Extend Application Mediation Device Release Notes

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1 Extend Application Mediation Device Release Notes Version 2.00 October 2007 Part Number RN by Kentrox, Inc. All rights reserved.

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3 New Features Extend Application Mediation Device Release Notes Version 2.00 October 2007 These release notes document new features, enhancements, and changes for the Extend application mediation device version This document also provides software update instructions for Extend version Instructions for use of this product are detailed in the following documents: Extend Application Mediation Device Command Reference Guide, part number CG-EXT Extend Application Mediation Device Configuration Guide, part number CF-EXT Extend Application Mediation Device Installation Guide, part number QR-EXT Extend Programmer s Guide, part number PG-EXT. New Features Extend version 2.00 includes the following new features: Suppression Timer for Config Change Trap Implemented (Issue 56729) New Command Parameter Helps Troubleshooting (Issue 60733) Suppression Timer for Config Change Trap Implemented When a user configures an object on Extend via SNMP, a Config Change trap is sent. Extend now offers a timer to allow users to suppress Config Change traps. New Command Parameter Helps Troubleshooting Extend now offers a data parameter for the show jobs name command, which allows users to view the contents of log files from the CLI. See the Extend Command Reference Guide for a complete description of this command. 1

4 Enhancements Enhancements Extend version 2.00 includes the following enhancements: Maximum History Runs Field Accepts Only Decimal Values (Issue 59603) New Daylight Savings Time Rules (Issue 62261) diag clear counters Command Supported (Issue 64641) Maximum History Runs Field Accepts Only Decimal Values The Maximum History Runs field in the Script Settings page has been modified to accept only decimal values, as opposed to hexadecimal or octal values. New Daylight Savings Time Rules Extend incorporates the new United States Daylight Savings Time (DST) rules. The system clock is set ahead one hour on the second Sunday of March and set back one hour on the first Sunday in November. Extend DST and timezone settings are userconfigurable to accommodate other regions. diag clear counters Command Supported Extend now supports the diag clear counters command. See the Extend Command Reference Guide for instructions on the usage of this command. 2

5 Changes Changes Extend version 2.00 includes the following changes: Installing Large Authenticated Packages No Longer Results in Errors (Issue 59604) XML Code No Longer Appears on Extend Home Page (Issue 59643) config jobs history-runs Command Appears Properly (Issue 64424) tftp No Longer Appears As an Erase Option in Web Interface (Issue 64426) config apply-patch Command Authorizes Commands (Issue 64479) User-Configured Wizards Now Visible (Issue 64476) show profiles Command Displays Correctly for Custom Profiles (Issue 64495) Profile Types in Use Cannot Be Deleted (Issue 64504) Profile Names Can Share Characters with Other Profile Names (Issue 64505) Proper Too Many Profiles Error Message Now Displays (Issue 64623) Installing Large Authenticated Packages No Longer Results in Errors Description: Errors could result when users attempted to FTP large authenticated packages to Extend and install them. Resolution: These packages can now be transferred and installed without errors. XML Code No Longer Appears on Extend Home Page Description: The Extend Home page sometimes displayed some XML source code when viewed with the Internet Explorer browser. Resolution: XML source code no longer appears on the Extend Home page. config jobs history-runs Command Appears Properly Description: In the running-config file, the config jobs history-runs command appeared incorrectly as config jobs name history-runs. This resulted in errors when attempting to restore settings from the running-config file. Resolution: The config jobs history-runs command now appears properly in the running-config file. tftp No Longer Appears As an Erase Option in Web Interface Description: On the Configuration page of the Web user interface, tftp was erroneously listed as an option in the Erase section. Errors resulted if this item was selected. Resolution: tftp no longer appears as an Erase option in the Web interface. 3

6 Changes config apply-patch Command Authorizes Commands Description: When TACACS+ command-level authorization was applied, the config apply-patch command was not authorizing individual commands within the patch file. Resolution: All commands in the patch file are now authorized when the config apply-patch command is executed. User-Configured Wizards Now Visible Description: Users could FTP their own wizards to Extend s config/wizards directory. However, these wizards were not displayed in response to the config usewizard? command. Resolution: User-configured wizards are now listed in response to the config use-wizard? command. show profiles Command Displays Correctly for Custom Profiles Description: When a user configured a custom profile, the show profiles command displayed the profile type as status even if the user had not yet configured a profile type. Resolution: The profile type for custom profiles is now shown as undefined if the user has not yet configured a profile type. Profile Types in Use Cannot Be Deleted Description: Extend allowed a profile type to be deleted regardless of whether or not that profile type was in use. Users of the deleted profile type were then unable to log in. Resolution: Extend no longer allows a profile type to be deleted if one or more users is configured with that profile type. Profile Names Can Share Characters with Other Profile Names Description: Extend s auto-complete CLI feature prevented users from specifying new profile names that shared leading characters with existing profile names. For example, if a profile named test1 existed, no profile named test10 could be configured. Resolution: Profile names are no longer auto-completed. Proper Too Many Profiles Error Message Now Displays Description: Extend allows users to create up to five custom profiles. An ambiguous error message appeared if the user attempted to create a sixth profile. Resolution: Upon the creation of sixth custom profile, Extend now displays the message The maximum number of configurable profiles (5) has been exceeded. 4

7 Software Update Instructions Software Update Instructions The following sections provide information on updating your Extend software to version Obtaining the Software Extend version 2.00 software consists of the following file: 270ext200.img This is a binary file containing the Extend version 2.00 software image. Additional files needed: ai270bl2.aii This is the stage 2 bootloader needed for Extend version Note: In order to update Extend to version 2.00, you must update the stage 2 bootloader to at least version If you need assistance with obtaining the software, please contact your sales representative or Technical Support. Updating the Software You can update Extend software with either an FTP or SFTP connection. Refer to the following commands in the Extend Command Reference Guide for information about enabling and disabling FTP and SFTP: config remote-access ssh-sftp disable config remote-access ssh-sftp enable config remote-access telnet-ftp disable config remote-access telnet-ftp enable Note: Individual procedures for connecting to Extend when SFTP is enabled will vary based on the software you are using. Updating the Stage 2 Bootloader 1. Using an FTP or SFTP utility, connect and log into Extend. 2. Change the current directory to the images directory on Extend. 3. Using binary mode, transfer the stage 2 bootloader software image (ai270bl2.aii) to stage2boot.img. 4. Close the connection to Extend and exit the FTP (or SFTP) utility. 5. Access and log into Extend. 5

8 Software Update Instructions 6. At the main CLI prompt, reset Extend: reload The following message appears: Do you wish to save your running configuration? (y/n) 7. Enter y to save the running configuration file to the startup configuration file. The following message appears: Are you sure you wish to reset? (y/n) 8. Enter y to confirm the reset Extend resets and comes back online. 9. (optional) To verify the stage 2 bootloader update, watch the boot output on the console. After the update, the following message appears: Stage2 version detected. Updating the Extend Software Tip: It is strongly recommended that you use the exec-job * stop command to stop all running jobs before reloading the card. 1. Using an FTP or SFTP utility, connect and log into Extend. 2. Change the current directory to the images directory on Extend. 3. Using binary mode, transfer the new software image (270ext200.img) to boot.img. 4. Close the connection to Extend and exit the FTP (or SFTP) utility. 5. Access and log into Extend. 6. At the main CLI prompt, reset Extend: reload The following message appears: Do you wish to save your running configuration to startup-config? (y/n) 7. Enter y to save the running configuration file to the startup configuration file. The following message appears: Are you sure you wish to reset? (y/n) 8. Enter y to confirm the reset Extend resets and comes back online. 9. Access and log into Extend. 6

9 Software Update Instructions 10. (optional) At the main CLI prompt, verity that the software has been updated properly: show version The command response appears similar to the following: (DublinCo)>show version Product: AIextend Version: 2.00 Build date: ,08:53:28.0,-04:00 Build ID: 006 Image type: AI270-Production Stage2 Version: 2.11 (DublinCo)> 7

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