Nortel Passport 1100, Passport 1200, Passport 1150, Passport 1000 Release Note

Part No. 212629-A
February 2002

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Release Notes for the
Passport 1000 Series Software
Release 2.0.7.8

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Copyright © 2002 Nortel Networks

All rights reserved. February 2002.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configurations, technical data, and
recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied
warranty. Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document. The
information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks Inc.

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In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Nortel Networks Inc. reserves the
right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.

Nortel Networks Inc. does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or
circuit layout(s) described herein.

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Introduction

These release notes for Passport® software release 2.0.7.8 describe bug fixes in the
Nortel Networks
implemented since release 2.0.7.7. This document also describes known issues
and bugs that still exist in Passport software release 2.0.7.8.

These release notes contain the following topics:

•“Upgrading your software,” (next)

• “Recommendations and feature-specific information about release 2.0.7.8” on

• “Access policy support” on page 13

• “Bugs fixed in release 2.0.7.8” on page 14

• “Known issues” on page 18

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• “Related publications” on page 19

• “Hard-copy technical manuals” on page 20

• “How to get help” on page 20

Release Notes for the Passport 1000 Series Software Release 2.0.7.8

4 Upgrading your software

Upgrading your software

Software release 2.0.7.8 includes updates to the run-time software and boot
monitor software as follows:

• Run-Time Software Version 2.0.7.8 (p10a2078.img)

• Boot Monitor Software Version 2.0.7.8 (p10b2078.img) supplied as a Boot

Monitor Updater

• Java Device Manager (JDM) Version 5.5 (for Microsoft ® Windows ®
95,Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT ®: jdm_win.exe; for
UNIX:jdm_unix.tar.Z)

Note: Before upgrading your software from earlier versions, back up
your current configuration file. Version 2.0.7.8 configuration files
contain configuration options that are not compatible with run-time
options in software version 2.0.7.0 or earlier. It is important to back up
the current configuration file before upgrading in case you must revert to
a previous version of the run-time image.

For the latest information about software issues, always refer to the
Passport Products documentation site from the Nortel Networks Web page
(http://www.nortelnetworks.com/documentation) or contact Nortel Networks
Customer Support at 1-800-4NORTEL.

Warning: Software release 2.0.7.8 requires 32 MB of DRAM. If you do
not have 32 MB of DRAM, an error message appears when you boot up
the Passport 1000 Series switch.
The memory upgrade kit (AA0011017) is available for the XLR1297SF
module and increases DRAM to 32 MB. If your Passport 105x or 11x0
routing switch has 16 MB of DRAM, contact your Nortel Networks sales
representative or authorized reseller to upgrade your switch.

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Recommendations and feature-specific information
about release 2.0.7.8

This section describes basic recommendations and miscellaneous information and
pertinent feature-related information about the Passport 1000 Series switch
software release 2.0.7.8, and includes the following topics:

• Recommendations and miscellaneous information

• Multicast in release 2.0.7.8

• STG and BPDU clarification

• High-priority switching

• Console and Telnet screen message displays

• Clarification on MLT/STP pathcost

• Disabling IPX NetBIOS propagation

• Flash commands

• IPX RIP and IPX SAP pacing (frame rate)

Release Notes for the Passport 1000 Series Software Release 2.0.7.8

6 Recommendations and feature-specific information about release 2.0.7.8

Recommendations and miscellaneous information

Note the following recommendations and miscellaneous information about
Passport 1000 Series switch software release 2.0.7.8:

• Changes have been made to Passport 1000 series switches from software
release 2.0.7.3 onwards in terms of selection of the best path to an ASBR if
more than one path exists. Due to these changes, Nortel Networks
recommends that you not interconnect a switch running software release

2.0.7.3 or higher to a switch running a software release 2.0.7.2 or lower.
(Q00168665)

• Passport 1000 Series switch software release 2.0.7.8 does not support global
filters. Configuration information relating to global filters is ignored. When
booting up with software version 2.0.7.8, the following message is displayed
on the screen:

Global filters are not supported in this release.

• When you create a MultiLink Trunking (MLT) group through the command
line interface (CLI), the resulting MLT is put into the default VLAN (VLAN

1). The MLT should then be assigned to other VLANs as appropriate.

• Always set a specific Enforce Operational Configuration (EOC) mode (refer
to the Passport 1000 Series switch software release 2.0 release notes for more
information) instead of allowing the default EOC mode (which is to the
lowest-level module in the switch) in order to avoid losing functionality in
case a lower-revision module is installed in the switch.

• Terminology has been modified in Device Manager and the CLI so that
“trunk” is used only in reference to MultiLink Trunking (MLT). What were

previously referred to as trunk ports (in contrast to access ports) are now
referred to as tagged ports.

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• Gigabit LinkSafe

configurations must have autonegotiation enabled. Setting
autonegotiation to False is not supported on gigabit LinkSafe modules in
redundant configurations. However, autonegotiation can be set to False if a
gigabit LinkSafe module is connected in a nonredundant setup to a gigabit
module not supporting autonegotiation.

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