Specifications

ExtremeXOS 12.4.2 Release Notes

1 Overview

These Release Notes document ExtremeXOS

12.4.2, which enables new hardware products and

software features.

This chapter contains the following sections:

● Features and Feature Enhancements in ExtremeXOS 12.4.2 on page 5

● Features and Feature Enhancements in ExtremeXOS 12.4.1 on page 6

● New Hardware Supported in ExtremeXOS 12.4.1 on page 9

● Supported Hardware on page 9

● Upgrading to ExtremeXOS on page 26

● Tested Third-Party Products on page 26

● Extreme Switch Security Assessment on page 28

Features and Feature Enhancements in

ExtremeXOS 12.4.2

This section lists the features and feature enhancements supported in ExtremeXOS 12.4.2 software:

● Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) Relay

■ BOOTP Relay can now be enabled and disabled on a single VLAN.

■ Output from show bootprelay configuration command now displays the configuration of

BOOTP Relay on one or all VLANs for the specified virtual router (VR).

● Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)—Provides support for enabling and disabling

SNMP for any VR. The

enable snmp access, disable snmp access, and show snmp commands

have been modified to support this option.

● Forwarding Database (FDB)—The show fdb stats command now displays a dynamic page that

automatically refreshes FDB entry statistics for specified ports and VLANs. The

no refresh

command option displays a static report.

● IP Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)—The show iparp stats command now displays a dynamic

page that automatically refreshes IP ARP entry statistics for specified ports and VLANs. The

refresh

command option displays a static report.

● XML Notification—New option allows user to specify a VR over which the XML client process can

connect to a Web server to send push notifications. The

create xml-notification target url,

configure xml-notification target, and show xml-notification commands have been

modified for this added support.

● Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS)

■ Recognizes Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) network configurations and provides connectivity

protection for VLANs on PBB network. When the network topology includes both EAPS and a

PBB domain, the EAPS controller mode automatically learns the relationship between the access