New features in AXP 1.5.1
 
New Platforms :
  AIM2-APPRE-104-K9 ( 600 MHz, 512 MB eUSB )
  ISM-SRE-300-K9 ( 1.066 GHz, 512MB, 4G eUSB )
  Permanent license SKU: FL-AXP-ISM-GP
 
Cisco Software Licensing (CSL):
  AXP 1.5 enables Cisco Software Licensing (CSL) to manage feature entitlements for SRE enabled Platform SKUs (ISM-SRE-xxx)
  Cisco AXP 1.5 software has a General Purpose license (AXP-GP-LIC) which is required for hosted applications to run. There is  a 60 day evaluation license bundled with the 1.5 SRE image which can be utilized to evaluate the 1.5 AXP hosting environment. This evaluation license can be replaced with a permanent license (purchased) within the 60 day trial period.
The AXP CSL framework also supports custom Cisco or third party licenses via dynamic license policies.
 ¿AXP-GP-LIC evaluation license is bundled with axp-k9 base image.
 ¿Supports evaluation license installation.
 ¿Supports permanent license installation/removal.
 ¿Supports dynamic policy license bundled with third-party applications.
 Enables application auto-startup when required licenses are enabled/activated.
 
Kernel:
  Linux 2.6.22.10 kernel is supported
 
Guest OS/ AXP Reference OS - AXPOS and AXP User Defined Linux Environment- AXPUDL:
  ¿New Init System Support:  In Cisco AXP 1.5 the standard /sbin/init and /etc/initab will be used to startup the Guest Linux  Environment
  ¿Shutdown timeout: The third party developer is able to specify a shutdown timeout value during packaging time to customize the delay from the shutdown command being issued until a hard shutdown occurs, This customization feature allows for a proper shutdown of the application to prevent loss of data.
  ¿AXPOS 1.5 support: Cisco AXP 1.5 replaces the 1.0/1.1 AXPOS environment with the standard CentOS 5.2 support.  RPM is fully supported within the AXPOS 1.5 environment, applications can install RPMs from public CentOS 5.2 repository to extend the functionality of the guest linux environment
 ¿The packaging tool supports packaging of RPMs to be installed within the application.  To include an RPM in the application, place the RPMs in <source_dir>/third_party_rpms_repository.  The order in which these RPMs are installed can be determined by an optional priority file.
 ¿Python and JVM are no longer included in the base CentOS; they can be replaced by installing the appropriate RPM's from the CentOS repository.
  ¿User Defined Linux environment (AXP UDL):  For customers who have a proprietary Linux environment for their applications. AXP UDL option allows a third party application to install their own Linux distribution and can be integrated with the AXP management CLI and API's.
 
Optional features:
  ¿Most AXP optional features are built into the AXP base image to improve system upgrade.
  ¿Dependency in application packaging is still used to make functionality available to VI.
 
API support :
  ¿Python, Perl, Java languages are now added to VI including an RPM package from the CentOS repository in an application package.
  ¿Additional AXP SysInfo and AXP SysOp APIs that provide AXP operations/information.
 
Timezone support :
  ¿Ability to revise an incorrect timezone definition via the CLI
  ¿Potential to distribute and install revisions to timezone definitions without updating rest of system
  ¿Enhanced timezone information in AXP system logs.
  ¿Enhanced synchronization of timezone selection and definition between AXP and the virtual instance.
  ¿Synchronization is done when the application is started.
  ¿Synchronization is optional via packaging option.
 
Show Tech Support enhancements:
  ¿Enhanced tech-support with additional debug information on the system
  ¿Ability to copy tech-support output using data transfer protocols such as FTP.
 
Customizable CLI support :
 Third party customizable CLI output support
 
Installation :
  ¿New software install CLI syntax: Enables flexible installation and upgrade of components.
  ¿RPM support: The Cisco AXP installation is enhanced to install RPMs found in the third party application package, enabling comprehensive RPM support.
 
Packaging Tool Options :
  ¿pkg_build.sh
  ¿preupgrade:  A script that runs when an application is upgraded.
  ¿preupgrade-oldver:  A script that runs before an application is upgraded.  This script runs in the old version of the application.
  ¿share-timezones:  If enabled, the system shares timezone information with the application.
  ¿shutdown-timeout:  The timeout value that the system will wait for an application to shut down.
  -user-defined-linux:  If enabled, AXPOS is not provided within the virtual instance.  Instead, the application should provide it's own operating system (see the feature highlights for AXP OS - AXPOS User Defined Linux - AXPUDL)
  ¿pkg_bundle.sh
  ¿sre-install-files:  Location of files necessary when doing an SRE installation.  If bundling OS + APP(S) using an SRE installation from Cisco IOS, this option is necessary. The bundling tool creates a tarball of the generated bundle along with all of the necessary SRE installation files.
 
SDK :
  The Cisco AXP SDK contains all of the 1.5 AXPOS RPM's installed in the VI.  Developers can extract these RPM's into a directory using the rpm_extractor.sh tool or the Linux RPM command. By extracting these RPMs into a single directory, the developer can create a "chroot" environment which is equivalent to the Linux environment an application gets when installed on AXP.  This environment can be used to test whether all libraries required by the application are present.
 
Read more @ http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/services_modules/ax/1.5/release/notes/axprn.html
 
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