Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Version 7.8 Specifications

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10 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 11 1 OverviewThese Release Notes document ExtremeWare 7.0.1 build 11. ExtremeWare 7.0.1 introduces new hardware products

12 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesOverview Flow control is disabled by default. To enable 802.3x flow control, use the following command:enable flow-con

New Features in ExtremeWare 7.0ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 13 — Link Status—The current status of the link. Options are:• Ready (R): The port is rea

14 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesOverview The following features are no longer supported on T1 or E1 modules:— T1 port mirroring— Static Load sharing—

New Features in ExtremeWare 7.0ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 15 This feature is not documented in the ExtremeWare 7.0.0 Command Reference Guide or the

16 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesOverview This feature is not documented in the ExtremeWare 7.0.0 Command Reference Guide or the ExtremeWare 7.0.0 User

Supported HardwareExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 17 • You can now configure the neutral state timeout value for an ESRP-enabled VLAN using the config &

18 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesOverview NOTEPlease see the “Upgrading to ExtremeWare 7.0.1” chapter for special upgrade instructions.NOTEThe BlackDia

Supported HardwareExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 19 NOTEDo not install mixed versions of the power supplies in the same system. Install power supplies

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20 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesOverview Summit Component SupportSummit components supported with ExtremeWare 7.0.1 include:GBIC SupportThe following

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 21 2 Upgrading to ExtremeWare 7.0.1This chapter contains the following sections:• “Staying Current” on page 21• “Upgradi

22 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesUpgrading to ExtremeWare 7.0.1 If your switch is running ExtremeWare 6.1.8 (or earlier), you must first upgrade to Ext

Upgrading ExtremeWareExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 23 Upgrade the BootROM to Version 7.6ExtremeWare 6.1.9 requires BootROM 7.2 (or later). ExtremeWare

24 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesUpgrading to ExtremeWare 7.0.1 5 Check the log for configuration errors. Manually enter configurations that did not lo

Upgrading ExtremeWareExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 25 Upgrade ATM, MPLS, ARM, PoS, T1, E1, or T3 ModulesIf you are using a ATM, MPLS, ARM, PoS, T1, E1

26 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesUpgrading to ExtremeWare 7.0.1 14 Save the new configuration to the primary space.Do not save to the secondary configu

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 27 3 Supported LimitsThis chapter summarizes the supported limits in ExtremeWare.Supported LimitsThe table below summari

28 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesSupported Limits BGP—network statements Maximum number of network statements per switch.256BGP—aggregate addresses Max

Supported LimitsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 29 FDB—maximum ports for permanent entriesMaximum number of ports supported for permanent FDB entries.2,

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 3 ContentsChapter 1 OverviewNew Features in ExtremeWare 7.0 11Features Added or Enhanced in ExtremeWare 7.0.1b11 11Featu

30 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesSupported Limits MAC-based VLANs—MAC addressesMaximum number of MAC addresses that can be downloaded to the switch whe

Supported LimitsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 31 Route Maps Maximum number of route maps supported on a switch.128Route Map Entries Maximum number of

32 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesSupported Limits VLANs—Summit, Alpine Includes all VLANs plus sub VLANs, super VLANs, etc.4095VLANs—BlackDiamond 6816

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 33 4 Clarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved IssuesThis chapter describes items needing further clarification, beh

34 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues Smart Redundancy Enabled in Saved ConfigurationSmart redundancy i

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 35 Routing Traffic Through the MGMT PortRouting entries with a next hop in the managem

36 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues UDP Echo Transmit RateThe UDP Echo utility is designed to verify

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 37 • Installed ATM, MPLS, ARM, and PoS modules• Mirroring• IPX routing• Static FDB ent

38 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues Synchronize a Newly Installed MSM64iWhen you add a slave MSM64i,

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 39 BlackDiamond 6816 MIB Value for Input Power VoltageOn the BlackDiamond 6816, the ex

4 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes Clarifications and Known Behaviors 33System Related – All Systems 33GBIC Type in the show ports configuration Command

40 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues SummitHealth Check Error MessagesError messages from the system h

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 41 Serial and Telnet ConfigurationBe sure you have specified VT-100 terminal emulation

42 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues Default Routes or Static RoutesIf you define a default or static

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 43 Alpine and Cross Module Load Sharing. The I/O module configured to contain the “ma

44 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues MirroringMirroring IP Multicast Traffic. Due to IGMP Snooping ca

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 45 Access List Precedence IntervalsAccess lists with large intervals (greater than 10)

46 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues Bi-Directional Rate ShapingLocking and Unlocking LearningIf you c

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 47 EAPS Performance StatisticsTable 9 lists the EAPS performance statistics for a sing

48 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues 1 The EAPS ring fails, due to a Hello timeout or a link failure.2

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 49 ESRP and Load SharingIf you enable load sharing on ports that belong to more than 2

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 5 System Health Check Events Might Not Be Logged 39Configuring Two Multilink groups on One T1 or E1 Module 39Limited Com

50 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues VRRPThe show tech-support Command Through TelnetIn a configuratio

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 51 Traffic Crosses Layer 3 BoundaryIf ingress and egress VLANs do not share a port, la

52 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues OSPFDefault Route Entries in the IP FDBAfter a link transition, e

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 53 Redistributing BGP Routes to OSPFRedistributing 70,000 BGP routes into OSPF deplete

54 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues In a “real-world” IPX environment, clients and servers generally

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 55 RADIUS and TelnetIf one of the following two situations occurs:1 You have a single

56 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues NATIf you change the name of a VLAN that is part of your NAT conf

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 57 SNMPModular Switch get ErrorA get request from an NMS to a modular switch for the i

58 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues SNMP Time-out SettingSNMP management stations may need to set the

Clarifications and Known BehaviorsExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 59 Diagnostics and TroubleshootingThe show diagnostics backplane-utilization Command A

6 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes Locking and Unlocking Learning 46Loopback Port Must be on Same Module 461000Base-T Ports as Loopback Ports 46Changing

60 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues Rebooting Using SNMP or RMONII With Reboot Loop ProtectionIf you

Issues Resolved in ExtremeWare 7.0.0b68ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 61 If you configure more than 10 ATM PVCs on a switch and upload the configuratio

62 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues IS-ISIf you configure IS-IS authentication on a PoS interface, th

Issues Resolved in ExtremeWare 7.0.0b61ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 63 Multicast packets are now forwarded correctly after you disable IGMP snooping

64 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues The EAPS master now sends an IGMP query upon link failure, if you

Issues Resolved in ExtremeWare 7.0.0b61ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 65 The slave ESRP VLAN no longer forwards traffic when the slave link transitions

66 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release NotesClarifications, Known Behaviors, and Resolved Issues

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 7 RIP in Conjunction with other Routing Protocols 51OSPF 52Default Route Entries in the IP FDB 52Disable OSPF Before Add

8 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes Incrementing the intfIf Value 57WinSCP2 Not Supported 57SNMP ifAdminStatus MIB Value 57Trap Receivers as Broadcast Ent

ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 9 OSPF 64Spanning Tree 64ESRP 64VLANs 65IS-IS 65NetFlow 65SNMP 65