Release Notes G.07. 53

Software Fixes

Release G.07.50 11/11/03

Release numbers G.07.28 through G.07.49 were never created.

 802.1p (PR_93590) — 802.1p priority settings not kept across boot even though they are

in the config file.

 CLI (PR_88755) — Gig Transceiver settings on a TFTP’d configuration file were lost when

downloaded to system (found against Version G.07.22).

 CLI (PR_92426) — Unable to delete a VLAN by name if it has a numeric name. Numeric

VLAN names will now be disallowed if it falls within the range of VLAN IDs (i.e. VLAN name

99999 is valid, while VLAN name 100 is not). VLAN names are now also case sensitive.

 CLI (PR_93483) — Help message for setMIB command shows incorrect usage.

 CLI (PR_96888) — ip routing help gives incorrect command usage. “ip routing help” states

usage is “[no] routing”; should be “[no] ip routing”.

 CLI (PR_96889) — ip helper-address help gives incorrect command usage. “ip helper-

address help” gives command usage as “[no] dhcp-server IP-ADDR”; should be “[no] ip

helper-address IP-ADDR”.

 Config (PR_96698) — A TFTP Config file with a tilde character (~) in a command resulted

in some config commands being lost. The tidal character is not allowed by the CLI and will

now log an error message if an uploaded config file contains the invalid character.

 Console (PR_97705) — Console lock-up (land.c attack).

 Crash (PR_90184) — Assertion failed: ! sal_int_context(), file cmic.c, line 375. Bad transceiver,

cables or CRC/Alignment errors caused a crash. More information provided when/if this

crash happens.

 Crash (PR_95525) — Switch is crashing with a bus error:

Crash msg: Bus error: HW Addr=0xe1f08796 IP=0x003a51b4 Ta

sk='mInstCtrl' Task I D=0x1767af8 fp:

0x00000006 sp:0x01767988 lr:0x003979a4

Errant Data

Structure removed.

 Crash (PR_98417) — System under heavy traffic crashes with the following message:

Crash msg: Software exception at bcm56xxDmaTx.c:524 -- in

'eChassMgr', task ID =0x1754328-> Out of

pkt buffers; mRstpCtrl using 1726

 Error Log (PR_88578/98618) — In a very busy network, occasional Warning messages

are logged as “Msg loss detected - no ack for seq #N”.

 Flooding (PR_98155) — Layer 2 stress environment, when ~7500 MAC address are

learned/aging out, traffic to particular MAC address are being flooded to all ports in the VLAN.

 Flow Control (PR_98117) — Flow Control not working when port is forced to 100 or 10

FDX.