Avaya the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2.5.2 Release Notes
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1. The CPU Memory Utilization feature is unavailable in version 2 5 CR Q00169353 When you are working with a mixed stack and download the v 2 x software for the BPS 2000 and the v 4 1 x software for the BayStack 450 simultaneously the software may not load on all units The workaround is to download the software separately to the BPS 2000 units and to the BayStack 450 units The units reset after the software downloads in both cases The flooded packets and filtered packets counters return incorrect results for the BPS 2000 1GT BPS 2000 2GT and BPS 2000 2GE MDA they always display 0 CR Q00137290 Nortel Networks recommends that you do not use MAC Address Security BaySecure on any MultiLink Trunk ports When you renumber a stack of pure BPS 2000 check the port mirroring configuration You may have to manually reconfigure the ports you want for port mirroring CR Q00156278 ASCII configuration file name maximum string length is 29 rather than 30 characters CRQ00107944 When you attempt to save the configuration to the TFTP server it may not work the first time CR Q00153972 Workaround is to save it a second time when it definitely saves When you are using the CLI and attempt to set a 10 100 Mbps port to 1000 Mbps the port mode resets to autonegotiation CR Q00153171 If you are working with a mixed or Hybrid stack and are downgrading the software the BPS 2000 units will reset to factory default but the BayStac2. 150 75 0 00 04 38 D9 97 61 BPS2000 12 Yes HTBT 1 21 134 177 150 180 1550 00 60 FD EB 47 F4 BayStack 450 12 Yes HTBT BPS2000 Y wy 210676 Z Resolved issues 13 vlan igmp command The vlan igmp command configures IGMP snooping parameters The syntax for the vlan igmp command is vlan igmp lt 1 4094 gt snooping enable disable proxy enable disable robust value lt value gt query interval lt time gt vl members add remove lt portlist gt v2 members add remove lt portlist gt The vlan igmp command is in the config mode Table 1 describes the parameters and variables for the vlan igmp command Table 1 vlan igmp command parameters and variables Parameters and Variables Description lt 1 4094 gt Enter the VLAN to configure for IGMP snooping Enables or disables the VLAN for IGMP snooping enableldisable proxy enableldisable Enables or disables the VLAN for IGMP proxy robust value lt value gt Enter the robust value you want for IGMP query interval lt time gt Enter the number of seconds you want for the query interval of IGMP vi1 members lt portlist gt Enter the list of ports for port membership for IGMP v1 v2 members lt portlist gt Enter the list of ports for port membership for IGMP v2 addldelete Specifies if the ports are to be added or removed If this parameter is omitted ports are added Resolved issues The following
3. currently running is displayed in sysDescr Refer to Appendix B of the Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 for complete information on interoperability and compatibility between the BPS 2000 and BayStack switches Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 8 New features and enhancements New features and enhancements There are no new features offered with BPS 2000 software version 2 5 2 The following new feature is offered with the BPS 2000 software version 2 5 1 With software release 2 5 1 the BPS 2000 switch supports Far End Fault Indication FEFI When a fiber optic transmission link to a remote link fails the remote device indicates the failure and the port is disabled To use FEFI you must enable autonegotiation on the port Note FEFI does not work with the BPS2000 2GE MDA because the BPS2000 2GE MDA does not support autonegotiation The following new features and enhancements are offered with the BPS 2000 software version 2 5 Secure Shell You may now establish a secure shell SSH connection to the BPS 2000 The SSH protocol can provide strong authentication and secure communication over an unsecured network Refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Version 2 5 Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 2 5 and Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Operations Software Versio
4. is logged in to the web interface as a read only user e The SNMPv3 menu is unavailable when logged in to the web interface as a read only user Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 10 New and enhanced NNCLI commands e The Security menu is unavailable when logged in to the web interface as a read only user e The length of passwords is now hidden when entering passwords in any of the Security menus of the web interface New and enhanced NNCLI commands This section discusses the new and enhanced NNCLI commands included in software version 2 5 that are not described in Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 2 5 This section covers the following topics show arp table command next section show autotopology settings command on page 11 show autotopology nmm table command on page 12 vlan igmp command on page 13 show arp table command The show arp table command displays the ARP table showing the IP to MAC address mapping The syntax for the show arp table command is show arp table The show arp tabl The show arp tabl Le command is in the privExec command mode Le command has no parameters or variables Figure 1 displays a sample output of the show arp table command 210676 Z New and enhanced NNCLI commands 11 Figure 1 show arp table command output i eae arp table Port I
5. issue was resolved in version 2 5 2 e Stack resets with IGMP joins leaves no longer cause configuration corruption of other units in the stack CR Q00664743 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 14 Resolved issues The following issues were resolved in version 2 5 e Topology packets are now sent out on all DMLT trunks CR Q00481670 e CLI show commands issued concurrently from multiple telnet sessions will now display properly CR Q00544734 e The switch will now properly respond to PC management stations with valid IP addresses ending in 255 or 0 Also the switch can now ping devices with valid IP addresses ending in 255 or 0 CR Q00079077 Q00524724 and Q00536687 e 450 1 GBIC MDAs in a hybrid stack are now display correctly via the base unit console CR Q00541493 e When upgrading from software version 1 1 x to 2 x x QoS configuration settings will remain intact CR Q00511186 e The error message No such VLAN is now displayed if you try to delete a non existent VLAN using the CLI CR Q00526098 e Link LED on BPS 2000 MDAs properly turns off when link is disconnected CR Q00305369 e You are prevented from changing the management VLAN to a VLAN with no members e Downloading the binary configuration file to the switch will now properly set AuthenticationTrap and Autotopology settings to the expected state CR Q00153286 e When configuring QoS metering you are p
6. 00 2GT BPS2000 1GT and BPS2000 2GE MDAs do not appear correctly in the Hardware Unit Information screen when connected to the console of a BayStack 450 The workaround is to connect to a BPS 2000 console in the stack CR Q00543265 When changes are made to the MAC Address Security list it is not enabled after the update The workaround is to disable and re enable Global Security CR Q00530284 While a stack is forming entering the System Log menu on a unit may cause it to reset The workaround is to wait until the stack has formed before entering the System Log menu CR Q00535865 When upgrading to 2 5 from 1 x telnet access will be enabled even if it was disabled before the upgrade You must disable telnet access again after the upgrade CR Q00391178 When you set a large number of RMON alarms setting a short sampling interval for each alarm will cause the switch appear to be locked up as all CPU resources will be used to attempt the samples CR Q00411371 The workaround is to set larger sampling intervals for RMON alarms The QoS shaping feature does not work in a stacked configuration it works only in a BPS 2000 standalone unit CR Q00153202 QoS shaping is supported only on IP filters Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 20 Known issues In a hybrid stack if STP is disabled for a switch some DMLT ports may show incorrect Spanning Tree participation settings CR Q00425777
7. 00 software version 2 5 2 when the ISVN numbers of the units are 2 1 Download the BPS 2000 image file The system resets 2 Download the BPS 2000 diags file The system resets Note Once you begin the upgrading process do not interrupt the process at all 210676 Z Upgrading software 7 Upgrading software when ISVN is 1 To upgrade a Hybrid stack to BPS 2000 software version 2 5 2 when the ISVN numbers of the units are 1 1 Download the BPS 2000 image file and the BayStack 450 410 file simultaneously The system resets Note If you do not download both the BPS 2000 and BayStack 410 450 images simultaneously the stack may not form Download the BPS 2000 diags file The system resets Validate that the ISVN is 2 on both the BPS 2000 and the BayStack 410 450 Note Once you begin the upgrading process do not interrupt the process at all To find out which version of the BPS 2000 software is running use the Console Interface CI menus the CLI or the Web based management system CI menus From the main menu of the Console choose Systems Characteristics menu The software currently running is displayed in sysDescr Web based management system Open the System Information page which is under Administration on the main menu The software currently running is displayed in the sysDescription field CLI Run the show sys info command which is in the privExec command mode The software
8. 0209291 Malformed SNMP message packets are now discarded These packets can no longer cause the SNMP task to crash disabling SNMP CLI and Web access The BPS 2000 will no longer be affected by SNMP vulnerability issues documented on February 12 2002 by CERT CC in their SNMP advisory VU 107186 and VU 854306 210676 Z Known issues 17 The following issues were resolved in version 2 0 e The show log and clear log CLI commands now function correctly CR Q00047028 e The Web based management system now correctly displays all configured VLANs CR Q00101635 e IGMP Proxy now works correctly on tagged ports with multiple VLANs in multiple spanning tree groups CR Q00084861 e Itno longer takes a long time for the ASCII config file with extensive configurations to complete CR Q00091334 e The flash synchronization was every 60 seconds This synchronization now occurs very 2 minutes and 30 seconds e The setting of Learn by Ports in the MAC address based security no longer changes to disabled after you reset the switch or stack CR Q00147573 Q00043550 e You can now ping the switch if the MAC address based learning security setting for the management port is set to Enabled CR Q0008448 e The BPS 2000 switch no longer caches RADIUS responses so that connections were authorized even when server is down CR Q00043170 Known issues The following issues are known to exist in version 2 5 2 of the BPS 2000 softwar
9. 1 and is the base unit Note In order to upgrade BayStack 410 and BayStack 450 software in a hybrid stack the stack must be fully redundant All cables in the stack must be installed and operating properly If the cables are not installed properly the BayStack units will fail to upgrade A message is displayed on consoles connected to BayStack 410 and BayStack 450 switches Primload Error 2009 Switch will reset in 5 seconds Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 6 Upgrading software Before you attempt to download new software or upgrade software to a Hybrid mixed stack you must ensure that the Interoperability Software Version Numbers ISVN are identical That is the ISVN number for the BayStack 450 switch and BayStack 410 switch must have the same ISVN as the BPS 2000 If the ISVNs are not the same the stack will not operate The ISVNs and the accompanying software release are e ISVN1 BayStack 410 or Bay Stack 450 version 3 1 BPS 2000 versions 1 0 and 1 0 1 e ISVN2 BayStack 410 or BayStack 450 versions 4 0 4 1 and 4 2 BPS 2000 versions 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 5 2 0 5 20 2 5 2 5 1 and 2 5 2 This section describe the steps for the following software upgrades e Upgrading software when ISVN is 2 next section e Upgrading software when ISVN is 1 on page 7 Upgrading software when ISVN is 2 To upgrade a Hybrid stack to BPS 20
10. 802 3 a lpx 802 2 lpx Snap lpx Ether2Snap ApITk Ether2Snap Declat Ether2 DecOther Ether 2 Sna 802 2 Sna Ether2 NetBios 802 2 Xns Ether2 Vines Ether2 lpv6 Ether2 Usrdef Rarp Ether2 For more information on Predefined Protocol Identifiers PIDs hexadecimal values and associated protocols refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 24 Related publications Related publications For more information about the BPS 2000 switch refer to e Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 part number 210676 T e Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 part number 208700 D e Using Web Based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 part number 209570 D e Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Version 2 5 part number 209322 D e Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 2 5 part number 212160 C e Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software part number 209321 A e Business Policy Switch 2000 Installation Instructions part number 209319 A e Installing Media Dependent Adapters MDAs part number 302403 H e Installing Gigabit Interface Converters and Small For
11. 84 CR Q00045315 The workaround is refresh the console and the correct data displays If you rapidly add and delete VLANs more than 1 per second using DM some of the VLANs may not be configured The workaround is allow a few seconds to elapse between adding and deleting ports and VLANs if you are using DM The ASCII configuration file does not support multiple spanning tree operations CR Q00088185 Use the CI menus CLI the Web based management system or DM to configure multiple spanning tree groups The Multicast Group Membership table may display duplicate entries when the switch is in Distributed MultiLink Trunking D MLT mode However the trunks function properly this is a display problem only CR 138095 1 In a BPS 2000 only stack the entire stack is reset to default values when you return the base unit to default values CR 145501 1 To disable a port that is part of a Truck group use either Device Manager DM or the Console Interface CI management system menus you can use the Telnet connection With the Web based management system you may be unable to disable ports that are part of MLTs CR 146607 1 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 22 Known limitations e When the High Speed Flow Control Autonegotiation feature is set to enabled the default the port only advertises support for 1000 Mb s operation in full duplex mode If you experience problems between th
12. P Address MAC Address 21 134 177 150 1 00 E0 16 53 85 82 BPs20004 Zo show autotopology settings command The show autotopology settings command displays the current autotopology settings The syntax for the show autotopology settings command is show autotopology settings The show autotopology settings command is in the privExec command mode The show autotopology settings command has no parameters or variables Figure 2 displays a sample output of the show autotopology settings command Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 12 New and enhanced NNCLI commands Figure 2 show autotopology settings command output i aneo autotopology settings A Autotopology Enabled Last NMM Table Change 6871 Maximum NMM Table Entries 100 Current NMM Table Entries 2 BPs20004 p show autotopology nmm table command The show autotopology nmm table command displays the NMM table The syntax for the show autotopology nmm table command is show autotopology nmm table The show autotopology nmm table command is in the privExec command mode The show autotopology nmm table command has no parameters or variables Figure 3 displays a sample output of the show autotopology nmm table command Figure 3 show autotopology nmm table command output Teeken autotopology nmm table k Slot Port IP Addr Seg ID MAC Addr Chassis Type BT LS cs 0 0 134 177
13. Part No 210676 Z May 2003 4655 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 UIA N N 2 10 6 7 6 a RTEL NETWORKS Copyright 2003 Nortel Networks All rights reserved May 2003 The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks NA Inc The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that license The software license agreement is included in this document Trademarks BayStack Business Policy Switch 2000 Nortel Networks the Nortel Networks logo and Optivity Policy Services are trademarks of Nortel Networks Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability Nortel Networks NA Inc reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice N
14. e e To prevent configuration corruption of devices in a stack when upgrading to software version 2 5 2 you must disable IGMP snooping e You can no longer view statistics in bar graph format in the web interface Using Web based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 incorrectly states that bar graph charts are available in the web interface e In large stacks four or more units running large QoS configurations upgrading from version 2 0 5 to the SSH version of 2 5 may result in the loss of QoS configuration The workaround is to reset the stack to the default settings perform the upgrade to version 2 5 and reconfigure your stack as needed Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 18 Known issues Repeatedly running the show ssh global command more than 100 times may cause unexpected behavior in the device CR Q00562971 Pressing Ctrl N several times while in the System Characteristics page of the console interface may cause unexpected behavior in the device CR Q00562295 You must reset the stack to default settings before downgrading from 2 5 0 x to 2 0 5 x or 2 0 x CR Q00559924 When a non default STG is set to inactive any member port that has STP participation state other than disabled will never move from the state listening This port will not pass traffic until the STG is configured as active or the port s STP participation s
15. e Business Policy Switch and other network devices set Autonegotiation to disabled on both sides of the link e Gigabit MDA When viewing Active Phy information from the console interface the console must be connected to the unit containing the Gigabit MDA the BayStack 450 1SR MDA and the BayStack 450 1LLR MDA to display the appropriate Phy information Incorrect information may be displayed if you connect to a unit not containing a Gigabit MDA When you remove a Gigabit MDA from a switch the Active Phy of the effected unit displays the new status However occasionally the Active Phys of the other units in the stack or remote units will not display the new Status Known limitations The following limitations are known to exist e The current usable filters for the BPS are 200 policies 100 interface groups 200 IP filters and filter groups 24 IP filters with same Source Address 18 nested subnets up to 24 Layer 2 filters and filter groups 200 meters 128 actions 62 shapers Note Each in profile action out of profile action and statistics tracking session uses 1 filter each 210676 Z Known limitations 23 e You can configure protocol based VLANs with a sum total of N PID values not to exceed 14 Table 2 If you are not running the spanning tree protocol you have 15 PIDs available Table 2 Protocol and PID values Protocol Name Number of PID values N lp Ether2 2 Ipx
16. g to software version 2 5 2 you must disable IGMP snooping Different procedures for upgrading must be followed depending on whether a pure BPS 2000 or Hybrid stack is being upgraded The stacking software compatibility requirements are as follows e Pure BPS 2000 stack All units must be running the same software version e Hybrid stack All BPS 2000 units must be running the same software version All BayStack 410 units must be running the same software version 210676 Z Upgrading software 5 All BayStack 450 units must be running the same software version All software versions must have the identical ISVN This section discusses the following topics e Upgrading software in a Pure BPS 2000 stack next section e Upgrading software in a Hybrid stack on page 5 Upgrading software in a Pure BPS 2000 stack To download or upgrade software in a Pure BPS 2000 stack 1 Download the operational software image 2 Download the diagnostics image However if you are currently using software version 1 0 1 0 1 or 1 1 you must upgrade to software version 1 1 1 before upgrading to version 2 5 2 Note Once you begin the upgrading process do not interrupt the process at all Upgrading software in a Hybrid stack The physical order of the units and the unit numbering in the Hybrid stack does not affect the upgrading process at all however you must ensure that a BPS 2000 switch is Unit
17. install the image file that includes the SSH feature you will no longer have access to the console interface on the device To obtain the Java Device Manager DM software to manage the BPS 2000 download the following file from the Nortel Networks customer support web site at http support nortelnetworks com e DM5 5 8 You must upgrade the JRE software which is on the web site to version 1 3 0 at this time also Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 4 Upgrading software These release notes provide information on version 2 5 2 and cover the following topics e Upgrading software next e New features and enhancements on page 8 e New and enhanced NNCLI commands on page 10 e Resolved issues on page 13 e Known issues on page 17 e Known limitations on page 22 e Related publications on page 24 e How to get help on page 25 Upgrading software Note Use the Command Line Interface CLI console interface CI menus or the Web based management system to upgrade to software version 2 5 2 For detailed instructions refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Version 2 5 Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 2 5 and Using Web based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 Note To prevent configuration corruption of devices in a stack when upgradin
18. k 450 units will not default The workaround is to default the entire stack When you are working with QoS configurations and you delete a filter that filter will continue to operate until you reset the BPS 2000 CR Q00071760 When working in a mixed stack with BayStack 450 v 4 0 4 1 and BPS 2000 only the BPS 2000 displays the IP address of the stack CR Q00079143 210676 Z Known issues 21 When using the CLI and entering the IP address and mask in the form of A B C D lt 0 32 gt you can also enter the values in the form of A B C D E F G H Occasionally when you have disabled MAC address based security the ports will still register as an intrusion CR Q00092007 Q00091998 The workaround is to reset the stack The port speed and duplex you set using the ASCII configuration file may show incorrectly in the console display that shows port speed and duplex The actual speed and duplex will be what you set with the configuration file but the console display for these parameters may be incorrect CR Q00083014 The workaround is to use the CLI When you are using DM to display the spanning tree group memberships the port members may not display correctly CR Q00093350 Use the console interface CI menus the CLI or the Web based management system to double check the spanning tree group memberships EAP configuration changes made at one console or using DM may not automatically display on other consoles CR Q000444
19. m Factor Pluggable Interface Converters part number 312865 B e Installing Optivity Policy Services part number 306972 E Rev 00 e Managing Policy Information in Optivity Policy Services part number 306969 F Rev 00 e Release Notes for Optivity Policy Services Version 2 0 part number 306975 E Rev 00 e Task Map Installing Optivity Policy Services Product Family part number 306976 D Rev 00 e Known Anomalies for Optivity Policy Services Version 2 0 part number 306974 E Rev 00 e Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software part number 207810 B e Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 part number 207890 B e Configuring Business Policy Switches with Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 part number 311208 A 210676 Z How to gethelp 25 e Release Notes for Optivity Quick2Config for Business Policy Switch 2000 v 2 2 1 part number 310621 A You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free directly from the Internet Go to the www nortelnetworks com documentation URL Find the product for which you need documentation Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the manuals and release notes search for the sections you need and print them on most standard printers Go to Adobe Systems at the www adobe com URL to download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader How to get help If you purchased a ser
20. n 2 5 for more information about this feature Per VLAN egress tagging BPS 2000 ports can now be configured to transmit frames tagged on some VLANs and untagged on other VLANs Refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Version 2 5 Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 2 5 Using Web based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 and Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Operations Software Version 2 5 for more information about the VLAN tagging feature QoS enhancements There are now up to 24 Layer 2 filters per unit available for configuration and a OutOfProfile column has been added to the QoS Statistics Table Refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Version 2 5 Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface 210676 Z New features and enhancements 9 Software Version 2 5 Using Web based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 and Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Operations Software Version 2 5 for more information about the QoS enhancements e SNMPv3 commands added to NNCLI Several new SNMPv3 commands have been added to the command line interface Refer to Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 2 5 for more information about the new SNMPv3 commands e Additional enhancement
21. ortel Networks NA Inc does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein 210676 Z Introduction These release notes for the Nortel Networks Business Policy Switch 2000 software version 2 5 2 provide information about software and operational issues not included in the Business Policy Switch 2000 BPS 2000 software version 2 5 guides To obtain the software version 2 5 2 download the following files from the Nortel Networks customer support web site at http support nortelnetworks com e bps2k252_4 img software image file without SSH feature e bps2k252s_5 img software image file includes SSH feature e bps2kdiag_2503 bin diagnostics image file You must download the diagnostics file as well as the software file Note Encryption algorithms included in the SSH feature are subject to export controls under the U S Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration Act Nortel Networks is required to take adequate precautions to ensure that software products containing encryption and made available on a server connected to the internet are not exported without being subject to some form of verification procedures When downloading the image file that includes the SSH feature you will first be required to fill out a questionnaire verifying that you are eligible to download the software Note If you choose to download and
22. ration menus allow you to set the port speed for the BPS2000 2GT BPS2000 1GT and BPS2000 2GE ports to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps however the port will always operate at 1000 Mbps The spanning tree cost correctly remains 1 regardless of the port configuration setting CR Q005 10677 210676 Z Known issues 19 In a hybrid stack when connecting to the console of a BayStack 410 450 BPS 2000 fan status is not reported correctly CR Q00498018 When using DM to set the COPS Retry Interval in the Retry Setting tab of the COPS dialog box the RetryIntvl field incorrectly says the value is in seconds The value is in centi seconds Enter the desired number of seconds multiplied by 10 in this field CR Q00521950 When using MAC security the Learn by ports field is not correctly updated when units are renumbered CR Q00535885 Entering a large number of characters at the console start up screen while the stack is forming can cause the units to reset CR Q00527637 You cannot download the diagnostics image file if you are connected to the console of a non base unit You must use the console connected to the base unit or use Telnet or the web interface when downloading the diagnostics image file CR Q00525256 In a hybrid stack you can improperly modify MLT without disabling it first when connected to the console of a BayStack 450 Workaround is to connect to a BPS 2000 console in the stack CR Q00541707 In a hybrid stack BPS20
23. received queries are forwarded to ports only if the Unknown Multicast feature is enabled The following issues were resolved in version 2 0 5 e When configuring Port Mirroring on a specified MAC address resetting the switch no longer causes instabilities in the system CR Q00155176 e When deleting a VLAN member of a Spanning Tree Group STG the first port of the MLT is now correctly removed from the STG CR Q00316370 e You no longer need to reboot the BPS 2000 switch when you add a policy where you configure shaping parameters CR Q00139108 e When using Web management on a stack of BPS 2000 switches and accessing the Port Error Summary page if the page contains more than six entries the system will no longer hang CR Q00170933 e The command dot1idStpPortEnable x now works properly to disable a port CR Q00391212 e The Redundant Power Supply Unit RPSU LED no longer returns the wrong value when using Device Manager CR Q00279588 e You can now log in via the Web interface using RADIUS authentication CR Q00416483 e You can now use the CLI to configure flow control for BPS 2000 2GE ports CR Q00415228 e When autonegotiation is enabled for a Gigabit link the flow control menu in the Web interface no longer offers the choice of Symmetric or Asymmetric Flow control is disabled CR Q00416485 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 2 16 Resolved issues Sixteen character
24. revented from setting the committed burst size smaller than the token fill rate e MIB object ssChasVer now correctly returns the BayStack 410 CR Q00497983 e All MAC addresses are now displayed in CAPITAL letters Hex A through F in the CLI e When configuring QoS metering profiles using the web interface you are now prevented from creating a profile with the same name as an existing profile CR Q00386872 e The console now correctly refreshes to display the removal or insertion of GBICs e MIB object ssAgSysStackIpAddress can now be configured properly using the set command CR Q00488187 e The BPS 2000 Image If Newer option added to the software download menu now works correctly in a hybrid stack 210676 Z Resolved issues 15 The following issues were resolved in version 2 0 5 20 e Downloading an ASCII configuration file will no longer result in a broadcast storm on a BPS 2000 switch that is set to DMLT CR Q00514963 e Configuring an MLT link two ports on the same unit will no longer cause a loop when the switch is reset CR Q00514981 e In previous releases in a mixed or pure stack with IGMP and static router port configured if multiple VLANs were created and then one VLAN in the middle of the table was deleted at later time DMLT MLT trunks did not function correctly This has been corrected in software release 2 0 5 20 e IGMP queries are no longer sent to a port that is configured as static router port
25. s to the NNCLI Several commands have been added to the command line interface Refer to New and enhanced NNCLI commands on page 10 for more information about the additional commands e System Log enhancement TIf a switch does not join a stack because of an improper Stack Operational Mode setting a message indicating this will be written to the system log of the base unit and to the system log of the improperly configured device e System Log enhancement TIf a switch does not join a stack because the software version number does not match the software version number of the base unit a message indicating this will be written to the system log of the base unit and to the system log of the device e 128 VLANs per filter are now supported You can now configure up to 128 VLANs per filter Refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Version 2 5 Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 2 5 Using Web based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2 5 and Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Operations Software Version 2 5 for more information about configuring VLANs Additional new security enhancements In addition to Secure Shell the following new security enhancements are offered with software release 2 5 e Access to SNMPv3 MIBs is hidden from SNMPv1 and SNMPv 2 access e The SNMP read write community string is hidden if the user
26. tate is set to disabled To completely disable Spanning Tree on the STG you must set the port STP participation state to disabled for all ports belonging to that STP CR Q00524691 Due to hardware restrictions when using one way bidirectional conversation between port X and port Y unknown multicast and broadcast frames are not mirrored to the monitor port when ports X or Y are in full duplex CR Q00510591 When you create a policy that references shaping parameters the 802 1p and Drop Precedence values must be changed either by using the system defaults or explicitly by the action Using the Device Manager port VLAN membership may be displayed incorrectly on some units in a stack of six or more CR Q00567688 In a hybrid stack with a large number of VLANs VLAN port settings made using the CLI interface may not be correctly applied CR Q00543617 If you try to restart the SSH server via the ssh command shortly after stopping it with the no ssh command the action will fail The workaround is to wait for one minute after shutting down the SSH server before trying to enable it CR Q00520055 In a hybrid stack with IGMP traffic and proxy enabled host reports are not consolidated as expected CR Q00509844 In a hybrid stack STP for MultiLink Trunking cannot be correctly configured from the console on a BayStack 410 450 The workaround is to connect to a BPS 2000 console in the stack CR Q00540982 The port configu
27. usernames cause RADIUS authentication to fail Web and console interface now correctly limit usernames to 15 characters for RADIUS authentication CR Q00359668 The show port statistics command has been added to all command modes It was previously available only in the interface configuration mode CR Q00310716 In a Hybrid stack when a station is moved to a different VLAN it will properly communicate with the new VLAN CR Q00384459 STP will now be correctly disabled on the monitor port when port mirroring is enabled CR Q00415229 If the connection is interrupted during the download of the diagnostics code the switch will not try to use the incomplete diagnostics CR Q00417287 Timing issues during switch resets have been corrected so that large BPS 2000 stacks will no longer go into a loop when switches are reset CR Q00251306 The default global filter only applies to Ethernet II encapsulated packets Default and customer configured global filters can no longer corrupt IEEE 802 3 or SNAP Subnetwork Access Protocol encapsulated packets by modifying the Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP of the packets CR Q00230928 Note You cannot modify the DSCP of IEEE 802 3 or SNAP encapsulated packets The following issues were resolved in version 2 0 2 3 The allowable ranges for QoS Meter Committed Rate Max Burst Rate and Max Burst Duration in the CLI now correctly match the Web based management ranges CR Q0
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