New in this Document
The following table provides a description of new information added to this guide for all FastIron 09.0.10 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.
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.
RUCKUS recommends upgrading to FastIron release 09.0.10a or later for all ICX switches currently running any of the afore-mentioned releases.
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.
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 Enhancements in FastIron Release 09.0.10a
|
Feature |
Description |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| ICX 7550 stacking enhancement | ICX 7550 100-Gbps stacking is added in this release. | FastIron Stacking Ports and Bandwidth and ICX 7550 Stack Configuration Overview |
| ICX 7850-48C | The ICX 7850-48C is introduced. | ICX 7850 Stacking Topologies |
| ICX 7150 and ICX 7250 maximum stack size | Due to memory-intensive management plane enhancements in the release, the maximum ICX 7150 and ICX 7250 stack size is reduced from 12 to 8 units. |
ICX 7150 and ICX 7250 overview sections for information on capacity FastIron 09.0.00 Release Notes for additional information on enhancements and adjustments |
| CLI changes | All stack-port, stack-trunk, multi-stack-port, and multi-stack-trunk commands and related output now
include the keyword ethernet before port numbers;
for example, the stack-port
1/2/1 command becomes stack-port
ethernet 1/2/1, and the multi-stack-trunk
1/2/1 to 1/2/2 and 2/2/1 to 2/2/2 command becomes
multi-stack-trunk ethernet 1/2/1 to 1/2/2 and ethernet 2/2/1 to
2/2/2. |
Throughout the guide |
| Zero 'stack-port' or 'stack-trunk' configuration allowed | There is no longer a requirement for designated stack-ports or stack-trunks to be present when stacking is not enabled. | Changes to Stacking in FastIron Releases 08.0.95c and 09.0.00 |
| Stack construction performance improvement due to stacking port changes. | Previously, when users configured stacking ports, for both sides to negotiate and move to HiGig mode to form a stack required up to 40 seconds. The time required has improved to approximately 10 seconds. | |
| Disabled ports when converted from stacking to data | Stacking ports converted to data ports by the multi-stack-trunk or multi-stack-port command are disabled to prevent
loops. These ports must be re-enabled to be used again as data or
stacking ports. This feature does not apply to ICX 7650 devices because the stacking ports cannot be used as data ports even when the unit has no stack-port/trunk configuration. The configuration "[no] stack-port/trunk" does not disable a port when it becomes a data port. The reason is that these commands apply to non-live ports that do not cause loops. |
Configuring Stacking Ports or Trunks in a Live System |
| Failover enhancement | The traffic interruption time is improved to sub-second if the active controller fails and the traffic must be rerouted. The traffic that does not pass through the failed active controller is hitless. When a stacking ring transitions to a linear stack, however, the traffic interruption remains in the 1-3 second range for traffic that needs to be rerouted. | Hitless Stacking |
| Stack interactive-setup changes | Option 3 of the stack interactive-setup utility no longer verifies the super-user password for a stack candidate that is password protected. Additional identifying information is added to discovered units. In Option 2, the unit serial number is added alongside the MAC address for discovered units. In Option 3, fields are added for serial number, hostname, management IP address (for a router) or assigned IP address (for a switch), and system up time. The identifying information in Option 3 assists the user in verifying that the correct units are confirmed for addition to the stack. | The Stack Interactive-setup Utility |
| STP enabled | STP is enabled by default in switch images. From FastIron release 09.0.00, STP is also enabled by default in router images. | |
rconsole change |
The rconsole command was modified to require
authentication when issued from a stack member other than the active
controller. The new cli
timeout command controls remote console session
timeouts. |
Logging in through the Console Port |
| All console output from background jobs is redirected to the internal log. | Only the output for user commands is printed to the user session.
All background job output previously displayed on the console is
redirected to log manager. For example, stacking election and
standby assignment results are no longer displayed on the console.
Use the show
log debug infra stack all command to see the stacking
logs. |
Displaying Stacking Process Information Stored in Log Manager |
| ICX 7750 not supported | ICX 7750 switches are not supported starting from the FastIron 09.0.00 release. Related text has been removed. | References have been removed throughout the guide. |
| Campus Fabric not supported | Campus Fabric (SPX) is not supported starting from the FastIron 09.0.00 release. | References have been removed throughout the guide. |
| Editorial changes | Editorial changes have been made to improve readability. | Changes occur throughout the guide. |