Specifications
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Release Notes for ExtremeWare v6.2.1
going up in an unexpected manner, this indicates that the software is making route decisions and can be
something to investigate further.
Cosmetic PING Errors
When a ping is unsuccessful, the initially reported number of transmit frames is four, but in actuality
the switch will continue to try beyond the four frames. Accurate statistics are reported after hitting a
carriage return to terminate the ping function (5132).
When a ping is redirected, the statistics for the last packet received is reported as lost but in fact the
ping was successful (5170).
If during the execution of a PING command, the switch receives any ICMP messages that are not an
echo reply (e.g. IDRP, Time to Live expired, destination unreachable); an error message is displayed on
the console. The error message can be safely ignored (2082).
Cosmetic Configuration Download Warnings
During the execution of the ASCII configuration file during the download configuration process,
warning messages may appear when attached to the console port. If you scroll back to review these
warnings, the indications are harmless and the desired configuration should have taken place (4931).
“Interrupt messages lost” message
For the BlackDiamond switch, an error message may display to the screen if a command or routing
protocol processing requires significant processing time. The error message can be safely ignored (3427).
The error message will resemble:
0xXXXXXXX (tExcTask): XX messages from interrupt level lost
Console Appears Locked after Telnet Attempt
If you telnet to an unresponsive device from the CLI, the console may appear to be locked or frozen.
Pressing the <ctrl> ] (control and right bracket) keys simultaneously will close the frozen telnet session
(4557).
Serial and Telnet Configuration
Be sure you have specified VT-100 terminal emulation within the application you are using (2125, 2126).
Be sure to maximize the telnet screen in order for automatically updating screens to display correctly
(2380).
Displaying Management Port with “Show Port Config”
The “show port config” command will only display the “mgmt” port configuration information if the
“mgmt” port is explicitly defined in the command - i.e., “show port mgmt config (8604).
Auto Negotiation and 1000BaseT Ports
Note that per specification, auto-negotiation cannot be disabled on 1000BaseT ports (8867).