Enhancements in release 02.5.00 – Brocade BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide

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Enhancements in release 02.5.00

Limited/Fixed Boot Code

Book: Foundry BigIron RX
Configuration Guide

ACL-based Inbound sFlow

With this patch release, the Multi-Service IronWare
software supports using an IPv4 ACL to select
packets that should be collected as special sFlow
samples, in addition to the regular statistical
sampling of sFlow.

Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:

“Configuring

sFlow”

Section:

“ACL-based

inbound sFlow”

TABLE 12

Summary of enhancements in release 02.5.00

Enhancement

Description

See page

True Remote Console

The new rconsole feature provides a true
connection to the MP/LP console port. While the
old session-based rconsole is a remote X-Window
which is connected to one of the windows on the
target system, the new rconsole is a remote
desktop.

N/A

Limited/Fixed Boot Code

Book: Foundry BigIron RX
Configuration Guide

BigIron RX-32

Release 02.5.00 introduces the BigIron RX-32
device which runs the same Multi-Service IronWare
software as other devices in the BigIron RX series.
The new BigIron RX-32 device provide support for
up to 32 interface modules.

Book: Brocade BigIron RX
Series Hardware
Installation Guide

New Process for Upgrading
Multi-Service IronWare
Software

The software images required for operating the
BigIron RX switch remain the same however,
beginning with version 02.5.00 of the Multi-Service
IronWare software, the upgrading procedures have
been changed. The new procedure is described in
the Release Notes for BigIron RX – Multi-Service
IronWare Software Release 02.5.00.

Book: Release Notes for
BigIron RX – Multi-Service
IronWare Software Release
02.5.00.

SDS Over Telnet

Beginning with release 02.5.00 of the Multi-Service
IronWare software, remote SDS is supported. This
feature will dramatically improve the ability to
troubleshoot issues on the line-card without the
need of a serial cable.

N/A

Enhancement on Static ARP

In Release 02.5.00 of the Multi-Service IronWare
software, static ARP has been enhanced to support
the ability to create a static ARP entry without an
outgoing interface.

Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:

“Configuring IP”

Section:

“Creating a

floating static ARP entry”

Static Route ARP Validate Next
Hop

Beginning with release 02.5.00, you can configure
the BigIron RX to perform validation checks on the
destination MAC address, the sender and target IP
addresses, and the source MAC address.

Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:

“Configuring IP”

Section:

“Static route ARP

validation check”

TABLE 11

Summary of enhancements in release 02.5.00b (Continued)

Enhancement

Description

See page

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