Issues fixed

• You can find the known problems, workarounds, fixes and java-vulnerabilities corrected in the issue list.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Question)

• You can find answers to common question in the FAQ page. The FAQ page is located using the following link https://hirschmann-support.belden.com/en/kb/industrial-hivision

Version 08.3.01

Changes to the manual in version 08.3.01

• Chapter 6.2.6 in the Chinese manual has been translated from English to Simple Chinese.

New features in version 08.3.00

• New Features
  • Event list warning message:
    When a device status improves from "Error" to "Warning", the "Type" column in the event list displays the "Warning" symbol.
  • SNMPv3 Traps:
    Industrial HiVision can now receive SNMPv3 traps. In the Preferences> Device Credentials dialog, you can configure the receive credentials.
  • Scheduler:
    The "Scheduler" can now delete previously saved configuration files. You can configure this in the Preferences> Scheduler dialog.
  • Link backup:
    The "Map" tab displays redundant connections, link backup connections are now supported.
  • Load via PC with name:
    The profile is saved on the device with the new name, and is made the active running configuration.
• New Devices
  • BRS 4TX
  • BXS30/32/40/42
  • GRS102/103/104/106
  • GRS116
  • LioN-X
  • MTS2648
  • MTS2848TF-4X-E
  • RDD20
• MultiConfig™ dialogs added:
  • Redundancy - Link Backup (HiOS)
  • Redundancy - FuseNet - Ring/Network Coupling (HiOS, Classic Software)
  • Diagnostics - Loop Protection - Global (HiOS)
  • Diagnostics - Loop Protection - Table (HiOS)
• MultiConfig™ dialogs modified:
  • Device Security - Management Access - Server - SNMP (HiOS)
  • Redundancy - Fast HIPER Ring (Classic Software)
  • Redundancy - HSR (HiOS)

Additions to the manual in version 08.3.00

• Free-of-charge 16 nodes license: This license cannot be leased to a sub-domain.
• For paid licenses, if the communications are interrupted, the sub-domain maintains the validity of the lease for up to 48 hours.
• The VLAN Consistency Check column in the Ports dialog displays an error when the PVID is not contained in the VLAN Egress Rules. Private VLANs delete the VLAN Egress Rules and therefore the PVID cannot be found which causes an error.

In regards to security in version 08.3.00

• TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 protocols
• In Industrial HiVision, the TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 protocols are enabled by default.
  For more information see the Deskpro FAQ article under the following URL:
  https://hirschmann-support.belden.com/kb/articles/1285
• Removal of the log4j dependency
  • The log4j dependency was removed from Industrial HiVision.

    Note: Due to the removal of the log4j dependency, the structure of the event log has changed. You can find the actual reason for the event located after the sentence: "The following information was included with the event:"

• MultiConfig™> Basic Settings> Load/Save> Load via PC with name for HiOS, and HiSecOS
  • The dialog is available for HiOS, and HiSecOS devices, except for the RSP devices with HiOS software before 8.2.
  • For the RSP devices with HiOS after 8.2, when you load a new profile on the device it will be unreachable. The device remains unreachable for up to 10 seconds.
  • This action is described in the HiOS manual. See chapter, Graphical User Interface - 1. Basic Settings 1.4. Load/Save - Table - Import which states, "The device saves the configuration profile in the volatile memory (RAM) of the device. The new profile replaces the running configuration. The device uses the settings of the imported configuration profile immediately. The device terminates the connection to the Graphical User Interface. Reload the Graphical User Interface. Log in again."

JAVA version

You can find the JAVA version used in this release (OpenJDK 8u362b09) in the following dialogs:
The JAVA used in the GUI is found in Help> About> Program Info> Systeminfo
The JAVA used in the kernal is found in Help> Kernel Info> System

Device Specific Information

• Dragon PTN:
  
  • The Dragon PTN sends SNMP V3 Traps. They are not encrypted.
  • The Windows Trap Service cannot handle SNMP V3 Traps. The Windows Trap Service has to be deactivated so that Industrial HiVision receives the traps.
• RSP, MSP, Eagle30:
  MultiConfig™: Security - User Management - Users:
  After changes to the access parameters of the device it might be necessary to change the SNMP configuration within the program:
  MultiConfig™: Program Settings - SNMP Configuration
• BAT 54 Rail:
  • Supported firmware versions:
    • 7.xx (before 7.52): autotopology per WLAN (not per LLDP)
    • 7.52, 7.60, 8.0:  autotopology per WLAN and LLDP
  • Before you scan a network which is located behind a BAT you should
    • optimize the SNMP Guess List by removing unnecessary entries  (Preferences - SNMP Configuration) or
    • set the SNMP Configuration manually
  • Signal to Noise Ratio: the value 63 means 63dB or more
    
  • The SNTP/NTP status will be displayed as "Warning" regardless of the actual server configuration
    
• BAT devices:
  • The BAT family of devices supports IP address configuration through HiDiscovery only. Please make sure that your management station is in the same subnet as the device before opening the "IP Configuration" dialog.
  • SNMP guessing: Write access to BAT devices will be locked after five incorrect guesses.
  • BAT devices configure the Management Access settings different from those defined in "Restricted management Access". Therefore, "Restricted Management Access" of BAT devices now display the "Unsecurable" value.
• BAT C (Firmware version 2.3.3):
  • The name cannot be set on the device
  • After setting the IP parameters the device has to be rebooted
  • Port Speed is always displayed as 0
• MIKE:
  It is possible that Industrial HiVision fails to guess the SNMP passwords of the MIKE. In that case these devices are displayed as ping devices. To correct this:
  • Delete these devices completely.
  • Add the SNMP-Configuration for these devices manually.
  • Restart the detection of these devices.
• MACH 3000:
  Topology discovery with link aggregation:
  If you use link aggregation with the MACH 3000, then only one connection between the two devices will be discovered because of missing LLDP information in the MACH 3000.
  Workaround: Insert the second connection manually.
• MACH 4000, OpenRail, PowerMICE, Octopus:
  Polling of Out Load and Interface counters:
  The polling interval should not be set to less than 30 seconds because that is the frequency at which the Agents update these values.
• EAGLEmGuard/RR-EPL/EAGLE20:
  • If you
    - use Industrial HiVision in a layer 3 network and
    - the layer 3 network is decoupled with an EAGLEmGuard/RR-EPL/EAGLE20 which is configured as default gateway,
      then increase the "Maximum number of incoming 'ping' frames (ICMP Echo Request) per second" in the Firewall dialog: Extended Settings of the EAGLEmGuard/RR-EPL/EAGLE20.
  • Industrial HiVision discovers devices in the network with ping requests. With the default value of 3 pings per second the EAGLEmGuard/RR-EPL/EAGLE20 blocks all ping requests exceeding the configured value. As a result Industrial HiVision does not get an answer from some devices and cannot discover them.
  • If the network is not discovered completely by the Auto-Topology the value of the "Maximum number of incoming 'ping' frames (ICMP Echo Request) per second" should be increased or the feature should be disabled.
    
• PowerLION-24TP:
  In a stacked configuration, only the data of the master will be present in Industrial HiVision.
  If a switch is removed from a stack and operated as a single device, it will remember its stack id and the IP address of the master. This may lead to network problems and unexpected results in Industrial HiVision. Therefore, it is recommended to configure a new IP address and to reset its id in the web interface under Home/System/Renumbering.
• Eagle20:
  MultiConfig™ Load/Save and Save Support Info requires firmware 4.4.00 or higher
• MACH, MS, RS, Octopus, RSR:
  Autotopology: the topology cannot be detected correctly, if there are devices with identical system names.
  Remedy: update to a newer firmware version or specify unique system names on the devices.
  Fixed with firmware 4.2.10 (or newer) and 5.0.07 (or newer).
  
• MACH, MS, RS, Octopus, RSR:
  In some cases, the out load of a port is determined as 100% (sometimes over a longer time period). This can be fixed with firmware 5.0.07 or newer.
• Meinberg:
  Configuring values with SNMP results in the device savin the config file. It takes quite a while until the SNMP request is answered completely.
  
  • Therefore the SNMP write password cannot be guessed. Please configure it under Preferences - SNMP Configuration.
  • Industrial HiVision times out while setting values, but in most cases the configuration completes successfully. You can avoid the timeout if you configure the timeout value as 10s.
• Unknown SNMP devices:
  For devices that support the ifXTable: port numbers started with 1. This has changed: the value of the variable ifName is now the instance of the port. Therefore, their connections cannot be found. To correct this, please restart the auto topology.
  
• New enable/disable FLM via MultiConfig™ function, added for Eagle One and Eagle 20.
  Use MultiConfig™ on a device selected in Folder Frame or in the 'Devices' tab, in Detail Display, to access the FLM enabling/disabling function.
  
• 6k & 10k, MAX, Multilin The device MIB has changed for agent actions, e.g. firmware updates. Due to this change Industrial HiVision returns an error for devices with a firmware version earlier than 15.01.
  

Miscellaneous

• Under unfavorable conditions (e.g. high net and/or system load) the GUI cannot connect to the service. Remedy: Restart the GUI.
• Importing files from prerelease versions is not possible.
• Restoring the default font size may require a manual restart of the GUI.
• If the program does not react any more: end the GUI with the task manager (HiVision.exe) and restart it. If the problem persists, restart the Industrial HiVision service.
• If you have problems connecting to the Industrial HiVision Web server: delete the browser cache.
• Redundant Network Management System:
  You can find information on how to install Industrial HiVision on a redundant system at www.hivision.de.
  Please consider the system requirements for this installation.
• If you turn back the system clock the GUI may freeze. If this happens, then restart the GUI.
• Connection with Subdomains:
  Version 5.0 under 'Previous version' means 05.0.01 or later. It is not possible to connect with version 05.0.00
• If you want to use the GUI in a Browser, then deactivate the Java Cache:
  System Panel -> Java: General -> Settings: unmark the 'Keep temporary files' checkbox.
• OPC UA/DA installation:
  Later installation of another OPC server variant is not possible with a self extracting bundle. There is no maintenance dialog to install or de-install separate components for a self extracting bundle.
• Project import from 5.X releases or older:
  In rare cases, redundant connections may be displayed as forwarding (solid lines instead of dashed lines) after the project import.
  Remedy: Restart the service.
  
• Scanning IP ranges of the network has been improved and simplified. The description in the manual (References/8.4 Basics) does not yet cover the new options.
  
• The OPC UA server of Industrial HiVision was tested with UaExpert by Unified Automation and the OPC UA Client by Prosys.
• To update the display language of the Event History Timeline, restart the application after you change the display language of the GUI.
• When you select objects for example, devices, ports, or connections, to configure with MultiConfig™, it is recommended that you only select objects with the following matching characteristics, Device Class, Product, Chassis, Firmware version. The reason for matching the characteristics is that MultiConfig™ only displays the common supported dialogs. Displaying only common dialogs leads to a smaller number of dialogs. A smaller number of dialogs leads to fewer number of functions available for the selected objects.
  Note: With different software versions on the devices, MultiConfig™ can display dialogs which are available for the selected objects. In this case, you can configure the functions in the dialogs. However, when you configure functions on devices with different software, this can result in warning and error messages depending on the object you are configuring.
• Enabling both "Determine" and "Forward Status Up" in the dialog "MultiConfig™ -> Program settings -> Container Properties" can display a warning. In this case, click the "Write" button again to complete the configuration.
• In some cases, the dialog "MultiConfig™ -> Switching -> Advanced" can display a value different from the actual value on the device for the field "Frame Size". Specifing the value works as expected.
• Devices which were discovered as members of the device class "Switch" are not officially supported by Industrial HiVision. Industrial HiVision has no information about the actual structure and configuration of these devices. For these devices Industrial HiVision probes a set of standard MIBs and interprets the data to the best of its ability. There is no guarantee that these devices will work correctly in Industrial HiVision.