Release Notes
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- 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
1. Enhancements in Version 8.5.1
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Warning Message for Port Settings Added
A warning message has been added that alerts you if an
HTTP/HTTPS port was set to a value less than 1024, and Extreme
Management Center was installed as non-root user, the setting is
ignored and not saved.
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Ability to Access Scheduled Tasks Improved
If the (legacy) Access OneView Administration option was disabled,
the Access Scheduled Tasks option was also being improperly
disabled. Now, if the Access OneView Administration option is
disabled, the Access Scheduled Tasks option is no longer disabled.
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Export to CSVButton Added to Ports Tabs
A new Export to CSV button has been added to Extreme
Management Center's Device View > Ports and More Views > Port
Tree tabs that provides the ability to export port details to a .csv file.
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Ability to View Configuration Options for Archived Devices Added
Two new options to View Configuration have been added to the
Device and DeviceView tabs:
• DeviceView > Archives > Select a Config file > View Configuration
• Right-click a Device > Archives > View Last Configuration
In addition, you can now select View Configuration File from the
Archives tab to view archive information for ERS8600 series devices.
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Ability to Add Tagged and Untagged VLANs for LAG / MLAG Added
You can now add Tagged & Untagged VLANs for LAG/MLAG on the
Configuration > Ports tab.
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Maximize Feature Added to Tasks Windows
The Maximize feature has added to several Tasks > Scripts and
Tasks > Workflows windows.
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ExtremeAnalytics CFRs Addressed ID