BLADE OS 5.1 Release Notes
10
BMD00098, December 2009
New and Updated Features
BLADEOS 5.1 for 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module (GbESM) has been updated to include
new and enhanced features in support of server and peer switch discovery, as well as failure
detection at the link layer. In addition, there are enhancements to existing implementations in the
areas of dynamic routing protocols, configuration and reporting.
The list of features below summarizes the updated features. For more detailed information about
configuring GbESM features and capabilities, refer to the
complete BLADEOS 5.1 documentation
as listed on
page 3
.
Remote Monitoring
BLADEOS 5.1 now supports Remote Monitoring (RMON).
RMON allows network devices to exchange network monitoring data, gather cumulative and
history statistics for Ethernet interfaces, and create and trigger alarms for user-defined events.
An RMON management application can be used to access RMON MIB information on the GbESM,
as described in RFC 1757. The switch supports RMON Group 1 (Statistics), Group 2 (History),
Group 3 (Alarms), and Group 9 (Events).
RMON properties are configured globally in the RMON menu, and enabled on a per-port basis in
the Port menu:
Link Layer Detection Protocol
BLADEOS 5.1 now supports 802.1AB Link Layer Detection Protocol (LLDP). Using LLDP, the
GbESM advertises port and link information to other LLDP-capable devices and accepts their
LLDP advertisements for the purpose of discovering pertinent information about remote ports.
Switch port information and any remote device information is stored in a Managed Information
Base (MIB). Higher-layer management tools may access the MIB to accumulate and report such
information, and even to and discover configuration inconsistencies between systems on the same
IEEE 802 LAN.
The LLDP configuration menu is accessed using the following CLI command:
# /cfg/rmon
(global RMON menu)
-and-
# /cfg/port
<x>
/rmon
(per-port RMON menu)
# /cfg/l2/lldp
