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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series
Release Notes — Release 6.0
NN47200-400
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  • Page 1 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400...

  • Page 2: Restricted Rights Legend

    In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Nortel Networks Inc. reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. Nortel Networks Inc. does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.
  • Page 3 227.7202 (for DoD entities). b) Customer may terminate the license at any time. Nortel Networks may terminate the license if Customer fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this license. In either event, upon termination, Customer must either return the Software to Nortel Networks or certify its destruction.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Software features in release 6.0 12 File names for this release 14 Supported software and hardware capabilities 16 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5520 phone dongle 17 Ensuring Device Manager Online Help displays correctly 17 Additional information for the feature software license file 18...
  • Page 6 6 Contents Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008 Copyright © 2008., Nortel Networks...

  • Page 7: New In This Release

    New in this release The following sections detail what’s new in Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0. Features See the following sections for information about feature changes. • "Dual agent support" (page 12) • "IGMPv3 snooping support" (page 12) •...

  • Page 8: File Names For Upgrade

    See Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch — Release Notes, Software Release 5.1 (NN47200-400) for more information on release 5.1 features. Document changes This document is reformatted to comply with the Nortel Customer Documentation Standards.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    For information on how you can upgrade your version of Device Manager, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Fundamentals, NN47205-102. The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series, supported by software release 6.0, includes the following switch models: • Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5510-24T •...
  • Page 10 10 Introduction For a complete list of documentation in the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series suite, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Documentation Road Map (NN47200-101). The information in these Release Notes supersedes applicable information in other documentation.

  • Page 11: Important Notices And New Features

    • "Supported standards, MIBs, and RFCs" (page 21) New features in release 6.0 Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series, release 6.0 provides the following new hardware, features or feature enhancements: New hardware in release 6.0 Release 6.0 introduces the following Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 Series switches: •...

  • Page 12: Software Features In Release 6.0

    PIM-SM Release 6.0 supports basic multicast routing. PIM-SM is a licensed feature which has been added to the existing Advanced License for the 5000 series. PIM-SM only operates in stand-alone mode in this release. Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 Series hardware that operates in stand-alone mode, as well as Ethernet Routing Switch 5520 or 5530 switches in stand-alone mode support PIM-SM.
  • Page 13 Combo image. A stand-alone unit or a stack that uses the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Software Release 6.0 can download a combo image. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...

  • Page 14: File Names For This Release

    File names for this release Table 1 "Software Release 6.0 Components" (page 15)describes the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series, software release 6.0 software files. File sizes are approximate. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard...
  • Page 15 Device Manager software version for Linux software image for (6.0.11.0) Linux Readme file Device Manager readme file Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008 Copyright © 2008., Nortel Networks...

  • Page 16: Supported Software And Hardware Capabilities

    2008-12-19. Supported software and hardware capabilities The following table lists the known limits for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series, release 6.0 and Device Manager 6.0.1.0. These capabilities will be enhanced in subsequent software releases. Table 2 Supported capabilities in Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series switches...

  • Page 17: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5520 Phone Dongle

    Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5520 phone dongle The part number for the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5520 (5520-24T/48T-PWR) universal phone dongle is DY4311046. Ensuring Device Manager Online Help displays correctly Nortel supports the following two browsers for Device Manager Online Help: • Netscape •...

  • Page 18: Additional Information For The Feature Software License File

    Routing Switch 5000 Series switch with the Nortel Electronic Licensing Portal at www.nortellicensing.com, you must specify a file name. Follow the instructions on the License Certificate within the License Kit, or see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Fundamentals (NN47200-104) for more information.
  • Page 19 Locate the License file name in the transaction and click Download to download the Advanced License file and reinstall it on Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series switch or switch stack to enable configuration of the release 6.0 feature, PIM-SM (which has been added to the Advanced License).
  • Page 20 Upgrade the diagnostic image the earlier release to release 6.0 diagnostic image. Upgrade the agent image from release 5.0 to release 6.0. —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...

  • Page 21: Supported Standards, Mibs, And Rfcs

    Diagnostics versions all match by running the Show Tech command. Supported standards, MIBs, and RFCs This section lists the standards, MIBs, and RFCs supported by the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series. Standards...
  • Page 22 Support earlier version of RFC Protocol (ICMPv6) (2463) RFC 4301 Security Architecture for the Not supported Internet Protocol Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008 Copyright © 2008., Nortel Networks...
  • Page 23 RFC 3162 RADIUS and IPv6 Supported RFC 1886 DNS Extensions to support IPv6 Supported Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008 Copyright © 2008., Nortel Networks...
  • Page 24 24 Important notices and new features Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008 Copyright © 2008., Nortel Networks...

  • Page 25: Resolved Issues

    IDs. Resolved. Q01324425 A PC can disappear from the Nortel SNA client list after you perform a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) test on a Nortel SNA dynamic port. Workaround: Nortel recommends that you avoid running a TDR test on a Nortel SNA port.
  • Page 26 In hybrid (mixed) stack configurations, Nortel recommends that the higher model number unit be made the base unit. In instances where a 5530-24TFD is to be part of the stack, Nortel recommends that this unit be made the base unit to utilize the full range of features present on this unit.
  • Page 27 Resolved. Q01366773 Avoid enabling Nortel SNA on a brouter port—the port is not added to the Red VLAN in this case. Release 5.0 does not support Nortel SNA on a brouter port. Resolved. Q01372515 OSPF virtual link is not supported in release 6.0. Any display for this feature is strictly informational.
  • Page 28 Change Request Number Documented issue Q01730928 Nortel recommends that you do not execute the Stack loopback test until the switch has completes the bootup process. If you execute this test during the bootup process, it may produce unpredictable results. Resolved.

  • Page 29: Known Issues And Limitations

    In general, for a large number of VRRP instances, Nortel recommends that you use a higher advertisement interval. Q01309758 If LACP is enabled on a port that you configure as a Nortel SNA uplink port, the switch does not allow you to disable LACP on that port. Q01319650 When you have VRRP and traps enabled, OSPF convergence may slow down.
  • Page 30 • “Filter Unregistered Frames” option is set to “Disabled” on the ADAC-enabled port Refer to Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series Overview – System Configuration (NN47200-500) for more information. Q01353603 When attempting to download the license file using the JDM after a previous attempt, the switch may return a “commitFailed”...
  • Page 31 Q01319058 In a Nortel SNA setup, you may experience temporary loss of Nortel SNA functionality when UDP forwarding has approached maximum capacity. Workaround: Configure a filter on the port that connects to the SNAS (or...
  • Page 32 ARPs to be processed slowly, possibly resulting in flooding and packet loss for about 20-30 seconds. Q01693817 Nortel recommends that you do not run TDR tests while the device is in a transient state, such as when units are being rebooted or are joining the stack. Q01711153 IPFIX may report incorrect byte or packet count due to software limitations.
  • Page 33 0.0.0 or a unicast address. Q01723954 When you configure a DMLT as an IST or SMLT in a stack, Nortel recommends that you have at least one DMLT link on the base unit. If you have a DMLT link on the base and if the base goes out and temp-base takes over, the traffic recovery process is much faster.
  • Page 34 (OSPF, RIP), you must avoid the topology in which the L3 traffic received on an SMLT switch is routed to the other SMLT peer because it is a better route. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard...
  • Page 35 86xx always chooses 55xx-a as the next hop to reach PC2. Q01738603 If you use the non-EAP phone feature in Layer 3 mode with DHCP Relay, it may disrupt Layer 3 connectivity. Nortel recommends that you deploy this feature only in Layer 2 mode. Q01738540 A hardware limitation means that once you program the filter, it blocks all IPs that are not allowed.
  • Page 36 To pass this issue, execute a no ip routing/ip routing Global Configuration command. Q01895538 You need to disable IGMPv3 on an Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series release 6.0 snooping device when you connect it to PP8600 PIM-SSM devices.
  • Page 37 DHCP (if they are dynamic clients). This can be done from Windows command line: ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...
  • Page 38 Change Request Description Number Q01923243 Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series switches do not guarantee data integrity if you reset the power during the first 5 mins of operation or during a (periodic) flash sync operation. Q01895935 ADAC-enabled telephony ports on a base unit may not be re-authenticated after you reset the stack.
  • Page 39 NSNA static MAC authenticated clients may not be re-authenticated on Base unit after it is restarted. Q01440362 If you use DHCP relay on multiple hops, Nortel recommends that you configure the DHCP forward path on all hops to the DHCP server. Q01909890...
  • Page 40 Number Q01937764 The rate for multicast traffic on 10 G ports on the 5000 Series can fluctuate with 120 groups and 240 clients at smaller packet sizes. This is because 10 G ports have multicast rate limiting set to 10 percent by default. If you increase the allowed rate or disable rate limiting on the 10 G ports, you will fix the issue.
  • Page 41 The assert mechanism in this scenario may not work and may lead to duplicate packets as both DR and non-DR will have (S,G) for the same stream for a single multi-access link. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...
  • Page 42 With release 6.0.0, there may be connectivity issues with Telnet and Web-based management connections to the IPv6 management interface when the traffic between the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series switch and the host PC passes through a switch that drops frames larger than 1522 bytes.
  • Page 43 Workaround: Typically, this issue can be resolved by simply restarting the image download. If this does not resolve the issue, Nortel recommends that you try an alternate method to download the image to the switch (that is, the Web Interface).

  • Page 44: Vlacp Issue

    SNMP polling by NetQoS device. To do this, remove the community string associated with the ERS 5500 Series switch on NetQoS device. Nortel recommends that you do not enable IP Source Guard on trunk ports. Nortel recommends that you do not enable Critical-IP functionality with VRRP in an SMLT environment.

  • Page 45: Port Or Ifindex Offset Issue

    64 ports, so logical port 65 would be unit 2, port 1 in the stack. Now that Nortel offers 98 port units on the Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 Series, there are 128 logical port numbers for each unit. That means that port 129 is unit 2, port 1.
  • Page 46 IP Source Guard Non QoS Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 Series Broadcast ARP and Non QoS ARP Inspection Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008 Copyright © 2008., Nortel Networks...

  • Page 47: Masks And Filters Inventory Check

    Masks and filters inventory check You can use the show qos diag command to assess the current filter resource usage for each port on the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series switches. The show qos diag command displays the number of QoS Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes —...
  • Page 48 123 filters are available for use, which meets the IP Source Guard requirement of 1 mask and 10 filters. The following figure shows the show qos diag display before enabling IP Source Guard on port 5. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...
  • Page 49 IP Source Guard uses the next available mask and from the output display, you can see that there are 256 filters available for mask 14, Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...
  • Page 50 The following figures show the show qos diag display after enabling IP Source Guard on port 5. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...

  • Page 51: Qos Interface Security Application

    This application only runs on the Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series switches. The following table summarizes the mask and filter resource requirements for individual QoS Interface Security applications. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008...

  • Page 52: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series

    DoS Nachia DoS Xmas DoS TCP SynFinScan DoS TCP FtpPort Dos TCP DnsPort QoS BPDU blocker interface Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Release Notes — Release 6.0 NN47200-400 04.01 Standard 6.0 12 December 2008 Copyright © 2008., Nortel Networks...

  • Page 54: Release Notes - Release 6.0

    Sourced in Canada and the United States of America. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Nortel Networks reserves the right to make changes in design or components as progress in engineering and manufacturing may warrant.

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