Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Release Notes, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SE1

Major Features

This release contains these features:

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The device manager is included in the switch image and provides simplified management

for a single switch. Its features, such as Smartports and color-coded graphs, make it

easier to configure and monitor the switch. No special installation is required. After the

switch is configured through the Express Setup program or through the CLI-based setup

program, the device manager is accessible through a Microsoft Internet Explorer or

Netscape Navigator browser session. For more information, refer to the device manager

online help. For information on how to display the device manager, refer to the Cisco

Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Hardware Installation

Guide.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) version 3.0 support for the HTTP1.1 server authentication,

encryption, and message integrity, and HTTP client authentication to allow secure HTTP

communications (only available in the cryptographic software image)

Storm-control enhancements:

— Specify the traffic rate in packets per second or in bits per second at which broadcast,

multicast, or unicast packets are received.

— Specify an action to take when a storm control occurs on a port.

Support for DSCP transparency. If DSCP transparency is enabled, the switch does not

modify the DSCP field in the incoming packet, and the DSCP field in the outgoing packet

is the same as that in the incoming packet.

Support for VLAN-based QoS and hierarchical policy maps on switch virtual interfaces

(SVIs).

Minimum Cisco IOS Release for Major Features

Table 3 lists the minimum software release required to support the major features on this

switch.

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