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The following tables describe changes to this guide for all FastIron 09.0.10 and 09.0.00 releases.

Summary of Changes in FastIron 09.0.10j_cd4

Feature Description Location
DHCP Static Port Mapping Virtual Ethernet (VE) interfaces are supported for static port to IP mapping. Enabling IP to Physical Port Mapping
Updates to address defects Updated: Minor updates on content throughout to address defects. All chapters
Minor editorial updates Updated: Minor editorial updates were made throughout the Configuration Guide. All chapters

Summary of Changes in FastIron 09.0.10e

Feature Description Location
The Wait ARP Ping Packet Timeout feature is deprecated. Setting the number of seconds to wait for a response to an ARP ping packet on the DHCP server using the ip dhcp-server arp-ping-timeout command is not supported. The Setting the Wait Time for ARP Ping Response section was removed from this Configuration Guide.
Updates to address defects Updated: Minor updates on content throughout to address defects. All chapters
Minor editorial updates Updated: Minor editorial updates were made throughout the Configuration Guide. All chapters

Summary of Changes in FastIron 09.0.10d

Feature Description Location
BOOTP Support New: Processes the BOOTP request and uses a combination of DHCP and UDP to allocate an IP address or a range of IP addresses to BOOTP clients.

BOOTP Support

Configuring BOOTP Support
IP to Physical Port Mapping New: IP addresses can be reserved within a DHCP address pool against selected ethernet ports. This allows any device connecting to the selected port on the switch to obtain the same IP address irrespective of the client identifier sent by the device. Newly connected devices on a port are prevented from getting a new IP address. Enabling IP to Physical Port Mapping
Updates to address defects Updated: Minor updates on content throughout to address defects. All chapters
Minor editorial updates Updated: Minor editorial updates were made throughout the Configuration Guide. All chapters

Note: FastIron releases 09.0.00, 09.0.00a, and 09.0.10 are no longer available for download due to the discovery of a critical defect.

 

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Refer to TSB 2022-001 – FastIron 09.0.00 and 09.0.10 - Risk of Filesystem Corruption on the Technical Support Bulletins page for more details.

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RUCKUS recommends upgrading to FastIron release 09.0.10a or later for all ICX switches currently running any of the afore-mentioned releases.

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All the software features supported in FastIron release 09.0.00, 09.0.00a, and 09.0.10 remain available and supported in FastIron release 09.0.10a and later releases unless specifically noted.

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For completeness, the feature descriptions for all changes introduced in the unavailable releases; that is, FastIron 09.0.00, 09.0.00a, and 09.0.10, are included in this section.

Summary of Changes in FastIron 09.0.10a

Feature Description Location
DHCP Address Pool Lease Count The number of lease IP addresses used for the DHCP address pool can be configured. Memory is allocated based on the number of leases configured on the switch. Configuring the Number of Leases for the Address Pool
DHCP option 43 enhancement The option vendor-encapsulated-options command, which supports DHCP Option 43, has been modified to require a sub-parameter of ascii, hex, or ip that specifies the subsequent entry as an ASCII string, a Hex value, or one or more IP addresses. Configuring Vendor Details and Vendor Specific Information (Option 43 and Option 60)
Origianlly in 09.0.10 table (separate)
Block malformed DHCP packet 		This feature is added in the 09.0.10 release where the DHCP malformed packet coming from the client is blocked when DHCP snooping is enabled along with MAC address verification. Enabling DHCP Snooping MAC Address Verification
Origianlly in 09.0.10 table (separate)
Allow source IP 0.0.0.0 in DAI		 This feature is added in the 09.0.10 release where the ARP packet with source ip “0.0.0.0” is allowed when DAI is enabled. Configuration Notes and Feature Limitations for DAI
Originally appeared in 09.0.00 DHCP CG
DHCP Option 43 ASCII		 Option 43 can be configured for RUCKUS AP IP addresses configuration in ASCII format. Refer to
Originally appeared in 09.0.00 DHCP CG
DHCPv4 Scale		 DHCPv4 scale is increased to support 3000 clients. Refer to Configuration Considerations for DHCP Servers.
Originally appeared in 09.0.00 DHCP CG
IPv6 Source Guard		 IPv6 Source Guard (IPSGv6) together with IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Inspection (NDI) on untrusted ports. Refer to IPv6 Source Guard.

Originally appeared in 09.0.00 DHCP CG
Unsupported hardware

This release and future releases do not support ICX 7750 devices.

References have been removed throughout the guide
Originally appeared in 09.0.00 DHCP CG
Unsupported feature		 This release and future releases do not support Campus Fabric (SPX). References have been removed throughout the guide
Updates to address defects Minor updates on content throughout to address defects. All chapters
Minor editorial updates Minor editorial updates were made throughout the Configuration Guide. All chapters
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