Part No. 210676-N March 2002 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2.0.2.
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Introduction These release notes for the Nortel Networks* Business Policy Switch 2000* software version 2.0.2.3 provide information about software and operational issues not included in the Business Policy Switch 2000 (BPS 2000) software version 2.0 guides. To obtain the software version 2.0.2.3, download the following files from the Customer Support World Wide Web site: • • bps2k202_3.img (software file) bps2kdiag_20010.
Upgrading software Note: 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. These release notes provide information on version 2.0.2.
Upgrading software 5 The stacking software compatibility requirements are as follows: • • • Pure BPS 2000 stack—All units must be running the same software version. Pure BayStack 450 stack—All units must be running the same software version. Hybrid stack: — All BPS 2000 units must be running the same software version. — All BayStack 410 units must be running the same software version. — All BayStack 450 units must be running the same software version. — All software versions must have the identical ISVN.
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 does not operate. The ISVNs and the accompanying software release are: • • ISVN 1 — BayStack 410 or Bay Stack 450—version 3.
Compatibility with BayStack 450 switches 7 Upgrading software when ISVN is 1 To upgrade a Hybrid stack to BPS 2000 software version 2.0.2.3 when the ISVN numbers of the units are 1: 1 Download the BPS 2000 image file and the BayStack 450/410 file simultaneously. Note: If you do not download both the BPS 2000 and BayStack 410/450 images simultaneously, the stack may not form. The system resets. 2 Download the other BayStack 450 image file. The system resets. 3 Download the BPS 2000 diags file.
Compatibility with BayStack 450 switches • 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 Stack. All BPS 2000 switches in the stack must be running the identical version of software, and all the BayStack switches must be running the identical version of software.
New features and enhancements 9 • 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. Refer to Appendix B of the Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2.0 for complete information on interoperability and compatibility between the BPS 2000 and BayStack switches. Although the BPS 2000 software version 2.0.2.3 is compatible with BayStack 450 software versions 4.
Resolved issues • • • • • • • • • Improved QoS Wizard Web configuration pages QoS Quick Config Web configuration pages QoS filtering of multiple VLANs per Layer 2 filter Configurable VID for tagged STP BPDUs IP address for each switch in a stack MAC destination address (DA) filtering Port naming QoS policy enable or disable Enhanced Web QoS error reporting Resolved issues The following issues were resolved in version 2.0.2.
Resolved issues 11 • • • 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) You can now ping the switch if the MAC address-based learning security setting for the management port is set to Enabled. (CR Q0008448) The BPS 2000 switch no longer caches RADIUS responses (so that connections were authorized even when server is down). (CR Q00043170) The stack stability was greatly enhanced in version 1.1.
Known issues Known issues The following paragraphs discuss the known issues with the BPS 2000. The following issues are known to exist in version 2.0.2.3 of the BPS 2000 software: • • • • The QoS shaping feature does not work in a stacked configuration; it works only in a BPS 2000 standalone unit. (CR Q000153202) QoS shaping is supported only on IP filters. The CPU/Memory Utilization feature is unavailable in version 2.0. (CR Q00169353) When you are working with a mixed stack and download the v.2.0.
Known issues 13 • • • 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) When you set the Authentication Trap and Autotopology to disabled and save the configuration file to the TFTP server, these two settings are not saved. (CR Q00153286) Before upgrading to BPS 2000 software version 1.2, save the software version 1.1 configuration as a binary configuration file in case you need to downgrade to software version 1.1.
Known issues • • 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 Q00044484, CR Q00045315) The workaround is refresh the console and the correct data displays.
Known limitations 15 — 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.
Known limitations • You can configure protocol-based VLANs, with a sum total of “N” PID values not to exceed 14 (Table 1). If you are not running the spanning tree protocol, you have 15 PIDs available. Table 1 Protocol and PID values Protocol Name Number of PID values (N) Ip Ether2 2 Ipx 802.3 1 Ipx 802.2 1 Ipx Snap 2 Ipx Ether2Snap 2 AplTk Ether2Snap 2 Declat Ether2 1 DecOther Ether 2 10 Sna 802.2 2 Sna Ether2 1 NetBios 802.
Related publications 17 Related publications For more information about the BPS 2000 switch, refer to: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2.0 (part number 208700-C) Using Web-Based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2.0 (part number 209570-C) Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Version 2.
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