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IronWare Software Release 07.2.02j for Brocade FastIron switches
Release Notes v 1.0 Page 8 of 79
Summary of enhancements in FCX R07.2.02
Table 2 lists the enhancements in software release 07.2.02 for FCX devices.
Table 2 Enhancements in FCX R07.2.02
Feature Description See the FastIron
Configuration Guide, section
entitled...
Fast Uplink Span Fast Uplink Span transitions the forwarding of
traffic to one of the redundant ports in the Fast
Uplink Span group in one second bypassing
listening and learning port states.
“Fast Uplink Span”
Hitless support for PBR This release adds support for Hitless PBR on
FCX devices.
“Configuring Rule-Based IP Access
Control Lists (ACLs)”
Multi-range VLANs The multi-range VLAN feature allows you to use
a single command to create and configure
multiple VLANs.
“Multi-range VLAN”
PoE firmware upgrade via CLI You can install PoE firmware from the TFTP
server on a FastIron switch with the CLI
command.
“Installing PoE Firmware”
Software-based licensing for
BGP
To enable BGP4 with the router BGP
command, a BGP license is required.
“Configuring BGP4 (IPv4)”
User-configurable buffer
profile
This buffer profile is a simpler form of
allocation of qd descriptors and qd buffers. This
allows you to define a template of buffer
allocations to be used on a per port basis on
the devices.
“User-configurable buffer profiles
on FLS, FGS and FCX”
User-configurable scheduler
profile on FLS, FGS and FCX
The user-configurable scheduler profile is a
template that defines either scheduling
mechanism or schedule profile or both for
egress queues.
“User-configurable scheduler
profile on FLS, FGS and FCX”
DHCP Server All FastIron devices can be configured to
operate as a DHCP server. A DHCP server
allocates IP addresses for a specified period of
time (known as a lease) and manages the IP
address pools and the binding (leased
addresses) databases.
“DHCP Server”