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Release Notes for Cisco MGX 8880 Software Release 5.4.00
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Release 5.3.00 Features and Enhancements
• Altitude
– Minimum: Sea level
– Maximum: 10,000 feet (3,050 meters)
Release 5.3.00 Features and Enhancements
This release includes the following new features for the Cisco MGX 8880 platform:
• VXSM Enhancements
• Security Enhancements
• Remote IP Management Connection Enhancements
• Platform Enhancements
• RPM-PR Ethernet Backcard
VXSM Enhancements
For information about VXSM enhancements, refer to Release Notes for the Cisco Voice Switch Service
Module (VXSM), Release 5.4.00.
Security Enhancements
This release introduces the following security enhancements:
• PXM45—Secure File Transfer (SFTP).
• RPM-XF—Secure Shell (SSH) for RPM-XF.
• Access control for the shellcon command.
SFTP and SSH Features
Cisco MGX switches currently support the following remote access applications and protocols:
• Telnet, FTP, and SSH on the PXM45 controllers
• Telnet and FTP on the RPM-XF and RPM-PR cards
This release adds SFTP to the PXM45 card and SSH to the RPM-XF card. SFTP is an alternative to FTP
that provides for secure (and authenticated) file transfer between a PXM card and a remote host.
For more information about managing Telnet and SSH features, see the following:
• Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, and Cisco MGX 8830 Configuration Guide,
Release 5.2
– Managing Telnet Access Features section
– Starting and Managing Secure (SSH) Access Sessions Between Switches section
• Release Notes for Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-XF) Cisco IOS Release 12.4(14)T for
PXM45-based Switches, Release 5.4.00
– Secure Shell (SSH) section