Vocera allows you to customize Vocera Platform for different locales. When you install the Vocera Localization Suite, conventions of a specific locale are reflected in speech recognition behavior, genie prompts, accent preferences, date formats, the telephony dial-plan, and other data.

These release notes contain information for all the locales supported by Vocera Platform (VP) and Vocera Analytics (VA) in the version 6.1 release.

The following table shows the supported locale with the country code, language, local suite versions, the base speech pack, whether the Multiple Speech Pack is available, and the minimum Vocera Platform build number in which the locale is enabled. Each locale is provided in a separate installer.

This section summarizes the new features in this release.

There are no new features or enhancements in this initial release.

This section provides information about installation, upgrade, and uninstallation of the Vocera Localization Suite.

Installation Prerequisites

• Download Nuance Vocalizer, Nuance Recognizer, and the appropriate Localization Suite image files.
• Verify if you have the Vocera license with foreign language support.
• Install Vocera Platform version for your locale or verify if you have installed the minimum Vocera Platform build number required for each locale. See About the Vocera Localization Suite.
• Install an English-based language pack or optionally, a French language pack in the case of the French Canadian locale, in the Vocera Platform Server where you install Vocera Voice Server and any subsequent Vocera localization packs.

Installing Vocera Localization Suite

1. Stop Vocera Platform services.

   sudo systemctl stop vocera-voice

2. Provide necessary permissions to access the downloaded files in your home directory.

   sudo chmod -R 777 /<home directory>/en_<country code>

3. Install Nuance Recognizer language pack and patches.

   cd /<home directory>/en_<country code>/<path of the recognizer>
   sudo ./install.sh
   cd /<home directory>/en_<country code>/<path of the recognizer>/patches
   sudo ./install_cumulative_patch.pl

4. Install Nuance Vocalizer voices for male and female.

   sudo rpm -iv /<home directory>/en_<country code>/<path of the vocalizer>/<filename.rpm>

5. Verify if the /opt/vocera/server/vocera.env file has the required locale information.

   export VOCERA_LOCALE=en_<country code>

6. Verify if the required locale pack is downloaded and available.
7. Install the Vocera Localization Suite.

   sudo yum localinstall vocera-locale_en_<country code>

8. Verify installation history.

   sudo yum info installed vocera-locale_en_<country code>

9. Restart Vocera Platform.

   sudo systemctl start vocera-voice

Upgrading Vocera Localization Suite

If you are moving to a later version of the installed Vocera Platform, perform the following:

1. Remove the existing locale pack before upgrading.

   sudo yum clean all
   sudo yum check-updates
   sudo yum list available | grep vocera-locale_en_<country code>

2. Back up the Vocera data available at /opt/vocera/backup.
3. Upgrade the Localization Suite.

   sudo yum install vocera-locale_en_<country code>

4. Modify the backup and restore as follows:
   • Edit /vocera/data/unload/unload-date.txt
   • Replace Locale=US with Locale=<country code>
   • Move the edited file to /opt/vocera/backup
   • Restore the backup

     sudo java -cp "/opt/vocera/server/lib/*" vai.admin.Restore <server IP address> Administrator admin backup.zip

5. Verify installation history.

   sudo yum info installed vocera-locale_en_<country code>

6. Restart Vocera Platform and verify the status.

   sudo systemctl start vocera-voice
   sudo systemctl status vocera-voice.service

Uninstalling Vocera Localization Suite

1. Stop Vocera Platform server.

   sudo systemctl stop vocera-voice

2. Uninstall patches and the Nuance Recognizer.

   cd /<home directory>/en_<country code>/<path of the recognizer>/<path of the patch>
   sudo ./uninstall_cumulative_patch.pl
   cd /<home directory>/en_<country code>/<path of the recognizer>
   sudo yum remove <recognizer filename>

3. Uninstall Nuance Vocalizer voices for male and female.

   cd /<home directory>/en_<country code>/<path of the vocalizer>
   sudo yum remove <vocalizer filename>

4. Uninstall the existing locale pack.

   sudo yum remove vocera-locale_en_<country code>

5. Restart Vocera Platform server and verify the status.

   sudo systemctl start vocera-voice
   sudo systemctl status vocera-voice.service

6. Verify if the environmental variables are changed to the base locale, en-US.

   /opt/vocera/server/vocera.env
   export VOCERA_LOCALE=en_US

This section provides information about fixes and improvements made in this release.

There are no fixed issues in this initial release.

This section provides information about known product defects and limitations in this release.

There are no known issues in this initial release.