Specifications

Overview
EPICenter Release Note
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● Integrated network topology maps. EPICenter’s network topology map feature is integrated with
the new grouping functionality, so that when you create a device group, you have the option of
selecting the Map View of the group, which causes EPICenter to generate a network topology map,
populated with the devices in the group. EPICenter automatically adds any links that exist between
the device nodes, and organizes them into submaps as appropriate. You can further customize your
maps with background images, decorative nodes and clouds, and user-specified links.
● Advanced scripting capabilities. EPICenter now includes an interface for creating and executing
scripts on your managed devices. Scripts created in EPICenter can include ExtremeXOS CLI
commands, as well as commands and constructs in the Tcl scripting language. The new EPICenter
scripting functionality replaces the Telnet Macro applet that existed in previous releases of
EPICenter.
● Improved VLAN information display and configuration. Information about the VLANs configured
on the devices in your network is now readily accessible from Network Views windows. VLAN
services information (VMAN, VLAN aggregation, VLAN translation, and Private VLAN) is readily
displayed in VLAN details windows. Scripts bundled with EPICenter ease VLAN configuration
tasks.
● New license levels. The EPICenter license levels have been revised in version 7.0. Starting in this
release, there is no longer an Advanced Upgrade license level that unlocks additional features. In
EPICenter 7.0, all features are available at all license levels.
The license levels are now based solely on the number of devices managed by EPICenter:
● The Bronze level allows you to manage up to 20 devices
● The Silver level allows you to manage up to 250 devices
● The Gold level allows you to manage up to 2,000 devices
The Silver license can be installed as either a base license in a new EPICenter installation, or as an
upgrade license in an EPICenter installation where the Bronze license is already installed. The Gold
license can be installed as an upgrade license in an EPICenter installation where the Silver license
(either base or upgrade level) is already installed.
● Hitless upgrade for BootROM images. For BlackDiamond 10K switches running ExtremeXOS 11.1
(or later) that have two MSMs installed, the EPICenter Firmware Manager now supports hitless
upgrade of BootROM images. Hitless BootROM upgrade allows you to update the BootROM image
on both MSM modules without interrupting service on the device.
● Support for ASCII text-based configuration files and baseline configurations on ExtremeXOS
devices. EPICenter now saves configuration files uploaded from switches running ExtremeXOS 11.4
or higher in plain ASCII text format, with an extension of
.txt. In addition, EPICenter 7.0 allows
you to create baseline configurations for devices running ExtremeXOS 11.4 or higher.
● EAPS VLAN protection. You can specify which VLAN an EAPS domain belongs to.
● Viewing information about EMS-triggered Profiles in the Profile Manager. The EPICenter
Universal Port Manager (UPM) has been enhanced to display information about profiles that are
triggered by EMS events. Information about the EMS-triggered profiles is displayed in the Network
Profiles view. Note that in the current release, EMS-triggered profiles can only be viewed in
EPICenter. You cannot run or edit these kinds of profiles in EPICenter, nor can you save them as
managed profiles.
● New hardware support. EPICenter 7.0 adds support for the latest Extreme Networks devices. See
Table 3 on page 13 for a list of the Extreme Networks devices supported by EPICenter 7.0.
● ReachNXT 100-8t Support. Support for the ReachNXT 100-8t includes a column in the Devices table
listing the number of ReachNXT switches connected to each device, scripts to configure firmware
upgrades for ReachNXT switches, and a report that shows details about the ReachNXT switches in
your network.