Chapter 1: New In This Release; Features - Avaya 8800 Configuration Manual

Chapter 1: New in this release

The following sections detail what's new in Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8800/8600 Configuration —
OSPF and RIP, NN46205-522 for Release 7.1.

Features

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Features
VRF name increase from 32 to 64 characters
Starting with Release 7.1, the Ethernet Routing Switch 8800/8600 support 64-character length
names for VRFs. This feature gives you more flexibility in naming VRFs by increasing the length
of this field from 32 to 64 characters. Commands in this book that are relevant to VRF
configuration are updated to reflect the 64-character name length. For more information about
the VRFs, see Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8800/8600 Configuration — IP Routing
(NN46205–523).
Important:
There is a backward compatibility issue with this feature because older software releases
cannot recognize the 64-character VRF names. If you downgrade to a pre-7.1 release and
use a Release 7.1-based configuration file, it results in memory corruption unless you trim
down the 64-character names to 32 characters.
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