Software And Hardware Version Requirements - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6800 Installation And User Manual

Installing or Replacing an ATM Module

Software and Hardware Version Requirements

The ATM module is compatible with "i"-series MSM modules and Summit and
"i"-series I/O modules. For the most current list of I/O modules supported for use with
the ATM module, consult your release notes.
Software support for the ATM module is provided in an ExtremeWare technology release,
which is a software release providing specialized hardware support and/or additional
functionality not found in the current mainstream ExtremeWare releases.
The ExtremeWare technology release that supports the ATM module includes multiple
software packages. One software package runs on the MSM module, while another
package runs on each ATM module. These software packages are downloaded
independently using the ExtremeWare command. Each software
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package has an associated version number that you can display by using the
command. As a recommendation (not a requirement), the MSM software
show version
package and the ATM module software package should be the same version. To ensure
compatibility, the MSM performs an automatic compatibility check before an ATM
module is activated. In case of incompatibility, the ATM ports on the module will not
come up and the command will indicate that the software on the ATM
show slot
module is incompatible with the software on the MSM.
You can also verify compatibility by comparing the version of the MSM software
package with the version of the ATM module software package. The format of the
software version field of the ExtremeWare software version identifier has been extended
to support technology releases. The following example of the ExtremeWare software
version identifier illustrates the extended version format:
ExtremeWare V6.1.8 (Build 12) Project IP_SERV_TECH_REL V4.1.40
In this example, the technology release-specific version information Project
IP_SERV_TECH_REL V4.1.40 is added to the base ExtremeWare version identifier
ExtremeWare V6.1.8 (Build 12) to form the extended version identifier format. The first
field of the version identifier, ExtremeWare V6.1.8 (Build 12), identifies the ExtremeWare
software version on which this technology release is based. The second field in the
extended version identifier, Project IP_SERV_TECH_REL, is the name of the technology
release. The final field, V4.1.40 is a three-part number that identifies the version of the
technology release. In the example, the first part of the number, 4, is the extended major
version number; the second part of the number, 1, is the extended minor version number;
the third part of the number, 40, is the extended build version number.
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