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Unsupported features
Features that are not documented in “Related publications” on page xvi are not supported.
Audience
This document is designed for network engineers with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3
switching and routing.
If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if
applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, IGMP, PIM, and VRRP.
What’s new in this document
This document includes the information from IronWare software release 08.0.00a. Table 1 lists the
enhancements for FastIron release 08.0.00a.
Summary of enhancements in FastIron release 08.0.00a
Table 1 lists the enhancements for FastIron release 08.0.00a.
TABLE 1 Summary of enhancements in FastIron release 08.0.00a
Feature Description Described in
Port addressing summary How to specify port addresses for FastIron platforms “Specifying a port address” on page 39
Layer 3 hitless route purge You can set the route purge timer per VRF instance.
Configure the timer to set the duration for which the
routes should be preserved after switchover.
“Layer 3 hitless route purge” on page 111
LLDP processing on 802.1x
blocked port
This feature adds support for reception and
transmission of Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
packets over an 802.1x blocked port. The default
behavior is to drop received LLDP packets and not to
transmit LLDP packets over an 802.1x disabled port.
“Configuring LLDP processing on 802.1x blocked
port” on page 202
System Monitoring System monitoring (sysmon) is a utility that runs as a
background process and monitors connections and
components of the device for specific errors and logs
them. It has a default policy that controls the
parameters that are monitored and actions to be
taken if a fault is detected.
“System Monitoring” on page 317
Show Interface
Enhancements
This releases enhances the show interface
command by adding:
• Show Interface Wide
• Show Interface Wide Slot/Port
“Displaying the port name for an interface” on
page 42
Network Time Protocol
Version 4 (NTP)
Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4) feature
synchronizes the local system clock in the router with
the UTC.
“Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4)” on
page 20