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Patch Release Note
Patch 89262-08
For AT-8900 Series Switches
Simply connecting the world
Introduction
This patch release note lists the issues addressed and enhancements made in
patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 on existing models of AT-8900 Series
switches. Patch file details are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Patch file details for Patch 89262-08.
Base Software Release File
Patch Release Date
Compressed Patch File Name
Compressed Patch File Size
This release note should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
Release Note: Software Release 2.6.2 for AT-8900 Series switches
(Document Number C613-10399-00 REV A) available from
www.alliedtelesyn.co.nz/documentation/documentation.html.
AT-8900 Series Switch Documentation Set for Software Release 2.6.2
available on the Documentation and Tools CD-ROM packaged with your
switch, or from www.alliedtelesyn.co.nz/documentation/documentation.html.
WARNING: Using a patch for a different model or software release may cause
unpredictable results, including disruption to the network. Information in this
release note is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of Allied Telesyn International. While every effort has
been made to ensure that the information contained within this document and
the features and changes described are accurate, Allied Telesyn International
can not accept any type of liability for errors in, or omissions arising from the
use of this information.
89-262.rez
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Summary of Contents for Allied Telesis Patch 89262-08

  • Page 1 Introduction This patch release note lists the issues addressed and enhancements made in patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 on existing models of AT-8900 Series switches. Patch file details are listed in Table 1. This release note should be read in conjunction with the following documents: ■...
  • Page 2 From Patch 89262-07 onwards, issues for each patch are listed in severity order as per the levels above. Enhancement PCRs are listed after Level 4 issues. Features in 89262-08 Patch 89262-08 includes all issues resolved and enhancements released in previous patches for Software Release 2.6.2, and the following enhancements: Level 1 No issues.
  • Page 3 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches PCR: 40596 When STP is enabled, when frames with a multicast destination MAC address were sent, a loop was observed within the network. This issue has been resolved. PCR: 40601 In network configurations with multiple paths to neighbours on an interface, if the interface changed state from up to down, then up again, the interface route may have been erroneously deleted by a route update.
  • Page 4 Base Software Release File Patch Release Date Compressed Patch File Name Compressed Patch File Size Module: IPG Module: BGP Patch Release Note Level: 3 89-262.rez 29-Sept-2004 89262-07.paz 316588 bytes Level: 2 Level: 2 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 5 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches 4) Not all routes were removed from the BGP route table when a peer was disabled. These issues have all been resolved. PCR: 40419 If OSPF was configured using the command set ospf dyninterface=stub, to advertise dynamic interfaces such as PPPoE interfaces as stub links, the links were not being advertised as expected.
  • Page 6 Module: OSPF Module: IPG Module: CORE Module: IPG Module: DHCP Module: BGP Patch Release Note Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 7 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches PCR: 40510 A configuration generated with the create config or show config dynamic commands could under some circumstances, include a disable vrrp = <vrrpid> command even if VRRP was enabled. This issue has been resolved.
  • Page 8 Module: SWMX Module: VLAN Module: SWI Module: SWMX Module: QoS Module: SWMX Patch Release Note Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 9 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches PCR: 40562 If the command enable switch accelerator function=icmpredirect had been executed, there was no resulting entry in a script subsequently created by the create config or show config dynamic commands. This issue has been resolved.
  • Page 10 Module: OSPF Module: QoS Module: SWI, SWX Module: RSTP Module: TACACS+ Patch Release Note Level: 3 Level: 3 Level: 3 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 11 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches Features in 89262-06 Patch file details are listed in Table 3. Patch 89262-06 includes all issues resolved and enhancements released in previous patches for Software Release 2.6.2, and the following enhancements: PCR: 31225 While the switch was set with a CIDR interface address, when it received an ECHO request with a network broadcast destination address for a class C network, the switch sent the ECHO reply packet.
  • Page 12 Module: IPv6 Module: IPSEC Module: BGP Module: ENCO Module: SWMX,SWI Patch Release Note Level: 3 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 3 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 13 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches PCR: 40411 In certain cases where static routes in a multi-path environment were used and routes were changed on the switch, the IPv6 flow table of the switch wasn't refreshed correctly, i.e. an entry in the flow table had no outgoing interface and ND entry.
  • Page 14 Module: CLASSIFIER Module: IPG, VRRP Module: DHCP Module: IPG Module: SWNP Module: IPG Patch Release Note Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 3 Level: 4 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 3 Level: 2 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 15 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches PCR: 40463 Under the IPv6 multipath environment, e.g. when both a static route and a RIPng route were available, if the static route was disconnected, the switch used the CPU to transmit outgoing packets on the RIPng Route, i.e using software routing.
  • Page 16 Module: IP6 Module: IPv6 Module: VLAN Module: SWNP Module: SWNP Patch Release Note 89-262.rez 25-Jun-2004 89262-04.paz 221932 bytes Level: 2 Level: 3 Level: 2 Level: 3 Level: 3 Level: 3 Level: 3 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 17 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches PCR: 40365 When a large number of IPv6 interfaces were configured: • • • These issues have been resolved. PCR: 40367 Enhancements to tuning and buffer configuration settings have improved reliability at extreme temperatures and performance.
  • Page 18 Compressed Patch File Name Compressed Patch File Size Module: IPG, SWI Module: IGMP, SWI Module: IPG Module: PIM6 Patch Release Note Level: 3 89-262.rez 02-Jun-2004 89262-03.paz 181136 bytes Level: 3 Level: 2 Level: 2 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 19 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches PCR: 40249 Fibre SFPs can now be set to a fixed speed. Copper SFPs still can not have their speed parameters modified. PCR: 40270 The maximum number of PIM6 interfaces has been increased from 255 to 2000.
  • Page 20 Module: VLAN Module: VLAN Module: SWMX, SWI Module: SWI Module: IPV6, VLAN Module: VLAN Patch Release Note Level: 2 Level: 3 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Level: 2 Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 21 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches Features in 89262-02 Patch file details are listed in Table 7: Patch 89262-02 includes all issues resolved and enhancements released in previous patches for Software Release 2.6.2, and the following enhancements: PCR: 40196 A new command has been added to enable the switch to issue ICMP redirect messages for unicast IPv6 traffic, as recommended by RFC 2461 "Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)".
  • Page 22 Table 8: Patch file details for Patch 89262-01. Base Software Release File Patch Release Date Compressed Patch File Name Compressed Patch File Size Module: OSPF Module: IPV6 Patch Release Note 89-262.rez 20-May-2004 89262-01.paz 29200 bytes Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 23: Show Ip Igmp

    Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches IGMP Snooping All-Group Entry Because IGMP is an IP-based protocol, multicast group membership for VLAN aware devices is on a per-VLAN basis. If at least one port in the VLAN is a member of a multicast group, multicast packets will be flooded onto all ports in the VLAN by default.
  • Page 24 (DR) Meaning A list of ports that are prevented from behaving as IGMP all- group ports. Patch Release Note Refresh time 34 secs Refresh time 130 secs Refresh time 45 secs Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 25: Igmp Snooping

    Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches The ALLGROUP parameter specifies the list of ports able to behave as all- group entry ports. If ALL is specified, all ports are able to behave as all-group entry ports. The default is ALL.
  • Page 26 224.0.0.1 to 224.0.0.255. This command is only valid if the IGMP snooping router mode is set to IP with the SET IGMPSNOOPING ROUTERMODE command. ipaddr is a reserved IP multicast address in dotted decimal notation. Patch Release Note Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 27 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches set igmpsnooping routermode Syntax SET IGMPSNOOPING ROUTERMODE= {ALL|DEFAULT|IP|MULTICASTROUTER|NONE} Description This command sets the mode of operation for IGMP Snooping. If ALL is specified, all reserved multicast addresses (i.e. 2240.0.1 to 224.0.0.255) are treated as router multicast addresses.
  • Page 28 The ICMPREDIRECT function is disabled by default. To disable the ICMPREDIRECT function, use the command: DISABLE SWITCH ACCELERATOR FUNCTION=ICMPREDIRECT To see whether the function is enabled or disabled, use the command: SHOW SWITCH ACCELERATOR Patch Release Note Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 29 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches Importing BGP routes into OSPF Introduction With this enhancement you can import routes from BGP into OSPF. OSPF will then redistribute these routes. This enhancement adds three parameters to the set ospf command, and modifies the output of the show ospf command. The new parameters are bgpimport, bgpfilter and bgplimit.
  • Page 30 Importing BGP routes into OSPF is enabled. Importing BGP routes into OSPF is disabled. The default is off. Patch Release Note Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...
  • Page 31 Patch 89262-08 For AT-8900 Series Switches Parameter Option/Range BGPLimit 1...300 *Caps denote command shortcuts show ospf Syntax SHow OSPF Description This command displays information about the general configuration of OSPF routing (Figure 3 on page 31, Table 11 on page 31). New entries for the BGP route import feature are in bold.
  • Page 32: Add Ip Filter

    Existing patterns with the same or higher entry numbers are pushed down the filter. The default is to add the new pattern to the end of the filter. Patch Release Note Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H...

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