Release Notes

1. Enhancements in Version 8.5.1
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GIM Sponsor Retrieval Advanced Configuration Feature Added
A new feature in Extreme Management Center and GIM (Guest and
IoT Manager) enables you to choose how you configure the method
of retrieving sponsors in the GIM Domain.
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1.1.2 Customer Feature Requests Addressed in 8.5.0
Extreme Management Center CFRs Addressed ID
Port Template Enhancement
In addition to User-configured Port Templates, Extreme Management
Center now supports Vendor-configured Automated Port Templates.
After Extreme Management Center discovers devices via ZTP+ and
asks for configuration, the automated port templates are automatically
assigned to the ports on the device.
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Policy ACLRule Management Support
Extreme Management Center version 8.5.1 allows you to manage
ACL rules on ExtremeXOS devices on which version 30.5 or later is
installed. By using ACLs, the access control entries (ACEs) can be
ordered by the administrator, allowing for more flexibility in the
configuration and better utilization of hardware resources on the
device.
ExtremeXOS uses the IETF YANG data model for ACLs (ietf-access-
control-list) defined in RFC- 8519.
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New FlexView for BOSS Power Supply Information
Serial Numbers and Power Supply information were not included in
the BOSS Chassis Components FlexView for ERS devices on which
BOSS7.8.x or later was installed. The information is now in a new
FlexView called BOSSPower Supply Information.
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Enhancement to Alarms in Extreme Management Center
Beginning in Extreme Management Center version 8.5.0, you can
open the map to which a device belongs from the Alarms tab.
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VRRP Provisioning Support Added for VSP Devices
Extreme Management Center now supports VRRP (Virtual Router
Redundancy Protocol) provisioning. Using the Configure Device >
VLAN Definitions tab, you can configure your VSP devices to form a
virtual router interface to act as a redundant forwarding element for
the network.
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