Specifications

4 New and Enhanced Features in AlliedWare Plus 5.4.4 Major and Minor Versions
New Features and Enhancements
Software version 5.4.4-3.5 includes all the new features that have been added to
AlliedWare Plus since the release of 5.4.4-1.1.
This section summarizes the new features in 5.4.4-3.5. For more information about all
features on the switch, see the Software Reference for your switch. Unless otherwise
stated, all new features and enhancements are available on all switch models running this
version of AlliedWare Plus.
Enhancements to Processing of Next Hop Updates
On SBx8100, SBx908 and x900 series switches, next hop updates are now processed more
efficiently. If your network is designed so that a very large number of routes have the same
next hop, this may improve the responsiveness of time-sensitive protocols such as EPSR
and STP.
Login Security Enhancements
This software version includes several enhancements to the switch’s login security
settings.
As indicated below, some of these enhancements are only available when the switch is
“locked down” at security level 3. This security level is a bootloader security setting. To set
it, type Ctrl-B during boot-up to enter the bootloader, then type "s" at the bootloader
menu.
The bootloader security settings are available on SBx8100, SBx908, x900, x610, x310 and
x230 Series switches.
“Last login” message
At login, the switch now displays:
■ a "Last login" message, indicating when that user last logged in, and
■ if the switch’s bootloader is set to security level 3, a "Failed login" message if there
have been any failed login attempts for that user.
These messages are displayed for logins via the console, Telnet or SSH.
The console output looks like this:
x510-D login: aa
Password:
Last login: Mon Oct 13 14:07:32 NZST 2014 on ttyS0
Last failed login: Mon Oct 13 15:21:07 NZST 2014 on ttyS0
There were 2 failed login attempts since the last successful
login.
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