Aruba PT.02.12 Release Notes

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Chapter 1

Description

This release note covers software versions beginning with PT.02.01.

Version PT.02.01 is the initial release of major version PT.02 software. PT.02.01 includes all enhancements and fixes in the PT.01.14 software, plus the additional enchantments and fixes in the PT.02.01 enhancements and fixes sections of this release note.

Product series supported by this software:

• HPE OfficeConnect 1820 Switch Series

Important Information

To avoid damage to your equipment, do not interrupt power to the switch during a software update.

Version History

All released versions are fully supported by Aruba, unless noted in the table.

Products Supported

This release applies to the following product models:

Compatibility/Interoperability

The switch web agent supports the following web browsers:

HPE recommends using the most recent version of each browser as of the date of this release note.

Minimum Supported Software Versions

Enhancements

This section lists enhancements added to this branch of the software. Software enhancements are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the newest on the top of the list. Unless otherwise noted, each software version listed includes all enhancements added in earlier versions.

Version 02.12

No enhancements were included in version 02.12.

Version 02.11

No enhancements were included in version 02.11.

Version 02.10

No enhancements were included in version 02.10.

Version 02.09

No enhancements were included in version 02.09.

Version 02.08

Password Security

A requirement to modify the switch default password has been added to enhance security of the switch. Upon initial boot-up or following a factory reset, a change to the default password will be required.

Version 02.07

No enhancements were included in version 02.07.

Version 02.06

No enhancements were included in version 02.06.

Version 02.05

No enhancements were included in version 02.05.

Version 02.04

No enhancements were included in version 02.04.

Version 02.03

Web UI

Added support to display user-defined port descriptions on the Port Configuration > Status page and the Device Image displayed at the top of each web page.

Version 02.02

No enhancements were included in version 02.02.

Version 02.01

Branding

The web management interface has been changed to reflect the product branding of HPE OfficeConnect.

Fixes

This section lists released builds that include fixes found in this branch of the software. Software fixes are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the newest on the top of the list. Unless otherwise noted, each software version listed includes all fixes added in earlier versions.

The Symptom statement describes what a user might experience if this is seen on the network. The Scenario statement provides additional environment details and trigger summaries. When available, the Workaround statement provides a workaround to the issue for customers who decide not to update to this version of software.

The number that precedes the fix description is used for tracking purposes.

Version 02.12

Patches applied to various open source components.

Version 02.11

Web UI

CR_254616

Symptom/Scenario: When using the Chrome browser, the browser reports the SSL certificate is invalid.

Workaround: Use the Internet Explorer or Firefox web browsers.

PD0216-02

Symptom/Scenario: Non-default HTTP/HTTPS session timeout values are not preserved following a reboot.

Version 02.10

Syslog

CR_0000254031

Symptom/Scenario: The switch forwards the syslog events to both the current and previously configured server address.

Version 02.09

PT0209-01

Symptom/Scenario: An error is generated when a colon (:) symbol is used in the port description field.

Workaround: Do not use a colon (:) symbol in the port description field.

Version 02.08

CR_0000251069

Symptom/Scenario: Use of an apostrophe (') in the Port Description field causes web page corruption.

Workaround: Use special characters other than the apostrophe symbol.

Version 02.07

System

CR_0000248051

Symptom/Scenario: The switch periodically fails to properly initialize communications between ports 1-24 and 25-48.

Workaround: Rebooting the switch will re-initialization communications across all ports.

Version 02.06

Certificates

PD0204-01

Symptom/Scenario: Updating self-signed certificate generation from SHA1 to SHA256 and public key length from 1024 to 2048 bits.

Workaround: Utilize a CA signed certificate that can be manually uploaded to the 1920S.

Web Management

CR_0000244869

Symptom/Scenario: A trunk group set with priority 0 causes a page loading fault on the spanning-tree page.

Workaround: Set trunk group priority to a non-zero value.

Version 02.05

DHCP

CR_0000239833

Symptom/Scenario: DHCP requests fail when the switch's default IP address, 192.168.1.1, and another device on the network are using the same address (that is, duplicate IP addresses).

Workaround: Reconfigure the switch or device using 192.168.1.1 so each uses a unique IP address.

Version 02.04

Spanning Tree

CR_0000236906

Symptom: The spanning tree switch priority is not displayed correctly in the Support File.

Scenario: After enabling and modifying the spanning tree switch priority is not update properly on the Diagnostics > Support File page.

Workaround: The correct spanning tree switch priority is displayed on the Spanning Tree > Configuration page.

VLAN

CR_0000227723

Symptom: On rare occasion, ports may become orphaned when switching port memberships between VLANS.

Scenario: If VLAN ports or port memberships are switched between VLANS, they may become orphaned and no longer visible in the web interface.

Workaround: Delete the VLAN where ports have been assigned but are no longer visible, then recreate the VLAN and reassign the ports.

Web UI

PC0106-01

Symptom: Action buttons are missing from the web interface when using a Chrome web browser.

Scenario: The web UI will load in a read-only state and not allow configuration modifications due to missing Action buttons when using Chrome version 61.0.3163.100.

Workaround: The web UI will load and display the Action buttons properly when using supported versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Version 02.03

VLAN

CR_0000232483

Symptom/Scenario: The web UI will not allow the Management VLAN configuration to contain only a trunk group.

Workaround: In addition to the trunk group, add a physical port to the Management VLAN configuration.

Version 02.02

PoE

CR_0000228055

Symptom/Scenario: PoE schedule isn't properly applied to the second periodic entry.

SNMP

CR_0000226390

Symptom/Scenario: SNMP returns an invalid value for VLAN untagged port membership.

Syslog

PT2201

Symptom/Scenario: Modified the factory default setting for syslog to enabled.

Workaround: Syslog may be manually enabled from the Log Configuration webpage.

Web UI

CR_0000228334

Symptom/Scenario: The Clear Unexpected Restart button and Crash Log window are missing from the web management interface.

Version 02.01

LLDP Remote Devices Page Parsing Error

Fixes an issue in which using the single quote (') character in port description or system name fields will result in a formatting error in the LLDP remote devices page.

Unexpected Restart

Fixes an issue in which the message "An unexpected restart has occurred. Switch was reset due to power disruption" is displayed when booting the box for the first time.

Issues and workarounds

The following are known open issues with this branch of the software.

The Symptom statement describes what a user might experience if this is seen on the network. The Scenario statement provides additional environment details and trigger summaries. When available, the Workaround statement provides a workaround to the issue.

Trunking

PD0107-02

Symptom/Scenario: The Protected Ports configuration modal does not allow selection of ports belonging to trunk groups.

Upgrade Information

To upgrade the software:

1. Navigate to the Maintenance > Backup and Update Manager page.
2. Select either HTTP or TFTP from the Update – Transfer a file to the switch column.
3. The modal window appears.
4. Select Backup Code from the menu.

The selection is named “Backup Code” because the firmware update occurs on the backup image – not the active/primary image. This prevents the active image from being corrupted during the firmware update, for example, a power failure occurring during the update process.

5. When using the Update Manager for the firmware update, the Digital Signature Verification option should be selected.
6. Provide the firmware image name, IP address and path appropriate for the file transfer method – either HTTP or TFTP.
7. Select Begin Transfer. Firmware update runs to completion.
8. Once the firmware update is done, you are presented with an option to reboot the switch and activate the backup image.
9. If you select OK, the software reboots the switch and activates the newly installed image. The previous active/primary image becomes the backup image.
10. If you select Cancel, the software closes the window without activating the newly installed image.
11. To activate the newly installed image later:
    1. Navigate to Maintenance > Dual Image Configuration.
    2. Select Next Active > Backup. Then, click Apply.
12. See the HP 1820 Switches Management and Configuration Guide for additional information.

Chapter 2

Aruba Security Policy

A Security Bulletin is the first published notification of security vulnerabilities and is the only communication vehicle for security vulnerabilities.

Fixes for security vulnerabilities are not documented in manuals, release notes, or other forms of product documentation.

• A Security Bulletin is released when all vulnerable products still in support life have publicly available images that contain the fix for the security vulnerability.

The Aruba security policy can be found at https://www.arubanetworks.com/en-au/support-services/sirt/.

Security bulletins can be found at https://www.arubanetworks.com/en-au/support-services/security-bulletins/.

Security Bulletin subscription service

You can sign up at https://sirt.arubanetworks.com/mailman/listinfo/security-alerts_sirt.arubanetworks.com to initiate a subscription to receive future Aruba Security Bulletin alerts via email.