Part No. 210676-G December 2001 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 1.1.3.
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Introduction These release notes for the Nortel Networks Business Policy Switch 2000* software version 1.1.3.9 provide information about software and operational issues not included in the Business Policy Switch 2000 (BPS 2000) software version 1.0 and version 1.0.1 guides. To obtain the software version 1.1.3.9, download the following files from the Customer Support World Wide Web site: • • bps2k113_9.img (software file) bps2kdiag_2008.
You can stack the BPS 2000 up to 8 units high. There are two types of stacks: • • Pure BPS 2000 —This stack has only BPS 2000 switches. It is sometimes referred to as a pure stack. The stack operational mode for this type of stack is Pure BPS 2000 Mode. Hybrid—This stack has a combination of BPS 2000 switches and BayStack 450 and/or BayStack 410 switches. It is sometimes referred to as a mixed stack. The stack operational mode for this type of stack is Hybrid Mode.
To find out which version of the BPS 2000 software is running, use the Console Interface (CI) menus 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.
• • • • • • • • • • • • Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software (part number 209321-A) Business Policy Switch 2000 Installation Instructions (part number 209319-A) Installing Media Dependent Adapters (MDAs) (part number 302403-F) Managing Policy Information in Optivity Policy Services for Business Policy Switch (part number 306969-D) Installing Optivity Policy Services for Business Policy Switch (part number 306972-C) Task Map - Installing the OPS for BPS Product Family
Resolved issues The following issues were resolved in version 1.1.3.9: • • • • • • You can now set QoS policies while running OPS on NT servers. Telnet, SNMP and Web services are no longer lost when the SNMP process is heavily utilized. (Q00152439) The stack integrity remains intact through rapid port status changes in a stack of BPS2000s.
Known issues The following paragraphs discuss the known issues with the BPS 2000. The following issues are known to exist in version 1.1.3.9 of the BPS 2000 software: • • • • • • • 210676-G 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 web access could crash and hang the system. Access to the page has been disabled in this release and a blank page now appears.
— 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 • • The current usable filters with software version 1.1.3.
Table 1 Protocol and PID values (continued) Protocol Name Number of PID values (N) AplTk Ether2Snap 2 Declat Ether2 1 DecOther Ether 2 10 Sna 802.2 2 Sna Ether2 1 NetBios 802.2 2 Xns Ether2 2 Vines Ether2 1 Ipv6 Ether2 1 Usrdef 1 Rarp Ether2 1 For more information on Predefined Protocol Identifiers (PIDs), hexadecimal values, and associated protocols, refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000.
