Specifications

New and Enhanced Features in AlliedWare Plus 5.4.4 Major and Minor Versions v
VCStacks......................................................................................................................................... 117
AMF External Removable Media ........................................................................................... 117
AMF Interaction with QoS and ACLs.................................................................................... 118
NTP and AMF ................................................................................................................................ 118
Configuring AMF................................................................................................................................ 119
AMF Tunneling (Virtual Links) ................................................................................................ 125
Verifying the AMF Network ............................................................................................................ 129
Configuring Multiple Nodes at the Same Time: the Unified CLI....................................... 131
Working-Set Groups .................................................................................................................. 132
Executing Commands on Working-Sets............................................................................. 133
Interactive Commands.............................................................................................................. 136
AMF Backups ....................................................................................................................................... 137
Using External Media Storage................................................................................................ 137
Performing a Manual Backup ................................................................................................. 138
Backing up to Remote Servers ............................................................................................... 142
Node Recovery.................................................................................................................................... 144
Automatic Node Recovery....................................................................................................... 144
Restoring a Node to a “Clean” State..................................................................................... 145
Manual Node Recovery............................................................................................................. 146
Node Recovery on VCStacks ................................................................................................... 147
AMF Safe Configuration................................................................................................................... 148
Detecting AMF Safe Configuration Operation................................................................. 148
AMF Safe Configuration Procedures.................................................................................... 148
Undoing an AMF Safe Configuration................................................................................... 149
Rolling-Reboot Firmware Upgrade.............................................................................................. 151
Performing a Rolling-Reboot Upgrade ............................................................................... 153
Node Provisioning ............................................................................................................................. 155
AMF Commands..............................................................................161
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 163
AMF Naming Convention ........................................................................................................ 163
AlliedWare Plus Version 5.4.4-0.1......................257
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 258
New Products ...................................................................................................................................... 260
x210 Series Enterprise Edge Switches ................................................................................. 260
x510-GPX Series Stackable Gigabit Switches with PoE+ .............................................. 260
x510-28GSX Stackable Fiber Gigabit Switch..................................................................... 261
x510DP-52GTX Stackable Gigabit Switch for Datacenters .......................................... 261
IX5-28GPX High Availability Video Surveillance PoE+ Switch.................................... 262
XEM-24T for x900 Series and SBx908 Switches................................................................ 262
SwitchBlade x8106 Advanced Layer 3+ Chassis Switch ............................................... 262
SBx81CFC960 control card for SBx8100 Series ................................................................ 263
SBx81GT40 line card for SBx8100 Series............................................................................. 263
Key New Features and Enhancements....................................................................................... 265
Allied Telesis Management Framework ............................................................................. 265
VCStack Plus for SBx8100 Series with CFC960 Control Cards..................................... 265
VRF-Lite........................................................................................................................................... 265
BGP4+ ............................................................................................................................................. 266
IPv6 Hardware ACLs................................................................................................................... 266
Authentication Enhancements.............................................................................................. 266
Port Flapping Detection........................................................................................................... 266
Release Licensing........................................................................................................................ 266
Important Considerations Before Upgrading to this Version ............................................ 267
Licensing ........................................................................................................................................ 267
Upgrading a VCStack................................................................................................................. 267