Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP p-Class BladeSystem Release Notes, Cisco IOS Release 12.
November 2005 These release notes include important information about this Cisco IOS release for the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (CGESM) for the HP p-Class BladeSystem. This document includes any limitations, restrictions, and caveats that apply to this release. NOTE: The documentation for the CGESM switch refers to Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SE. The correct Cisco IOS release is Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED. For a complete list of these documents, see the Documentation notes section.
Software requirements The following table lists the supported operating systems and browsers for using the device manager. The device manager verifies the browser version when starting a session to ensure that the browser is supported. NOTE: The device manager does not require a plug-in. Table 2 Supported operating systems and browsers Operating system Minimum service pack or patch Microsoft Internet Explorer1 Netscape Navigator Windows 98 None 5.5 or 6.0 7.1 Windows NT Service Pack 6 or later 5.
NOTE: Although you can copy any file on the flash memory to the TFTP server, it is time consuming to copy all of the HTML files in the tar file. We recommend that you download the tar file from http://www.hp.com/support and archive it on an internal host in your network. Upgrading a switch by using the device manager You can upgrade switch software by using the device manager. From the feature bar, choose Software Upgrade. For detailed instructions, click Help.
Installation notes You can assign IP information to your switch by using these methods: • The Express Setup program, as described in the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP p-Class BladeSystem Hardware Installation Guide. • The CLI-based setup program, as described in the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP p-Class BladeSystem Hardware Installation Guide.
Minimum Cisco IOS release for major features The following table lists the minimum software release required to support the major features on this switch. Table 3 CGESM switch features and the minimum Cisco IOS release required Feature Minimum Cisco IOS release required Support for DSCP transparency 12.2(25)SE1 Support for VLAN-based QoS and hierarchical policy maps on SVIs 12.2(25)SE1 Device manager 12.2(25)SE1 Support for SSL version 3.
Configuration These are the configuration limitations: • If you run the CLI-based setup program, the IP address that the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides is reflected as a static IP address in the config.text file. The workaround is to not run setup if DHCP is required for your configuration. • If you start and then end the autoinstall program before the DHCP server replies, DHCP requests are ignored.
IP telephony These are the IP telephony limitations: • When a Cisco IP Phone is connected to the switch, the port VLAN ID (PVID) and the voice VLAN ID (VVID) both learn its MAC address. However, after dynamic MAC addresses are deleted, only the VVID relearns the phone MAC address. MAC addresses are manually or automatically deleted when a topology change occurs or when port security or an 802.1x feature is enabled or disabled. There is no workaround.
to bridged packets. The workaround is to use the encapsulate replicate keywords in the monitor session global configuration command. Otherwise, there is no workaround. This is a hardware limitation: (CSCdy81521) • During periods of very high traffic, when two RSPAN source sessions are configured, the VLAN ID of packets in one RSPAN session might overwrite the VLAN ID of the other RSPAN session. If this occurs, packets intended for one RSPAN VLAN are incorrectly sent to the other RSPAN VLAN.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the HTTP server interface: Command Purpose Step 1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode. Step 2 ip http authentication {enable | local | tacacs} Configure the HTTP server interface for the type of authentication that you want to use. enable—Enable password, which is the default method of HTTP server user authentication, is used. local—Local user database, as defined on the Cisco router or access server, is used.
Documentation notes This section describes documentation notes related to this Cisco IOS release. References to Cisco IOS release number These documents refer to Release 12.2(25)SE. The correct release is Release 12.2(25)SE1 and later. • Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP p-Class BladeSystem Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SE • Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP p-Class BladeSystem Command Reference Guide, Cisco IOS Release 12.
00:01:40: %SYS-4-CONFIG_RESOLVE_FAILURE: System config parse from (tftp://255.255.255.255/switch-confg) failed 00:01:40: %SYS-4-CONFIG_RESOLVE_FAILURE: System config parse from (tftp://255.255.255.255/ciscortr.cfg) failed These messages are for information only. There is no problem with the switch operation. Because the switch automatically configures the service config global configuration command, it is in the switch startup-config file when you save the running-config file.
Open HP caveats These are the HP severity 2 open caveats for this release: • rQm 263546 Disconnecting the cable from the console port does not end a Telnet session. If you are in privileged EXEC mode when you remove the cable, the next session that is started on the console port will also be in privileged EXEC mode. The workaround is to end the session before you remove the cable. • rQm 266129 If you power on a switch that does not have a config.
An 802.1x port in single-host mode with port security enabled will no longer go into the errdisable state and display the %DOT1X-5-SECURITY_VIOLATION message if another MAC is seen. • CSCee37552 The switch no longer fails when it executes the shutdown interface configuration command on an 802.1x enabled port.
Related documentation These documents provide complete information about the switch and are available from the HP web site: http://www.hp.
