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Enhancements in release 02.2.00g, System enhancements – Brocade BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide

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System enhancements

Enhancements in release 02.2.00g

Enhancements to passwords The following have been implemented to enhance the

password features in the BigIron RX:

New rules for enable and user passwords

Users are now required to accept the message
of the day

Users are locked out if they reach the maximum
number of login attempts and have not logged in
successfully.

Previous passwords used are now stored in the
CLI. When users change their password, they
must select a password that has not been
stored in the CLI.

A password can now be set to expire

Book: Brocade BigIron RX
Series Hardware
Installation Guide

Port Security Enhancements

You can specify how many packets from denied MAC
addresses can be received on a port in a one-second
interval before the BigIron RX shuts the port down.

Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:

“Using the MAC

Port Security Feature
and Transparent Port Floo
ding”

Section:

“Defining security

violation actions”

Larger SSHv2 Crypto Key

The size of the SSH v2 crypto key in this release is
larger than crypto key in previous releases.
Therefore, after upgrading to this release, you must
clear the existing crypto key, then regenerate a new
one.

Book: Brocade BigIron RX
Series Hardware
Installation Guide

TABLE 27

System enhancements

Enhancement

Description

See page

Unified software image for
software upgrades

Once the BigIron RX software has been upgraded to
Release 02.2.01, you can use the unified software
image to upgrade the device’s software.

Book: Brocade BigIron RX
Series Hardware
Installation Guide

Change to the SNMP MIB
objects for trunking

The snMSTrunkTable has been replaced by
snMSTrunkIfTable

Book: MIB Reference

TABLE 28

Summary of enhancements in 02.2.00g

Enhancement

Description

See page

New Hardware Support

The following new hardware is supported with the 02.2.01
software release for the BigIron RX:

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet port module

DC Power Supply

Book: Brocade BigIron RX
Series Hardware
Installation Guide

TABLE 26

Security enhancements (Continued)

Enhancement

Description

See page