Part No. 210676-F December 2001 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2.
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Introduction These release notes for the Nortel Networks* Business Policy Switch 2000* software version 2.0 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, download the following files from the Customer Support World Wide Web site: • • bps2k200_44.img (software file) bps2kdiag_2008.
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.
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 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 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.
Known issues 11 The following issues were resolved in version 1.1: • You can download BayStack 410 and BayStack 450 software images (and diagnostics) using the Device Manager in a mixed stack environment with Business Policy Switches. Using DM with a mixed stack and you choose Edit > File System, you can specify either the image for the BPS 2000 or the image for the BayStack, or both to download the software image(s).
Known issues • • • • 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.
Known issues 13 • • • • 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) When using the CLI and entering the IP address and mask in the form of A.B.C.D/<0-32>, you can also enter the values in the form of A.B.C.D/E.F.G.H.
Known limitations The following issues are known to exist in version 1.1 of the BPS 2000 software: • • • • • 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.
Known limitations 15 — — — — — 24 IP filters with same Source Address (18 nested subnets) 14 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. • Mixed stacks (hybrid stacks)—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.
Related publications Table 1 Protocol and PID values (continued) Protocol Name Number of PID values (N) 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 Software Version 2.0. Related publications For more information about the BPS 2000 switch, refer to: • • • • • • • • • • • 210676-F Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 2.
How to get help 17 • • • • • • Task Map - Installing Optivity Policy Services Product Family (part number 306976-D Rev 00) Known Anomalies for Optivity Policy Services Version 2.0 (part number 306974-E Rev 00) Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.2 Client Software (part number 207810-B) Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2.2 (part number 207890-B) Configuring Business Policy Switches with Optivity Quick2Config 2.
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