Installation guide

Release Notes for Catalyst5000 Family Software Release4.x

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Documentation Updates for Software Release4.5

This section describes caveats for the Catalyst5000 family software release4.5 documentation. These

changes will be included in the next update to the documentation.

The April 1999 version of the Catalyst 5000 Series Module Installation Guide incorrectly includes

information about the two-slot, 48-port 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet switching module

(WS-X5239-RJ21) with RJ-45 connectors. This module is not shipping and there are no future plans to

release this module.

Documentation Updates for Software Release4.3

This section describes caveats for the Catalyst5000 family software release4.3 documentation. These

changes will be included in the next update to the documentation.

• The Catalyst 5000 Series Command Reference publication does not mention the following

supported commands:

–

clear config extendedrmon—If you have a Network Analysis Module (WS-X5380) installed,

you can use this command to clear the extended RMON configuration for the module from

NVRAM.

–

set standbyports {enable | disable}—This command allows you to control whether the uplink

ports on the standby supervisor engine (if present) are active or disabled. For more information,

see the “New Features for Supervisor Engine Software Release 4.3” section on page13.

–

show standbyports—This command displays the current configuration for the standby uplink

ports. For more information, see the “New Features for Supervisor Engine Software Release

4.3” section on page13.

• The Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide publication for releases 4.3 and earlier

incorrectly describes the behavior of packet-based (software) broadcast suppression. The document

states:

“Broadcast/multicast suppression uses filtering that measures broadcast/multicast activity on a LAN

over a one-second time period and compares the measurement with a predefined threshold. If the

threshold is reached, further broadcast activity is suppressed for the duration of a specified time

period.”

This description is accurate for bandwidth-based (hardware) suppression. However, for

packet-based suppression, all traffic activity (broadcast, multicast, and unicast) is suppressed for the

duration of the time period.

• The November 1998 and earlier revisions of the Catalyst 5000 Series Installation Guide and the

Catalyst 5000 Series Supervisor Engine Installation Guide incorrectly state that the Supervisor

Engine III, III FSX, and III FLX are supported in the Catalyst 5002 chassis. Only the Supervisor

Engine I and II are supported in the Catalyst 5002 chassis. For detailed information about which

supervisor engines are supported in which chassis, see the “Release 4.x Supervisor Engine Support

Matrix” section on page4.