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IronWare Software Release R07.2.00a for Brocade FESX, FSX, SX, FCX, FGS, FGSSTK, FLS, FLS-STK, and FWS Switches Release Notes v1.0 November 15, 2010 Document History Document Title Summary of Changes IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FESX, FSX, SX, FCX, FGS, FGS-STK, FLS, FLS-STK, - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 2
other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners. and obtain a copy of the programming source code, please visit http://www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Export of technical data contained in - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 3
redirect messages...11 Enabling and Disabling DHCP-client service on FSX Base Layer 3 devices 11 Note support ...14 Supported management features...14 Supported security features...16 Supported system-level features...18 Supported Layer 2 features ...22 Supported base Layer 3 features...25 Supported - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 4
or downgrading the software 33 Upgrading the software to the new release 34 Upgrading the boot code...34 Upgrading the flash code ...35 Confirming software versions (IronStack devices 36 Technical support ...37 Getting help or reporting errors 37 Web access...37 E-mail and telephone access ...37 - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 5
hardware - SX-FI48GPP interface module with 2:1 oversubscription and PoE+ support POE+ support on the SXFI48GPP interface module 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps FastIron Configuration Guide, section entitled... Refer to the Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide Configuring Power - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 6
Configuration Guide, section entitled... Hitless management: Layer 2 and Layer 3 Hitless failover Layer 3 Hitless OS upgrade This release adds support for Layer traffic forwarding, diminishes route flapping, and provides continuous service during a system restart, switchover, failover, or hitless - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 7
the FastIron Configuration Guide, section entitled... The SX-FI48GPP module supports QoS for packets in an oversubscribed environment. QoS configuration and functionality is different on the SX-FI48GPP compared to other interface modules. Configuring Quality of Service - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 8
Description See the FastIron Configuration Guide, section entitled... Hitless stacking: high-availability feature set that enables the Standby Controller to take over the active role with provides continuous service during a system supports private VLANs on tagged ports. Previous releases support - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 9
Feature Description See the FastIron Configuration Guide, section entitled... DHCP Server with IP helper DHCP server and IP helper address are supported together on the same port. Ability to disable DHCP Server on the management port You can configure the DHCP Server to silently discard DHCP - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 10
entitled... New SNMP MIBs SNMP MIB support has been added for the following features: Dynamic ARP Inspection DHCP snooping IP Source Guard EMCP IronWare MIB Reference Guide CLI differences in IronWare release R07.2.00a The FastIron Configuration Guide and the section "Configuration notes and - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 11
name> count). However, these models do support the use of traffic policies for ACL policies" in the FastIron Configuration Guide. IGMP Snooping feature limitation on FESX following commands. Note: In release 07.2.00, the DHCP-client service feature can only be enabled or disabled on a FSX Base L3 - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 12
(config)# end 4. Reload the FSX Base L3 device by entering the following command: FastIron# reload The DHCP-client service feature is now removed from the interface. To enable DHCP-client service on an interface on a FSX Base L3 device when a static IP address is assigned to the interface, enter - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 13
Note regarding US-Cert advisory 120541 In order to address the SSL and TLS vulnerability issue discussed in US-Cert advisory 120541, the Web server re-negotiation feature has been disabled in this release so that SSL re-negotiation requests will not be honored by the Brocade IP device Web server. - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 14
features Category and description FESX FGS FSX FLS FSX 800 FSX 1600 802.1X accounting Yes Yes AAA support for console commands Yes No Access Control Lists (ACLs) for controlling Yes Yes management access Alias command Yes Yes Combined DSCP and internal marking in Yes No one ACL - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 15
and HP OpenView GUI) Remote monitoring (RMON) Retaining Syslog messages after a soft reboot sFlow support for IPv6 packets sFlow version Interface (CLI), including support for: Serial and Telnet access Alias command On-line help Command completion Scroll control Line editing Searching and filtering - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 16
Yes action 802.1X dynamic assignment for ACL, MAC Yes Yes filter, and VLAN Access Control Lists (ACLs) for filtering Yes Yes transit traffic Support for inbound ACLs only. Outbound ACLs are not supported. Address locking (for MAC addresses) Yes Yes AES Encryption for SNMP v3 Yes Yes - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 17
and Accounting (AAA): RADIUS TACACS/TACACS+ Yes Yes Denial of Service (DoS) attack protection: Yes Yes Smurf (ICMP) attacks TCP attacks DHCP Snooping Yes Yes Dynamic ARP Inspection Yes Yes EAP Pass-through Support Yes Yes HTTPS Yes Yes IP Source Guard Yes Yes Local passwords - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 18
1600 DHCP snooping with dynamic ACLs Yes No Denial of Service (DoS) attack protection Yes No Source guard protection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported system-level features Table 6 lists the supported system-level features. These features are supported in the Layer 2, base Layer - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 19
, multicast, and Yes No unknown-unicast rate limits Packet-based broadcast, multicast, and Yes Yes unknown-unicast rate limits DiffServ support Yes Yes Digital Optical Monitoring Yes Yes Displaying interface names in Syslog Yes Yes messages Displaying TCP and UDP port numbers in - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 20
FESX FGS FSX FLS FSX 800 FSX 1600 Flow control: Yes Yes Responds to flow control packets, but does not generate them Inbound rate about this feature, refer to the Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide LLDP Yes No FSX 800 and FSX 1600 only Yes Yes LLDP-MED - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 21
rapid failover and switchover No No No No Yes Static MAC entries with option to set Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes traffic priority Symmetric flow control No No No No Yes Can transmit and receive 802.1x PAUSE frames System time using a Simple Network Time Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Protocol - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 22
: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Enhanced IronSpan support includes Fast Port Span, Fast Uplink Span, and Single-instance Span Up to 254 spanning tree instances for VLANs 802.1p Quality of Service (QoS): Strict Priority (SP) Weighted Round Robin (WRR) Combined SP and WRR 8 priority queues Yes Yes - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 23
an IronStack Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Yes Yes Link Fault Signaling (LFS) for 10G Yes Yes MAC-Based VLANs, including support for No Yes Yes Yes PVST/PVST+ compatibility Yes Yes PVRST+ compatibility Yes Yes Remote Fault Notification (RFN) for 1 G Yes Yes fiber Root - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 24
) Topology groups Yes Yes Uni-directional Link Detection (UDLD) Yes Yes (Link keepalive) Uplink Ports within a Port-Based VLAN Yes Yes VLAN Support: 4096 maximum VLANs Yes Yes 802.1Q with tagging 802.1Q-in-Q tagging Dual-mode VLANs GVRP Port-based VLANs Protocol VLANs (AppleTalk - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 25
and description VSRP timer scaling FESX FGS FSX FLS FSX 800 FSX 1600 Yes Yes FGS-STK FWS FCX FLS-STK Yes Yes Yes Supported base Layer 3 features Base Layer 3 software images include all of the management, security, system, and Layer 2 features listed in the previous tables, plus the - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 26
details, refer to the chapter "Softwarebased Licensing" in the FastIron Configuration Guide. Table 9 Supported edge Layer 3 features Category and description OSPF V2 (IPv4) Full RIP V1 and V2 Route-only support (Global configuration level only) Route redistribution 1020 routes in hardware maximum - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 27
with software-based licensing. For details, refer to the chapter "Softwarebased Licensing" in the FastIron Configuration Guide. Table 10 Supported full Layer 3 features Category and description FESX-PREM FCX FSX-PREM FSX 800-PREM FSX 1600-PREM Active host routes Yes (6,000) Yes (16 - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 28
2362) PIM passive Policy-Based Routing (PBR) RIPng (IPv6)1 Route-only support (Global CONFIG level and Interface level) Route redistribution (including BGP4) FESX- chapter "Software-based Licensing" in the FastIron Configuration Guide. IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FastIron switches Release - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 29
FSX 1600-PREM Yes Yes Yes (up to 6,000) Yes (up to 1,000) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported IPv6 management features Table 11 shows the IPV6 management features that are supported in Brocade devices that can be configured as an IPv6 host in an IPv6 network, and in devices that - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 30
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsupported features Table 12 lists the features that are not supported on the FastIron devices. If required, these features are available on other Brocade devices. Table 12 Unsupported features System-level features not - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 31
VLAN-based priority Layer 3 features not supported AppleTalk routing BGP4+ Foundry Standby Router Protocol (FSRP) IPv6 Multicast Routing IPX routing IS-IS Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP) Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Network - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 32
Software image files for IronWare release R07.2.00a Table 13 lists the software image files that are available for IronWare Release 07.2.00a. Table 13 Software image files Device FESX FSX FSX 800 FSX 1600 FGS FLS FWS FGS-STK FLS-STK FCX Boot Image SXZ07200.bin FGZ05000.bin FGZ05000.bin GRZ07100. - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 33
must first upgrade to release 04.3.02 before upgrading to 07.2.00. For instructions on how to upgrade to release 04.3.02, see the 04.3.02 release -stacking image to a stacking image" in the FastIron Configuration Guide. IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FastIron switches Release Notes v - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 34
capability within the stack (i.e., some units support it and others do not). If you encounter this problem, contact Brocade Technical Support for assistance. For FCX units, that you use the copy tftp flash command to copy the boot code to the device during a maintenance window. Attempting to do so - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 35
The output will display the compressed boot ROM code size and the boot code version. 4. Upgrade the flash code as instructed in the following section. Upgrading the flash code To upgrade the flash code, perform the following steps. 1. Place the new flash code on a TFTP server to which the Brocade - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 36
or both, if you encounter a problem after reloading the software, make sure the device has the correct boot code version and the following (if flash image to a stack unit from the Active Controller" in the FastIron Configuration Guide. IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FastIron switches Release - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 37
Technical Support contract number, if applicable Device model Software release version Error numbers and messages received Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or network behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions Description of any troubleshooting steps - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 38
Guide Brocade FastIron WS Hardware Installation Guide Brocade FastIron CX Hardware Installation Guide compliance information. Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide Reference FastIron CX Web Management Interface User Guide Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 39
Customer reported defects closed with code in Release R07.2.00a The following FCX Network Management Function: INM Support Reported In FI 07.1.00 Service Request ID: 254263 Release: Defect safely. Probability: High Feature: SX Layer3 Control Protocols Function: VRRP/VRRP-E and slow-start - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 40
code. Probability: High Feature: FCX Layer1 features Function: Dynamic buffer allocation Reported In FI 07.2.00 Service manually configure "system-max-ip-cache" to 32,768. Probability: Medium Feature: SX Platform Specific features Function: system bringup Reported In FI 07.2.00 Service - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 41
Customer reported defects closed with code in Release R07.2.00 The following table lists the role temporarily. Probability: High Feature: SX L2 Control Function: Spanning Tree Protocols Reported In Release: FI 04.2.00 Service Request ID: 241821 Defect ID: DEFECT000284904 Technical Severity - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 42
be brief packet loss when adding a port to a VLAN running MSTP. Probability: Medium Feature: SX L2 Control Function: Spanning Tree Protocols Reported In Release: FI 04.1.00 Service Request ID: 237710 Defect ID: DEFECT000289865 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Wrong Fan Failed message is - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 43
the Web GUI to modify ports. Probability: High Feature: SX Management Functionality Function: HTTPs/HTTP Reported In Release: FI 07.0.01 Service Request ID: 251238 Defect ID: DEFECT000301729 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: An error message may be seen when configuring the IPv6 MTU of - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 44
once the "show span" command is entered. Symptom: The router reloads. Probability: Medium Feature: FCX L2 Control Function: single spanning-tree Reported In Release: FI 07.0.01 Service Request ID: 251502 Defect ID: DEFECT000302183 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: The "CR" option is not - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 45
: Low Feature: SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4 and IPV6 Function: Host Networking stack (IPV4 and IPV6) Reported In Release: FI 05.1.00 Service Request ID: 251208 Defect ID: DEFECT000302583 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: After issuing "copy flash flash ?" command, the switch does not display - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 46
Summary: Unable to configure VRRP in base layer 3 code. Feature: SX Layer3 Control Protocols Function: VRRP/VRRP-E and slow-start timer- Networking stack (IPV4 and IPV6) Reported In Release: FI 07.0.01 Service Request ID: 253309 Defect ID: DEFECT000304625 Technical Severity: Critical Summary: - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 47
IPV4 and IPV6 Function: Data Forwarding Reported In Release: FI 05.1.00 Service Request ID: 241304 Defect ID: DEFECT000315402 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: No bridge priority may cause long network convergence. Feature: SX L2 Control Function: 802.1s Reported In Release: FI 07.1.00 - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 48
prio " command before you configure "owner". Feature: SX Layer3 Control Protocols Function: VRRP/VRRP-E and slow-start timer- VRRP-E timer - speed and duplex status Reported In Release: FI 05.1.00 Service Request ID: 239173 Defect ID: DEFECT000301157 Technical Severity: High Summary - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 49
. Symptom: FESX6 does not send ICMPv6 packet with 1452 byte. Reason Code: Already Fixed in Release Probability: High Feature: SX Layer 3 Forwarding Function: IP MTU & Fragmentation Reported In Release: FI 05.0.00 Service Request ID: 246171 Open defects in Release R07.2.00 The following table - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 50
prior to the expiration of "dead-interval". Or even configure it larger than the default such as 60 seconds. Feature: FCX Layer3 Control Protocols Function: OSPFV2 - IPV4 Reported In Release: FI 06.0.00 Defect ID: DEFECT000269117 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: lldpLocManAddrTable and - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 51
Symptom: When a virtual-nei is present on an edge router, ECMP will not be effective for OSPF external routes. Feature: FCX Layer3 Control Protocols Function: OSPFV2 - IPV4 Reported In Release: FI 07.1.00 Defect ID: DEFECT000286397 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: "no global-stp" is lost - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 52
, flow neg-on) should flap link reset setting and update peer but it does not. Workaround: Manual port up/down may be required Feature: FCX Layer1 features Function: Symmetric Flow Control Reported In Release: FI 07.1.00 IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FastIron switches Release - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 53
management session as soon as it receives a FIN even if output is pending. Feature: FCX Management Functionality Function: IPV4/V6 Telnet Service Service Request ID: 246740 Reported In Release: FI 07.0.01 Defect ID: DEFECT000298768 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Copying an image from - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 54
Defect ID: DEFECT000311921 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: When trial license and permanent license are installed on the system, the trial license will never expire but keeps sending syslog messages. Symptom: Customer will see that license is going to expire for every one hour . This happens - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP Remote | Release Notes - Page 55
Defect ID: DEFECT000320773 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: On Stacking Member Units, modifying an ACL while it is applied by 802.1x dynamic ACL clients will not be effective. Symptom: On Stacking Member Units, modifying an ACL while it is applied by 802.1x dynamic ACL clients will not be
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IronWare Software Release R07.2.00a
for Brocade FESX, FSX, SX, FCX, FGS, FGS-
STK, FLS, FLS-STK, and FWS Switches
Release Notes v1.0
November 15, 2010
Document History
Document Title
Summary of Changes
Publication Date
IronWare Software Release
07.2.00a for Brocade FESX, FSX, SX,
FCX, FGS, FGS-STK, FLS, FLS-STK, and
FWS Switches Release Notes v1.0
New document
November 2010