of Cisco CGRs, Cisco C800s, Cisco ASRs, and endpoints. Use Cisco IoT FND to bulk-configure devices by placing them into configuration groups, editing settings in a configuration template, and then pushing the configuration to all devices in the group.
■ Device and Event Monitoring – Cisco IoT FND displays easy-to-read tabular views of extensive information generated by devices, allowing you to monitor your network for errors. Cisco IoT FND provides integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) map-based visualization of FAN devices such as routers and smart meters. Use IoT FND to create CGR-specific work orders that include the required certificates to access the router.
■ Firmware Management – Cisco IoT FND serves as a repository for Cisco CGR, Cisco C800s, Cisco IR800 (which has a different group for firmware management) and endpoint firmware images. Use Cisco IoT FND to upgrade the firmware running on groups of devices by loading the firmware image file onto the Cisco IoT FND server, and then uploading the image to the devices in the group. Once uploaded, use IoT FND to install the firmware image directly on the devices.
■ Zero Touch Deployment – This ease-of-use feature automatically registers (enrolls) and distributes X.509 certificates and provisioning information over secure connections within a connected grid network.
■ Tunnel Provisioning – Protects data exchanged between Cisco ASRs and Cisco CGRs and C800s, and prevents unauthorized access to Cisco CGRs to provide secure communication between devices. Cisco IoT FND can execute CLI commands to provision secure tunnels between Cisco CGRs, Cisco C800s, Cisco IR800s and Cisco ASRs. Use Cisco IoT FND to bulk-configure tunnel provisioning using groups.
■ IPv6 RPL Tree Polling – The IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-power and Lossy Networks (RPL) finds neighbors and establishes routes using ICMPv6 message exchanges. RPL manages routes based on the relative position of the endpoint to the CGR that is the root of the routing tree. RPL tree polling is available through the mesh nodes and CGR periodic updates. The RPL tree represents the mesh topology, which is useful for troubleshooting. For example, the hop count information received from the RPL tree can determine the use of unicast or multicast for the firmware download process. IoT FND maintains a periodically updated snapshot of the RPL tree.
■ Dynamic Multipoint VPN and Flex VPN – For Cisco C800 devices and Cisco IR800 devices, DMVPN and Flex VPN do not require IoT FND to apply device-specific tunnel configuration to the HER during tunnel provisioning. HER tunnel provisioning is only required for site-to-site VPN tunnels.
■ Dual PHY Support – IoT FND can communicate with devices that support Dual PHY (RF and PLC) traffic. IoT FND identifies CGRs running Dual PHY, enables configuration to masters and slaves, and collects metrics from masters. IoT FND also manages security keys for Dual PHY CGRs. On the mesh side, IoT FND identifies Dual PHY nodes using unique hardware IDs, enables configuration pushes and firmware updates, and collects metrics, including RF and PLC traffic ratios.
■ Device Location Tracking – For CGR 1000, C800, and IR800 devices, IoT FND displays real-time location and device location history.
■ Software Security Module (SSM) – This is a low-cost alternative to the Hardware Security Module (HSM), and is used for signing CSMP messages sent to meters and IR500 devices.
■ Diagnostics and Troubleshooting – The IoT FND rule engine infrastructure provides effective monitoring of triage-based troubleshooting. Device troubleshooting runs on-demand device path trace and ping on any CGR, Cisco C800, Cisco IR800, range extender, or meter (mesh endpoints).
■ High Availability – To ensure uninterrupted network management and monitoring, you can deploy the Cisco IoT FND solution in a High Availability (HA) configuration. By using clusters of load-balanced IoT FND servers and primary and standby IoT FND databases, Cisco IoT FND constantly monitors the health of the system, including connectivity within clusters and server resource usage. If a server cluster member or database becomes unavailable or a tunnel fails, another takes its place seamlessly. Additionally, you can add reliability to your IoT FND solution by configuring redundant tunnels between a Cisco CGR and multiple Cisco ASRs.
■ Power Outage Notifications – Connected Grid Endpoints (CGEs) implement a power outage notification service to support timely and efficient reporting of power outages. In the event of a power outage, CGEs perform the necessary functions to conserve energy and notify neighboring nodes of the outage. FARs relay the power outage notification to IoT FND, which then issues push notifications to customers to relate information on the outage.
■ Mesh Upgrade Support – Allows over-the-air software and firmware upgrades to field devices such as Cisco CGRs and CGEs (for example, AMI meter endpoints).
■ Audit Logging – Logs access information for user activity for audit, regulatory compliance, and Security Event and Incident Management (SEIM) integration. This simplifies management and enhances compliance by integrated monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting capabilities.
■ North Bound APIs – Eases integration of existing utility applications such as outage management system (OMS), meter data management (MDM), trouble-ticketing systems, and manager-of-managers.
■ Work Orders for Device Manager – Credentialed field technicians can remotely access and update work orders.
■ Role-Based Access Controls – Integrates with enterprise security policies and role-based access control for AMI network devices.
■ Event and Issue Management – Fault event collection, filtering, and correlation for communication network monitoring. IoT FND supports a variety of fault-event mechanisms for threshold-based rule processing, custom alarm generation, and alarm event processing. Faults display on a color-coded GIS-map view for various endpoints in the utility network. This allows operator-level custom, fault-event generation, processing, and forwarding to various utility applications such as an outage management system. Automatic issue tracking is based on the events collected.
In addition to Cisco IoT FND, you can use the following tools to manage the Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR1000), the Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Routers (IR800), and the Cisco 500 Series WPAN Industrial Routers (IR500):
Use the command line interface (CLI) to configure, manage, and monitor the routers noted above.
The Cisco IoT Device Manager (IoT-DM or Device Manager) is a Windows-based application for field management of a single router at a time. IoT-DM uses a local Ethernet or WiFi link to connect to the routers noted above.
Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements for Cisco IoT FND and Supporting Systems lists the hardware and software versions associated with this release.
Note: For a large scale system, refer to Oracle DB Server Hardware Requirements Example Profiles and Application Server Hardware Requirements Example Profile for Routers and Endpoints for scale requirements.
Cisco IoT FND application server (or comparable system that meets the hardware and software requirements) |
–Intel Xeon x5680 2.27 GHz (64-bit) ■Hardware Security Module (HSM) or Software Security Module (SSM) |
■Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 and above, 64-bit with all packages installed (software development and web server) See Table 6 for suggested application server resource allocation profiles. When you access IoT FND from a client browser, the browser connects to the Internet to download the necessary data files from the GIS maps provider. ■A license to use SafeNet for mesh endpoint security Note: IoT FND software bundle includes required Java version. |
■Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 and above with all packages installed (software development and web server) Note: IoT FND software bundle includes required Java version. |
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Scalable to 25 routers/10,000 endpoints with minimum hardware requirement. See Resource Management Guidelines for additional scale sizes. |
■Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 - 64bit Production (with Patch 20830993) ■Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition (11.2.0.3 64-bit version only) Note: Before installing Oracle, install the Linux packages referenced in “Installing the Linux Packages Required for Installing Oracle” in the Installing Cisco IoT FND chapter of the Cisco IoT Field Network Director Installation Guide, Release 4.1.0. See Table 5 for suggested Oracle Database server resource allocation profiles. ■Red Hat Linux 6.4 and above, 64-bit with all packages installed (software development and web server) |
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The client must meet the following minimum requirements to connect to the IoT FND application server and view |
■Adobe Flash Version 9.0.115 or later (required for viewing charts) |
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Server must have the following minimum requirements: ■RAM: 4 GB (small network), 8 GB (average network), 16 GB (large network) |
The following software environment must exist before installing Cisco Network Registrar, software release 8.2 on the server: ■Operating System: Windows Server 2008 ■Development Kit (JDK) Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) ■User interfaces: Web browser and command-line interface (CLI) (Browser versions listed below): –Internet Explorer (IE) 11.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or later ■CNR license. Contact your Cisco partner for the necessary license. |
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Laptop running Device Manager must have the following: ■Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 10 ■1 GB RAM minimum (for potential large log file processing) ■Utility-signed Certificate Authority (CA) and Client Certificate for router authentication (obtained from your IT department) ■Customer-specific IT security hardening to keep the Device Manager laptop secure |
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Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Router (IR800) |
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Cisco ASR 1001 or 1002 Aggregation Services Router (ASR) serving as a head-end router |
■Cisco IOS XE Release 3.17.02.S for Flex tunnels (IOS) ■Cisco IOS XE Release 3.11S for Point to Point tunnels (CG-OS) |
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Note: ASRs and ISRs with different releases can co-exist on the network. |
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Cisco 500 Series Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Industrial Routers (IR500) |
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■Firmware version 5.7.27 when communicating with CGR 1000s or Cisco ASRs and the minimum |
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Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) Interface Module for Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers (IR800) |
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Luna SA appliance, with client software installed on the IoT FND application servers |
Note: Contact SafeNet to determine if you can run a higher version. |
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■Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 or 7.1, 64-bit with all packages installed (software development and web server) |
Note: If deploying a IoT FND server cluster, all nodes in the cluster should run on similar hardware. Additionally, all nodes must run the same version of IoT FND.
Virtual machine (VM) configuration workload characterization is important. When using multiple VMs on the same physical host, allocate resources so that individual VMs do not impact the performance of other VMs. For example, to allocate 4 VMs on a 8-CPU host, do not allocate all 8 CPUs to ensure that one (or more) VM does not use all resources.
Table 5 lists example Oracle database server usage profiles for important resource parameters such as CPU, memory, and disk space.
Table 6 lists example IoT FND Application server usage profiles for important resource parameters such as CPU, memory, and disk space.
Note: RAID 10 is mandatory for deployments of 2 million endpoints and above.
Information in Application Server Hardware Requirements Example Profile For Routers and LoRa Modules and Database Server Hardware Requirements Example Profile For Routers and LoRa Modules is relevant to Router Only deployments.
The installation procedure for IoT FND comprises several tasks, as described in the Cisco IoT Field Network Director Installation Guide, Release 4.1.0 . Contact your Cisco partner to obtain a copy of this guide.
You can also find details on upgrading from Oracle 11g to Oracle 12c for existing installations; and, instructions for installing Oracle 12c in new installations within the Installation Guide.
Note: In the section, Caveats,any caveats that reference CG-NMS are also relevant to IoT FND. In cases where the caveat was first posted to CG-NMS, we left the CG-NMS reference.
Since IoT FND is supported on a variety of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update releases, the OpenSSH version that comes with a given release might be an older version with known security holes. Consequently, we recommend ensuring that OpenSSH on the RHEL IoT FND server is up to date. On initial installation, upgrade the OpenSSH package in the IoT FND server to the latest version (6.4 or later).
This section presents open and resolved caveats in this release and information on using the Bug Search Tool to view details on those caveats. Section topics are:
■Accessing the Bug Search Tool
Symptom: ASR does not receive configuration when using dual tunnel templates.
Conditions: When using an IOS CGR and dual tunnel policies, the ASR does not receive any configuration even though a netconf session is opened with the ASR.
Workaround: This issue is resolved in IoT FND Release 4.1.0.
You can use the Bug Search Tool to find information about caveats for this release, including a description of the problems and available workarounds. The Bug Search Tool lists both open and resolved caveats.
To access the Bug Search Tool, you need the following items:
■Cisco.com user ID and password
To access the Bug Search Tool, use the following URL: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/search
To search using a specific bug ID, use the following URL: https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/ <BUGID>
Find Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers and IoT Device Manager documentation at:
For information on additional systems referenced in this release note, see the following documentation on Cisco.com:
■ Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Configuration Guide
■ Cisco 3945 Series Integrated Services Router
■ Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers
■ Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers
■ Cisco 800 Series Access Points
■ Cisco 500 Series WPAN Industrial Routers
■ Cisco LoRaWAN Interface Module Hardware Installation Guide
■ Cisco Wireless Gateway for LoRaWAN l
No combinations are authorized or intended under this document.