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Release Note
Software Version 2.8.1
For AT-8800, Rapier i, AT-8700XL, AT-8600,
AT-9900, x900-48FE, AT-8900 and AT-9800 Series
Switches
and AR400 and AR700 Series Routers
Introduction .......................................................................................................4
Upgrading to Software Version 2.8.1 .................................................................5
Backwards Compatibility Issue when Upgrading ......................................... 5
Overview of New Fe
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2 Release Note IP Route Preference Options ..................................................................... 66 IPv4 Filter Expansion ................................................................................. 67 Enhancements to Display of UDP Connections over IPv4 ........................... 68 Waiting for a Response to an ARP Request ............................................... 68 Adding Static ARP Entries with Multicast MAC Addresses ......................... 69 Enhanced Static A
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Software Version 2.8.1 3 Command Reference Updates ................................................................ 173 SNMP MIBs ....................................................................................................186 SHDSL Line MIB ...................................................................................... 186 Logging SNMP operation ........................................................................ 187 Traps on OSPF state changes ................................
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4 Introduction Release Note Introduction Allied Telesis announces the release of Software Version 2.8.1 on the products in the following table. This Release Note describes the new features and enhancements. Product series Models x-900-48FE x-900-48FE, x-900-48FE-N AT-9900 AT-9924T, AT-9924SP, AT-9924T/4SP AT-8900 AT-8948 AT-9800 AT-9812T, AT-9816GB Rapier i Rapier 24i, Rapier 48i, Rapier 16fi AT-8800 AT-8824, AT-8848 AT-8700XL AT-8724XL, AT-8748XL AT-8600 AT-8624T/2M, AT-8624PoE, AT-8648T/2S
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Software Version 2.8.1 5 Upgrading to Software Version 2.8.1 Software Version 2.8.1 is available as a flash release that can be downloaded directly from the Software/Documentation area of the Allied Telesis website: www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software Software versions must be licenced and require a password to activate. To obtain a licence and password, contact your authorised Allied Telesis distributor or reseller. The following table lists the file names for Software Version 2.8.1. Pr
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6 Overview of New Features Release Note Overview of New Features The following table lists the new features and enhancements by product series. For supported models, see “Introduction” on page 4. System: Clearing System Parameters System: Extended Monitoring of CPU Utilisation CLI: Command Line Interface (CLI) Enhancements File System: File System Enhancement Switching: Ordering Hardware Filters in 48-Port Switches Switching: Limiting Rapid MAC Movement Switching: Route Update Queue Length Swi
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Software Version 2.8.1 7 IPv6: IPv6 Tunnel Expansion L2TP: Decoding Debug Output and Setting a Time Limit for Debugging L2TP: Resetting General L2TP Counters L2TP: Handling PPP Link Negotiation Failures OSPF: OSPF Interface Password OSPF: NSSA Translator Role OSPF: Redistributing External Routes BGP: BGP Backoff Lower Threshold BGP: BGP Peer and Peer Template Enhancements BGP: Displaying Routes Learned from a Specific BGP Peer MLD: MLD Packet Formats MLD: ICMP type for MLDv2 Reports MLD: ML
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8 Overview of New Features Release Note SNMP MIBs: Traps on OSPF state changes SNMP MIBs: Trap on VRRP topology changes SNMP MIBs: Traps on MSTP state and topology changes SNMP MIBs: Restart Log SNMP MIBs: Trap on Login Failures SNMP MIBs: VLAN-based port state changes SNMP MIBs: Trap on Memory Levels CDP: CDP over WAN Interfaces Permanent Assignments on AR400 Series Routers Software Version 2.8.1 C613-10477-00 REV B AR400 AR7x5 AR750S Rapier AT-8800 AT-8700XL AT-8600 AT-9800 AT-8900
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Software Version 2.8.1 9 System Enhancements This Software Version includes the following enhancements to system commands: ■ Clearing System Parameters ■ Extended Monitoring of CPU Utilisation This section describes the enhancements. The new and modified commands to implement them are described in Command Reference Updates. Clearing System Parameters The option none has been added to the following commands: set system name={name|none} set system contact={contact-name|none} set system location=
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10 System Enhancements Release Note To capture data when the CPU is experiencing a specific amount of instantaneous usage, set the start and start percentages with the command: activate cpu extended start=1..100 [stop=1..100] When a start percentage is set, the router or switch automatically disables extended monitoring once it has 500 data entries. To enable extended monitoring, use the command: enable cpu extended This command also lets you capture data immediately, without first setting
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Software Version 2.8.1 11 Command Reference Updates This section describes each new command and the changed portions of modified commands and output screens. For modified commands and output, the new parameters, options, and fields are shown in bold. activate cpu extended Syntax ACTivate CPU EXTended STARt=1..100 [STOp=1..100] Description This new command lets you set monitoring so that it captures data when the CPU experiences a specific amount of instantaneous usage. The start parameter set
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12 System Enhancements Release Note reset cpu utilisation Syntax RESET CPU UTIlisation Description This command, which resets all CPU utilisation percentages, has been modified to include resetting any start and stop percentages set with the activate cpu extended command. It also removes any data captured during extended utilisation monitoring, and clears this output from the show cpu command. Example To reset the CPU utilisation, use the command: reset cpu util set system contact Syntax SE
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Software Version 2.8.1 13 show cpu Syntax SHow CPU [EXTended] Description The new extended parameter in this command displays information about extended CPU utilisation data. Figure 1: Example output from the show cpu extended command CPU Utilisation ( as a percentage ) ---------------------------------------- Maximum since router restarted ..... 100 Maximum over last 5 minutes ........ 100 Average since router restarted ..... 5 Average over last 5 minutes ........ 6 Average over last minute
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14 System Enhancements Release Note Table 1: New parameters in output of the show cpu=extended command Parameter Meaning State Whether extended CPU utilisation is enabled. Current Time Current time in hh:mm:ss format. The time in milliseconds since midnight, and the current timestamp are also in brackets. Current Install Current installed release, with the size of the release in brackets. Start percent Percentage of utilisation that the CPU must reach, if any, before the router or switch c
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Software Version 2.8.1 15 Command Line Interface (CLI) Enhancements The CLI has been enhanced in the following ways: ■ More flexibility in Separating Parameters and Values ■ Additional Shortcuts when Editing ■ New command show command history that displays past commands. Please note that it replaces the Ctrl-C shortcut. ■ You can now use the create config command to also set the router or switch to use the new configuration file. This section describes the enhancements. The new and modified c
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16 Command Line Interface (CLI) Enhancements Release Note Command Part Description Keyword A generic term for a predefined sequence of characters that the CLI treats as a single unit. Actions, parameters, and some parameter values are keywords. Keywords are not case sensitive. In this Software Reference and the online help, uppercase letters indicate minimum keyword abbreviations. Action The first keyword in a command. This defines the type of operation to perform. Actions do not have values.
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Software Version 2.8.1 17 Additional Shortcuts when Editing You can now move the cursor to the beginning or end of lines by using single keys on the keyboard. To move the cursor to the... You could only press... Now you can also press the... beginning of the command Ctrl+A Home key line end of the command line Ctrl+E End key Command Changes The following table summarises the changes new and modified commands. Command Description show command history New command that displays past commands.
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18 Command Line Interface (CLI) Enhancements Release Note Command Reference Updates This section describes each new command and the changed portions of modified commands and output screens. For modified commands and output, new parameters, options and fields are shown in bold. create config Syntax CREate CONfig=filename [SET] Description This command now lets you set the switch to a configuration file when you create it. This command still requires a user with security officer privilege when
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Software Version 2.8.1 19 set command assignmentoperator Syntax SET COMmand {ASSignmentoperator=[Equals|SPaceorequals]} Description This new command sets the assignment operator of the command parser thereby defining the format of the command syntax for the CLI. Parameter Description ASSignmentoperator Defines the operator between parameters when assigning values. Default: Equals Equals Requires users to enter = sign. To ensure clarity and accuracy, we recommend always using the = sign. SPa
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20 Command Line Interface (CLI) Enhancements Release Note show command history Syntax SHow COMmand History Description This new command replaces the Ctrl-C keyboard shortcut, and displays past commands for you to select one from the list (Figure 1). Figure 2: Example output from the show command history command 131 set vrrp 20 portmon off 132 set vrrp 20 portmon on 133 sh vrrp 20 134 sh vrrp 0 135 sh vrrp 21 136 sh vrrp 255 137 sh vrrp none 138 sh vrrp any 139 destroy qos queue2prioma
