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Supported devices
Manageability
Summary of enhancements
Configuration Notes and feature limitations
Documentation updates
Supported FSX modules
Feature support
- Feature support for FCX, FESX6, ICX 6610, SX, and FWS
- TurboIron 24X Feature Support
Upgrading software for FSX and FESX6
- Important notes about upgrading or downgrading the software
- Standard upgrade procedure
Technical support
Getting Help or reporting errors
- E-mail and telephone access
Additional resources
Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00c
Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00b
Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00a
- Customer reported defects closed with code in Release 07.3.00a
Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00
- Customer reported defects closed with code in Release 07.3.00
- Customer reported defects closed without code in Release 07.3.00
Open defects in Release 07.3.00

IronWare Software Release R07.3.00c

for Brocade FCX, FESX (IPv6 Models),

FSX, FWS, ICX 6610, and

TurboIron 24X Switches

Release Notes v4.0

October 18, 2012

Document History

Document Title

Summary of Changes

Publication Date

IronWare Software Release R07.3.00c for

Brocade FCX, FESX (IPv6 Models), FSX,

FWS, ICX 6610, and TurboIron 24X

Switches

Release Notes v1.0

Initial release 04/30/2012

IronWare Software Release R07.3.00c for

Brocade FCX, FESX (IPv6 Models), FSX,

FWS, ICX 6610, and TurboIron 24X

Switches

Release Notes v2.0

Updated defect list with correct list 05/01/2012

IronWare Software Release R07.3.00c for

Brocade FCX, FESX (IPv6 Models), FSX,

FWS, ICX 6610, and TurboIron 24X

Switches

Release Notes v3.0

Updated Symptom information for

DEFECT000348267 and

DEFECT000377762

06/18/2012

IronWare Software Release R07.3.00c for

Brocade FCX, FESX (IPv6 Models), FSX,

FWS, ICX 6610, and TurboIron 24X

Switches

Release Notes v4.0

Corrected POE firmware file names and VCT

support

10/18/2012

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Contents

Supported devices .......................................................................................................... 6

Manageability ................................................................................................................... 6

Summary of enhancements ...................................................................................... 6

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00c ............................................................. 6

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00b ............................................................. 6

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00a ............................................................. 6

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00 ............................................................... 6

New hardware ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Summary of enhancements in FCX R07.3.00 ........................................................................................................................... 7

Summary of enhancements in FSX R07.3.00 .......................................................................................................................... 11

Summary of enhancements in FWS R07.3.00 ........................................................................................................................ 12

Summary of enhancements in TurboIron 24X R07.3.00 .................................................................................................. 13

Deprecated commands .................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Configuration Notes and feature limitations ............................................................ 14

Additional notes on trunk group rules .......................................................................................................... 14

SNTP version configuration during upgrade ................................................................................................ 14

ICMP redirect messages .................................................................................................................................. 14

Note regarding Telnet and Internet Explorer 7 ........................................................................................... 15

Note regarding US-Cert advisory 120541 .................................................................................................... 15

Documentation updates .............................................................................................. 15

DHCPv6 relay agent .......................................................................................................................................... 16

Configuring the DHCPv6 relay agent ........................................................................................................................................... 16

Displaying DHCPv6 relay agents ................................................................................................................................................... 16

Displaying debug options ................................................................................................................................................................. 16

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SNTP authentication key configuration ........................................................................................................ 17

Enabling and disabling DHCP-client service on FSX Base Layer 3 devices .......................................... 17

Supported FSX modules............................................................................................... 18

Feature support ............................................................................................................. 19

Feature support for FCX, FESX6, ICX 6610, SX, and FWS .................................................................. 19

Supported management features ................................................................................................................................................ 19

Supported security features .......................................................................................................................................................... 21

Supported system-level features ................................................................................................................................................. 24

Supported Layer 2 features ........................................................................................................................................................... 27

Supported base Layer 3 features ................................................................................................................................................. 30

Supported edge Layer 3 features ................................................................................................................................................ 31

Supported full Layer 3 features.................................................................................................................................................... 31

Supported IPv6 management features ..................................................................................................................................... 33

Unsupported features ....................................................................................................................................................................... 34

TurboIron 24X Feature Support ............................................................................................................... 35

Supported Management Features ............................................................................................................................................... 35

Supported IPv6 Management Features .................................................................................................................................... 36

Supported Security Features ......................................................................................................................................................... 37

Supported System-Level Features .............................................................................................................................................. 38

Supported Layer 2 Features .......................................................................................................................................................... 40

Supported Layer 3 Features .......................................................................................................................................................... 42

Upgrading software for FSX and FESX6 .................................................................... 44

Important notes about upgrading or downgrading the software ............................................................ 44

Standard upgrade procedure ......................................................................................................................... 44

Software image file for IronWare release R07.3.00c .......................................................................................................... 44

Factory pre-loaded software ........................................................................................................................................................... 44

PoE Firmware files .............................................................................................................................................................................. 45

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Upgrading the boot code .................................................................................................................................................................. 45

Upgrading the flash code ................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Confirming software versions (IronStack devices) ................................................................................................................ 47

Technical support .......................................................................................................... 49

Getting Help or reporting errors .................................................................................. 49

E-mail and telephone access .......................................................................................................................... 49

Additional resources ..................................................................................................... 49

Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00c ...................................... 50

Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00b ...................................... 61

Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00a ...................................... 62

Customer reported defects closed with code in Release 07.3.00a ....................................................... 62

Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00 ........................................ 66

Customer reported defects closed with code in Release 07.3.00 ......................................................... 66

Customer reported defects closed without code in Release 07.3.00 ................................................... 78

Open defects in Release 07.3.00 .............................................................................. 79

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Supported devices

The 07.3.00c software release applies only to the following Brocade products:

- FCX Series (FCX)

- FastIron X Series:

o FastIron Edge Switch X Series, (IPv6 models) (FESX6)

o FastIron SX 800 and 1600 (FSX 800 and FSX 1600)

- FastIron WS Series (FWS)

- ICX 6610 Series (ICX 6610)

- TurboIron 24X (TI24X)

Manageability

This 07.3.00c software releases are supported by Brocade Network Advisor 11.2. Any earlier versions of

Network Advisor, as well as any version of IronView Network Manager (INM) are not compatible with this

release or its supported hardware platforms (see Supported Devices). Network Advisor 11.2 is generally

available for download on my.brocade.com. It is strongly recommended that customers upgarde to Network

Advisor 11.2, as part of their upgrade to this 07.3.00 software release.

Brocade will continue to address customer issues on INM (unrelated to this 07.3.00b release).

Summary of enhancements

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00c

This release adds support for DHCPv6 relay agent to devices that support IPv6.With DHCPv6 relay agent, you

can have interfaces on a device access services from a DHCP Server that doesn’t belong to the same network

segment. You can configure up to 16 DHCPv6 relay agents on an interface.

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00b

There are no enhancements in software release R07.3.00b.

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00a

There are no enhancements in software release R07.3.00a.

Summary of enhancements in IronWare release R07.3.00

This section describes the enhancements in software release R07.3.00.

New hardware

This release introduces the new ICX 6610 Series of stackable switches.

This release also introduces the following new FastIron SX interface modules:

• 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper interface module

• 24-port Gigabit Ethernet fiber interface module

• 2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface module

• 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface module

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Summary of enhancements in FCX R07.3.00

Table 1 lists the enhancements in software release 07.3.00 for FCX and ICX 6610 devices.

Table 1 Enhancements in FCX R07.3.00

Feature

Description

See the

FastIron Configuration

Guide

, section entitled...

DHCPv6 Relay Agent

Support for DHCPv6 relay agent on IPv6

interfaces enable DHCP functionality of

devices that don’t share the same network

segment as the DHCP Server.

Documentation Updates section

in this document.

802.1X guest VLAN per port

You can configure 802.1X guest VLAN on

each port individually.

“Specifying the authentication-

failure action”

DHCP Option 66

You can configure the DHCP TFTP server

option by specifying the TFTP server name.

“Configure the TFTP server”

IPv4 Egress ACL support

Access Control Lists (ACLs) for filtering

outbound traffic.

Chapter “Configuring Rule-Based

IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)”

Chapter “Configuring IPv6

Access Control Lists (ACLs)”

GRE support (FCX ONLY)

IPv4 point-to-point GRE tunnels are now

supported. Hitless management for IPv6-over-

IPv4 tunnels is supported for GRE tunnels.

Hitless management for IPv6-over-IPv4

tunnels is not supported for IP tunnels.

“IPv4 point-to-point GRE

tunnels”

IPSec for OSPFv3

IPSec can be applied to an interface, area, or

virtual link that is using OSPFv3, to provide

security.

• “IPsec for OSPFv3”

• “Configuring IPsec for

OSPFv3”

IPv4 & IPv6 Ingress ACL

support

Access Control Lists (ACLs) can now be used

to filter both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic on FCX and

ICX 6610 devices.

Chapter “Configuring Rule-Based

IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)”

Chapter “Configuring IPv6

Access Control Lists (ACLs)”

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Feature

Description

See the

FastIron Configuration

Guide

, section entitled...

IPv6 routing enhancements

This release adds IPv6 routing

enhancements:

• Router advertisement and solicitation

• IPv6 static routes

• IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels

• ECMP load sharing

• IPv6 ICMP

• IPv6 routing protocols

• ICMP redirect messages

• IPv6 neighbor discovery

• IPv6 Layer 3 forwarding

• IPv6 redistribution

• IPv6 MTU

• Static neighbor entries

• Hop limit for IPv6 packets

• Clear IPv6 global information

FCX devices also allow you to configure how

TCAM space is used to store routing

information and GRE tunnel information.

The following are NOT supported:

• OSPFv6

• RIPng

• BGPv4+

• PIMv6

•

“Configuring IPv6 on

FastIron X, FCX, and ICX

6610 Series Switches”

chapter

• “Configuring TCAM space on

FCX and ICX 6610 devices”

IPv6 source routing security

enhancements

As a security measure, source-routed IPv6

traffic is deprecated.

“IPv6 source routing security

enhancements”

IPv6 Support for VRRP and

VRRPE

IPv6 VRRP version 3 (v3) and IPv6 VRRP-E

(v3) is now supported on devices with IPv6

routing support. You can configure a VRRP or

a VRRPE instance on an IPv6 interface under

the IPv6 VRRP or VRRPE router mode.

“Configuring VRRP and VRRPE”

chapter

Multi-range VLANs

The multi-range VLAN feature allows you to

use a single command to create and

configure multiple VLANs.

“Multi-range VLAN”

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Feature

Description

See the

FastIron Configuration

Guide

, section entitled...

New SNMP MIBs

SNMP MIB support has been added for the

following features:

• 802.1x authentication

• Support for MIBs in RFC 2932, RFC 2933

and RFC 2934

• Power Over Ethernet MIB with the

following table:

• snAgentPoeUnitTable (stacking

systems)

IronWare MIB Reference Guide

Ports on Demand

Licensing for Ports on Demand (POD) is

introduced on the ICX 6610 devices. By

default, the ICX 6610 device has eight active

1 Gb uplink ports. To upgrade the ICX 6610

10 Gb ports from 1 Gb to 10 Gb port speed,

use the ICX6610-10G-LIC-POD license. To

increase the uplink capacity of four ports from

1 Gb to 10 Gb port speed, purchase a single

ICX 661010G-LIC-POD license. To increase

the uplink capacity of all eight ports from 1

Gb to 10 Gb port speed, purchase a second

ICX 6610-10G-LIC-POD license.

“Licensed features and part

numbers”

“Licensing for Ports on Demand

for ICX 6610 devices”

SNTP Server Support

SNTP server support allows you to enable

SNTP server and serve SNTP clients

“Configuring the device as an

SNTP server”

SNTP Broadcast Support

SNTP broadcast support allows you to enable

an SNTP client to function in a broadcast

mode when the NTP server is within the same

LAN, and the expected delay in response to

calibrate the system clock is minimal.

“Specifying a Simple Network

Time Protocol (SNTP) server”

SNTP MD5 Authentication

To configure an authentication key for

communication with the SNTP server, use the

authentication-key

option. You can also

configure the device to function as an SNTP

server to its downstream clients.

• “Specifying a Simple

Network Time Protocol

(SNTP) server”

• “Configuring the device as

an SNTP server”

SNTP Show Association

The show sntp associations details command

displays detailed information about SNTP

associations.

“Specifying a Simple Network

Time Protocol (SNTP) server”

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Feature

Description

See the

FastIron Configuration

Guide

, section entitled...

Software-based Licensing

Software-based licensing is introduced on ICX

6610 devices. The ICX 6610 Premium

license, Advance license, and Upgrade

license (from Premium to Advance license)

are introduced to support routing

functionality. New features are also added to

the FCX Advance license. The behavior for

running software-based licensing in a stack

with different licenses (Premium, Advance, or

Upgrade licenses) is the same for FCX and ICX

6610 devices. Commands for adding,

deleting, or displaying a license are also

introduced for FCX and ICX 6610 devices

only.

“Non-licensed features”

“Licensed features and part

numbers”

“FCX and ICX 6610 devices”

“Using TFTP to copy a license file

on FCX and ICX devices”

“Deleting a license on FCX and

ICX devices”

“Viewing information about

software licenses”

SSHv2 Client

SSHv2 client allows you to connect to SSHv2

servers while logged onto the device.

“Configuring and using SSH2

client”

SSHv2 Server RSA 2048 key

authentication

SSHv2 server supports authentication using

RSA keys of up to 2048 bits in length.

“Configuring SSH2 and SCP”

chapter

VRRP-E MD5 authentication

VRRP-E supports MD5 for authentication of

VRRP-E traffic.

“Configuring VRRP and VRRPE”

chapter

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Summary of enhancements in FSX R07.3.00

Table 1 lists the enhancements in software release 07.3.00 for FESX6 and SX devices.

Table 2 Enhancements in FSX R07.3.00

Feature

Description

See the

FastIron Configuration

Guide

, section entitled...

New hardware

This release introduces the following new

FastIron SX third generation interface

modules:

• SX-FI-24GPP - 24-port Gigabit

Ethernet copper third generation

interface module

• SX-FI-24HF - 24-port Gigabit Ethernet

100/1000 Mbps SFP fiber third

generation interface module

• SX-FI-2XG - 2-port 10-Gigabit

Ethernet SFP+ third generation

interface module

• SX-FI-8XG - 8-port 10-Gigabit

Ethernet SFP+ third generation

interface module

802.1X guest VLAN per port

You can configure 802.1X guest VLAN on

each port individually.

“Specifying the authentication-

failure action”

DHCP Option 66

You can configure the DHCP TFTP server

option by specifying the TFTP server name.

“Configure the TFTP server”

IPv4 Egress ACL support

(Supported only on SX 800

and SX 1600 new 1Gb and

10Gb modules

Access Control Lists (ACLs) for filtering

outbound traffic.

)

Chapter “Configuring Rule-Based

IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)”

Chapter “Configuring IPv6

Access Control Lists (ACLs)”

IPSec for OSPFv3

IPSec can be applied to an interface, area, or

virtual link that is using OSPFv3, to provide

security.

•

“IPsec for OSPFv3”

• “Configuring IPsec for

OSPFv3”

IPv6 source routing security

enhancements

As a security measure, source-routed IPv6

traffic is deprecated.

“IPv6 source routing security

enhancements”

IPv6 Support for VRRP and

VRRPE

IPv6 VRRP version 3 (v3) and IPv6 VRRP-E

(v3) is now supported on devices with IPv6

routing support. You can configure a VRRP or

a VRRPE instance on an IPv6 interface under

the IPv6 VRRP or VRRPE router mode.

“Configuring VRRP and VRRPE”

chapter

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Feature

Description

See the

FastIron Configuration

Guide

, section entitled...

Multi-range VLANs

The multi-range VLAN feature allows you to

use a single command to create and

configure multiple VLANs.

“Multi-range VLAN”

New SNMP MIBs

SNMP MIB support has been added for the

following features:

• 802.1x authentication

• Support for MIBs in RFC 2932, RFC 2933

and RFC 2934

• Power Over Ethernet MIB with the

following table:

• snAgentPoeUnitTable (stacking

systems)

IronWare MIB Reference Guide

SNTP Server Support

SNTP server support allows you to enable

SNTP server and serve SNTP clients

“Configuring the device as an

SNTP server”

SNTP Broadcast Support

SNTP broadcast support allows you to enable

an SNTP client to function in a broadcast

mode when the NTP server is within the same

LAN, and the expected delay in response to

calibrate the system clock is minimal.

“Specifying a Simple Network

Time Protocol (SNTP) server”

SNTP MD5 Authentication

To configure an authentication key for

communication with the SNTP server, use the

authentication-key

option. You can also

configure the device to function as an SNTP

server to its downstream clients.

•

“Specifying a Simple

Network Time Protocol

(SNTP) server”

• “Configuring the device as

an SNTP server”

SNTP Show Association

The show sntp associations details command

displays detailed information about SNTP

associations.

“Specifying a Simple Network

Time Protocol (SNTP) server”

SSHv2 Client

SSHv2 client allows you to connect to SSHv2

servers while logged onto the device.

“Configuring and using SSH2

client”

SSHv2 Server RSA 2048 key

authentication

SSHv2 server supports authentication using

RSA keys of up to 2048 bits in length.

“Configuring SSH2 and SCP”

chapter

VRRP-E MD5 authentication

VRRP-E supports MD5 for authentication of

VRRP-E traffic.

“Configuring VRRP and VRRPE”

chapter

Summary of enhancements in FWS R07.3.00

Table 1 lists the enhancements in software release 07.3.00 for FWS devices.

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Table 3 Enhancements in FWS R07.3.00

Feature

Description

See the

FastIron Configuration

Guide

, section entitled...

FIPS Software Compliance

(certification pending)

Includes commands to enable FIPS-related

security policy settings and commands to

alter the level of protection. See “Appendix D:

Federal Information Processing Standard” in

the Brocade FastIron Configuration Guide.

“Federal Information Processing

Standards” appendix

Multi-range VLANs

The multi-range VLAN feature allows you to

use a single command to create and

configure multiple VLANs.

“Multi-range VLAN”

New SNMP MIBs

SNMP MIB support has been added for the

following features:

• 802.1x authentication

• Support for MIBs in RFC 2932, RFC 2933

and RFC 2934

• Power Over Ethernet MIB with the

following table:

• snAgentPoeUnitTable (stacking

systems)

IronWare MIB Reference Guide

Summary of enhancements in TurboIron 24X R07.3.00

Feature

Description

See the

TurboIron 24X

Configuration Guide

, section

entitled...

AES in SNMP v3

TurboIron supports AES Encryption for

SNMP v3

Chapter 48: Securing SNMP

Access

Defining an SNMP group

Symmetric Flow Control

In addition to asymmetric flow control,

TurboIron devices support symmetric flow

control, meaning they can both receive and

transmit 802.3x PAUSE frames.

Chapter 3: Configuring Basic

Software Features

Inter-domain Multicast

Support for the validation of inter-domain

multicasting

BGP

Chapter 20: Configuring IP

Multicast Protocols

Multicast Source Discovery

Protocol (MSDP)

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Feature

Description

See the

TurboIron 24X

Configuration Guide

, section

entitled...

New SNMP MIBs

TurboIron now supports the Unified IP MIB.

SNMP MIB support has been added for the

following features:

• 802.1x authentication

• Support for MIBs in RFC 2932, RFC

2933 and RFC 2934

• Power Over Ethernet MIB with the

following table:

• snAgentPoeUnitTable (stacking

systems)

Unified IP MIB Reference Guide

Deprecated commands

The CLI command flash is deprecated. You cannot change the default block size for TFTP file transfers.

Configuration Notes and feature limitations

This section contains configuration notes and describes some feature limitations in this release:

Additional notes on trunk group rules

The following additional considerations apply to forming trunk groups:

• Legacy ports and 48 Gbps copper ports cannot be members of the same trunk group in hardware

configurations such as the following:

• 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45) Ethernet PoE interface module (SX-FI48GPP) and IPv4/IPv6 interface

modules or management modules with user ports.

Combination of different generations of ports cannot be members of the same trunk group under the following

hardware configurations:

• 24-port fiber and copper Ethernet PoE/Fiber interfaces (SX-FI24GPP, SX-FI24GF) and IPv4/IPv6 interface

modules or management modules with user ports

• 2-port 10G and 8-port 10G interfaces (SX-FI8XG, SX-FI2XG) and the IPv4/IPv6 interface modules or

management modules with user ports

SNTP version configuration during upgrade

Starting with release 7.3.00, the default SNTP version is 4. In previous releases, the default SNTP version was

1. When you upgrade to release 7.3.00, the SNTP version gets set automatically to 4, unless a different SNTP

version is specified in the device startup configuration.

ICMP redirect messages

In software release 07.2.02 and later, ICMP redirect messages are disabled by default, whereas in releases

prior to 07.2.02, ICMP redirect messages are enabled by default.

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• If ICMP redirect messages were enabled prior to upgrading to release 07.2.02 and later, you will need to

re-enable this feature after upgrading to 07.2.02 and later. To do so, enter the ip icmp redirect command

at the global CONFIG level of the CLI.

• If ICMP redirect messages were disabled prior to upgrading to release 07.2.02 and later, the configuration

(no ip icmp redirect) will be removed from the configuration file after upgrading to 07.2.02 and later, since

this feature is now disabled by default. In this case, ICMP redirect messages will not be sent and no

further action is required.

Note regarding Telnet and Internet Explorer 7

The Telnet function in Web management does not work with Internet Explorer version 7.0.5730. The system

goes to "telnet://10.43.43.145" page when the user clicks web/general system configuration/ (telnet) in

Internet Explorer version 7.0.5730. This is a known issue for Internet Explorer. To work around this issue, you

must download and install a patch for IE 7. To do so, go to http://www.lib.ttu.edu.tw/file/IE7_telnet.reg.

Note regarding US-Cert advisory 120541

In order to address the SSL and TLS vulnerability issue discussed in US-Cert advisory 120541, the Web server

re-negotiation feature has been disabled in this release so that SSL re-negotiation requests will not be honored

by the Brocade IP device Web server.

Based on Cert advisory 120541, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols

are vulnerable to Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attacks. Vulnerability is in the way SSL and TLS protocols allow re-

negotiation requests, which may allow a MITM to inject arbitrary requests into an application HTTP protocol

stream. This could result in a situation where the MITM may be able to harm the Brocade IP device through

the Web Management interface.

For more information regarding Cert advisory 120541, refer to the following links:

http://extendedsubset.com/?p=8

http://www.links.org/?p=780

http://www.links.org/?p=786

http://www.links.org/?p=789

http://blogs.iss.net/archive/sslmitmiscsrf.html

http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg03948.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=533125

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnutls-devel/2009-11/msg00014.html

http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=18790

http://www.links.org/files/no-renegotiation-2.patch

http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/11/new-sslv3-tls-vulnerability-mitm.html

https://svn.resiprocate.org/rep/ietf-drafts/ekr/draft-rescorla-tls-renegotiate.txt

http://www.educatedguesswork.org/2009/11/understanding_the_tls_renegoti.html

Documentation updates

This section contains updates to the documentation for this release.

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DHCPv6 relay agent

A client locates a DHCP server using a reserved, link-scoped multicast address. Direct communication between

the client and server requires that they are attached by the same link. In some situations where ease-of-

management, economy, and scalability are concerns, you can allow a DHCPv6 client to send a message to a

DHCP server using a DHCPv6 relay agent.

A DHCPv6 relay agent, which may reside on the client link, but is transparent to the client, relays messages

between the client and the server. Multiple DHCPv6 relay agents can exist between the client and server.

DHCPv6 relay agents can also receive relay-forward messages from other relay agents; these messages are

forwarded to the DHCP server specified as the destination.

When the relay agent receives a message, it creates a new relay-forward message, inserts the original DHCPv6

message, and sends the relay-forward message as the DHCP server.

Configuring the DHCPv6 relay agent

To enable the DHCPv6 relay agent function and specify the relay destination (the DHCP server) address on an

interface, enter the following command at the interface level:

Brocade(config-if-e1000-2/3)#ipv6 dhcp-relay destination 2001::2

Syntax: [no] ipv6 dhcp-relay destination <ipv6-address>

Specify the <ipv6-address> as a destination address to which client messages are forwarded and which

enables DHCPv6 relay service on the interface. You can configure up to 16 relay destination addresses on an

interface.

Use the [no] version of the command to remove a DHCPv6 relay agent from the interface.

Displaying DHCPv6 relay agents

The show ipv6 dhcp-relay command displays the DHCPv6 relay agents configured on the device:

Brocade(config)# show ipv6 dhcp-relay

Current DHCPv6 relay agent state: Enabled

State: Enabled RCV 0 packets, TX 0 packets

DHCPv6 destinations on Ethernet 1:

ab::cb

11::22

DHCPv6 destinations on Ethernet 2:

FE02::1

11::22

DHCPv6 relay agent Total RCV 22 packets, TX 20 packets

Received packets: RELAY_FORWARD: 5, RELAY_REPLY: 5

OtherServertoClient: 15, OtherClinettoServer: 15

Displaying debug options

To display debug information related to DHCPv6 relay agent, use the following commands:

Display the DCHPv6 debug status

Enter the following command:

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Brocade# debug ipv6 dhcp all

DHCP6: all debugging is on

Syntax: debug upv6 dhcp all

Display the DHCP trace debugging status

Enter the following command:

Brocade# debug ipv6 dhcp trace

DHCP6: trace debugging is on

Syntax: debug ipv6 dhcp trace

Display the DHCPv6 statistics

Enter the following command:

Brocade# show ipv6 dhcp-relay debug

DHCP6 Error Counters:

rx_packet_dropped_dhcp6_relay_disabled: 0

rx_packet_dropped_no_relay_option: 0

rx_packet_dropped_no_buffer: 0

send_packet_fail_no_address: 0

send_packet_fail_no_buffer: 0

send_packet_fail_udp: 0

DHCP6 Other Counters:

dhcp6_relay_enabled_cnt: 1

Syntax: show ipv6 dhcp-relay debug

Enabling the detection of PoE power requirements advertised through CDP

The dynamic configuration of a PoE powered device such as a wireless access point (AP) or a VoIP device uses

an initial discovery process. Upon installation, and sometimes periodically, a device will query the Brocade

device for available power information and will advertise information about itself, such as, device ID, port ID,

and power request. When the Brocade device receives the query, it sends the power available in a reply packet

back to the device. The device then configures itself to draw power up to the power level available to it.

SNTP authentication key configuration

The authentication-key <key-ID> <key-string> option is used to configure an authentication key for

communication with the SNTP server. If the <key-string> variable consists of only numerical characters, you

must enclose the numerical characters in double quotes.

Enabling and disabling DHCP-client service on FSX Base Layer 3 devices

By default, DHCP-client service is enabled. If the DHCP-Server is connected to an interface on a FSX Base L3

device, the interface is assigned a leased IP address. To disable DHCP-client service on an interface on a FSX

Base L3 device, and assign a new IP address, enter the following commands.

1. Disable DHCP-client on the interface. For example, enter a command such as the following.

FastIron(config-if-e1000-3/1)# no ip dhcp-client enable

Syntax: no ip dhcp-client enable

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2. To save the configuration, enter the write memory command on the CLI as displayed in the following

example.

FastIron(config)# write memory

FastIron(config)# end

3. Reload the FSX Base L3 device by entering the following command:

FastIron# reload

The DHCP-client service feature is now removed from the interface.

To enable DHCP-client service on an interface on a FSX Base L3 device when a static IP address is assigned to

the interface, enter the following commands.

1. Remove the static IP address assigned to the interface. For example, enter a command such as the

following.

FastIron(config-if-e1000-3/1)# no ip address 192.0.2.0/24

Syntax: no ip address <ip-address>

2. To save the configuration, enter the write memory command on the CLI as displayed in the following

example.

FastIron(config)# write memory

FastIron(config)# end

3. Reload the FSX Base L3 device by entering the following command:

FastIron# reload

Once the device has reloaded, the DHCP-client service will start up and a new dynamic IP address is assigned

to the interface. The DHCP-client service feature is now enabled on the interface.

Supported FSX modules

This release supports the following modules on the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 devices.

First generation modules

Second generation modules

Third generation modules

SX-FI2XGMR4

SX-FI2XGMR6

SX-FI48GPP

SX-FI2XGMR4-PREM

SX-FI2XGMR6-PREM

SX-FI-2XG

SX-FI424100FX

SX-FI2XGMR6-PREM6

SX-FI-8XG

SX-FI42XG-BNDL-2CX4

SX-FI624100FX

SX-FI-24HF

SX-FI424C

SX-FI624C

SX-FI-24GPP

SX-FI424P

SX-FI624HF

SX-FI424F

SX-FI624P

SX-FI424HF

SX-FI62XG

SX-FI42XG

In addition, the SX-FIZMR, SX-FIZMR-PREM, SX-FIZMR-6-PREM and SX-FIZMR-6-PREM6, which do not have

packet processors, are supported in this release.

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Feature support

Feature support for FCX, FESX6, ICX 6610, SX, and FWS

These release notes include a list of supported features in IronWare software for FCX, FESX6, ICX 6610, SX,

and FWS devices supported in this release. For more information about supported features, refer to the

manuals listed in Additional resources.

Supported management features

Table 4 lists the supported management features. These features are supported in the Layer 2, base Layer 3,

edge Layer 3, and full Layer 3 software images.

Table 4 Supported management features

Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

802.1X accounting

Yes

AAA support for console commands

Yes

Access Control Lists (ACLs) for

controlling management access

Yes

Alias command

Yes

Combined DSCP and internal marking in

one ACL rule

Yes

Single source address for the following

packet types:

• Telnet

• TFTP

• Syslog

• SNTP

• TACACS/TACACS+

• RADIUS

• SSH

• SNMP

Yes

DHCP client-based auto-configuration

Yes

DHCP server

Yes

Disabling TFTP access

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

Brocade Network Advisor 11.2

Yes

Hitless management:

• Hitless switchover

• Hitless failover

• Hitless OS upgrade

Yes (FSX

800 and

FSX 1600

only)

See next

line item

See next

line item

Hitless stacking management:

• Hitless stacking switchover

• Hitless stacking failover

Yes

Hitless support for:

• PBR

• GRE Tunnels

•

Ipv6 to Ipv4 Tunnels

Yes (FSX

800 and

FSX 1600

only)

Yes (PBR

and GRE

only)

Yes (PBR

only)

Brocade Network Advisor 11.2

Yes

Remote monitoring (RMON)

Yes

Retaining Syslog messages after a soft

reboot

Yes

sFlow support for IPv6 packets

Yes

DHCP Client

Yes

SNTP Server

Yes

SNTP Client (Broadcast & Unicast)

Yes

Flexible Port On Demand Licensing

Yes

sFlow version 2

Yes

sFlow version 5 (default)

Yes

Industry-standard Command Line

Interface (CLI), including support for:

• Serial and Telnet access

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

•

Alias command

• On-line help

• Command completion

• Scroll control

• Line editing

• Searching and filtering output

• Special characters

Show log on all terminals

Yes

SNMP v1, v2, v3

Yes

SNMP V3 traps

Yes

Specifying the maximum number of

entries allowed in the RMON Control

Table

Yes

Specifying which IP address will be

included in a DHCP/BOOTP reply packet

Yes

Traffic counters for outbound traffic

Yes

Web-based GUI

Yes

Web-based management HTTPS/SSL

Yes

Supported security features

Table 5 lists the supported security features. These features are supported in the Layer 2, base Layer 3, edge

Layer 3, and full Layer 3 software images.

Table 5 Supported security features

Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

802.1X port security

Yes

802.1X authentication RADIUS timeout

action

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

802.1X dynamic assignment for ACL,

MAC filter, and VLAN

Yes

Access Control Lists (ACLs) for filtering

transit traffic

• Support for inbound ACLs.

• Support Outbound ACLs

(*SX 800 and SX1600 on third

generation modules only)

Yes

Yes *

Yes

Address locking (for MAC addresses)

Yes

AES Encryption for SNMP v3

Yes

AES Encryption for SSH v2

Yes

Authentication, Authorization and

Accounting (AAA):

• RADIUS

• TACACS/TACACS+

Yes

Denial of Service (DoS) attack

protection:

• Smurf (ICMP) attacks

• TCP SYN attacks

Yes

DHCP Snooping

Yes

Dynamic ARP Inspection

Yes

EAP Pass-through Support

Yes

HTTPS

Yes

IP Source Guard

Yes

Local passwords

Yes

MAC address filter override of 802.1X

Yes

MAC address filtering (filtering on source

and destination MAC addresses)

Yes

Ability to disable MAC learning

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

Flow-based MAC address learning

Yes

MAC port security

Yes

Multi-device port authentication

Yes

Support for Multi-Device Port

Authentication together with:

•

Dynamic VLAN assignment

Yes

• Dynamic ACLs

Yes

•

802.1X

Yes

•

Dynamic ARP inspection with

dynamic ACLs

Yes

•

DHCP snooping with dynamic ACLs

Yes

•

Denial of Service (DoS) attack

protection

Yes

• Source guard protection

Yes

•

ACL-per-port-per-VLAN

Yes

Multi-device port authentication

password override

Yes

Multi-device port authentication RADIUS

timeout action

Yes

Secure Copy (SCP)

Yes

Secure Shell (SSH) v2

Yes

Packet filtering on TCP Flags

Yes

DHCP Relay Agent information (DHCP

Option 82)

Yes

Web Authentication

Yes

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Supported system-level features

Table 6 lists the supported system-level features. These features are supported in the Layer 2, base Layer 3,

edge Layer 3, and full Layer 3 software images.

Table 6 Supported system-level features

Category and description

FESX6

FSX

FSX 800 FSX

1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

10/100/1000 port speed

Yes

16,000 MAC addresses per switch

(FastIron devices)

Yes

32,000 MAC addresses per switch

Yes

ACL-based mirroring

Yes

ACL-based fixed rate limiting

Yes

ACL-based adaptive rate limiting

Yes

ACL filtering based on VLAN

membership or VE port membership

Yes

ACL logging of denied packets (IPv4)

Yes

ACL statistics

Yes

ACLs to filter ARP packets

Yes

Auto MDI/MDIX detection

Yes

Auto-negotiation

Yes

Automatic removal of Dynamic VLAN

for 802.1X ports

Yes

Automatic removal of Dynamic VLAN

for MAC authenticated ports

Yes

Byte-based broadcast, multicast, and

unknown-unicast rate limits

Yes

Packet-based broadcast, multicast,

and unknown-unicast rate limits

Yes

DiffServ support

Yes

Digital Optical Monitoring

Yes

Displaying interface names in Syslog

messages

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX

FSX 800 FSX

1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

Displaying TCP and UDP port

numbers in Syslog messages

Yes

Dynamic buffer allocation for QoS

priorities

Yes

Flow control:

• Responds to flow control

packets, but does not generate

them

Yes

Inbound rate limiting (port-based

fixed rate limiting on inbound ports)

Yes

Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP) /

Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

Yes

Generic buffer profile

Yes

Layer 2 hitless switchover and Layer

2 hitless failover

NOTE:

For details about this feature,

refer to the Brocade FastIron X

Series Chassis Hardware Installation

Guide

Yes

(FSX 800

and

FSX 1600

only)

LLDP

Yes

LLDP-MED

Yes

MAC address filter-based mirroring

Yes

Multi-port static MAC address

Yes

Multiple Syslog server logging (up to

six Syslog servers)

Yes

Outbound rate limiting (port-based

and port- and priority-based rate

limiting on outbound ports)

Yes

Outbound rate shaping

Yes

Path MTU Discovery

Yes

Port flap dampening

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX

FSX 800 FSX

1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

Port mirroring and monitoring

(mirroring of both inbound and

outbound traffic on individual ports)

Yes

Power over Ethernet (POE)

Yes

(POE-

enabled

Interface

modules

with POE

power

supply)

Yes

(FWS-POE

and FWS-

G-POE

only)

Yes

(FCX-S-

POE+

only)

Yes

- ICX

6610-

24P and

ICX 6610-

48P

High Power over Ethernet (POE)+

Yes (SX-

FI48GPP

SX-FI-24GPP

module only)

Yes

(FCX-S-

POE+

only)

Yes

- ICX

6610-

24P and

ICX 6610-

48P

PoE firmware upgrade via CLI

Yes

Priority mapping using ACLs

Yes

Protected link groups

Yes

Layer 2 stacking rapid failover and

switchover

Yes

Static MAC entries with option to set

traffic priority

Yes

Symmetric flow control

• Can transmit and receive 802.1x

PAUSE frames

Yes

System time using a Simple Network

Time Protocol (SNTP) server or local

system counter

Yes

User-configurable scheduler profile

Yes

User-configurable buffer profile

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX

FSX 800 FSX

1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

Virtual Cable Testing (VCT)

technology

Not on third

generation

modules

Yes

Supported Layer 2 features

Layer 2 software images include all of the management, security, and system-level features listed in the

previous tables, plus the features listed in Table 7.

Table 7 Supported Layer 2 features

Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

802.1D Spanning Tree Support:

• Enhanced IronSpan support

includes Fast Port Span, Fast Uplink

Span, and Single-instance Span

• Up to 254 spanning tree instances

for VLANs

Yes

802.1p Quality of Service (QoS):

• Strict Priority (SP)

• Weighted Round Robin (WRR)

• Combined SP and WRR

• 8 priority queues

Yes

802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree

Yes

802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)

Yes

802.3ad link aggregation (dynamic trunk

groups)

Yes

ACL-based rate limiting QoS

Yes

BPDU Guard

Yes

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

(DHCP) Assist

Yes

IGMP v1/v2 Snooping Global

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

IGMP v3 Snooping Global

Yes

(*,G)

Yes

(S,G)

Yes

(S,G)

Yes

(S,G)

IGMP v1/v2/v3 Snooping per VLAN

Yes

IGMP v2/v3 Fast Leave (membership

tracking)

Yes

Interpacket Gap (IPG) adjustment

Yes

IP MTU (individual port setting)

Yes

Jumbo frames:

• Up to 10240 bytes, or

•

Up to 10232 bytes in an IronStack

Yes

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)

Yes

Link Fault Signaling (LFS) for 10G

Yes

MAC-Based VLANs, including support for

dynamic MAC-Based VLAN activation

Yes

Metro Ring Protocol 1 (MRP 1)

Yes

Metro Ring Protocol 2 (MRP 2)

Yes

Extended MRP ring IDs from 1 – 1023

Yes

MLD Snooping V1/V2:

• MLD V1/V2 snooping (global and

local)

• MLD fast leave for V1

• MLD tracking and fast leave for V2

• Static MLD and IGMP groups with

support for proxy

Yes

Multicast static group traffic filtering (for

snooping scenarios)

Yes

PIM-SM V2 Snooping

Yes

PVST/PVST+ compatibility

Yes

PVRST+ compatibility

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

Remote Fault Notification (RFN) for 1 G

fiber

Yes

Root Guard

Yes

Single link LACP

Yes

Super Aggregated VLANs

Yes

Trunk groups:

• Trunk threshold for static trunk

groups

• Flexible trunk group membership

• Option to include Layer 2 in trunk

hash calculation (FGS, FLS, FWS

only)

Yes

Topology groups

Yes

Uni-directional Link Detection (UDLD)

(Link keepalive)

Yes

Uplink Ports within a Port-Based VLAN

Yes

VLAN Support:

• 4096 maximum VLANs

• 802.1Q with tagging

• 802.1ad tagging

• Dual-mode VLANs

• GVRP

• Port-based VLANs

• Protocol VLANs (AppleTalk, IPv4,

dynamic IPv6, and IPX

• Layer 3 Subnet VLANs (Appletalk, IP

subnet network, and IPX)

• VLAN groups

• Private VLANs

• Multi-range VLANs

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

VLAN-based mirroring

Yes

VoIP Autoconfiguration and CDP

Yes

Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol

(VSRP)

Yes

VSRP-Aware security features

Yes

VSRP and MRP signaling

Yes

VSRP Fast Start

Yes

VSRP timer scaling

Yes

Supported base Layer 3 features

Base Layer 3 software images include all of the management, security, system, and Layer 2 features listed in

the previous tables, plus the features listed in Table 8.

NOTE: FCX devices will not contain a base Layer 3 image. The features in this table will be supported on the

full Layer 3 image for these devices.

Table 8 Supported base Layer 3 features

Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

BootP/DHCP Relay

Yes

Equal Cost Multi Path (ECMP) load

sharing

Yes

IP helper

Yes

RIP V1 and V2 (advertising only)

Yes

Routing for directly connected IP

subnets

Yes

Static IP routing

Yes

Virtual Interfaces (up to 512)

Yes

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

(VRRP)

Yes

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

VRRP timer scaling

Yes

Supported edge Layer 3 features

Edge Layer 3 software images include all of the management, security, system, Layer 2, and base Layer 3

features listed in the previous tables, plus the features shown in Table 9.

NOTE: Edge Layer 3 images are supported in the FastIron (hardware) models listed in Table 9. These features

are also supported with software-based licensing. For details, refer to the chapter “Software-based Licensing”

in the FastIron Configuration Guide.

Table 9 Supported edge Layer 3 features

Category and description

FWS-EPREM

FWSG-EPREM

OSPF V2 (IPv4)

Yes

Full RIP V1 and V2

Yes

Route-only support (Global configuration level only)

Yes

Route redistribution

Yes

1020 routes in hardware maximum

Yes

VRRP-E

Yes

Supported full Layer 3 features

Full Layer 3 software images include all of the management, security, system, Layer 2, base Layer 3 and edge

Layer 3 features listed in the previous tables, plus the features listed in Table 10.

NOTE: Full Layer 3 features are supported in the FastIron (hardware) models listed in Table 10. These features

are also supported with software-based licensing. For details, refer to the chapter “Software-based Licensing”

in the FastIron Configuration Guide.

Table 10 Supported full Layer 3 features

Category and description

FESX-PREM

FSX 800-PREM

FSX 1600-PREM

FCX

ICX 6610

Active host routes

Yes (6,000)

Yes (16,000)

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Category and description

FESX-PREM

FSX 800-PREM

FSX 1600-PREM

FCX

ICX 6610

Anycast RP

Yes

IPv6 BGP/BGP4+

BGP4 graceful restart

Yes (FSX 800

and FSX 1600

only)

Yes (ADV

models in a

stack)

Yes (ADV

models in a

stack)

BGP4

Yes

Yes (ADV

models)

Yes (ADV

models)

Distance Vector Multicast Routing

Protocol (DVMRP) V2 (RFC 1075)

Yes

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) V1,

V2, and V3 (for multicast routing scenarios)

Yes

ICMP Redirect messages

Yes

IGMP V3 fast leave (for routing)

Yes

IPv4 point-to-point GRE IP tunnels

Yes

(IPv6 devices

only and 3rd gen

modules)

IPv6 Layer 3 forwarding

Yes

IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels in hardware

Yes

IPv6 Redistribution1

Yes

IPv6 Static Routes1

Yes

Multiprotocol Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)

Yes

OSPF graceful restart

Yes (FSX 800

and FSX 1600

only)

Yes

OSPF V2

Yes

1 This feature requires IPv6-capable hardware and a valid software license. For details, refer to the chapter

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Category and description

FESX-PREM

FSX 800-PREM

FSX 1600-PREM

FCX

ICX 6610

OSPF V3 (IPv6)1

Yes

Protocol Independent Multicast Dense

mode (PIM-DM) V1 (draft-ietf-pim-dm-05)

and V2 (draft-ietf-pim-v2-dm-03)

Yes

Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse

mode (PIM-SM) V2 (RFC 2362)

Yes

PIM passive

Yes

Policy-Based Routing (PBR)

Yes

RIPng (IPv6)

Yes

Route-only support (Global CONFIG level and

Interface level)

Yes

Route redistribution (including BGP4)

Yes

Yes (BGP4

supported on

ADV models

only)

Yes (BGP4

supported on

ADV models

only)

Routes in hardware maximum:

• FESX6 – up to 256K routes

• FESX6-E – up to 512K routes

• FSX – up to 512K routes

• FCX – up to 16K routes

• ICX – up to 15K Ipv4 routes and 2800 IPv6

routes

Yes

Static ARP entries

Yes (up to 6,000)

Yes (up to

1,000)

Yes (up to

1,000)

VRRP-E

Yes

VRRP-E slow start timer

Yes

VRRP-E timer scale

Yes

Supported IPv6 management features

Table 11 shows the IPV6 management features that are supported in Brocade devices that can be configured

as an IPv6 host in an IPv6 network, and in devices that support IPv6 routing.

Table 11 Supported IPv6 management features

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Category and description

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

FWS

FCX

ICX 6610

Link-Local IPv6 Address

Yes

IPv6 Access List (management ACLs)

Yes

IPv6 copy

Yes

IPv6 ncopy

Yes

IPv6 debug

Yes

IPv6 ping

Yes

IPv6 traceroute

Yes

DNS server name resolution

Yes

HTTP/HTTPS

Yes

Logging (Syslog)

Yes

RADIUS

Yes

SCP

Yes

SSH

Yes

SNMP

Yes

SNMP traps

Yes

SNTP

Yes

TACACS/TACACS+

Yes

Telnet

Yes

TFTP

Yes

Unsupported features

Table 12 lists the features that are not supported on the FastIron devices. If required, these features are

available on other Brocade devices.

Table 12 Unsupported features

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System-level features not supported

•

ACL logging of permitted packets

•

Broadcast and multicast MAC filters

•

Outbound ACLs on FWS, and 1st or 2nd generation of FSX modules.

Layer 2 features not supported

•

SuperSpan

•

VLAN-based priority

Layer 3 features not supported

•

AppleTalk routing

•

Foundry Standby Router Protocol (FSRP)

•

IPv6 Multicast Routing

•

IPX routing

•

IS-IS

•

Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP)

•

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

•

Network Address Translation (NAT)

TurboIron 24X Feature Support

This section describes the feature highlights in this release. Features or options not listed in this section or

documented in the FastIron and TurboIron 24X Configuration Guide are not supported.

Supported Management Features

This release supports the following management features.

Supported Management Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

802.1X accounting

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Supported Management Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

AAA support for console commands

Yes

Access Control Lists (ACLs) for controlling management access

Yes

Alias Command

Yes

Combined DSCP and internal marking in one ACL rule

Yes

Configuring an interface as the source for all TFTP, Syslog, and SNTP packets

DHCP Client-Based Auto-Configuration

DHCP Server

Disabling TFTP Access

Yes

Brocade Network Advisor 11.2

Yes

P-Bridge and Q-Bridge MIBs

Yes

Remote monitoring (RMON)

Yes

Retaining Syslog messages after a soft reboot

sFlow

For inbound traffic only

802.1X username export support for encrypted and non-encrypted EAP types

Yes

sFlow support for IPv6 packets

Yes

sFlow Version 5

Serial and Telnet access to industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI)

Yes

Show log on all terminals

Yes

SNMP v1, v2, v3

Yes

SNMP V3 traps

Yes

Specifying the maximum number of entries allowed in the RMON Control Table

Yes

Specifying which IP address will be included in a DHCP/BOOTP reply packet

Traffic counters for outbound traffic

Yes

Web-based GUI

Web-based management HTTPS/SSL

Supported IPv6 Management Features

This release supports the following IPv6 management features.

Supported IPv6 Management Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

Link-Local IPv6 Address Yes

IPv6 Access List No

IPv6 copy Yes

IPv6 ncopy Yes

IPv6 debug Yes

IPv6 ping Yes

IPv6 traceroute Yes

DNS server name resolution Yes

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Supported IPv6 Management Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

HTTP/HTTPS No

Logging (syslog) Yes

RADIUS Yes

SCP Yes

SSH Yes

SNMP v1, v2, v3 Yes

SNTP Yes

Syslog Yes

TACACS/TACACS+ Yes

Telnet Yes

TFTP Yes

Traps Yes

Supported Security Features

This release supports the following security features.

Supported Security Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

802.1X port security Yes

802.1X authentication RADIUS timeout action Yes

802.1X dynamic assignment for ACL, MAC filter, and VLAN Yes

Access Control Lists (ACLs) for filtering transit traffic

Support for inbound ACLs only. These devices do not support outbound ACLs.

Yes

Address locking (for MAC addresses) Yes

AES Encryption for SNMP v3 Yes

AES Encryption for SSH v2 Yes

Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)

RADIUS, TACACS/TACACS+

Yes

Denial of Service (DoS) protection

TCP SYN Attacks and ICMP Attacks

Yes

DHCP Snooping No

Dynamic ARP Inspection No

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Supported Security Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

EAP Pass-through Support Yes

Enhancements to username and password Yes

HTTPS No

IP Source Guard No

Local passwords Yes

MAC filter override of 802.1X Yes

MAC filtering

Filtering on source and destination MAC addresses

Yes

Ability to disable MAC Learning Yes

Flow-based MAC learning No

MAC port security Yes

Multi-device port authentication Yes

Multi-device port Authentication with dynamic ACLs Yes

Multi-device port authentication with dynamic VLAN assignment Yes

Multi-device port authentication password override Yes

Multi-device port authentication RADIUS timeout action Yes

Secure Copy (SCP) Yes

Secure Shell (SSH) v2 Server Yes

Packet filtering on TCP Flags Yes

DHCP Relay Agent information (DHCP Option 82) for DHCP snooping No

Web Authentication No

Supported System-Level Features

This release supports the following system-level features.

Supported System –Level Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

10/100/1000 port speed Yes

1 Gbps and 10 Gbps configurable port speed on fiber ports Yes

32,000 MAC addresses per switch Yes

ACL-Based Mirroring Yes

ACL-Based Rate Limiting Yes

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Supported System –Level Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

ACL-based fixed and adaptive rate limiting on inbound ports

ACL filtering based on VLAN membership or VE port membership Yes

ACL logging of denied packets

ACL logging is supported for denied packets, which are sent to the CPU for logging

ACL logging is not supported for permitted packets

Packets that are denied by ACL filters are logged in the Syslog based on a sample time-period.

Yes

ACL statistics Yes

ACLs to filter ARP packets Yes

Asymmetric flow control

Responds to flow control packets, but does not generate them

Yes

Auto MDI/MDIX Yes

Auto-negotiation Yes

Automatic removal of Dynamic VLAN for 802.1X ports No

Automatic removal of Dynamic VLAN for MAC authenticated ports No

Broadcast, multicast, and unknown-unicast rate limiting Yes

Boot and reload after 5 minutes at or above shutdown temperature Yes

Cut-through switching Yes

DiffServ support Yes

Digital Optical Monitoring Yes

Displaying interface names in Syslog Yes

Displaying TCP/UDP port numbers in Syslog messages Yes

DSCP Mapping for values 1 through 8 Yes

Dynamic buffer allocation Yes

Egress buffer thresholds Yes

Fixed rate limiting

Port-based rate limiting on inbound ports.

Fixed rate limiting is supported on 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps Ethernet ports.

Fixed rate limiting is not supported on tagged ports in the full Layer 3 router image.

Yes

Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP) / Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Yes

Generic buffer profile No

High Availability

Layer 2 hitless switchover

Layer 2 hitless Operating System (OS) upgrade

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Supported System –Level Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

LLDP Yes

LLDP-MED No

MAC filter-based mirroring Yes

Multi-port static MAC address Yes

Multiple Syslog server logging

Up to six Syslog servers

Yes

Negative temperature setting Yes

Outbound rate limiting No

Outbound rate shaping Yes

Path MTU Discovery support No

Port flap dampening Yes

Port mirroring and monitoring

Mirroring of both inbound and outbound traffic on individual ports is supported.

Yes

Power over Ethernet No

Priority mapping using ACLs Yes

Protected link groups No

Specifying a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Server Yes

Specifying the minimum number of ports in a trunk group Yes

Static MAC entries with option to set traffic priority Yes

Virtual Cable Testing (VCT) technology

Uses Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology to detect and report cable statistics such as; local and remote

link pair, cable length, and link status.

Supported Layer 2 Features

This release supports the following Layer 2 features.

Supported Layer 2 Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

802.1D Spanning Tree Support

Enhanced IronSpan support includes Fast Port Span and Single-instance Span

TurboIron switches support up to 255 spanning tree instances for VLANs.

Yes

802.1p Quality of Service (QoS)

Strict Priority (SP)

Weighted Round Robin (WRR)

Yes

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Supported Layer 2 Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

Combined SP and WRR

8 priority queues

802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Yes

802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)

802.1W RSTP support allows for sub-second convergence (both final standard and draft 3 supported)

Yes

802.3ad link aggregation (dynamic trunk groups)

Brocade ports enabled for link aggregation follow the same rules as ports configured for trunk groups.

Yes

ACL-based rate limiting QoS Yes

BPDU Guard Yes

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Assist Yes

IGMP v1/v2 Snooping Global Yes

IGMP v3 Snooping Global Yes

(*,G and S,G)

IGMP v1/v2/v3 Snooping per VLAN Yes

IGMP Proxy Yes

IGMP v2/v3 Fast Leave (membership tracking) Yes

IGMP Filters Yes

Interpacket Gap (IPG) adjustment Yes

Jumbo frames

10/100/1000 and 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports

Up to 9216 bytes

Yes

LACP

LACP trunk group ports follow the same configuration rules as for statically configured trunk group ports.

Support for single link LACP

Yes

Link Fault Signaling (LFS) for 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports Yes

MAC-Based VLANs

Dynamic MAC-Based VLAN Activation

Metro Ring Protocol 1 (MRP 1) Yes

Metro Ring Protocol 2 (MRP 2) Yes

MLD Snooping V1/V2

MLD V1/V2 snooping (global and local)

MLD fast leave for V1

MLD tracking and fast leave for V2

Static MLD and IGMP groups with support for proxy

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Supported Layer 2 Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

Multicast static group traffic filtering (for snooping scenarios) No

PIM-SM V2 Snooping Yes

PVST/PVST+ compatibility Yes

PVRST+ compatibility Yes

Remote Fault Notification (RFN) for 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports No

Root Guard Yes

Super Aggregated VLANs Yes

Trunk groups

Trunk threshold for static trunk groups

Flexible trunk group membership

Yes

Topology groups Yes

Uni-directional Link Detection (UDLD) (Link keepalive) Yes

Uplink Ports Within a Port-Based VLAN Yes

VLAN Support on TurboIron Devices:

4096 maximum VLANs

Dual-mode VLANs

802.1Q with tagging

Port-based VLANs

VLAN groups

Private VLANs

Yes

802.1ad Tagging (tag-type 8100 over 8100 encapsulation) Yes

VLAN-based mirroring No

VoIP Auto-configuration and CDP No

Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP) Yes

VSRP-Aware security features Yes

VSRP and MRP signaling Yes

VSRP Fast Start Yes

VSRP timer scaling Yes

Supported Layer 3 Features

This release supports the following Layer 3 features.

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Supported Layer 3 Features

Category, Description, and Configuration Notes

Supported on

TurboIron

Anycast RP Yes

BGP Yes

IGMP V1, V2, and V3 Yes

IP helper Yes

IP multicast routing protocols: PIM-SM and PIM-DM

DVMRP is not supported

Yes

ICMP Redirect messages Yes

Multiprotocol Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Yes

OSPF V2 (IPv4) Yes

RIP V1 and V2 Yes

Route-only support

Disabling Layer 2 Switching at the CLI Interface level as well as the Global CONFIG level. This feature is not

supported on virtual interfaces.

Yes

Routing for directly connected IP subnets Yes

Static IP Routing Yes

Virtual Interfaces

Up to 255 virtual interfaces

Yes

VRRP Yes

VRRP-E Yes

Note: Layer 3 features not listed under “Layer 3 Features” are not supported.

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Upgrading software for FSX and FESX6

Use the procedures in this section to upgrade the software for FSX and FESX6.

Important notes about upgrading or downgrading the software

Note the following when upgrading to software release R07.3.00c:

• FSX devices can store two Full Layer 3 image or two Layer 2 or Base Layer 3 images.

• FESX6 can store one Full Layer 3 image or two Layer 2 or Base Layer 3 images

• The image for IronWare R07.2.00a and later uses different Interprocessor Communications (IPC) versions

for FCX devices; however, units in a stack must run the same IPC version to communicate. After upgrading

from IronWare R07.2.00 or earlier to IronWare R07.3.00c, you must verify that the same image

downloaded to every unit in the stack before reloading the entire stack. To verify the images, you can enter

the show flash command at any level of the CLI. A stack cannot be built and will not operate if one or more

units has different software images.

Note the following when downgrading from software release R07.3.00c:

• If software-based licensing is in effect on the device and the software is downgraded to pre-release

07.1.00, software-based licensing will not be supported.

Standard upgrade procedure

Before upgrading the software on the device, first read the “Important notes about upgrading or downgrading

the software” section.

Software image file for IronWare release R07.3.00c

Table 13 lists the software image file that is available for IronWare Release R07.3.00c.

Table 13 Software image file

Device

Boot Image

Flash Image

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

sxz07200.bin

SXS07300c.bin (Layer 2) or

SXL07300c.bin (base Layer 3) or

SXR07300c.bin (full Layer 3)

FWS

fgz05000.bin

FWS07300c.bin (Layer 2)

FWSR07300c.bin (Layer 3)

FWSL07300c.bin (base Layer 3)

FCX

ICX 6610

grz07302.bin

FCXS07300c.bin (Layer 2)

FCXR07300c.bin (Layer 3)

Factory pre-loaded software

Table 14 lists the software that is factory-loaded into the primary and secondary flash areas on the device.

NOTE: Devices with 8MB of flash memory, including FESX6 devices, can only store a primary image. FCX, ICX,

and SX devices can store one Full Layer 3 image or two Layer 2 or Base Layer 3 images.

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Table 14 Factory pre-loaded software

Model

Software Images

Primary Flash

Secondary Flash

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

Layer 2 Base Layer 3

FESX6 PREM

FSX 800 PREM

FSX 1600 PREM

Full Layer 3 Layer 2

ICX 6610 Full Layer 3 Layer 2

PoE Firmware files

Table 15 lists the PoE firmware file types supported for IronWare Release R07.3.00c. The firmware files are

specific to their devices and are not interchangeable. For example, you cannot load FCX PoE firmware on a FSX

device.

Note: The PoE circuitry includes a microcontroller pre-programmed at Brocade factory. In the past, a copy of

the current microcontroller code was embedded as part of the FastIron software releases and was used for

upgrades if necessary. Two different types of PoE controller code sets were included for PoE and POE+

subsystems. That is no longer the case, and the software has been enhanced so that it can be loaded as an

external file. Brocade is still on the initial release of the microcontroller code, so there is no current need for

an upgrade. The PoE firmware version string will be kept updated to match the corresponding FastIron

software version; however, this is only a cosmetic change and the firmware itself remains unchanged. Should

a new version of the code be released, Brocade will notify its customers of the needed code upgrade. Finally,

in the remote case that a failure occurs during an upgrade process, the switch would still be functional but

without PoE circuitry. Should you encounter such an issue, please contact Brocade Technical Support for

servicing.

Table 15 PoE Firmware files

Device

PoE Firmware

FESX6

FSX 800

FSX 1600

fsx_poe_07300c.fw

FSX 800 with SX-FI648PP or SX-FI-24GPP module

FSX 1600 with SX-FI648PP or SX-FI-24GPP module

fsx_poeplus_07300c.fw and

fsx_poeplus_07300c.fw

Upgrading the boot code

If you need to upgrade the boot code, perform the following steps.

1. Place the new boot code on a TFTP server to which the Brocade device has access.

2. If the device has 8 MB of flash memory or if you want to install a Full Layer 3 image on an FCX or FSX

device, you must delete the primary and secondary image

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3. Copy the boot code from the TFTP server into flash memory. To do so, enter a command such as the

following at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.

copy tftp flash <ip-addr> <image-file-name> bootrom

You should see output similar to the following.

Device# Flash Memory Write (8192 bytes per dot)...........................

(Boot Flash Update)Erase.........Write.............

TFTP to Flash Done

NOTE: Brocade recommends that you use the copy tftp flash command to copy the boot code to the

device during a maintenance window. Attempting to do so during normal networking operations may

cause disruption to the network.

4. Verify that the code has been successfully copied by entering the following command at any level of

the CLI.

show flash

The output will display the compressed boot ROM code size and the boot code version.

5. Upgrade the flash code as instructed in the following section.

Upgrading the flash code

NOTE: You must delete the current primary and secondary images before completing the upgrade steps.

Devices with 8MB of flash memory can only hold one complete image.

To upgrade the flash code, perform the following steps.

1. Place the new flash code on a TFTP server to which the Brocade device has access.

2. If the device has 8MB of flash memory or if you want to install a Full Layer 3 image on an FCX device,

you must delete the primary and secondary images before upgrading the image. To delete images

from the flash, enter the following commands:

Device# erase flash primary

Device# erase flash secondary

NOTE: If the primary flash contains additional files not related to the software update, it is

recommended that you also delete these files.

3. Copy the flash code from the TFTP server into flash memory. To do so, use the copy command at the

Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.

copy tftp flash <ip-addr> <image-file-name> primary | secondary

You should see output similar to the following.

Device# Flash Memory Write (8192 bytes per dot) ........................

...................................................................................................................................................

TFTP to Flash Done

4. Verify that the flash code has been successfully copied by entering the following command at any level

of the CLI.

NOTE: For units in an IronStack, when upgrading from one major release to another (for example,

from software release 07.1.00 to 07.2.00), make sure that every unit has the same code. If you

reload the stack while units are running different code versions, the units will not be able to

communicate.

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show flash

If the flash code version is correct, go to step 5, otherwise, go back to step 1.

5. Once you have completed the upgrade, you must reboot the device to complete the upgrade process.

Use one of the following commands:

• reload (this command boots from the default boot source, which is the primary flash area by

default)

• boot system flash primary | secondary

A confirmation step may occur after a boot system flash primary/secondary command is entered and

gives an administrator the opportunity to make last minute changes or corrections before performing a

reload. The example below shows the confirmation step.

Device# boot system flash primary

Are you sure? (enter ‘Y’ or ‘N’): y

6. For devices in an IronStack, make sure all devices are running the same software image. See

“Confirming software versions (IronStack devices)” in the next section.

Confirming software versions (IronStack devices)

All units in an IronStack must be running the same software image. To confirm this, check the software version

on all devices that you want to add to your IronStack. Upgrade any units that are running older versions of the

software before you build your stack.

1. Telnet, SSH, or connect to any of the console ports in the stack.

2. Enter the show version command. Output similar to the following is displayed.

Device# show version

UNIT 3: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

UNIT 1: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

UNIT 2: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

UNIT 4: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

UNIT 5: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

UNIT 6: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

UNIT 7: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

UNIT 8: compiled on Sep 26 2011 at 21:15:14 labeled as FCXR07300

(6801867 bytes) from Primary fcxr07300.bin

SW: Version 07.3.00T7f3

Boot-Monitor Image size = 369321, Version:07.3.00T7f5 (grz07300)

HW: Stackable FCX648S-PREM (PROM-TYPE FCX-ADV-U)

==========================================================================

UNIT 1: SL 1: FCX-24GS 24-port Management Module

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: )

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

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PROM-TYPE: FCX-ADV-U

==========================================================================

UNIT 1: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

==========================================================================

UNIT 1: SL 3: FCX-2XG 2-port 10G Module (2-XFP)

==========================================================================

UNIT 2: SL 1: FCX-48GS POE 48-port Management Module

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: )

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

P-ENGINE 1: type DB90, rev 01

PROM-TYPE: FCX-ADV-U

==========================================================================

UNIT 2: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

==========================================================================

UNIT 3: SL 1: FCX-48GS 48-port Management Module

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: )

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

P-ENGINE 1: type DB90, rev 01

PROM-TYPE: FCX-ADV-U

==========================================================================

UNIT 3: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

==========================================================================

UNIT 3: SL 3: FCX-2XG 2-port 10G Module (2-XFP)

==========================================================================

UNIT 4: SL 1: FCX-24GS-F 24-port Management Module

Serial #: BFC2239E03J

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: dheHHIOgFIl)

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

==========================================================================

UNIT 4: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

==========================================================================

UNIT 5: SL 1: FCX-24GS 24-port Management Module

Serial #: BCV2218F091

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: dexHHGNhFOG)

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

==========================================================================

UNIT 5: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

==========================================================================

UNIT 6: SL 1: FCX-24GS 24-port Management Module

Serial #: BCV2218F0BX

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: dexHHGNhFdz)

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

==========================================================================

UNIT 6: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

==========================================================================

UNIT 7: SL 1: FCX-24GS 24-port Management Module

Serial #: BCV2218F099

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: dexHHGNhFOO)

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

==========================================================================

UNIT 7: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

==========================================================================

UNIT 8: SL 1: FCX-24GS 24-port Management Module

Serial #: BCV2218F0B7

License: FCX_ADV_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: dexHHGNhFdM)

P-ENGINE 0: type DB90, rev 01

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UNIT 8: SL 2: FCX-2XGC 2-port 16G Module (2-CX4)

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telnet@fcx648s-upper#

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NOTE: If any unit in the IronStack is running an incorrect version of the software, it will appear as non-

operational. You must install the correct software version on that unit for it to operate properly in the stack. For

more information, refer to “Copying the flash image to a stack unit from the Active Controller” in the FastIron

Configuration Guide.

Technical support

Contact your switch supplier for the hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and

part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information immediately available:

1. General Information

• Technical Support contract number, if applicable

• Device model

• Software release version

• Error numbers and messages received

• Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or network behavior immediately

following the problem, and specific questions

• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed, with the results

2. Switch Serial Number

Getting Help or reporting errors

E-mail and telephone access

Go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.page for the latest e-mail and telephone contact

information.

Additional resources

For more information about the products supported in this software release, refer to the following publications.

Document Title

Contents

FastIron Configuration Guide Provides configuration procedures for system-level

features, enterprise routing protocols, and security

features.

Brocade FCX Series Hardware Installation Guide

Brocade FastIron WS Series Hardware Installation

Guide

Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware

Installation Guide

Brocade FastIron Edge X-Series Switch Hardware

Installation guide

Brocade ICX 6610 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Describes the hardware as shipped. Provides

installation instructions, hardware maintenance

procedures, hardware specifications, and

compliance information.

Unified IP MIB Reference Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Management Information Base (MIB) objects.

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Document Title

Contents

Brocade FCX, Brocade FastIron SX, Brocade ICX 6610

Web Management Interface User Guide

Describes the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and

procedures for monitoring and configuring various

features of the FastIron CX series switches using

the GUI.

Brocade FCX and Brocade ICX 6610 Debug Guide Documents debug commands for debugging

devices.

TurboIron 24X Configuration Guide Provides configuration procedures for system-level

features, enterprise routing protocols, and security

features for TurboIron 24X.

Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Hardware Installation

Guide

Describes the TurboIron 24X hardware as shipped.

Provides installation instructions, hardware

maintenance procedures, hardware specifications,

and compliance information.

Go to http://www.brocade.com/ethernetproducts to obtain the latest version of the guides. To report errors in

the guide, send an email to documentation@brocade.com.

Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00c

Defect ID:

DEFECT000333027

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Unicast DHCP offer packets are intermittently dropped

Symptom:

DHCP Client sometimes does not get the DHCP offer packet from the Server when connecting

directly through TurboIron in the same VLAN.

Probability:

High

Feature:

TI IPv4 Forwarding

Function:

DHCP Snooping

Reported In Release:

FI TI 04.2.00

Service Request ID:

511501

Defect ID:

DEFECT000346307

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

“dm diag” causes the switch to get stuck in the diagnostic mode, making it unusable.

Symptom:

“dm diag” causes the switch to get stuck in the diagnostic mode, making it unusable

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

system bringup

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

590679

Defect ID:

DEFECT000346422

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

After failing to copy 7.2.02a router image due to lack of flash space, user unable to write anything

to the flash.

Symptom:

Get "Flash access in progress. Please try later" errors when trying to copy image from TFTP server

or when saving the running configuration.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Network Management

Function:

TFTP Configuration- Software V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

592067

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000348065

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

Traffic going through valid default route gets dropped.

Symptom:

All traffic that uses the default route is dropped if the default route is learned from OSPF, when

Active/Standby Management Modules are present.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

568471

Defect ID:

DEFECT000353729

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FastIron switches may not respond to ICMPv6 echo request

Symptom:

FESX, FCX and FGS switches may fail to reply to ICMPv6 echo request sent by router or IPV6

server (Linux) that is directly connected to the switch.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV6

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV6)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

611321

Defect ID:

DEFECT000355892

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

SNMP: All Plat: the command “no snmp-server comm Public ro” is not retained after a reload.

Once the Device reloads it will begin to respond to polling and read only operations using this

community

Symptom:

Synopsis: the command when you use the command “no snmp-server comm Public ro” the public

community will be disabled and our device will no longer respond to SNMP requests using the

Public community, however it is not placed in the running config or retained after a reload. Once

the Device reloads it will begin to respond to polling and read only operations using this

community

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI Embedded Management

Function:

SNMP v1/v2/v3

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000359994

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

System continuously reloads with "Error: flash_get_fresh_block: no space."after upgrading to

7.2.02D Router code

Symptom:

Customer system continuously reloads after upgrading to 7202D.

Feature:

FCX Platform Specific features

Function:

system bringup

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

643927

Defect ID:

DEFECT000365448

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Private VLAN does not work as expected

Symptom:

When Private VLAN's are used, the "show mac" output is not consistent.

Workaround:

Downgrade code to version 7.1.00a.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

Private VLAN

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

660501

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000368019

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FastIron drops ServerIron Hot Standby HA MAC sync PDUs sent or received on ports configured for

UDLD.

Symptom:

Configuring UDLD between an FWS or FGS switch and each ADX in a hot standby ServerIron pair

leads to the standby ServerIron not being able to learn MAC addresses on the UDLD-configured

port.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX L2 Control

Function:

UDLD

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

670755

Defect ID:

DEFECT000371615

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Standby unit of FCX stack may reset after Hitless Failover if OSPFv2 graceful restart is disabled

Symptom:

If RIPv2 and OSPFv2 neighborhoods are formed on the same interface with the OSPF default

route chosen as the best route, issuing a "no-graceful restart" and then doing a failover can lead

to a reset on the Standby Management module.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

RIP(v1-v2) - IPV4

Reported In Release:

FI 07.4.00

Service Request ID:

695341

Defect ID:

DEFECT000374592

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

After a trunk is unconfigured, IP forwarding to ports that were previously part of that trunk may

not work.

Symptom:

IP forwarding to ports that were previously part of a trunk may not work after the trunk is deleted.

Workaround:

Reload the system to re-initialize the ports correctly for IP forwarding.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

681463

Defect ID:

DEFECT000374604

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

IP forwarding between FCX stack units may fail after switchover with MSTP configuration

Symptom:

With MSTP configuration present, IP forwarding between FCX stack units may fail after doing a

switchover.

Workaround:

Reload the whole stack again.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

SpanningTree Protocols

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

681225

Defect ID:

DEFECT000376558

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Standby unit may reset if the Active stack unit is unplugged from power during hitless failover

Symptom:

When hitless failover is configured and power is disconnected from the Active FCX of a stacked

pair running OSPFv2, the other FCX may reset soon afterwards. When it later recovers, all its

interfaces will remain down.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

OSPFV2 - IPV4

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

682809

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000377090

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

MAC table is not updated correctly when client is moved from PVLAN primary to PVLAN community

or from PVLAN community to PVLAN primary

Symptom:

MAC table is not updated correctly when client is moved from PVLAN primary to PVLAN community

or from PVLAN community to PVLAN primary.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

Private VLAN

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

687429

Defect ID:

DEFECT000377099

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Interface and Port descriptions for 10/100M ports on some FWS models are incorrectly displayed

as 'GigabitEthernet'

Symptom:

On non-Gigabit capable FWS models (FWS624, FWS624-EPREM, FWS624-POE, FWS648,

FWS648-EPREM & FWS648-POE), ifDescr and port description for 10/100M ports are displayed

as 'GigabitEthernet' instead of 'FastEthernet'.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Network Management

Function:

SNMP V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

683989

Defect ID:

DEFECT000377535

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX stack with 10G ports breaks when upgraded from 7.2.02d to 7.2.02e

Symptom:

FCX stack with 10G ports breaks when upgraded from 7.2.02d to 7.2.02e

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Stacking

Function:

stack-ports

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

686589

Defect ID:

DEFECT000377562

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Q-in-Q removes the original customer's 802.1q tag for broadcast packets

Symptom:

Broadcast packets do not get forwarded at all in Q-in-Q environment.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

Q-in-Q

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

682505

Defect ID:

DEFECT000377873

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

If multiple 0.0.0.0 route updates over RIPv2 with netmasks other than /0 from multiple

neighboring routers are received, the device could lock up or reset

Symptom:

Upon receiving multiple 0.0.0.0 route updates over RIPv2 with non-zero netmasks, continuous

route updates for 0.0.0.0 will be emitted by the affected system. FCX devices may experience a

lockup while FESX/SX devices may experience a reset.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

RIP(v1-v2) - IPV4

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

685879

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000379038

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

High CPU condition when non-POE devices connect to POE-enabled ports

Symptom:

CPU usage rate goes high when non-POE devices are connected to POE-enabled ports.

Workaround:

Disable legacy POE detection by configuring the following command at the global level: "no

legacy -inline-power <slot#>"

Probability:

High

Feature:

Power over Ethernet

Function:

Power over Ethernet

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

680137

Defect ID:

DEFECT000379697

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

ARP age is not refreshed after disabling/enabling a module even though there is constant traffic

from/to the host

Symptom:

ARP age is not refreshed after disabling/enabling the module even though there is constant

traffic from/to the host

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

691653

Defect ID:

DEFECT000380312

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Unexpected reset may occur when dm command is issued in a VLAN that contains no ports.

Symptom:

Debug CLI command "dm 802-1w bridge vlan <ID>" may cause an unexpected reset of the

device.

Workaround:

Add ports to the VLAN. Do not run the command.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Debug support

Function:

dm commands - L2

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

689965

Defect ID:

DEFECT000380727

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

System Diagnostic feature not functioning on TI products

Symptom:

"dm diag" command is accepted on TI24 but upon resetting the device, it goes into application

code without running diagnostics.

Probability:

High

Feature:

Platform

Function:

Dm commands

Reported In Release:

FI 07.4.00

Service Request ID:

714763

Defect ID:

DEFECT000381074

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Logical VE interface remains UP even though none of its associated physical ports are enabled

Symptom:

With Single Spanning Tree enabled, even if all the physical ports of a VLAN are down, the

associated VE interface is displayed as being logically up under "show ip interface".

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer1 features

Function:

link status - speed and duplex status

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

675563

Defect ID:

DEFECT000381773

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

LACP may break if FCX stack is reloaded

Symptom:

LACP breaks if FCX stack is reloaded and only the Standby unit comes up.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

LinkAggregation - Static

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

695251

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000382104

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

When the active FCX switch in a stack fails, OSPF routes that had depended on ve interfaces

using the failed switch's physical interfaces remain in the routing table with OSPF cost "n/a".

Symptom:

Loss of connectivity lasting 90 seconds in 7.3 and lasting indefinitely in 7.2.02e when the active

FCX in a stack goes down.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

OSPFV2 - IPV4

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

683169

Defect ID:

DEFECT000382236

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

SNMP ifOperStatus reports ports in STP Blocking as down even though the ports are physically

and administratively up

Symptom:

SNMP ifOperStatus reports ports in STP Blocking as down even though the ports are physically

and administratively up.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Network Management

Function:

SNMP V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

696127

Defect ID:

DEFECT000382316

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX ports go into Blocking if both STP and 802.1w are configured after a stack reload

Symptom:

FCX ports go into Blocking state if both STP and 802.1w are configured after a stack reload.

Workaround:

Reload the whole FCX stack again.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

SpanningTree Protocols

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

691379

Defect ID:

DEFECT000382390

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

New active port of protected-link-group over stacking units does not handle any traffic

Symptom:

With a protected-link group configured over multiple units of a stack, after the Active unit of the

Stack is powered off, the new Active unit's port does not handle any traffic even though the

interface moves to Forwarding state.

Workaround:

Configure an 'active-port' for the protected link group.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

Protected Link group

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

694309

Defect ID:

DEFECT000382536

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

CPU memory usage increases with repetitive SSH sessions

Symptom:

With continuous creation and deletion of SSH sessions to the device, the memory usage steadily

increases and does not recover.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI Embedded Management

Function:

SSH/SCP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.4.00

Service Request ID:

704159

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000383004

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

ARP and MAC entries may not be updated correctly on SX when a connected device is removed

Symptom:

With continuous traffic flowing to an attached device that has valid ARP and MAC entries, the ARP

and MAC entries are not deleted when that device is disconnected.

Workaround:

After disconnecting the device, stop the continuous traffic meant for that device in order to

age the ARP/MAC entries out.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX L2 Forwarding

Function:

MAC Table/FDB Manager

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

695827

Defect ID:

DEFECT000383069

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

TCAM entries are not updated on Standby/Member units for a static ECMP Route when there is

MAC movement

Symptom:

When MAC movement for a static ECMP route occurs, traffic that is received on Standby or

Member unit continues to be forwarded to the old port.

Probability:

High

Feature:

Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.4.00

Service Request ID:

697721

Defect ID:

DEFECT000383469

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

A Layer 2 loop may be created if the Native VLAN Id is changed on other vendors' switches

Symptom:

If the Native VLAN Id is changed from the default on other vendors' switches that are connected

to a Brocade device, a Layer 2 loop may result due to the Brocade device expecting an IEEE BPDU

in the default VLAN 1.

Workaround:

Configure the Native VLAN to default value 1 on the other vendor's switch or configure VLAN 1

on the interface connected to the Brocade device.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

PVST/PVST+/ PVRST

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

670195

Defect ID:

DEFECT000383745

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Power supply front LEDs not working correctly

Symptom:

When the power supply unit is unplugged, the LED turns amber. But when it is plugged in again,

the LED stays in amber and does not move to green.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform

Function:

Power Supply/Temp Sensor/Fan

Controller

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

696305

Defect ID:

DEFECT000384066

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

In PBR, the Secondary Gateway IP Address is not selected when the link to the Primary Gateway

goes down

Symptom:

If multiple Next Hop gateways are configured in PBR, when the VLAN associated with the Primary

Next Hop goes down, the Secondary Next Hop does not become effective if the Default Route is

also configured.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

PBR

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

697479

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000384408

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

ServerIron HA PDUs (EtherType 0x885a) are not switched across VLAN

Symptom:

TI products incorrectly drop ServerIron control packets (Ethertype 0x885a) instead of switching

them.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI L2

Function:

Forwarding - Other

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

695053

Defect ID:

DEFECT000385534

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

MAC address being learned on STP Blocking port when DHCP snooping is enabled

Symptom:

If Spanning Tree is configured on a VLAN and DHCP Snooping is enabled on a port that is in

Blocking state, a packet that is received on that port incorrectly triggers learning of its Source

MAC address on it.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI ACL

Function:

DHCP Snooping functionality

Reported In Release:

FI 07.4.00

Service Request ID:

712523, 712913

Defect ID:

DEFECT000385924

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

IPv6 Ping to Virtual IP Address fails after VRRP-E state change to Backup

Symptom:

IPv6 Ping to VRRP-E Virtual IP address times out after failing over from Master to Backup state.

Workaround:

Clear IPv6 cache and fail over VRRP-E again.

Probability:

High

Feature:

Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

VRRP/VRRP-E and slow-start timer- VRRP-

E timer scale

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

700737

Defect ID:

DEFECT000386563

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

After the previous Master unit of an FCX stack goes down, the new Master unit may reset when

commands related to traffic statistics are executed

Symptom:

After the Master unit of a 2-node FCX stack is powered down, the new Master unit may reset if

certain commands like "show statistics traffic-policy" or "show access-list" are issued from CLI.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Stacking

Function:

IPC Infrastructure

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

705189

Defect ID:

DEFECT000387044

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

FCX shows Power Supply Unit as normal even when it is inserted without power

Symptom:

If two PSU's are inserted into an FCX with no power cable plugged into PSU2, both PSU's are

displayed as present and OK.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

Chassis/fan/powersupplies/temperature

sensors

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

707887

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000387141

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Port status changes to Blocking although Protected-link-status is Active after Stack

Failover/Switchover

Symptom:

After the active ports of a cross-unit protected link group on an FCX stack are flapped a few times

and a failover or switchover is then done, the expected Active port of the protected link group is

shown to be in Blocked state.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

LinkAggregation - LACP/Dynamic

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

705571

Defect ID:

DEFECT000388009

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

DNS resolution does not work when multiple DNS domain lists are used

Symptom:

When "ip dns domain-list <name>" command is used to specify more than one domain name, if

the first one fails, the device retries for it and times out instead of trying the successive domain

names.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Management Functionality

Function:

HTTPs/HTTP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

697877

Defect ID:

DEFECT000388194

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

SSH session to device may disconnect due to bad server public DH value

Symptom:

SSH login attempts to the switch repeatedly fail after several attempts when using the default

OpenSSH installation with Ubuntu 10.04 and possibly other versions/distributions.

Workaround:

Reload the device or use Telnet/Console instead of SSH.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Management Functionality

Function:

IPv4/V6 SSH Service

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

688843, 700589

Defect ID:

DEFECT000388293

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Standby Management module may not come up after upgrading to 7.3 or greater code base due

to calibration errors

Symptom:

Standby Management module does not come up and displays the following message on the

console - "Error: valid DFCDL file not found for slot 9 in hal_hw_init()"

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

system bringup

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

704997

Defect ID:

DEFECT000388432

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Switch may reset when it gets the digital signature from the SSH Client and validates it

Symptom:

With OpenSSH 5.5p1&Open SSL 0.9.8o, multiple logins to the device can cause the switch to

reset.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Network Management

Function:

SSHv2/SCP V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

709277

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000389216

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

OSPF adjacency may not form on data ports of the Standby Management module

Symptom:

OSPF adjacency fails to form on data ports of the Standby Management module although the ARP

cache and IP routes are ok.

Workaround:

Disabling and re-enabling the router interface may get the OSPF adjacency to form.

Downgrading to release 7.2.00 or prior should also mitigate the issue.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

OSPF

Function:

OSPF

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

708908, 712545

Defect ID:

DEFECT000389267

Technical Severity:

Low

Summary:

Username could get overwritten due to changes in other usernames in the configuration

Symptom:

If the first username is changed many times, the successive usernames may get overwritten and

are displayed with unexpected characters.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX Network Management

Function:

AAA RADIUS/TACACS+ V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

710445

Defect ID:

DEFECT000390164

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

ICMP packets are not flooded if ICMP Burst protection is configured on a VE interface

Symptom:

If "ip icmp burst" is configured on a VE interface, ICMP packets are not flooded within the

associated VLAN.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI ACL

Function:

ACL based rate limitting

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

704591

Defect ID:

DEFECT000390166

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Brocade Web GUI shows VLAN 0 for all ports on FCX

Symptom:

All ports are displayed incorrectly as being in VLAN 0 via the Brocade Web GUI.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Management Functionality

Function:

HTTPs/HTTP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

712561

Defect ID:

DEFECT000390792

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

SX800 experiences high CPU utilization when routing IP packets through ve interfaces in subnet

VLANs.

Symptom:

SX800 experiences high CPU utilization when routing IP packets through ve interfaces in subnet

VLANs as all routed packets are routed in software by the CPU instead of in hardware by ASICs.

Workaround:

Use 5.1.00f instead of anything in the 7 range.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

SX L2 Forwarding

Function:

Subnet VLAN

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

711367

Defect ID:

DEFECT000391366

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

"Version Number" field is not correctly displayed in the "show pid" command output

Symptom:

On TI24X running 7.3.00 or later, "show pid" command returns error for "Version Number".

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI Platform

Function:

EEPROM - serial number/LID/etc

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

714305

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000391539

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Cisco AP using proprietory TLV may not work after Brocade switch reload

Symptom:

Cisco AP using proprietory TLV may not work after Brocade switch reload

Probability:

High

Feature:

Power over Ethernet

Function:

Power over Ethernet

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

674465

Defect ID:

DEFECT000392006

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

MIB OID snAgentPoePortWattage does not return the configured value

Symptom:

The power limit on a PoE port can be set via SNMP and the value is configured correctly on the

port, but it cannot be read and always displays the power value as 0.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Network Management

Function:

SNMP V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

696861

Defect ID:

DEFECT000392506

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Hardware MAC entries are not properly deleted after aging, increasing the probability of MAC hash

collisions

Symptom:

Over a long period of time on a campus network with many mobile users logging in an out

constantly, some users lose Layer 2 connectivity as their MAC addresses cannot be learned.

Workaround:

reload the switch/router during manintenance window to clear.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

MAC Table/FDB Manager

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

712255

Defect ID:

DEFECT000392549

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

VRRP-E flaps when ports are added or removed from a VLAN through Web Management interface

Symptom:

VRRP-E flaps when ports are added or removed from a VLAN through Web Management interface.

Workaround:

add or delete ports from CLI

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

693427

Defect ID:

DEFECT000393415

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

IP Follow VE address may be unreachable upon creation when VRRP is enabled on the Master VE

Symptom:

Unable to ping newly-added Virtual Interface IP Address configured with IP Follow feature.

Workaround:

disable/enable master interface

OR disable/enable vrrp instance on master interface

Probability:

Low

Feature:

SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4 and IPV6

Function:

Virtual interface (ve) Manager

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

706005

Defect ID:

DEFECT000394040

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

CPU memory usage increases constantly when using OpenNMS tool to poll system's IP addresses

Symptom:

If OpenNMS tool is used to poll the IP addresses on a system, it can cause a CPU heap memory

leak over time due to terminating multiple SSH connections prematurely.

Workaround:

use telnet instead of ssh

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Management Functionality

Function:

IPv4/V6 SSH Service

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000394590

Technical Severity:

Low

Summary:

Flow control packets seen with no traffic on Fiber ports with 1G SFP

Symptom:

Flow control packets with the pause quanta field set to zero, which do not make the partner stop

the traffic, are seen with no traffic on 1G Fiber ports.

Workaround:

Configure 'no flow control' on the port.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Infrastructure

Function:

Flow Control

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

724451

Defect ID:

DEFECT000395855

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

SX 2x10G cards may fail to initialize on cold start due to errors when trying to read EEPROM

Symptom:

If an SX1600 switch is powered off for several hours and then powered on, some of the 2x10G

line modules will fail to initialize with the following error: "Unable to read slot 1 EEPROM... please

re-insert the line card in slot 1"

Workaround:

re-enable line modules from CLI using enable/disable command

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

system bringup

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

713675

Defect ID:

DEFECT000396159

Technical Severity:

Low

Summary:

Radius IP Address may be displayed incorrectly in the output of “sh table-mac-vlan detail”

Symptom:

In the "show table-mac-vlan detail" display, not enough characters are allocated for the Radius IP

address column, which might cause trailing characters to be lost for a given IP address.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

MAC- BASED VLAN

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

722235

Defect ID:

DEFECT000399035

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Routed packets on an FCX/ICX stack may have an incorrect Source MAC address

Symptom:

When a Stack MAC Address is configured for an FCX/ICX stack, a routed packet that egresses the

stack has a Source MAC Address with the first 5 octets identical to the Stack MAC, but may have

the last octet overwritten.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

720777

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000303853

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Unable to configure VRRP in base layer 3 code.

Symptom:

Unable to configure VRRP in base layer 3 code.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

VRRP/VRRP-E and slow-start timer- VRRP-

E timer scale

Reported In Release:

FI 07.1.00

Service Request ID:

253547

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000381441

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

8 port management card shows all ports UP even without any cable connected

Symptom:

8 port management card shows all ports UP even without any cable connected

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

Management Port

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

694599

Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00a

The following defects have been closed as part of this release with code changes as of December 21, 2011.

Customer reported defects closed with code in Release 07.3.00a

This section lists the defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity closed with a code change as of

December 16, 2011.

Defect ID:

DEFECT000330146

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Newly inserted Management Module may have invalid LID displayed, after which the module

cannot be upgraded via SW Licensing

Symptom:

On the Standby module, the LID value is displayed as ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ. After a failover, the new Active

will have this same LID and thus cannot be upgraded.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Management Functionality

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

595349

Defect ID:

DEFECT000334383

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

With "delay-link-event" configured to dampen port flapping, unnecessary Syslog messages are

generated if a 10G port goes down

Symptom:

With "delay-link-event" configured to dampen port flapping, unnecessary Syslog messages are

generated if a 10G port goes down.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

SX Layer1 features

Function:

port flap dampening

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

624889

Defect ID:

DEFECT000338676

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Installing a cable in the SFP ports 1/1 to 1/2 causes the LED on the copper combo ports 1/2 to

be lit.

Feature:

FCX Layer1 features

Function:

link status - speed and duplex status

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

548131

Defect ID:

DEFECT000348267

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Unable to set POE via SNMPSET on FWS

Symptom:

Can read the POE value using snmpwalk command but cannot set using snmpset command.

Sytem responds:

Error in packet.

Reason: undoFailed

Workaround:

Set the POE via the CLI

Feature:

POE MIBS

Function:

POE MIBS

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

578485

Defect ID:

DEFECT000355653

Technical Severity:

Medium

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Summary:

FWS does not allow Port-based Mirroring and VLAN-based Mirroring on the same port to be

configured

Symptom:

Port-based Mirroring and VLAN-based Mirroring is not permitted simultaneously on the same port

on FWS platform, even though it is supported on FCX platform.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI Traffic conditioning and Monitoring

Function:

port mirroring/monitoring

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

614459

Defect ID:

DEFECT000362478

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

When CPU intensive tasks like repeated TFTP uploads are done, it may lead to loss of heartbeat

from Active to Standby Management modules, resulting in a switchover

Symptom:

When repeated TFTP uploads are done via INM, a switchover may be observed.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

SX Platform Specific features

Function:

Management module redundancy

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

592699

Defect ID:

DEFECT000364076

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

ARP request is not forward between Primary and Isolated VLANs

Symptom:

When Private VLANs are configured, an ARP request is not forward between the Primary and

Isolated VLANs.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Forwarding

Function:

Private VLAN

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

650833,660501

Defect ID:

DEFECT000368913

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Memory tracking debug command may not work for all cases

Symptom:

Some memory leak conditions may not be detected using the “dm mem-leak” tool.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

SX_SYSTEM

Function:

UNDETERMINED

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Defect ID:

DEFECT000368973

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

If inline power is configured through SNMP on FWS, device allocates only 1W to the port

Symptom:

On configuring inline power through SNMP, power devices may not come up

Workaround:

Please use Command Line Interface to configure inline power

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI Embedded Management

Function:

SNMP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000369368

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

SX momentarily forwards packets during boot up process

Symptom:

During boot up process, SX forwards packets on a port for a short time when initializing that port

even though it is disabled in the saved configuration.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX Layer1 features

Function:

link status - speed and duplex status

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

669641

Defect ID:

DEFECT000369547

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

DHCP Client - SX device connected via another DUT to server is not getting IP address

Symptom:

Customer may see the issue.

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Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX DHCP CLIENT

Function:

DHCP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

694027 694027

Defect ID:

DEFECT000370080

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

DSCP tag values for VRRPv2, VRRPv3, and ICMPv6-Router Advertisements(RA) packets are 0

Symptom:

The current priority field values for VRRPv2, VRRPv3, and ICMPv6-RA are set to zero

Probability:

High

Feature:

Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

VRRP/VRRP-E and slow-start timer- VRRP-

E timer scale

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000371312

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Port LED does not glow when E1MG-TX optics is plugged into the 1G ports on ICX6610-24F and

the speed is set to 100 full

Symptom:

Port LED does not glow when E1MG-TX optics is plugged into the 1G ports on ICX6610-24F and

the speed is set to 100 full

Probability:

Low

Feature:

Optics

Function:

OPTICS

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000374288

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

On Production ICX 24P Fiber Units, Links don't come up when E1MG-TX optics are plugged in

Symptom:

[ICX] If copper GBIC is used in 1G SFP port, link may not come up

Workaround:

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI Platform

Function:

1G Link

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000375025

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Packets destined to the VRRP Virtual MAC address are received by the CPU of the VRRP Backup

Router

Symptom:

Packets destined to the VRRP Virtual MAC address are received by the CPU of the VRRP Backup

Router instead of being switched in HW to the VRRP Master.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

VRRP/VRRP-E and slow-start timer- VRRP-

E timer scale

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

674521

Defect ID:

DEFECT000375146

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

A very long CLI string may be truncated in the running-configuration

Symptom:

A very long CLI string may be truncated in the running-configuration

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX Management Functionality

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 05.1.00

Service Request ID:

683689

Defect ID:

DEFECT000375567

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

If hitless OS upgrade between incompatible SW code versions is attempted, a system reset may

be experienced.

Symptom:

If hitless OS upgrade between incompatible SW code versions is attempted, a system reset may

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be experienced.

Workaround:

Issue a regular 'reload' or 'boot system flash primary/secondary' instead of hitless-reload to

upgrade.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Infrastructure

Function:

SX Hitless OS upgrade

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

680843

Defect ID:

DEFECT000377048

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

After stack failover causes preferred RIPv2 route to get deleted, backup Static route does not

take over

Symptom:

If only the Active unit has RIP reachability and learns a better route than a configured Static route

for a given IP Next Hop, upon disabling power to the Active unit, the ensuing failover does not

move up the Static route as the best route on the new Active unit.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

RIP(v1-v2) - IPV4

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

683931

Defect ID:

DEFECT000377054

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX "E" type FAN displays erroneous airflow direction in "show chassis" output

Symptom:

The output of "show chassis" on FCX displays the airflow for "E" type fan as Back to Front even

though the fan actually provides airflow from the front to the back.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI Platform

Function:

Power Supply/Temp Sensor/Fan

Controller

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

686691

Defect ID:

DEFECT000377762

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

SX Standby Management module unexpectedly resets after 231 days

Symptom:

On SX platform, after 231 days of continuous uptime, the Standby Management module

unexpectedly resets with a log message "Mgmt CPU1 ( slot 10 ) failed".

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Platform Specific features

Function:

Management module redundancy

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

682807

Defect ID:

DEFECT000378514

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

One ICMP packet is lost every 60 seconds over a cross unit trunk when one switch in a stack of 2

goes down

Symptom:

In a stack of two FCX switches containing a 2-port trunk with one port on each chassis, if one of

the switches is powered off, ICMP through the FCX shows one packet is lost every 60 seconds.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

687111

Defect ID:

DEFECT000381053

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

DHCP does not work with SX-FI-24 GPP cards

Symptom:

DHCP does not work with SX-FI-24 GPP cards on superx

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX DHCP CLIENT

Function:

DHCP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

694027

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Closed Defects in IronWare Software Release 07.3.00

The following defects have been closed as part of this release.

Customer reported defects closed with code in Release 07.3.00

This section lists the defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity closed with a code change as of

October 13, 2011.

Defect ID:

DEFECT000335488

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

A fully loaded SX1600 will not synchronize with the redundant management module

Symptom:

Active and Standby module with be out of sync and Standby module will crash

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Platform Specific Features

Function:

Management Module Redundancy

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

509075

Defect ID:

DEFECT000318624

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

On FSX platform, v4 and v6 license is shown as "invalid"

Symptom:

V4 ADV software license is shown as invalid on both v4 and v6 chassis

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX SW License

Function:

Licensing

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

Defect ID:

DEFECT000320370

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FGS Buffer depletion when running multiple instances of a looped SNMP Bulk get Script

Symptom:

Device runs out of memory

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Network Management

Function:

SNMP V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000325993

Technical Severity:

Low

Summary:

"show inline power detail" display is inconsistent between active and standby units

Symptom:

Standby unit displaying wrong POE firmware version for active unit

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Stacking

Function:

PoE/PoE+

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000326814

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

LED remains green after removing PoE Powered Device from a port.

Symptom:

If a PoE PD is removed from a port, the LED for that port still remains green as if it was still

plugged in.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer1 features

Function:

PoE/PoE+

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000329490

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

SX system reloads due to running out of Multicast next hop entries

Symptom:

SX system may reload after continuously displaying error messages due to next hop entries not

being available for Multicast route programming

Probability:

Low

Feature:

SX L2/L3 Multicast Features

Function:

PIM Sparse

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000332429

Technical Severity:

Low

Summary:

When a standby module is inserted into an SX chassis, it does not display a License ID

Symptom:

Newly inserted management module will display a blank entry for the License.

Workaround:

Set the active management module to the new one and reload the device.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX SW License

Function:

Licensing

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

595349

Defect ID:

DEFECT000334142

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Cannot open web authentication login page after moving from one port to another.

Symptom:

If a client first logs in using web authentication on one port, and then moves to another port of the

switch, the client will not be able to reopen the web authentication login page.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Network Management

Function:

Web Management

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

504247

Defect ID:

DEFECT000335182

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Incorrect display in ipCidrRouteTable MIB

Symptom:

While executing an snmpwalk on a FESX 424-PREM system using ipCidrRouteDest MIB

1.3.6.1.2.1.4.24.4.1.1, the result shows incorrect subnet mask and route destination values

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Network Management

Function:

SNMP V4/V6

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

505491

Defect ID:

DEFECT000335749

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Error message displayed when configuring port mirroring if sFlow is enabled.

Symptom:

Error message displayed when configuring inbound port mirroring and monitoring if sFlow is also

enabled on that port."

Workaround:

Remove sFlow temporarily from the port(s). Configure the monitoring, then add sFlow back.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX Management Functionality

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

524679

Defect ID:

DEFECT000336328

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

ACL dynamically applied does not take effect on the multi-chassis trunk link on the standby stack

unit

Symptom:

ACL dynamically applied does not take effect on the multi-chassis trunk link on the standby stack

unit

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Stacking

Function:

IPC Sync messages

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

506901

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000338071

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

In an MCT configuration, all members of a LAG on FCX get disabled when one of the connected

MCT devices is reset, even though the other MCT device is still up.

Symptom:

With an FCX connected to two MCT devices using a single Link Aggregation Group, if one of the

MCT devies is reset, all link members the LAG on FCX get disabled.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

LinkAggregation - LACP/Dynamic

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

543693

Defect ID:

DEFECT000338822

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Trunk goes down forever if Master switch in FCX stack goes down for 2 minutes

Symptom:

When the Master FCX switch in a stack is brought down and then restarted after 2 minutes, the

trunk does not get re-established.

Workaround:

Reload the master and standby switches again.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX L2 Control

Function:

LinkAggregation - LACP/Dynamic

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

530331

Defect ID:

DEFECT000338861

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Device unexpectedly reloads when using SHA to verify sanctity of flash images.

Symptom:

Device unexpectedly reloads when "verify sha <primary/secondary>" command is executed

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Embedded Management

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

642003

Defect ID:

DEFECT000338864

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Verification of flash images using MD5 gives incorrect and unpredictable results

Symptom:

When “verify md5 <primary/secondary>” is issued, the first run after a reboot returns all zeros.

Subsequent runs will show incorrect file size and MD5 hash

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Embedded Management

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

642003, 645141

Defect ID:

DEFECT000339214

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

If a user is authenticated by 802.1x via an IP ACL, the ACL may affect another user on the same

port that was not authenticated with the ACL.

Symptom:

If there are two users on a given port, one authenticated by an IP ACL and one authenticated

without an IP ACL, reconnecting the former will cause the ACL to affect the latter user.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX ACL

Function:

802.1x authentication

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

550451

Defect ID:

DEFECT000340240

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

SX devices could reload due to a memory leak when running Multicast traffic

Symptom:

With Multicast data traffic running, the CPU memory could run out, causing the device to reload.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

SX L2/L3 Multicast Features

Function:

PIM Sparse

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

528867

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000340947

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

IP route may not be programmed to TCAM although it is added to the IP route table when OSPF

route takes over from a static route.

Symptom:

When a static route gets deleted due to the link to the next hop going down, and OSPF takes over

for that route, the route gets added to the IP routing table, but a packet destined to the route is

dropped.

Workaround:

Issue "clear ip route".

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer3 Control Protocols

Function:

OSPFV2 - IPV4

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

558807

Defect ID:

DEFECT000341364

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Optical-monitor caused bogus syslog messages

Symptom:

Syslog messages SYSTEM: Optic is not Brocade qualified (port 1/1/1) is logged although port

1/1/1 is a copper port

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer1 features

Function:

Digital Optical Monitoring

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

547677

Defect ID:

DEFECT000342071

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

PIM Dense forwarding cache entry gets removed even while active stream is present.

Symptom:

Continuity errors are seen every few minutes when continuous PIM traffic is being forwarded.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX L2/L3 Multicast Features

Function:

PIM Dense

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

559053

Defect ID:

DEFECT000343157

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

2500W PoE power supply is misidentified as a 1250W power supply

Symptom:

2500W power supply can allocate only half its capacity and is displayed incorrectly as 1350W or

1250W in the output of "show inline power detail" and "show power" commands.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

Chassis/fan/powersupplies/temperature

sensors

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

641069

Defect ID:

DEFECT000343165

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Fully loaded SuperX CPU goes to 18% without any configuration.

Symptom:

After upgrading from 5.1.00d to 7.2.02a, CPU utilization increases from 1% to 18%.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX_SYSTEM

Function:

UNDETERMINED

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

578549

Defect ID:

DEFECT000343288

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

ACL dynamically applied from the Active FCX stack unit does not take effect on the Standby unit

Symptom:

ACL dynamically applied from the Active FCX stack unit does not take effect on the Standby unit if

"enable acl-per-port-per-vlan" is not configured

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX ACL

Function:

ACL(all aspects of ACLs - IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

578523

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000344224

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Uplink-switch fails to limit the formation of IPv6 neighbor relationships.

Symptom:

If you enable uplink-switch in a VLAN, the FWS will successfully prevent ARP request broadcasts

from being forwarded between non-uplink ports, but the FWS will fail to prevent IPv6 neighbor

relationships from being formed between non-uplink ports.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX L2 Forwarding

Function:

Uplink-Switch

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

583307

Defect ID:

DEFECT000344380

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX IP traffic goes to cpu with IP Subnet VE interface

Symptom:

IP traffic goes to CPU with a VE interface configured on an IP Subnet VLAN, or if the VE is created

first before adding ports to the VLAN.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI L2

Function:

Forwarding - VLAN Manager

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

646619

Defect ID:

DEFECT000345082

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Trunk interface goes into Blocked state if spanning tree is disabled on interface

Symptom:

Issuing “no spanning-tree” on a Trunk port causes it to go into Blocking state.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

LinkAggregation - LACP/Dynamic

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

582937

Defect ID:

DEFECT000345298

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

IPv6 functionality is dependent only on HW EPROM licensing even if the system is upgraded via SW

Licensing

Symptom:

Although IPv6 commands are configurable on a system that is upgraded via SW Licensing, a

directly connected IPv6 neigbor is not reachable

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV6

Function:

Host Networking stack (IPV6)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

640715

Defect ID:

DEFECT000346307

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

“dm diag” causes the switch to get stuck in the diagnostic mode, making it unusable.

Symptom:

“dm diag” causes the switch to get stuck in the diagnostic mode, making it unusable

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

system bringup

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

590679

Defect ID:

DEFECT000346568

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Interface level command “dhcp snooping client-learning disable” missing in 7.2 code.

Symptom:

Interface level command “dhcp snooping client-learning disable” present in 7.0.01 code but

missing in 7.2 code.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX DHCP

Function:

Client

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

591879

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000346882

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

SNMPv3 configuration sometimes gets corrupted.

Symptom:

If multiple SNMP groups and users are configured, removed and re-added, the running

configuration could show corrupted values.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI Embedded Management

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

608663

Defect ID:

DEFECT000347484

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Memory leak may be observed when Policy Based Routing is configured

Symptom:

Memory leak may be observed when Policy Based Routing is configured

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI L3 Unicast

Function:

Forwarding - PBR

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

672437

Defect ID:

DEFECT000347677

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Maximum number of traffic policies changed from 256 in 4.x code to 50 in 7.2.x code.

Symptom:

Cannot configure more than 50 traffic policies in 7.2.02 code.

Probability:

High

Feature:

Traffic Policy

Function:

Traffic Policy

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

558097

Defect ID:

DEFECT000347906

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

Upon loading a new bootcode to the flash, multiple units of an FCX stack can experience a reload.

Symptom:

Some units of an FCX stack can unexpectedly reload when a new bootcode is downloaded to the

active unit’s flash.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI Platform

Function:

Boot code/Flash/Kernel

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000348432

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FWS system fan noise is too high when operating at room temperature.

Symptom:

FWS system fan noise is higher than permissible when operating at room temperature.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Platform Specific features

Function:

Chassis/fan/powersupplies/temperature

sensors

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Defect ID:

DEFECT000349335

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Routing data traffic to management network may result in buffer loss

Symptom:

Routing data traffic to out of band management network may result in buffer loss

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

602867

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000349416

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Debug tool to track CPU buffer usage does not work.

Symptom:

The commands to track buffer leaking: “dm gi-buffer-debug” and “dm track-buffer-show” do not

display the used buffers.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Platform Specific features

Function:

Management Port

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

602867

Defect ID:

DEFECT000350084

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

CPU memory usage can continuously increase in 7.2.02, eventually causing the device to reload.

Symptom:

With certain network access controllers, every time a user logs in and logs out, memory usage

increases by 1%.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FIPS

Function:

FIPS

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

571469

Defect ID:

DEFECT000350162

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX PoE power allocating 30 watts although the port is down and is not operational .

Symptom:

Under some circumstances, the 'show inline power' displays that the port is allocated 30 Watts

even though the port is down and operationally off.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Layer1 features

Function:

PoE/PoE+

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

608563

Defect ID:

DEFECT000350302

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

On a 2-Unit FCX stack with a trunk configured across the units, traffic doesn’t fall back to the

Standby ports when the Active goes down.

Symptom:

After power cycling the master in a 2 unit stack, ARP is not learnt on the trunk port, causing packet

loss.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

LinkAggregation - LACP/Dynamic

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

599545

Defect ID:

DEFECT000350592

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

FWS cannot load router code with license upon erasing the EEPROM.

Symptom:

If EEPROM is erased, FWS with valid license shows error message and does not boot up when

trying to load a router image.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SW licensing

Function:

Licensing All

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000352213

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

After reloading, ICXs console halts for over 25 minutes to sync up the dhcp_lease_binding.txt file of

size 23000 bytes in flash.

Symptom:

ICXs console halts for over 25 minutes

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI Embedded Management

Function:

DHCP IPv4 Client/Server

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000352356

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Uplink-switch fails to limit the formation of IPv6 neighbor relationships in a VLAN if management-

vlan is configured in a separate VLAN.

Symptom:

If you enable management-vlan in one VLAN and then enable uplink-switch in another VLAN, the

VLAN with uplink-switch will successfully prevent ARP request broadcasts from being forwarded

between non-uplink ports, but it will fail to prevent IPv6 neighbor relationships from being formed

between non-uplink ports.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI L2

Function:

Forwarding - uplink switch

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

623977

Defect ID:

DEFECT000352576

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

CPU Memory leak is not traceable by the memory leak finding tool.

Symptom:

Although “show memory” command detects that CPU memory is depleting, the “dm mem-leak”

tool fails to identify it.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Debug support

Function:

dm commands - General

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000353245

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

System allocates 30W power to a PoE Port even if it detects a non-Powered Device connected to it

Symptom:

Although the System correctly detects the operational state of a port connected to a non-Powered

Device as off, it may still allocate 30W to it.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

PoE/PoE+

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000353729

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX/FGS switches are not responding to ICMPv6 echo request

Symptom:

FESX6, FCX and FGS switches may fail to reply to ICMPv6 echo request sent by router or IPV6

server (Linux) that is directly connected to the switch.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV6

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV6)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

611321

Defect ID:

DEFECT00053823

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

[SX] Multicast traffic duplicated when the VEs with pim-sparse configured face towards a SWTCH

Symptom:

Duplicate multicast packets are seen on other devices in the network

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI L3 Multicast

Function:

Control Plane - PIM Sparse

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000353828

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

ZR Optic is not passing traffic after upgrading to 7.2.02.

Symptom:

When upgrading from 7.2.00 to 7.2.02a on FCX platform, 10G-ZR optics send traffic but do not

receive traffic.

Probability:

High

Feature:

Optics

Function:

OPTICS

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

568471

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000354169

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

A system memory leak may be seen when running PIM Routing

Symptom:

Stack trace messages are printed on the console while the “show memory” output shows a rapid

increase in memory consumption, eventually leading to a system reload.

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX L2/L3 Multicast Features

Function:

PIM Sparse

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

670015

Defect ID:

DEFECT000354279

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

FCX may allocate incorrect wattage to all ports with Powered Devices, regardless of class.

Symptom:

After configuring "inline power power-by-class 1" and then "inline power power-by-class 0", FCX will

allocate 30W to all ports with PD.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

PoE/PoE+

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000355279

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

DHCP Server-Client binding does not get cleared when "no ip dhcp-client enable" is issued on the

client.

Symptom:

A new IP address is not assigned for 5 or more minutes even if the “no ip dhcp-client enable”

command is issued to clear the original DHCP Server-Client binding.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX DHCP

Function:

Server

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Defect ID:

DEFECT000355497

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX cannot process ARP Requests at a high rate

Symptom:

FCX does not process more than 256 ARP Request packets per second.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding – IPv4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPv4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

625975

Defect ID:

DEFECT000356155

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

After the Master unit in a stack goes down, OSPF routes that used this disabled unit’s ports can

remain in the routing table indefinitely.

Symptom:

After the Master unit in a stack goes down, OSPF routes that used this disabled unit’s ports will

remain in the routing table indefinitely.

Probability:

High

Feature:

OSPF

Function:

OSPF

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

632283

Defect ID:

DEFECT000356415

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

System unexpectedly resets after becoming unresponsive

Symptom:

Device displays LID message, then freezes and is unresponsive even from console.

Feature:

Sw licensing

Function:

Licensing

Probability: Low

Found in Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

642829

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000356978

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

FCX / STK2: After active unit was removed from the stack, OSPF interfaces on standby or member

unit stayed in EXST state

Symptom:

OSPF neighbor relationship is not formed

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FI L3 Unicast

Function:

Control Plane - OSPF/OSPFv3

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000357433

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Layer 3 traffic sometimes does not get forwarded on an FCX stack.

Symptom:

IP Traffic is not forwarded on an FCX stack’s member units.

Workaround:

Clearing the MAC or ARP tables temporarily resolves the problem.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

601967

Defect ID:

DEFECT000357491

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Rare error during baseline synchronization between Active and Standby Management modules

may lead to unexpected system reset

Symptom:

In very rare cases during baseline synchronization stage, an error may occur that can lead to

unexpected system reset.

Probability:

Low

Feature:

SX Platform Specific features

Function:

Management module redundancy

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.00

Service Request ID:

266664

Defect ID:

DEFECT000358149

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

Watchdog reset may occur during system bring-up

Symptom:

During reboot, system may become unresponsive and reload unexpectedly

Probability:

Low

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

SYSTEM

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

642829

Defect ID:

DEFECT000358969

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

DHCP Server binding table shows a single IP address bound to multiple MAC addresses

Symptom:

When DHCP Server is enabled, multiple clients sending DHCP requests to a single port may get the

same IP address assigned to them.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX DHCP

Function:

Server

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Defect ID:

DEFECT000359744

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FESX6 code flash memory is incorrectly displayed as 16MB

Symptom:

FESX6 code flash memory is displayed 16MB instead of 8MB

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX_SYSTEM

Function:

UNDETERMINED

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

640449

Defect ID:

DEFECT000360173

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

After enabling Single Spanning-tree and reloading the device, Eth1 the first port of the system may

be removed from the VLAN 1

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Symptom:

After enabling Single Spanning-tree and reloading the device, Eth1 the first port of the system may

be removed from the VLAN 1

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX L2 Control

Function:

single spanning-tree

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

643797

Defect ID:

DEFECT000363716

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX CPU rate limits broadcast ARP packets to as low as 256 Packets per second

Symptom:

ARP resolution will fail

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4 and IPV6

Function:

ARP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

653983

Defect ID:

DEFECT000364534

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

When the Master unit of a stack is powered off, the ARP entries that are bound to ports on that

unit are not updated even though the MAC entries are updated correctly.

Symptom:

Stacking FCX fails to transmit L3 routing packet when Master unit is powered off. 'show arp' shows

a port on the old Master unit which is inactive.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

658785

Defect ID:

DEFECT000365673

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Not able to ping the FSX from directly connected PC on 48 port poe card

Symptom:

Unable to ping the FSX from directly connected PC on 48 port poe card

Probability:

High

Feature:

SX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

Data Forwarding (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

646649

Defect ID:

DEFECT000365696

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

A Layer 2 Multicast Client may not be able to receive a multicast stream when PIM Dense Mode is

configured

Symptom:

When FCX is running PIM Dense Mode, some Layer 2 receivers may not receive the data.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX L2/L3 Multicast Features

Function:

PIM Dense

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Defect ID:

DEFECT000366413

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

static default route does not get updated after master unit down

Symptom:

If there are multiple static default routes from both master and non-master units, the default route

from the master unit is correctly displayed in the routing table. But if the master unit is powered

down, this route will still be displayed instead of the route from the non-master unit.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

STATIC ROUTES (IPV4)

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

665605

Defect ID:

DEFECT000366766

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

OSPFv2 Type4 ASBR Summary LSA is removed if the neighbor ASBR’s interface in the same area is

deleted.

Symptom:

ASBR route is not advertised properly and subsequently, redistributed routes are not installed in

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the routing table.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI L3 Unicast

Function:

Control Plane - OSPF/OSPFv3

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

642515

Defect ID:

DEFECT000368465

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

When the sFlow collector is configured on a VE, FCX member units may reload unexpectedly

Symptom:

When adding/removing RSTP config from the VLAN, member units may reload if sFlow is

configured on the VE for that VLAN.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Network Management

Function:

sFlow

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

669137

Defect ID:

DEFECT000362369

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Spanning Tree State Not In SYNC with Primary Port of Trunk Port after stack is rebooted.

Symptom:

After hitless failover, Spanning Tree state on the primary port of a trunk shows correctly as "OFF"

but shows incorrectly as ON on the member port

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX L2 Control

Function:

LinkAggregation - LACP/Dynamic

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

645709

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Customer reported defects closed without code in Release 07.3.00

This section lists the defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity closed without a code change

as of October 13, 2011.

Defect ID:

DEFECT000344733

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Secure copy does not work if done to startup config.

Symptom:

Secure copy to startup configuration on FCX fails, although secure copy to running configuration

works.

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

FCX Management Functionality

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

585183

Defect ID:

DEFECT000351027

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

FCX HPOE products with Advanced License are incorrectly displayed as POE.

Symptom:

The output of “show version” displays FCX648 and FCX624 HPOE products with Advanced

License as “FCX648S-POE-PREM” and “FCX624S-POE-PREM” respectively.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Management Functionality

Function:

CLI and parser

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Defect ID:

DEFECT000363357

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

SXR07300q053 STBY MP continuously reloads after downgrade to SXR07202d

Symptom:

STBY module resets after downgrade

Probability:

High

Feature:

FI Platform Specific features

Function:

Management module redundancy

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Defect ID:

DEFECT000365719

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

dynamic-vlan-discovery is enabled by default

Symptom:

A customer noted strange traffic similar to udld in ether type and destination mac

0x885a and 00:e0:52:00:00:00

Workaround:

'no dynamic-vlan-discovery' will disable the feature

Probability:

High

Feature:

Function:

Dynamic VLAN Discovery

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

643357

Defect ID:

DEFECT000369317

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Connectivity problem along with ARP error messages that are displayed on the console

Symptom:

Keep getting "pp_find_arp_entry failed to create ARP" entry on the console while connectivity to

the Internet is lost.

Probability:

High

Feature:

FCX Layer 3 Forwarding - IPV4

Function:

ARP

Reported In Release:

FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

671567

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Open defects in Release 07.3.00

This section lists defects with High or Medium Technical Severity as of December 9, 2011. The presence of a

defect in this list can be prompted by several different circumstances. For example, some defects may have

been initially reported against an earlier release in the field. Brocade’s standard process in such cases is to

open defects against the current release that might experience the same issues, and close them only when a

fix is implemented, or if it is determined that the problem does not exist with the current release.

In other cases, a fix has been developed but has not been implemented in this release because it requires

particularly extensive code changes or regression testing to ensure that the fix does not create new problems.

Such fixes will appear in future releases.

None of these defects have the requisite combination of probability and severity to cause significant concern

to Brocade customers.

Note that when a workaround to an issue is available, it is provided; otherwise, no recommended workaround

is available at this time.

Defect ID:

DEFECT000379038

Technical Severity:

Critical

Summary:

High CPU condition when there are none POE devices connect to POE enabled ports

Symptom:

High CPU condition when there are none POE devices connect to POE enabled ports

Workaround:

disable legacy POE detection, by configure the following at the global configuration

no legacy -inline-power <slot#>

Probability:

High

Feature:

Power over Ethernet

Function:

Power over Ethernet

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

Service Request ID:

680137

Defect ID: DEFECT000344548

Technical Severity: Medium

Summary: Unexpected Flow Control behavior when negotiation is enabled on one end and flow control is

disabled on the other

Symptom: Flow control operational state on the interface is displayed as being enabled when it should

be disabled.

Workaround: Disable and re-enable one of the ports or disconnect and reconnect the UTP cable

Feature: FCX Layer1 features

Function: Auto Negotiation

Probability: Low

Found in Release: FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID: 544899

Defect ID: DEFECT000368913

Technical Severity: Medium

Summary: Memory tracking debug command may not work for all cases

Symptom: Some memory leak conditions may not be detected using the “dm mem-leak” tool.

Feature: FCX L2 Forwarding

Function: UNDETERMINED

Probability: Medium

Found in Release: FI 07.2.02

Service Request ID:

Defect ID:

DEFECT000365688

Technical Severity:

High

Summary:

On ICX, if copper GBIC is used in the 10G port, sometimes the link may not come up after reboot

Symptom:

If copper GBIC is used in the 10G port, sometimes the link may not come up after reboot

Probability:

Medium

Feature:

ICX Layer1 features

Function:

Optics

Reported In Release:

FI 07.3.00

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Defect ID:

DEFECT000337878

Technical Severity:

Medium

Summary:

Unable to create a VLAN using vlan-group using SSH if aaa accounting is configured.

Symptom:

When creating a vlan-group only the first VLAN was created.

Feature:

TI L2 Protocol

Function:

VLAN GROUP

Service Request ID:

267889

Reported In Release:

FI TI 04.2.00

Probability:

Medium

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