2000/08/02 ComOS 3.9b31 Open Beta Release Note for the PortMaster 2 and PortMaster IRX ________________ Introduction The new Lucent Technologies ComOS(R) 3.9b31 software release is now available for open beta for the PortMaster(R) 2 and PortMaster IRX(TM). Note that ComOS 3.9b31 is needed for only a PortMaster 2R, PortMaster 2ER, or IRX that is using Frame Relay. It is not needed on the PortMaster 25. This open beta release is provided at no charge to all Lucent customers, but is recommended only for customers who wish to test the new functionality before the release of ComOS 3.9. This release note documents commands and features added between ComOS 3.9b30 and ComOS 3.9b31 on the PortMaster 2 and PortMaster IRX. This release note applies only to these PortMaster products. _______ WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT NOTICES IMPORTANT: Any PortMaster running ComOS 3.9b31 requires 4MB of dynamic RAM (DRAM). WARNING! Due to the increased size of ComOS, the amount of nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) available for saving configurations has been reduced from 128KB to 64KB. PortMaster products with configurations greater than 64KB will lose some of their configuration. For this reason, be sure to back up your PortMaster configuration before upgrading to this release. You can check the amount of memory used for your configuration with the "show files" command. Ignore any files that also include an uncompressed size. WARNING! The PortMaster must be running ComOS 3.5 or later to upgrade to ComOS 3.9b31. If you are running an earlier release of ComOS, upgrade to ComOS 3.5 first, reboot, then upgrade to ComOS 3.9b31. IMPORTANT: Any PortMaster IRX running the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) requires 16MB of dynamic RAM (DRAM) to accommodate the more than 70,000 BGP paths in a full BGP feed. However, memory limitations prevent an IRX that is running a full BGP feed from injecting the routes into the routing table. _______________ Contents Introduction Bugs Fixed in ComOS 3.9b31 Reconfiguring NVRAM New Features in ComOS 3.9b31 ComOS 3.9b31 Limitations Upgrade Instructions Technical Support _______________ Bugs Fixed in ComOS 3.9b31 ComOS 3.9b31 fixes a bug introduced in ComOS 3.9b30 that prevented Frame Relay from working. This release includes no other changes. _______________ Reconfiguring NVRAM After loading the new ComOS 3.9b31 and rebooting, look for messages like the following on the console screen to verify that ComOS has loaded successfully. If you are upgrading from ComOS 3.9b30 to ComOS 3.9b31, you might not see these messages. Testing System Memory.... 1024K Checking Boot Rom.... Calibrating.... 33MHz Starting FLASH Boot..... Loading Image at 0fff0000 17110 flash copy complete Verifying Load Module Checksum... Starting Load Module ... Loading kernel... 691260 bytes Testing High Memory ... . 4096K Loading kernel extensions... 125952 bytes Async found in slot 1 Found 11 ports.... ether0 active ... 16K shared-RAM Reconfiguring FLASH... Malloc size 65534 at 18a208 Opened modules STD file Read 64506 bytes at 18a208 read 1 buffers Call flash format Call freecntl Call save Call f_open Write 64506 bytes at 18a208 done - rebooting _______________ New Features in ComOS 3.9b31 No new features were added between ComOS 3.9b30 and ComOS 3.9b31. _______________ ComOS 3.9b31 Limitations The ComOS 3.9b31 release has the same limitations as ComOS 3.9b30, except that Frame Relay now works. _______ Limitations on Upgrading and Downgrading * The PortMaster must be running ComOS 3.5 or later to upgrade to ComOS 3.9b31. If you are running an earlier release of ComOS, upgrade to ComOS 3.5 first, reboot, then upgrade to ComOS 3.9b31. * Downgrading a PortMaster from ComOS 3.9b31 to a previous release requires two successful downgrades. After the first successful downgrade the PortMaster is operational, but without system messages. The second downgrade applies the system messages. * Downgrading from ComOS 3.9b31 to ComOS 3.5 might change the Ether0 IP address. _______________ Upgrade Instructions IMPORTANT: Any PortMaster running ComOS 3.9b31 requires 4MB of dynamic RAM (DRAM). You can upgrade your PortMaster using PMVision 1.11, or pmupgrade from PMTools 4.4. Alternatively, you can upgrade using the older programs pminstall 3.5.3, PMconsole 3.5.3, or PMconsole for Windows 3.5.1.4. You can also upgrade using TFTP with the "tftp get comos" command from the PortMaster command line interface. See ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/le/software/java/pmvision111.txt for installation instructions for PMVision 1.11. *** CAUTION! If the upgrade fails, do NOT reboot! Contact *** Lucent NetworkCare Technical Support without rebooting. The upgrade process on the PortMaster erases the configuration area from nonvolatile memory and saves the current configuration into nonvolatile memory. Never interrupt the upgrade process, or loss of configuration information can result. WARNING! Due to the increased size of ComOS, the amount of NVRAM available for saving configurations has been reduced from 128KB to 64KB. PortMaster products with configurations greater than 64KB will lose some of their configuration. For this reason, be sure to back up your PortMaster configuration before upgrading to this release. You can check the amount of memory used for your configuration with the "show files" command. Ignore any files that also include an uncompressed size. WARNING! The PortMaster must be running ComOS 3.5 or later to upgrade to ComOS 3.9b31. If you are running an earlier release of ComOS, upgrade to ComOS 3.5 first, reboot, then upgrade to ComOS 3.9b31. Because of the increased size of the ComOS, two separate releases for the PortMaster 2 with ISDN are now available---one for the ISDN running in the United States (pm2_3.9b31-usa), and one for ISDN running internationally (pm2_3.9b31-intl). Note that ComOS 3.9b31 is only needed for PortMaster 2R, PortMaster 2ER or IRX if they are using Frame Relay. Use pm2_3.9b31-usa if your ISDN switch type is one of the following: * NI-1 * DMS-100 * 5ESS (Custom) * 5ESS-PTP Use pm2_3.9b31-intl if your ISDN switch type is one of the following: * NET3 * NET3 SWISS * VN4 * KDD * NTT IMPORTANT: Any PortMaster IRX running the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) requires 16MB of dynamic RAM (DRAM) to accommodate the more than 70,000 BGP paths in a full BGP feed. However, memory limitations prevent an IRX that is running a full BGP feed from injecting the routes into the routing table. The installation software can be retrieved by FTP from ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/le/software/. The upgrade image can be found at ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/le/upgrades. ComOS Upgrade Image Product _________ _____________ _____________________________________ 3.9b31 pm2_3.9b31-intl PortMaster 2 (international ISDN) 3.9b31 pm2_3.9b31-usa PortMaster 2 (USA ISDN) 3.9b31 irx_3.9b31 PortMaster IRX-111, -112, -114, -211 ____________________________________________________________________ Copyright and Trademarks Copyright 2000 Lucent Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. PortMaster, ComOS, and ChoiceNet are registered trademarks of Lucent Technologies Inc. PMVision, IRX, PortAuthority, NavisRadius, and NetworkCare are trademarks of Lucent Technologies Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Notices Lucent Technologies Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this publication, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Lucent Technologies Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to its content, any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. Contacting Lucent NetworkCare Technical Support Lucent NetworkCare Professional Services provides PortMaster technical support via voice or electronic mail, or through the World Wide Web at http://www.livingston.com/. Specify that you are running ComOS 3.9b31 when reporting problems with this release. Internet service providers (ISPs) and other end users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and Pakistan must contact their authorized Lucent NetworkCare sales channel partner for technical support; see http://www.livingston.com/International/EMEA/distributors.html. For North America, the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA), and Asia Pacific customers, technical support is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time (GMT -8). Dial 1-800-458-9966 within the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Canada, and CALA, or 1-925-737-2100 from elsewhere, for voice support. For email support, send to support@livingston.com (asia-support@livingston.com for Asia Pacific customers).