Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Extreme Management Center® Release Notes Version 8.5.1
- Table of Contents
- Extreme Management Center Version 8.5 Release Notes
- 1. Enhancements in Version 8.5.1
- 2. Deprecated Features
- 3. Known Issues and Vulnerabilities Addressed
- 4. Installation, Upgrade, and Configuration Changes
- 4.1 Installation Information
- 4.2 Important Upgrade Considerations
- 4.3 ExtremeAnalytics Upgrade Information
- 4.4 ExtremeControl Upgrade Information
- 4.5 Fabric Configuration Information
- 4.6 Device Configuration Information
- 4.7 Firmware Upgrade Configuration Information
- 4.8 Wireless Manager Upgrade Information
- 5. System Requirements
- 5.1 Extreme Management Center Server and Client OS Requirements
- 5.2 Extreme Management Center Server and Client Hardware Requirements
- 5.3 Virtual Engine Requirements
- 5.4 ExtremeControl Agent OS Requirements
- 5.5 ExtremeControl Supported End-System Browsers
- 5.6 ExtremeControl Engine Version Requirements
- 5.7 ExtremeControl VPN Integration Requirements
- 5.8 ExtremeControl SMS Gateway Requirements
- 5.9 ExtremeControl SMS Text Messaging Requirements
- 5.10 ExtremeAnalytics Requirements
- 5.11 Ekahau Maps Requirements
- 5.12 Guest and IoT Manager Requirements
- 6. Getting Help
5. System Requirements
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scp <LOCAL_FIRMWARE_PATH> root@<Extreme Management Center_
SERVER_IP>:/root/firmware/images
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<Extreme Management Center_SERVER_IP>
= IP Address to Extreme
Management Center Server
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<LOCAL_FIRMWARE_PATH>
= fully qualified path to a firmware image on
the client machine
4.8 Wireless Manager Upgrade Information
A High Availability pair cannot be added as a flow source if the WLAN(s) selected are
not in common with both wireless controllers.
Following a Wireless Manager upgrade, clear the Java Cache before starting the
Extreme Management Center client.
5. System Requirements
IMPORTANT: Wireless event collection is disabled by default in version 8.5 due to the increase in
disk space usage required. To enable event collection, select Enable Event
Collection on the Administration > Options > Event Analyzer tab.
Internet Explorer is not supported in Extreme Management Center version 8.5.
5.1 Extreme Management Center Server and Client OS
Requirements
5.1.1 Extreme Management Center Server Requirements
These are the operating system requirements for the Extreme Management Center
server.
Manufacturer Operating System
Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS and ES v6 and v7
Ubuntu 18.04
VMware
®
(Extreme Management Center Virtual Engine) VMware ESXi™ 6.0 server
VMware ESXi™ 6.5 server
VMware ESXi™ 6.7 server
vSphere (client only)™
Hyper-V (Extreme Management Center Virtual Engine) Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
Hyper-V Server 2016