Echelon Enterprise Services 2.2 ReadMe

Release 4.06.048, October 2013

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1      Introduction

This document describes Echelon Enterprise Services (EES) 2.2.  EES 2.2 is shipped with SmartServer 2.2 Controllers, and you can apply SmartServer 2.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) to update previous EES 2.0 installations to EES 2.2.  See the SmartServer 2.2 User’s Guide for installation instructions for installing the SmartServer 2.2 software included with SmartServer 2.2 Controller.  See Installing EES 2.2 for instructions on installing the update and verifying that it has been installed.

SmartServer 2.0 SP4 is available as a free download at www.echelon.com/smartserver but can only be installed on a computer with a prior release of the SmartServer 2.0 software.  To upgrade the i.LON 100 e3 Plus or SmartServer 1.0 software, you can purchase a license for the SmartServer 2.2 Software and the software will be provided to you as a software download.  The SmartServer 2.2 software will not run on hardware releases prior to the i.LON 100 e3 Plus due to the smaller memories of the prior releases.

Additional information and updates, including service packs and critical updates, may be available at www.echelon.com/smartserver.  The latest service packs and updates may not be included with your SmartServer.  See Echelon’s Knowledge Base at www.echelon.com/support for answers to frequently asked questions.

EES 2.2 is compatible with 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows 8 and Windows 7, and is also compatible with 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows XP.  To provide full functionality, the EES software must be used with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or newer, Mozilla Firefox 9 or newer, Chrome 16 or newer, or iOS 5.1 Safari or newer.  If you are using a SmartServer with an LNS® Server, OpenLNS Server, the LonMaker® Integration Tool, or the OpenLNS Commissioning Tool, you must be using the latest releases of each.

2       Contents

1       Introduction. 1

2       Contents 1

3       Release Identification. 2

4       Installing EES 2.2. 3

5       Changes in EES. 4

5.1        Changes in EES 2.0 SP4 / EES 2.2. 4

5.1.1    SSL Support for LNS Proxy. 4

5.1.2    64-Bit Windows Support 4

5.1.3    Cross Browser Support 4

5.2        Changes in EES 2.0 SR2/SP2. 4

5.2.1    Improved Missing Type Handling. 4

5.3        Changes in EES 2.0 SP1. 4

5.3.1    Rapid Deployment 4

5.3.2    Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Language Support 5

5.4        Fixes 5

6       Known Problems and Workarounds 6

6.1        Missing EES Icon after Update. 6

6.2        Fast Data Log Transfer 6

6.3        EES AdminServer Upgrade Failures 6

6.4        LNS Mode Deployment Fails With Different LonWorks Directory. 6

6.5        Extra Tab in Firefox when Using a FB Plug-in. 7

6.6        LNS Proxy Disabled after EES 2.0 IP Address is Changed. 7

6.7        Firmware Upgrade Overwrites Customized SmartServer Home Page. 7

 

3       Release Identification

This document applies to Echelon Enterprise Services 2.2 (Release 4.06.048).  To determine which release of the EES software you have installed on your computer, follow one of the following procedures:

·        For Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista, click the Start button, type Programs and Features in the Search box, press ENTER to open Programs and Features, and then click Echelon i.LON SmartServer [Release] Enterprise Services.  If the Version column is not displayed, right click the list header, select More, and then select Version to add the Version column. 

·        For Windows XP, open Add or Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel, and then click Echelon i.LON SmartServer [Release] Enterprise Services.  Click the Click Here for Support Information link. 

The following table summarizes the SmartServer and i.LON 100 e3 plus release history:

Name

Number

Date

i.LON 100 e3 plus

3.03

April 2008

i.LON 100 e3 plus SP1

3.04

December 2009

SmartServer

4.00.136

January 2008

SmartServer SR1

4.01.012

March 2008

SmartServer SR2 and SP2

4.02.055

October 2008

SmartServer 2.0

4.03.123

October 2009

SmartServer 2.0 SP1

4.04.088

August 2010

SmartServer 2.1 SR2/SP2

4.04.119

February 2011

SmartServer 2.1 (streetlight system use only)

4.05.093

October 2010

SmartServer 2.2

4.06.048

October 2013

4       Installing EES 2.2

You can install EES 2.2 from a SmartServer 2.2 download image or DVD, or update any prior release of EES 2.0 to EES 2.2 by installing SmartServer 2.0 SP4.  Prior EES 2.0 releases were included with SmartServer 2.0 with no service packs, SmartServer 2.0 SP1, SmartServer 2.0 SR2, SmartServer 2.0 SP2, and SmartServer 2.0 SP3.

SmartServer 2.0 SP4 is available as a free download at www.echelon.com/smartserver but can only be installed on a computer with a prior release of the SmartServer 2.0 software.  To upgrade the i.LON 100 e3 Plus or SmartServer 1.0 software, you can purchase a license for the SmartServer 2.2 Software and the software will be provided to you as a software download.  The SmartServer 2.2 software will not run on hardware releases prior to the i.LON 100 e3 Plus due to the smaller memories of the prior releases.

To install EES 2.2, follow these steps:

1.     If you are updating an existing EES 2.0 installation, back up the ReceivedFiles folders stored in your LonWorks iLON\EnterpriseServices\repository\ees‑lnsproxy directory.  After you install the EES 2.2 software upgrade, copy the backed up the ReceivedFiles folders to the LonWorks iLON\EnterpriseServices\repository\ees‑lnsproxy directory.

2.     If you are installing EES 2.2 from a SmartServer 2.2 DVD, insert the DVD into your DVD drive.  If your computer does not have a DVD drive, insert the Echelon SmartServer 2.2 DVD on a network accessible computer that has a DVD drive and copy the files on the DVD to a shared network drive.  If the SmartServer 2.2 setup application does not start immediately, open the setup.exe file on the root directory of the Echelon SmartServer 2.2 DVD.

If you are installing EES 2.2 from a SmartServer 2.2 or 2.0 SP4 file that you downloaded from the Echelon website, double-click the downloaded file in Windows Explorer to extract all the files.  Click OK when all the files are extracted.  The SmartServer 2.2 setup application will start automatically.

3.     The Echelon SmartServer 2.2 setup application main menu appears.

4.     Click Install Products.  The Install Products dialog appears.

5.     Click Echelon SmartServer 2.2 Enterprise Services.  The Echelon SmartServer 2.2 Enterprise Services installer appears.

6.     Follow the steps of the installation wizard.  If you have an existing installation of EES 2.0, the installation will automatically update it to EES 2.2.  See Chapter 1 of the Echelon Enterprise Services 2.2 User’s Guide for more information on installing the EES 2.2 software.

5       Changes in EES

5.1    Changes in EES 2.0 SP4 / EES 2.2

5.1.1    SSL Support for LNS Proxy

SmartServer is now able to contact and synchronize with the LNS Proxy in EES 2.0 through SSL. (68134, 68625)

5.1.2    64-Bit Windows Support

EES 2.2 is compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows 8 and Windows 7, in addition to the previously supported 32-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

5.1.3    Cross Browser Support

View EES 2.2 Web pages using Chrome and Safari in addition to previously supported browsers (Internet Explorer and Firefox).  SmartServer 2.2 has been tested with Internet Explorer 8 and 9; Firefox 9, 10, and 11; Chrome 16, 17, and 18; and iOS 5.1 Safari.

5.2    Changes in EES 2.0 SR2/SP2

5.2.1    Improved Missing Type Handling

When using LNS network management mode, the LNS Proxy Server is now more tolerant of missing type definitions when importing a device interface (XIF) file.  Previously, importing a XIF file failed if any type definitions for types referenced in the XIF file were missing.  XIF files with missing types can now be imported. (57147)

5.3    Changes in EES 2.0 SP1

5.3.1    Rapid Deployment

The EES AdminServer no longer stores the standard SmartServer firmware files in the template when you create an i.LON template.  This significantly reduces the time required to create and deploy i.LON templates.  See the EES 2.2 User’s Guide for more information

The EES AdminServer can now be used to create and deploy components to up to 100 SmartServers at a time.  A component is any collection of files that you want to deploy to one or more SmartServers from an AdminServer.  For example, a component may consist of an FPM app, resource files, XIF files, and custom Web pages that you want to deploy to one or many SmartServers.  See the EES 2.2 User’s Guide for more information.

5.3.2    Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Language Support

EES Web pages are now available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language versions, in addition to the previous English and German versions. (57186)

5.4    Fixes

The following table summarizes problems fixed in the EES 2.0 releases and service packs.  The EPR column lists Echelon internal problem tracking numbers.  The release or service pack that first included the fix is listed in parentheses.

EPR

Description

54842

An i.LON template that included an LNS network database contained the entire LonWorks Types folder. (2.0 SP1)

56433

When deploying an i.LON template that contained a capitalized license folder (“License”), the AdminServer incorrectly replaced the license files on the target SmartServers. (2.0 SP1)

56549

The EES Administration Service Web interface sometimes failed with Firefox 3.6. (2.0 SP1)

56818

If you installed EES 2.0 on a computer that does already have the Java Developer’s Kit (JDK) installed on it, the Tomcat Server used by EES 2.0 did not run. (2.0 SP1)

57194

An extra space appeared after the “AT” characters in the modem configuration files. (2.0 SP1)

56401

The LonMaker tool sometimes failed when many network variables were created in LNS mode. (2.0 SP1)

56858

The EES AdminServer could not update a Release 4.03 SmartServer 2.0 to Release 4.04.088 (SmartServer 2.0 with SP1). (2.0 SP1)

57776

i.LON projects with blank characters at the end of their names could not be exported or deleted. (2.0 SR2/SP2)

58741

When using the fast data log transfer capability, the data log extractor did not convert raw hex data in .bin files to the .CSV format.  (2.0 SR2/SP2)

58742

When using the fast data log transfer capability, repository names were created incorrectly if the SmartServer’s logical IDs included hex digits. (2.0 SR2/SP2)

59084

EES did not start after being updated to EES 2.0 SP2/SR2. (2.0 SR2/SP2)

68420

The Admin Service was not able to receive a Web connection with attachment via HTTPS/SSL. (EES 2.2)

68470

Backups sometimes failed. (EES 2.2)

68583

Import/Export did not work if EES connection is using HTTP only. (EES 2.2)

6       Known Problems and Workarounds

This section describes known limitations and problems for this release.  Numbers in parentheses at the end of the descriptions are Echelon's internal problem tracking IDs.

6.1    Missing EES Icon after Update

The EES icon that is typically displayed in the Windows notification area will sometimes no longer appear after you install an update to EES.  Workaround: If the EES icon does not appear in the notification area after you install an update, either restart your computer or open the Echelon i.LON SmartServer 2. 2 Enterprise Services program folder and then click Echelon i.LON SmartServer 2. 2 Enterprise Services System Tray Tool. (59198)

6.2    Fast Data Log Transfer

When using fast data log transfer to send data logs from a SmartServer to a computer running EES, an OpenLNS Server or LNS Turbo Server must be installed on the computer with EES to extract data from the data logs.  The OpenLNS Server or LNS Server is required even if the SmartServer is running in standalone mode.  Workaround: Install an OpenLNS Server or LNS Server on the same computer with EES if you are using fast data log transfer.  The Echelon OpenLNS Server is available from www.echelon.com/openlns. (59348)

6.3    EES AdminServer Upgrade Failures

After upgrading an earlier version of EES to EES 2.0 SR2, the Echelon EES4 service required by EES may fail to start due to an EES database corruption.  Workaround: If an EES upgrade failure is reported, follow these steps:

1.     Delete the cmSrvcDb.index.db file in the LonWorks iLON\EnterpriseServices\EchelonES directory.

2.     Run services.msc to start the Windows Services snap-in.

3.     Right-click the Echelon EES4 service and then click Restart on the shortcut menu.  (58376)

Stale EES AdminServer pages are sometimes displayed after the AdminServer is upgraded from an earlier version.  Workaround: Clear the browser cache after an EES upgrade. (57576)

6.4    LNS Mode Deployment Fails With Different LonWorks Directory

If you deploy a SmartServer template created on one computer using a different computer with a different LonWorks directory, the deployment fails.  Workaround: Ensure that the LonWorks directory is in the same location on the computers you use to create and deploy templates. (57543)

6.5    Extra Tab in Firefox when Using a FB Plug-in 

When you configure a functional block in the LNS tree using a plug-in, an additional tab opens if you are using Firefox.  Workaround: Close the extra tab.  (53410)

6.6    LNS Proxy Disabled after EES 2.0 IP Address is Changed

If you change the IP address of the computer running EES, the LNS Proxy Web service is disabled.  Workaround: Restart EES using the tray tool.  (54447)

6.7    Firmware Upgrade Overwrites Customized SmartServer Home Page

If you have customized the SmartServer home page, upgrading the SmartServer’s firmware to SmartServer 2.0 SR2/SP2 may overwrite your custom SmartServer home page. Workaround: If you have changed the index.htm or index.html file in the root/web directory of a SmartServer that you are upgrading, back up the index.htm and index.html files before upgrading your SmartServer.  After you upgrade the SmartServer’s firmware, copy the index.htm and index.html files that you backed up to the root/web directory on the SmartServer flash disk. (59029)

 

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