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The following table describes changes to this guide for all FastIron 09.0.10 and 09.0.00 releases.

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.

Key Features and Enhancements in FastIron 09.0.10a

Feature Description Reference
Multicast VLAN Registration Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR) enables more efficient distribution of multicast streams across Layer 2 networks, and the duplication of multicast streams from the same source is eliminated while maintaining isolation between hosts on different VLANs. A number of changes and enhancements have been introduced for MVR. These include the following:
  • MVR is supported for both tagged and untagged receiver ports.
  • MVR is supported for router images only.
  • Query messages are supported for MVR.
  • Multicast data is supported for MVR.
 Multicast VLAN Registration
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
Disabling Multicast Static Group Forwarding for a VLAN		 Multicast static group forwarding can be disabled at the VLAN level.

Disabling Multicast Static Group Forwarding for a VLAN
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
IGMP Filtering and State Limit		 An IGMP report filter policy can be configured globally or for an interface. Additionally, the maximum number of IGMP group addresses for the default VRF, or a non-default VRF instance, can be changed globally or at the interface level.
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
IPv4 PIM Join Message Filter		 IPv4 PIM devices can be configured to accept or reject Join and Prune messages for all the multicast group addresses and for all source addresses.

IPv4 PIM Join and Prune Policy
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
IPv4 PIM Register Message Filter Rule		 The register message filter rule for PIM can be configured so that unauthorized multicast sources or groups are blocked.
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
IPv4 PIM Register Message Rate Limit		 The maximum number of register packets sent or received per second by a device can be configured. The rate limit for the number of register messages can be set to a relatively low value to avoid adverse pressure on the CPU when numerous sources start concurrently.
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
IPv6 PIM Join Message Filter		 IPv6 PIM devices can be configured to accept or reject Join and Prune messages for all the multicast group addresses and for all source addresses.

IPv6 PIM Join and Prune Policy
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
IPv6 PIM Register Message Filter Rule		 The register message filter rule for IPv6 PIM can be configured so that unauthorized multicast sources or groups are blocked.
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
IPv6 PIM Register Message Rate Limit		 The maximum number of register packets sent or received per second by a device can be configured.
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
MLD Filtering and State Limit		 An MLD report filter policy can be configured globally or for an interface. Additionally, the maximum number of MLD group addresses for the default VRF, or a non-default VRF instance, can be changed globally or at the interface level.
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
Multicast VLAN Registration		 Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR) enables more efficient distribution of multicast streams across Layer 2 networks, and the duplication of multicast streams from the same source is eliminated while maintaining isolation between hosts on different VLANs. Multicast VLAN Registration
Origianlly appeared in 09.0.10 table
MSDP TCP Authentication Option (AO) Support

MSDP can be configured to use TCP keychain settings.

MSDP show commands have been updated to include information on TCP AO settings.

Configuring MSDP Globally

RUCKUS FastIron Security Configuration Guide for information on the TCP keychain module and AO configuration

RUCKUS FastIron Command Reference for details on new and updated commands
This update originally appeared in the 09.0.00 IP Multicast publications
Software Defined Video-over-Ethernet Enhancements

Software Defined Video-over-Ethernet (SDVoE) is a software-based AV-over-IP platform that provides solutions for point-to-point connectivity and Ethernet-based audio visual (AV) distribution. A number of enhancements have been introduced for SDVoE.
This update originally appeared in the 09.0.00 IP Multicast publications
IP-based MLD Snooping		 IP-based MLD snooping is enhanced so that Source Specific Multicast (SSM) is supported.

This update originally appeared in the 09.0.00 IP Multicast publications
Unsupported hardware

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

References have been removed throughout the guide.
This update originally appeared in the 09.0.00 IP Multicast publications
Unsupported feature		 This release and future releases do not support Campus Fabric (SPX). References have been removed throughout the 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
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