Release Notes 2.1.6
Release Date: March 1, 2019
What's New
New in this release:
- Modbus TCP to RTU Gateway
- We’ve enhanced our Serial over IP (SoIP) feature with a Modbus TCP to Modbus RTU gateway. After configuring Modbus via the HIPswitch SoIP settings in Conductor, the HIPswitch will accept Modbus TCP commands from servers, issue the commands to serially-connected Modbus RTU device(s), and return the responses via Modbus TCP back to the server. The HIPswitch accepts pipelined requests from the server(s). This provides optimal efficiency for Modbus traffic in terms of throughput, latency, and number of messages as compared to transparent Serial over IP.
- DHCP Relay
- HIPswitches can now relay DHCP requests to a central DHCP server as an
alternative to your existing DHCP server. This allows additional deployment
flexibility where extended DHCP options are needed, or an existing DHCP
server integrates with other systems such as Active Directory and
DNS.Note: When moving devices from one HIPswitch to a different one, the central DHCP server may issue the same IP address to the device, which could result in policy or routing conflicts depending on your network.
- Wireless Underlay Failsafe
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The HIPswitch Link Manager, introduced in version 2.1.0, intelligently monitors the health of the underlay connection, detecting when there are no options for the HIPswitch to connect to Conductor or peer HIPswitches. Link Manager is now enhanced to reboot the HIPswitch which may restore the wireless connection to a healthy state. Occasionally, changes made in the wireless provider network will drop or hang a cellular or WiFi HIPswitch uplink in such a way that the modem cannot recover. Rebooting the HS will force the modem and cell tower or access point to renegotiate their connection; sometimes this restores a healthy connection. This behavior is on by default for wireless models, and can be disabled and configured per HIPswitch in the Conductor UI. You can configure the amount of time Link Manager waits to reboot the HIPswitch after first detecting underlay failure, and a minimum amount of time to wait between reboot attempts. By default, all wireless models enable this feature with a wait-to-reboot value of 10 minutes, and min-wait-between-reboots value of 30 minutes.
Note: See known issue DEV-9877 for additional information in reference to running a HIPswitch on the Microsoft Azure platform. - APAC Modem Support
- The HIPswitch cellular expansion module SFF-MOD-MC7430 (PLF-0118-01) is now
available for the HIPswitch 150, which includes the Sierra Wireless MC7430
modem for operation in Hong Kong, Macau, and Japan.Note: Firmware release 2.1.6 is required to use this expansion module.
- HIPswitch 250 Series Revision 2 Support
- The HIPswitch 250 Revision 2 is now available and includes the following SKUs:
- HIPswitch 250e (PLF-0062-02)
- HIPswitch 250g (PLF-0066-02)
- HIPswitch 250gd (PLF-0111-02)
Revision 2 provides improved SFP compatibility, modem watchdog support, and improved modem carrier compatibility.
Note: Firmware release 2.1.6 or higher is required to use Revision 2 of the HIPswitch 250. - Wired Interface Support for Android
- The HIPclient for Android now supports wired ethernet connectivity.
- Tag integration with HIP invitations
- You can now specify tag(s) for HIP invitations, which apply to HIP services as they activate. This makes it easy to organize newly-activated HIP services and, when combined with smart device groups, automatically give them communications policy in overlay networks.
- Longer HIPswitch UIDs
- HIPswitches which are licensed with a 2.1.6 or higher firmware may generate a longer serial number portion of the UID (up to 20 characters), compared to the previous 12 characters. HIPswitches licensed from a previous release will not change their UID.
Upgrade Considerations
The 2.1.6 release includes all hotfixes from prior releases and addresses all known support cases at the time of release.
| We recommend you upgrade to 2.1.6 if: | |
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| You want to take advantage of performance and stability increases in 2.1.6, or use any of the following features: | You were impacted by any issues discovered in prior releases, especially if you have any of the following: |
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Extensive testing was conducted both in-house and with selected development partners, in lab and in production environments to ensure that performance is equivalent to 2.1.5. Additionally, 2.1.6 should be more stable than all prior releases.
Fixes
| ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEV-9795 | HIPclient, Windows | Fixed an issue in the Windows HIPclient where a MAP connection was required for the HIPclient t begin passing traffic. |
| DEV-9787 | HIPswitch | Fixed an issue where incorrect health data was reported while a HIPswitch was in transparent mode |
| DEV-9771 | HIPclient, Windows | Fixed an issue where the Windows HIPclient networks view would not report all available data. |
| DEV-9709 | HIPclient, iOS | Fixed an issue where HIPclient profiles created from HIP invites on iOS devices using the same Apple ID were synced due to iOS clipboard behavior. |
| DEV-9639 | OpenHIP | Fixed an issue where a HIPswitch sends update acknowledgements to the wrong address. |
| DEV-9601 | HIPclient, Android | Fixed an issue where the 2.1.5 Android HIPclient was reported incorrectly in the Conductor as version 2.1.4 |
| DEV-9595 | HIPclient, Android | After an Android device running a HIPclient wakes, ping now correctly resumes. |
| DEV-9593 | HIPclient, Android | It is no longer possible to delete the current active profile, which would cause unpredictable behavior with the HIPclient. |
| DEV-9574 | Conductor | Fixed an issue where updating system settings after a proxy password has been entered may overwrite it with random data. |
| DEV-9560 | HIPswitch | Fixed an issue that could cause packets on an overlay network to transmit on the underlay network under certain conditions. |
| DEV-9472 | HIPclient, Windows | Fixed an issue with the Windows HIPclient where deleting a profile using the CLI would not update the HIPclient UI correctly, resulting in discrepancies in the profile list. |
| DEV-9477 | Conductor | Fixed an issue in the Health Data tab where selecting more... would not display additional lines. |
| DEV-9389 | API | POST /api/v1/people/{id}/tags in the Conductor API now presents clearer, more actionable error messages. |
| DEV-9382 | Conductor | Improved dialog information when attempting to update firmware with an image not compatible with the target platform. The dialog text now clearly states the firmware is incorrect, replacing the generic non-actionable error message. |
| DEV-9385 | HIPclient, Android | Fixed an issue where profile selection is disabled after creating a new profile and restarting the Android HIPclient. |
| DEV-9382 | Conductor | Fixed an issue where attempting to install a non-Azure firmware package in an Azure instance would produce an error message stating <inserv form image>. |
| DEV-9377 | Diagnostic mode | Fixed an issue that would allow you to enter an invalid gateway address in diagnostic mode. |
| DEV-9366 | Cellular | Raised the log level of cellular interface repair messages to provide information about when a cellular interface is being repaired. |
| DEV-9333 | Conductor | The Standby Conductor in an HA pair will now correctly display the Diagnostics Tab in the UI. |
| DEV-9317 | HIPswitch | Fixed an issue where a firmware upgrade may fail due to a timing issue, taking the HIPswitch offline until it is restarted. |
| DEV-9312 | HIPclient, Windows | Fixed an issue where an overlay IP address displayed on the Configuration settings, but not in the HIP Networks view. |
| DEV-9269 | HIPclient, Windows | Fixed an issue where the Windows HIPclient would display an incorrect underlay IP address. |
| DEV-9259 | Conductor | HIPclient descriptions now correctly display in the Devices Reference file from the PCI downloads page. |
| DEV-9201 | HIPswitch 75w | Fixed an issue where the HIPswitch 75w would not properly connect to WiFi after a factory reset. |
| DEV-9106 | HIPclient, iOS | Fixed an issue where you were required to stop and start the HIPclient to resume traffic when failing over from cellular to WiFi. |
| DEV-9091 | HIPclient, Android | Trailing spaces are now stripped when manually entering the Conductor URL on the configuration settings. |
| DEV-9013 | HIPswitch 75w | The WiFi LED now correctly functions on the HIPswitch 75w. |
| DEV-7499 | HIPswitch | The bandwidth check in the HIPswitch Diagnostics tab no longer fails for HA-paired HIPswitches. |
| DEV-6446 | HIPclient, iOS | Fixed an issue where viewing traffic stats in the iOS app would display negative values instead of zero. |
Known Issues
| ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEV-9877 | Conductor, Cellular HIPswitch |
Link Manager default settings do not work with Conductors running on the Microsoft Azure platform when using Azure Network Security Group settings. Workaround: If you are using an Azure Conductor with Wireless (Cellular or WiFi) HIPswitches, disable pings on active link on each wireless HIPswitch or set an alternate active ping target (e.g. 8.8.8.8). |
| DEV-9830 | HIPswitch 100 |
The HIPswitch 100g may sometimes fail to initiate a reboot when requested from the web interface in diagnostic mode. Workaround: Power cycle the HIPswitch. |
| DEV-9782 | HIPclient, all platforms |
HIPclient chooses an incorrect interface and cannot establish a connection with devices behind a HIPswitch running on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Workaround: In the HIPclient configuration, select your desired network interface instead of allowing the HIPclient to automatically choose an interface. |
| DEV-9697 | Conductor |
Removing Conductor HA does not remove the standby Conductor's address from the HIPswitch Conductor search list on HIPswitches running versions previous to 2.0. Workaround: None |
| DEV-9397 | Conductor |
Factory resetting a Conductor that's in an HA-pair doesn't work correctly the first time. Workaround: Factory reset the Conductor a second time to resolve the issue. |
| DEV-9166 | HIPswitch, Cloud |
When route injection is enabled, a HIPswitch protected subnet must contain only one HIPswitch. Additionally, any custom routes added to the route table are deleted when route injection is enabled. Workaround: If you want to deploy multiple HIPswitches in the same protected subnet or keep your custom routes, disable route injection. |
| DEV-9157 | HIPclient, macOS | Killing the hipctl daemon (tnw-cltd) will result in the HIPclient
not functioning properly. If you try and run any hipctl commands, the message Could not connect with Tempered Networks control process is displayed. No message is displayed when trying to make changes from the configuration UI. Workaround: Restart the process by entering sudo launchctl start com.temperednetworks.ctld from a terminal. |
| DEV-8097 | HIPclient, macOS | If your computer has multiple active NICs and you select a specific NIC in your HIPclient configuration, the operating system will choose the NIC for outbound traffic.Workaround: None |
| DEV-8060 | Conductor |
In rare cases, a Conductor HA pair will stop syncing. Workaround: If this happens, promote the HA-secondary to a primary, then re-pair them. |
| DEV-8051 | Conductor | The IP address field on associated with a HIPswitch may be blank on the HIPservices tab.Workaround: You can locate the IP address information under the Reporting tab. |
| DEV-7955 | Conductor |
If you ping a HIPswitch running in Azure from another HIPswitch, it will fail in the Conductor UI. This is due to ICMP being denied by Azure's security groups. Workaround: None |
| DEV-7769 | Conductor |
Toggling policy on and off too quickly on a HIPswitch hosted in Google Cloud can result in the route table becoming out of sync when using route injection. Workaround: After toggling policy, wait 10 seconds before toggling it again. |
| DEV-7661 | Conductor |
When replacing a HIPswitch, the new HIPswitch may take a few minutes to reconnect and appear online in the Conductor. Workaround: Wait a few minutes after replacing the HIPswitch for it to display in the Conductor UI. |
| DEV-7125 | Conductor, PCI |
When exporting PCI data, HIPservices references may not display correctly when viewing the CSV file in Microsoft Excel. Workaround: None |
| DEV-7058 | HIPswitch |
When reconfiguring your underlay network from one physical port to another in the Conductor, the changes may not be applied successfully and the configuration will revert back to the original settings. Workaround: Make the configuration changes in diagnostic mode. |
| DEV-6590 | Conductor | You can add a voucher code more then once from the Licensing tab. This does not create additional licenses, but is visually confusing.Workaround: None |
| DEV-6587 | Conductor | The Licensing tab may display invalid entries.Workaround: Remove the invalid items manually. |
| DEV-6533 | Conductor |
When creating or editing a smart device group, rules can have the same ordinal values. This can cause unintended issues in the processing results. Workaround: When creating rules, verify each rule has a unique ordinal value. |
| DEV-6226 | Conductor |
A fully qualified domain name cannot be used for local or peer replication addresses on an HA Conductor pair. Workaround: None |
| DEV-6195 | Conductor |
The Conductor incorrectly displays an option to check bandwidth for HIPclients in diagnostic view. This option is not supported for HIPclients and will not function correctly if selected. Workaround: None |
| DEV-5832 | HIPswitch |
Device NAT functionality currently does not work with layer 2 traffic. Workaround: None |
| DEV-5530 | Conductor UI | In some cases, Allow incoming pings (ICMP) and SYN Flood
Protection on the Firewall page may be disabled and won't
toggle. Workaround: Refresh your browser to resolve the issue. |
| DEV-5430 | Conductor | After configuring a Conductor for the first time, you may receive
a Lost connection to the original server message if you select
Return to settings too quickly. Workaround. Wait at least 20 seconds before selecting Return to settings. |
| DEV-5008 | PCI Reporting | PCI Reporting shows the UUID reference instead of the name when
generating a PCI report from Settings > Advanced >
PCI Reporting > Downloads > User Activities
Report. Workaround: To view names, you can download object references from the same page where you generated the PCI report. |