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Part No. 210676-J

January 2002

4401 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Release Notes for the

Business Policy Switch 2000

Software Version 1.1.3.9

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Copyright © 2001 Nortel Networks

All rights reserved. January 2002.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configurations, technical data, and

recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied

warranty. Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document. The

information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks NA Inc.

The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance

with the terms of that license. The software license agreement is included in this document.

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the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.

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circuit layout(s) described herein.

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Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000: Software Version 1.1.3.9

Introduction

These release notes for the Nortel Networks Business Policy Switch 2000*

software version 1.1.3.9 provide information about software and operational

issues not included in the Business Policy Switch 2000 (BPS 2000) software

version 1.0 and version 1.0.1 guides.

To obtain the software version 1.1.3.9, download the following files from the

Customer Support World Wide Web site:

• bps2k113_9.img (software file)

• bps2kdiag_2008.bin (diagnostics file)

To obtain the Java* Device Manager (DM) software to manage the BPS 2000,

download the following file from the Customer Support World Wide Web site:

• JDM 5.3.1.0

These release notes provide information on version 1.1.3.9 and cover the

following topics:

•“Compatibility with BayStack 450 switches,” next

•“Related publications” on page 5

•“Resolved issues” on page 7

Note: Release notes for previous software versions of this product are

available for free download at the Nortel Networks documentation site at

www.nortelnetworks.com/documentation.

It is recommended that you review these release notes, especially

Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software version

1.1.1 (part number 210676-D) and Release Notes for the Business Policy

Switch 2000 Software version 1.1 (part number 210676-C).

Note: You must upgrade using the latest diagnostics file as indicated

above. The file contains new diagnostics code that is required for this

release.

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•“Known issues” on page 8

•“Known limitations” on page 9

Compatibility with BayStack 450 switches

The BPS 2000 software version 1.1.3.9 is compatible with BayStack* 450

software versions 4.0 and 4.1.

You can stack the BPS 2000 up to 8 units high. There are two types of stacks:

•Pure BPS 2000 —This stack has only BPS 2000 switches. It is sometimes

referred to as a pure stack. The stack operational mode for this type of stack is

Pure BPS 2000 Mode.

•Hybrid—This stack has a combination of BPS 2000 switches and BayStack

450 and/or BayStack 410 switches. It is sometimes referred to as a mixed

stack. The stack operational mode for this type of stack is Hybrid Mode.

All BPS 2000 switches in the stack must be running the identical version of

software, and all the BayStack switches must be running the identical version of

software.

When you are working with a mixed stack, you must ensure that the

Interoperability Software Version Numbers (ISVN) are identical. That is, the

ISVN number for the BayStack 450 switch and BayStack 410 switch must have

the same ISVN as the BPS 2000. If the ISVNs are not the same, the stack does not

operate. The ISVNs and the accompanying software release are:

•ISVN 1

—BayStack 410 or Bay Stack 450—version 3.1

—BPS 2000—versions 1.0 and 1.0.1

•ISVN 2

—BayStack 10 or BayStack 450—versions 4.0 and 4.1

—BPS 2000—versions 1.1, 1.1.1, and 1.1.3.9

In sum, the stacking software compatibility requirements are as follows:

•Pure BPS 2000 stack—All units must be running the same software version.

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•Pure BayStack 450 stack—All units must be running the same software

version.

•Hybrid stack:

—All BPS 2000 units must be running the same software version.

—All BayStack 410 units must be running the same software version.

—All BayStack 450 units must be running the same software version.

—All software versions must have the identical ISVN.

To find out which version of the BPS 2000 software is running, use the Console

Interface (CI) menus or the Web-based management system:

•CI menus—From the main menu of the Console, choose Systems

Characteristics menu. The software currently running is displayed in

sysDescr.

•Web-based management system—Open the System Information page, which

is under Administration on the main menu. The software currently running is

displayed in the sysDescription field.

Refer to Appendix B of the Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software for

complete information on interoperability and compatibility between the BPS 2000

and BayStack switches.

Although the BPS 2000 software version 1.1.3.9 is compatible with BayStack 450

software versions 4.0 and 4.1, when you operate a mixed stack of BPS 2000 and

BayStack 450 switches, some of the BayStack 450 software version 4.1

enhancements may not be accessible.

Related publications

For more information about the BPS 2000 switch, refer to:

• Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software version 1.1.1

(part number 210676-D)

• Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software version 1.1

(part number 210676-C)

• Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software version 1.0.1

(part number 210676-B)

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•Addendum to the Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000

(part number 210676-A)

•Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 (part number 209320-A)

•Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 (part number 208700-A)

•Using Web-Based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000

(part number 209570-A)

•Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software

(part number 209322-A)

•Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software

(part number 209321-A)

•Business Policy Switch 2000 Installation Instructions

(part number 209319-A)

•Installing Media Dependent Adapters (MDAs) (part number 302403-F)

•Managing Policy Information in Optivity Policy Services for Business Policy

Switch (part number 306969-D)

•Installing Optivity Policy Services for Business Policy Switch

(part number 306972-C)

•Task Map - Installing the OPS for BPS Product Family

(part number 306976-C)

•Release Notes for Optivity Policy Services for the Business Policy Switch

Version 1.0 (part number 306975-C)

•Known Anomalies for Optivity Policy Services for the Business Policy Switch

Version 1.0 (part number 306974-C)

•Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.2 Client Software (part number 207810-B)

•Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2.2

(part number 207809-B)

•Configuring Business Policy Switches with Optivity Quick2Config 2.2

(part number 311208-A)

•Release Notes for Optivity Quick2Config for Business Policy Switch 2000,

v.2.2.1 (part number 310621-A)

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You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the

Internet. Go to the www.nortelnetworks.com/documentation URL. Find the

product for which you need documentation. Then locate the specific category and

model or version for your hardware or software product. Use Adobe* Acrobat

Reader* to open the manuals and release notes, search for the sections you need,

and print them on most standard printers. Go to Adobe Systems at the

www.adobe.com URL to download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Resolved issues

The following issues were resolved in version 1.1.3.9:

•You can now set QoS policies while running OPS on NT servers.

•Telnet, SNMP and Web services are no longer lost when the SNMP process is

heavily utilized. (Q00152439)

•The stack integrity remains intact through rapid port status changes in a stack

of BPS2000s. (Q00168873)

•When using Web management on a stack of BPS 2000 switches and accessing

the Port Error Summary page, if the page contains more than six entries, the

web access could crash and hang the system. Access to the page has been

disabled in this release and a blank page now appears. (Q00170933)

•When upgrading to newer (larger) image files, the operation no longer fails.

•General stack robustness has improved when units are forming a new stack or

joining an existing stack.

The following issues were resolved in version 1.1.0:

•You can download BayStack* 410 and BayStack 450 software images (and

diagnostics) using the Device Manager in a mixed stack environment with

Business Policy Switches.

Using DM with a mixed stack and you choose Edit > File System, you can

specify either the image for the BPS 2000 or the image for the BayStack, or

both to download the software image(s).

•The BootP timeout for the BPS is now set to five minutes, which matches the

BootP timeout value for the BayStack 450 switch. (CR 13161-1)

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•BootP values set to either Always or When Needed are retained during a

switch reset. (CR 126842-1)

The following issue was resolved in version 1.0.1:

•The ports on the BPS2000-4 TX MDA now autonegotiate correctly to

100 Mb/s full-duplex when they are connected to another BPS2000 port

configured to autonegotiate.

Known issues

The following paragraphs discuss the known issues with the BPS 2000.

The following issues are known to exist in version 1.1.3.9 of the BPS 2000

software:

•When using Web management on a stack of BPS 2000 switches and accessing

the Port Error Summary page, if the page contains more than six entries, the

web access could crash and hang the system. Access to the page has been

disabled in this release and a blank page now appears. (Q00170933)

•The Multicast Group Membership table may display duplicate entries when

the switch is in Distributed MultiLink Trunking (D-MLT) mode. However,

the trunks function properly; this is a display problem only. (CR 138095-1)

•The pre-defined Usernames for the login page of the Web-based management

system are uppercase letters: RO or RW. (The documentation erroneously

shows these user names as lower-case letters.) (CR 145225-1)

•In a BPS 2000-only stack, the entire stack is reset to default values when you

return the base unit to default values. (CR 145501-1)

•To disable a port that is part of a MultiLink Truck (MLT) group, use either

Java Device Manager (JDM) or the Console Interface (CI) management

system menus (you can use the Telnet connection). With the Web-based

management system, you may be unable to disable ports that are part of

MLTs. (CR 146607-1)

•When the High Speed Flow Control Autonegotiation feature is set to enabled

(the default), the port only advertises support for 1000 Mb/s operation, in

full-duplex mode. If you experience problems between the Business Policy

Switch and other network devices, set Autonegotiation to disabled on both

sides of the link.

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•Gigabit MDA

—Far End Fault Indication (FEFI) is not supported in this release.

—When viewing Active Phy information from the console interface, the

console must be connected to the unit containing the Gigabit MDA (the

BayStack 450-1SR MDA and the BayStack 450-1LLR MDA) to display

the appropriate Phy information. Incorrect information may be displayed

if you connect to a unit not containing a Gigabit MDA.

—When you remove a Gigabit MDA from a switch, the Active Phy of the

effected unit displays the new status. However, occasionally, the Active

Phys of the other units in the stack or remote units will not display the

new status.

Known limitations

The following limitations are known to exist

•The current usable filters with software version 1.1.3.9 for the BPS are:

—50 policies

—200 IP filters and filter groups

—24 IP filters with same Source Address (18 nested subnets)

—14 Layer 2 filters and filter groups

—50 meters

—50 actions

—Metered data consumes 2 filters

•Mixed stacks (hybrid stacks)—In order to upgrade BayStack 410 and

BayStack 450 software in a hybrid stack, the stack must be fully redundant.

All cables in the stack must be installed and operating properly. If the cables

are not installed properly, the BayStack units will fail to upgrade. A message

is displayed on consoles connected to BayStack 410 and BayStack 450

switches: Primload Error - 2009 Switch will reset in 5

seconds...

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•You can configure as many as 63 protocol-based VLANs, with a sum total of

“N” PID values not to exceed 15 (Table 1).

For more information on Predefined Protocol Identifiers (PIDs), hexadecimal

values, and associated protocols, refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000.

Table 1 Protocol and PID values

Protocol Name Number of PID values (N)

Ip Ether2 2

Ipx 802.3 1

Ipx 802.2 1

Ipx Snap 2

Ipx Ether2Snap 2

AplTk Ether2Snap 2

Declat Ether2 1

DecOther Ether 2 10

Sna 802.2 2

Sna Ether2 1

NetBios 802.2 2

Xns Ether2 2

Vines Ether2 1

Ipv6 Ether2 1

Usrdef 1

Rarp Ether2 1