User`s guide

ManualsBrandsAllied Telesis ManualsComputer equipmentAT-8400 Series

AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes

PN 613-50544-00 Rev B 1 Allied Telesyn, Inc.

AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software for the

AT-8400 Series Switch

Software Release Notes

Please read this document before you begin to use the AT-S60

management software.

Supported Platforms

The AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE management software is supported on the AT-8400 Series switch.

Product Documentation

For hardware installation instructions, refer to the following guide:

• AT-8400 Series Switch Reference Guide (PN 613-50399-00)

For management instructions, refer to the following guides:

• AT-S60 Management Software User’s Guide (PN 613-50400-00)

• AT-S60 Management Software Command Line User’s Guide (PN 613-50401-00)

All of the above mentioned documents are available from the Allied Telesyn web site at

www.alliedtelesyn.com.

Summary of content (8 pages)

PAGE 1
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software for the AT-8400 Series Switch Software Release Notes Please read this document before you begin to use the AT-S60 management software. Supported Platforms The AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE management software is supported on the AT-8400 Series switch.
PAGE 2
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes New Product Features - Version 2.0.0 NE AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE management software supports the following features: • New line cards supported: a. AT-8412/MT b. AT-8412/SC c. AT-8414/ST d. AT-8414/SC NOTE: The AT-8412 supports 100Mbps full duplex. The AT-8414 supports 10Mbps full- and half-duplex. • • • • • • • TACACS+ and RADIUS user authentication. Port-Based Access (802.1X) RADIUS server authentication operates as an authenticator for 802.
PAGE 3
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes Operational Notes The following operational limitations are present in Version 2.0.0 NE of the AT-S60 management software. Upgrading from software version 1.1.4. After upgrading your system from Version 1.1.4 to Version 2.0.0 NE, the switch must be reset to factory defaults. Hot Swapping Limitation. Before you install or remove a line card, make sure you remove all cable connections.
PAGE 4
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes STP/RSTP with IGMP Snooping. On the bridge that the router isn't directly connected to, the router port has to be manually set on both the primary link and secondary link. Processing of IGMP Packets Slow when Multicasting. The processing of IGMP reports on the same line card as the router/multicaster is delayed.
PAGE 5
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes Resolved Issues The following items have been resolved in Version 2.0.0 NE of the AT-S60 management software. Hot Swapping Line Cards and Locked Security Level. The switch will stop forwarding traffic if you remove a line card that has one or more ports operating in the Locked security level.
PAGE 6
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes AT-8413 Line Card and Auto-Negotiation. When Auto-Negotiation on the twisted pair port on the AT-8413 line card was enabled or disabled while the port was forwarding traffic at 10 or 100 Mbps may impair port performance, throughput could have dropped to 60%. This issue has been resolved. AT-8413 Line Card and Gigabit Performance.
PAGE 7
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes Feature History Version 1.1.4 AT-S60 Version 1.1.4 management software supports the following features: • Enhanced stacking • Virtual LANs (IEEE 802.1Q) • Basic and Tagged switch mode • SNMP v1 and v2, MIBs supported: - SNMP MIB-II (RFC 1213) - Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) - Interface Group MIB (RFC 2863) - Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643) - RMON MIB group supports groups 1, 2, 3, and 9 (RFC 1757) • Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE Std 802.
PAGE 8
AT-S60 Version 2.0.0 NE Management Software Release Notes Contacting Allied Telesyn This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales or corporate information. Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn Knowledge Base from the following web site: http://kb.alliedtelesyn.com. You can use the Knowledge Base to submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously asked questions.