Release Note

Genesys SIP Feature Server

8.1.x

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. © 2013-2019

Contents

Introduction

Release Number AIX HP-UX PA HP-UX IPF Linux Solaris Windows
8.1.202.22 [05/16/19] – Update       X   X
8.1.202.21 [05/09/19] – Update       X   X
8.1.202.20 [04/23/19] – Update       X   X
8.1.202.19 [03/22/19] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.202.17 [01/16/19] – Update       X   X
8.1.202.16 [12/21/18] – Update       X   X
8.1.202.14 [11/01/18] – Update       X   X
8.1.202.13 [10/03/18] – Update       X   X
8.1.202.12 [09/12/18] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.202.11 [08/07/18] – General       X   X
8.1.202.10 [07/11/18] – General       X   X
8.1.202.06 [02/09/18] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.202.04 [12/20/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.202.03 [11/14/17] – General       X   X
8.1.202.02 [10/20/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.202.00 [07/07/17] – General       X   X
8.1.201.98 [06/09/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.97 [05/25/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.95 [05/18/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.94 [05/12/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.93 [04/05/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.92 [03/30/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.91 [02/08/17] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.88 [12/16/16] – General       X   X
8.1.201.87 [11/18/16] – General       X   X
8.1.201.86 [10/28/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.85 [10/12/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.84 [09/22/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.83 [09/14/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.82 [09/02/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.81 [08/29/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.80 [08/17/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.79 [08/03/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.78 [07/28/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.76 [06/29/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.75 [06/10/16] – General       X   X
8.1.201.73 [05/25/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.72 [04/11/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.71 [04/08/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.69 [02/12/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.68 [01/29/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.67 [01/19/16] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.66 [12/28/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.65 [12/17/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.64 [11/30/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.63 [11/19/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.62 [10/30/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.61 [10/29/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.59 [10/15/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.58 [09/25/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.57 [09/15/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.55 [09/02/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.54 [08/14/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.52 [07/24/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.49 [06/02/15] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.48 [05/08/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.46 [04/01/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.44 [03/06/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.42 [01/30/15] – General       X   X
8.1.201.32 [11/05/14] – General       X   X
8.1.201.26 [09/15/14] – General       X   X
8.1.201.18 [07/24/14] – Hot Fix       X   X
8.1.201.15 [07/07/14] – General       X   X
8.1.201.14 [06/27/14] – General       X   X
8.1.201.11 [05/30/14] – General       X   X
8.1.200.88 [12/13/13] – General       X   X
8.1.200.83 [10/30/13] – General       X   X

Known Issues and Recommendations
Additional Information


Introduction

This release note applies to all 8.1 releases of SIP Feature Server.

Use of Third-Party Software

Genesys follows applicable third-party redistribution policies to the extent that Genesys solutions utilize third-party functionality. For additional information about third-party software used in this product, see the Legal Notices for Genesys SIP Feature Server. Please contact your Customer Care representative if you have any questions.


Release Number 8.1.202.22 [05/16/19] – Update

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is an update for this product. To apply this update to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction and modification:


SIP Feature Server will not throw an exception when an empty mailbox is opened from the GAX User UI with external Cassandra 3.x. SIP Feature Server now handles "message read" operations for all mailboxes without losing connection with Cassandra. (SIPVM-5785)


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Release Number 8.1.202.21 [05/09/19] – Update

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is an update for this product. To apply this update to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new feature or functionality:

Important: The mailbox-password-hash option should be configured only after all SIP Feature Servers in a cluster are updated to this release. Once this option is set to true, changes are irreversible.

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.202.20 [04/23/19] – Update

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is an update for this product. To apply this update to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction and modification:


SIP Feature Server maintenance Python scripts now connect to Cassandra through TLSv1.2. (SIPVM-5630)


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Release Number 8.1.202.19 [03/22/19] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction and modification:


SIP Feature Server now handles mailboxes with multiple messages at a higher speed. (SIPVM-5689)


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Release Number 8.1.202.17 [01/16/19] – Update

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is an update for this product. To apply this update to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.202.16 [12/21/18] – Update

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is an update for this product. To apply this update to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.202.14 [11/01/18] – Update

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is an update for this product. To apply this update to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections and modifications:


SIP Feature Server will now deposit and retrieve voicemails even when the voicemail deposit call is established with G729 codecs. (SIPVM-5510)
This release of SIP Feature Server does not support RHEL 7.


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Release Number 8.1.202.13 [10/03/18] – Update

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is an update for this product. To apply this update to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.202.12 [09/12/18] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections and modifications:


SIP Feature Server GAX Plugin now displays new voicemail notifications on the top of the message list without disconnecting and reconnecting with GAX. (SIPVM-5385, SIPVM-4967)


Users can now log on to tenant GAX using Internet Explorer 11. (SIPVM-5408)


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Release Number 8.1.202.11 [08/07/18] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This version was first released as a Hot Fix on 07/25/18.

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections and modifications:


Feature Server now provides silence files in multiples of 600 ms before the first prompt during the voicemail access. (SIPVM-5237)


Users can no longer manage greeting and change mailbox passwords without Group Mailbox Administrator privileges. (SIPVM-5224)


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Release Number 8.1.202.10 [07/11/18] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.202.06 [02/09/18] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains no new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction and modification:


Feature Server now sends email notifications for voicemail even if there is no agent login available for the user in the corresponding switch. Previously, Feature Server sent the email notification only if agent login was available. (SIPVM-4954)


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Release Number 8.1.202.04 [12/20/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections and modifications:


Nodetool command can now be run on embedded Feature server even when secure connection is enabled for Cassandra JMX port. (SIPVM-4909)


Feature Server now supports libcurl version 4.3.0, which is the default libcurl version supported by RHEL 7.4. (SIPVM-4874)


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Release Number 8.1.202.03 [11/14/17] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction and modification:


When SIP Server is in High Availability mode, during SIP Server switch over, SIP Feature Server now sends the correct TLib request to the primary SIP Server. (SIPVM-4743)


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Release Number 8.1.202.02 [10/20/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.202.00 [07/07/17] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections and modifications:


Feature Server now supports the voicemail forwarding option during a message playback. Previously, the voicemail forwarding option was not available during message playback, and a voicemail could be forwarded only after playing the message. (SIPVM-4643)


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Release Number 8.1.201.98 [06/09/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.201.97 [05/25/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction and modification:


When a DN or an Agent Login is deleted from the configuration environment when Feature Server is down, then Feature Server performs normally when restarted for history log synchronization and does not return a null pointer exception. Previously in this scenario, a null pointer exception occurred when Feature Server was restarted to sync the history log. (SIPVM-4563)


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Release Number 8.1.201.95 [05/18/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction and modification:


When the Cassandra connection is lost in embedded Cassandra, Feature Server dialplan performs normally and no longer returns the Hangup (403) instruction. When the Cassandra connection is lost in external Cassandra, Feature Server modifies the connection flag to False and responds with the Hangup (403) instruction, as expected. Previously, when the Cassandra connection was lost, Feature Server dialplan repeatedly returned the Hangup (403) instruction in embedded Cassandra, even when the connection was reestablished. (SIPVM-4544)


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Release Number 8.1.201.94 [05/12/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Feature Server synchronizes Agent Login assignment when all Feature Server nodes of the agent login's switch are down. Previously, the synchronization failed in this scenario. (SIPVM-3848)


You can retrieve a list of all devices that are created in Feature Server by running the getColumnFamilyContent.py script. See Retrieve provisioned and unprovisioned devices for related information. (SIPVM-4477)


Feature Server now enables you to update, in bulk, the time zones of mailboxes and the time zones of the users who are associated with the corresponding mailbox by using the set_mailbox_user_tz.py script. See Set up mailbox and user time zones for related information. (SIPVM-4410)


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Release Number 8.1.201.93 [04/05/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections and modifications:


Device management correctly parses, identifies, and upgrades the device irrespective of the capitalization of the media access control address in the user agent's header. This correction applies to all devices that use either a pre-defined header pattern or a user-defined header pattern in the Feature Server application. (SIPVM-4411)


The backup files in Windows and Linux now have the same extensions (.bak): start.ini.bak, etc.bak. Previously, Windows backup files used .backup, while Linux backup files used .bak. (SIPVM-4416)


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Release Number 8.1.201.92 [03/30/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


The Server Configuration Parameters wizard and the SIP Server deployment mode (Cluster/Standalone) are no longer available and Feature Server is installed only in standalone mode.


After upgrading to version 8.1.201.92 or above, the Feature Server installation directory contains the following files retrieved from the directory for previous versions: start.ini.backup (windows), etc.backup (windows), start.ini.bak (linux), and etc.bak (linux). Previously, when upgrading, Feature Server overwrote these files rather than retrieved existing files. (SIPVM-4366)


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Release Number 8.1.201.91 [02/08/17] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections and modifications:


Japanese prompts now play in the correct order and use the correct word counts when listing the number of voicemail messages, mailbox number, and date or time. Chinese audio files are now updated for the confirmreplaypressOne, confirmrerecordpresstwo, pleaseleaveyourmessageafterthetone prompts. (SIPVM-4190)


The maximum number of columns for reading mailboxmessages column family is increased to 1000. The getAllMailboxCountersInfo.py script is now updated. See SIP Feature Server Administration Guide: Check and Refresh Mailbox Counters for details. (SIPVM-4304)


In a multisite environment, users can now assign device profiles of one site to another. (SIPVM-4202)


If Feature Server terminates during a firmware upgrade, and the firmware upgrade completes after Feature Server is running again, then the firmware version and upgrade status fail to update as expected. (SIPVM-4199)


The incorrect path of blank message prompt in Voicemail Forwarding is now rectified. (SIPVM-4296)


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Release Number 8.1.201.88 [12/16/16] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction or modification:


SIP FS now correctly registers DNs while restarting after SIP Server is stopped for maintenance. (SIPVM-4221)


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Release Number 8.1.201.87 [11/18/16] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

CAUTION: This release of Feature Server has a limitation. The FS setup does not recognize the old FS version, and does not provide the Maintenance Update. Genesys recommends that you update to the latest FS version: 8.1.201.88. (SIPVM-4259)

If you have already upgraded to FS 8.1.201.87, please follow the workaround steps provided for SIPVM-4259 in the FS Known Issue page.

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.201.86 [10/28/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Now, when you create a Person object with Agent Login(s) assigned, a mailbox is correctly assigned to an Agent Login when the TServer/gvm_mailbox option change is processed. (SIPVM-4164)


When a group member deletes a voicemail message while it is still being played by another group member, the prompt finishes playing the message and then plays "The message is not available. It was deleted by another user." (SIPVM-4121)


Korean prompts now use the correct words when listing the number of voicemail messages. (SIPVM-4109)


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Release Number 8.1.201.85 [10/12/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents, above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release does not include corrections or modifications.

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Release Number 8.1.201.84 [09/22/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction or modification:


ADDP functionality is now set properly when working with Configuration Server Proxies. (SIPVM-4098)


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Release Number 8.1.201.83 [09/14/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release does not include corrections or modifications.

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Release Number 8.1.201.82 [09/02/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release does not include corrections or modifications.

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Release Number 8.1.201.81 [08/29/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

This release of SIP Feature Server requires:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release does not include corrections or modifications.

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Release Number 8.1.201.80 [08/17/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction or modification:


You can refresh a Feature Server's mailbox counters by running the script refreshMailboxCounters.py, available at the path Feature Server deployment path\python\util. See Reset and Check Mailbox Counters and Feature Server Configuration Options for the details.

Notes:

(SIPVM-4032)

An agent login unassignment from the agent no longer causes an exception and is synchronized in the Cassandra database. (SIPVM-4028)


To disable the initial import upon startup, set the option disable-initial-import (in the Cluster section of the Feature Server application) to true. With that setting, the initial import is not performed. (SIPVM-4004)


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Release Number 8.1.201.79 [08/03/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following correction or modification:


Upgrading Feature Server from version 8.1.201.72 no longer disables the watchdog in AudioCodes phones when syslog is enabled. Previously, the upgrade removed the parameter system/watchdog/enabled=1, which caused a failure in AudioCodes phones registration with the fallback SIP server when primary the SIP server was down.”

If the issue occurrs in version 8.1.201.78 or below, upgrade to version 8.1.201.79 and apply Resync to all the affected phones. (SIPVM-3997)


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Release Number 8.1.201.78 [07/28/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

See SIP Feature Server Administration Guide:Devices for details.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Device Management GAX Plug-in is compatible with GAX 8.5.2. (SIPVM-3802)


The last profile of a switch can not be deleted; at least one profile must be available for each switch. (SIPVM-3789)


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Release Number 8.1.201.76 [06/29/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Reimporting of configuration data from Configuration Server will not delete Tenant objects from the Feature Server Cassandra database, even if an invalid Tenant ID 0 (zero) was previously stored in import-related column families.

(SIPVM-3913)


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Release Number 8.1.201.75 [06/10/16] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


You can now delete unread voicemail using a telephone headset, after the retention period expires. (SIPVM-3817)


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Release Number 8.1.201.73 [05/25/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains this new feature or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


This release corrects the German translation of this prompt: "You have reached the mailbox of <number/name>." (SIPVM-3873)


A Feature Server instance that has no regional key space configured can now play messages that are stored in the regional key space of a different Feature Server. (SIPVM-3856)


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Release Number 8.1.201.72 [04/11/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


When an Agent Login is assigned to an Agent/User and the Agent/User is being deleted in Configuration Manager, Feature Server no longer also deletes the Agent Login from the Cassandra database. (SIPVM-3847)


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Release Number 8.1.201.71 [04/08/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


The Feature Server Log displays Application related history log event is ignored when you make a change in an application option while Feature Server is down. (SIPVM-3807)


Feature Server now starts, without any exceptions, on Windows Server 2012 when the system language is French. (SIPVM-3803)


Feature Server now continues to attempt re-connecting to Configuration Server after its initial attempt failed. Previously, Feature Server stopped trying after a single attempt. (SIPVM-3792)


SIP Feature Server no longer uses excessive CPU resources for voicemail operations. (SIPVM-3785)


Feature Server now imports a new metadata file fs-gax-plugin.xml into Genesys Administrator correctly. Previously, a plus (+) in the xml file caused the import to fail. (SIPVM-3758)


The backend recovery procedure now takes the backup of E-Mail notification settings for both User and User Group. (SIPVM-3755)


Using a wildcard in the Feature Server Dial Plan no longer causes an exception. (SIPVM-3734)


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Release Number 8.1.201.69 [02/12/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


If Feature Server (FS) has auto-restart set to true, Local Control Agent (LCA) can now restart FS when FS terminates after registration on LCA. Previously, FS did not send LCA the necessary parameters needed, and the restart failed. (SIPVM-3685)


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Release Number 8.1.201.68 [01/29/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


In earlier versions of Feature Server, the devices that were provisioned using Device Management with ACD enabled had its default state Ready, after agent login. Now, Device Management sets the default state after login to the same state that it is in the phone itself.

You can configure the default state value for AudioCodes and Genesys phones to be Ready or Not Ready, through your site's custom configuration files:

To set Not Ready: voip/services/ACD/state_after_login=NOT_READY

To set Ready: voip/services/ACD/state_after_login=READY

For existing devices that were provisioned in earlier Feature Server versions, restart the device after uploading the custom configuration file that you modified. (SIPVM-3699)


This release increases the maximum bandwidth setting for a firmware upgrade, and as a result, firmware upgrades now have enough bandwidth specified to succeed. (SIPVM-3664)


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Release Number 8.1.201.67 [01/19/16] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release does not include corrections or modifications.

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Release Number 8.1.201.66 [12/28/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Feature Server no longer sends multiple email notifications to the same user in response to a single voicemail deposit, in a configuration that provisions the same mailbox on multiple agent logins or DNs that are assigned to that user. (SIPVM-3667)


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Release Number 8.1.201.65 [12/17/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Deleting a DN using Configuration Manager after the DN is provisioned in Device Management, no longer also deletes all the provisioned devices from device management. Previously, all provisioned devices would sometimes disappear after some DNs were deleted in Configuration Server. (SIPVM-3616)


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Release Number 8.1.201.64 [11/30/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


You can run a python script to correct an error that caused Feature Server to display incorrect totals for the number of messages in a mailbox. Read complete details here. (SIPVM-3643)


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Release Number 8.1.201.63 [11/19/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:



Managed devices no longer have their status stuck in the resyncing state after a failed firmware update. (SIPVM-3627)


Now, DHCP-based provisioning in Audiocodes and Genesys phones uses the firmware URL obtained from DHCP for the firmware upgrade. Previously, DHCP-based provisioning used the option fs_url that was configured in the Device Management section. (SIPVM-3614)


Device Management now recognizes extensions starting with the plus sign (+). (SIPVM-3507)


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Release Number 8.1.201.62 [10/30/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release does not include corrections or modifications.

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Release Number 8.1.201.61 [10/29/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Running the backend recovery procedure no longer resets mailbox passwords and greetings settings. (SIPVM-3620)


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Release Number 8.1.201.59 [10/15/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


The parsing error that triggers an alarm is no longer reported in the MCP log for each voicemail deposit in the Spanish or Portuguese languages. (SIPVM-3586)


This release of SIP Feature Server corrects a Flash-related vulnerability that occurred when an HTML page embeded an SWF file with unsafe permissions. (SIPVM-3580)


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Release Number 8.1.201.58 [09/25/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


The voicemail replay message in several languages now correctly instructs the caller to "Press one to replay." Previously, the message began "Press one one..." in some languages. (SIPVM-3552)


Feature Server Device Management Plugin now correctly reads and display DNs that begin with a plus sign (+). (SIPVM-3507)


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Release Number 8.1.201.57 [09/15/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


The Dial(gcti::voicemail) instruction is now generated in XS-Response when the destination has an assigned mailbox and Forward on busy is set. (SIPVM-3542)


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Release Number 8.1.201.55 [09/02/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this hot fix. To apply this hot fix to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.53 or higher, and SIP Feature Server Device Management GAX plugin release 8.1.200.34.

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Firmware upgrades initiated for corrupted Polycom devices no longer become stuck at the Installing stage. (SIPVM-3524)


When no destination mailbox is found, a Dial(gcti::voicemail) instruction is no longer generated in XS-Response. (SIPVM-3523)


You can now activate Daylight Savings Time for device management by following the instructions below. Previously, Feature Server did not apply Daylight Savings Time to devices. (SIPVM-3513)

Edit the following lines and add them to a DST.cfg file that you create and upload through a device management profile or device. See Devices for upload instructions.

<TCP_IP>

<SNTP tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.enable="1" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.fixedDayEnable="0" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.start.month="3" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.start.date="8" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.start.time="2" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.start.dayOfWeek="1" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.start.dayOfWeek.lastInMonth="0" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.stop.month="11" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.stop.date="1" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.stop.time="2" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.stop.dayOfWeek="1" tcpIpApp.sntp.daylightSavings.stop.dayOfWeek.lastInMonth="0" />

</TCP_IP>

Note that, though Daylight Savings Time is automatically enabled for Polycom devices, you must still upload the configuration file described above.


When multiple lines are assigned to a device, each line no longer appears twice under Devices. (SIPVM-3434)


Firmware upgrades of Polycom devices from firmware version 3.3.3.0069 and bootROM version 4.3.1.0440 to firmware version 4.1.1 no longer fail. (SIPVM-3414)


Date & Time configuration requires only the NTP Server address. A port number is not required.


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Release Number 8.1.201.54 [08/14/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications.


Feature Server no longer exposes internal information (such as the installation directory) in its URLs. (SIPVM-3344)


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Release Number 8.1.201.52 [07/24/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the following component versions:

This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications.


After the restart of a Feature Server host, Configuration Server now accepts the connection request from Feature Server. Previously, a connection might have incorrectly persisted through the restart, occasionally causing Configuration Server to reject the required new connection. (SIPVM-3446)


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Release Number 8.1.201.49 [06/02/15] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this hot fix. To apply this hot fix to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.50 or higher, and SIP Feature Server Device Management GAX plugin release 8.1.200.34.

This release does not contain new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Feature Server now successfully reconnects to the primary Configuration Server/Configuration Server Proxy, following a Configuration Server/Configuration Server Proxy failover. (SIPVM-3328)


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Release Number 8.1.201.48 [05/08/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.50 or higher, and SIP Feature Server Device Management GAX plugin release 8.1.200.31.

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.201.46 [04/01/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.50 or higher, and SIP Feature Server Device Management GAX plugin release 8.1.200.29.

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes no corrections or modifications.

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Release Number 8.1.201.44 [03/06/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.50 or higher, and SIP Feature Server Device Management GAX plugin release 8.1.200.25.

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


This release deprecates the option voicemail-quorum. If you are updating from Feature Server 8.1.201.32 or 8.1.201.42, set the value to false. See Configuration options for details.


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Release Number 8.1.201.42 [01/30/15] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.50 or higher, and SIP Feature Server Device Management GAX plugin release 8.1.200.25.

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Users who are assigned multiple DNs from multiple switches now correctly see the value Mixed Value when the switches set different values for the Forwarding on No Answer and Forwarding on Busy options. Previously, users saw an incorrect value. (SIPVM-1609)


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Release Number 8.1.201.32 [11/05/14] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.33 or higher, and SIP Feature Server Device Management GAX plugin release 8.1.200.25.

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


After the applyMessageRetentionLimits.py script runs, it previously reported an incorrect Expires at time to users. The reported date is now correct, and the message expires at the correct time. (SIPVM-2847)


Feature Server GAX Plugin now correctly runs under Internet Explorer 8. (SIPVM-2844)


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Release Number 8.1.201.26 [09/15/14] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. To apply this release to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Upgrading SIP Feature Server.

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server requires the SIP Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.33.

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:

When the language configuration option is set to a value other than en-US on the computer where Feature Server is installed, administrators and users can now log into Feature Server. (SIPVM-2449)


When a caller hangs up while the prompt "Please leave your message after the tone" is playing, a Feature Server error no longer causes a fetching error on Media Control Platform (MCP). (SIPVM-2374)


When the system language is set to a language for which Feature Server contains no voice prompts, the default language (US English) prompts now play during mailbox access or voicemail deposit. Previously, no prompts played. (SIPVM-2299)


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Release Number 8.1.201.18 [07/24/14] – Hot Fix

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This is a hot fix for this product. To apply this hot fix to your environment, ensure that you follow the instructions in Updating SIP Feature Server.

This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server runs only with the Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.23. If you are running a later version of the Feature Server GAX plugin, use the Feature Server version that pairs with it.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


In a multi-node Cassandra cluster, a new voicemail-quorum option enables Feature Server to send accurate message counts in MWI notifications. (SIPVM-2457)


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Release Number 8.1.201.15 [07/07/14] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server runs only with the Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.23. If you are running a later version of the Feature Server GAX plugin, use the Feature Server version that pairs with it.

Corrections and Modifications

There are no corrections or modifications for this release.

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Release Number 8.1.201.14 [06/27/14] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server runs only with the Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.19. If you are running a later version of the Feature Server GAX plugin, use the Feature Server version that pairs with it.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


When a caller hangs up while the prompt "Please leave your message after the tone" is playing, Feature Server no longer causes a fetching error on Media Control Platform (MCP). (SIPVM-2374)


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Release Number 8.1.201.11 [05/30/14] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. This release contains the following new features and functionality:

Important: This release of SIP Feature Server runs only with the Feature Server GAX plugin release 8.1.200.19. If you are running a later version of the Feature Server GAX plugin, use the Feature Server version that pairs with it.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


A Feature Server upgrade no longer requires restoration of Cassandra configuration and database files. Backing up your system before an upgrade is always recommended. (SIPVM-2006)


User-Device association no longer fails during initial data import. (SIPVM-1896)


If Forward On No Answer is set to any destination (including voicemail) and then disabled, and the user sets call waiting to Off, Feature Server now correctly ignores any call forwarding settings. (SIPVM-1736)


SIP Cluster only: Bulk assignment of calling profiles is now available for DNs. (SIPVM-1475)


The option Voicemail Enabled has moved from the Call Settings page to the Mailboxes page, and now controls Call Forwarding as well as Call Waiting and Reject Call Not Ready. (SIPVM-1238)


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Release Number 8.1.200.88 [12/13/13] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

There are no restrictions for this release. This release contains no new features or functionality.

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Feature Server no longer ignores dial plan port setting. Previously, Feature Server always used dial plan port 8800, regardless of the value of the port option in the dialplan section. (SIPVM-1801)


When a VoIP Service DN is created under an invalid section name, SERVICE_DATA now properly synchronizes to the Cassandra database. (SIPVM-1556)


After it is disabled at the switch level, the opt-out prompt is no longer playing. (SIPVM-1408)


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Release Number 8.1.200.83 [10/30/13] – General

Supported Operating Systems
New in This Release
Corrections and Modifications

Supported Operating Systems

The operating systems supported by this release are listed in the Contents above.

New in This Release

This component was previously available as a restricted release. There are no restrictions for this release. This release contains the following new features or functionality:

Corrections and Modifications

This release includes the following corrections or modifications:


Time zone and language options set at the application level override those settings at the switch level. The Configuration Options help topic was incorrect. (SIPVM-1700)


In the Monitoring tab of the Feature Server administration application, ICON Server is now available. (SIPVM-1646)


Group mailbox administrators can now change the time zone of a group mailbox. (SIPVM-1636)


Changes made to Switch Object parameters during a network disconnection between Configuration Server and Feature Server now take effect after reconnection. (SIPVM-1423)


In a multi-site configuration, Message Waiting Indicators generated for group mailboxes on one site are now replicated to other sites. Specifically, all agents in an agent group now receive MWI update notifications. (SIPVM-1411)


On the Mailboxes page of the Administrative web application, the Owners field now displays the owner name if the owner type is Agent-login and the Agent login is not associated with a user. (SIPVM-1379)


When the Forward All Calls profile for a user or device is set to voicemail and no mailbox is configured for the user or device, voicemail is no longer deposited into the caller mailbox. (SIPVM-1373)


Each outbound routing rule must have at least one trunk assigned to it. (SIPVM-1299)


In Configuration Manager or Genesys Administrator, if any section is emptied or deleted from the Annex tab, synchronization with the Feature Server (Cassandra) data repository now occurs properly. (SIPVM-1059/SIPVM-1008)


If any forwarding profile on a DN or a user is disabled (unchecked), and the Voicemail Enabled option is not set to Yes, then calls to this user are no longer barred. This correction also applies to the default forwarding settings defined on the Dial Plan Settings configuration page. (SIPVM-1024)


Calling profiles cannot be deleted, but a new menu option, Not set, disables them. (SIPVM-736)


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Known Issues and Recommendations

The Known Issues and Recommendations topic on the Genesys documentation website contains the latest information on known issues and recommendations associated with this product.

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Additional Information

The following additional information regarding this software is important for you to note:

The SIP Feature Server documentation is on the Genesys Documentation website.

Configuring the New Firmware