2 | Patch Release Note |
Some of the issues addressed in this Release Note include a level number. This number reflects the importance of the issue that has been resolved. The levels are:
Level 1 This issue will cause significant interruption to network services, and there is no
Level 2 This issue will cause interruption to network service, however there is a
Level 3 This issue will seldom appear, and will cause minor inconvenience.
Level 4 This issue represents a cosmetic change and does not affect network operation.
Enabling and installing this Release
To use this maintenance release you must have a base release license for Software Release 2.7.3. Contact your distributor or reseller for more information.
To enable this release and install it as the preferred release, use the commands:
enable
set install=pref
Features in 89273-02
Patch
Level 1
CR00005227 Module: SWI, RSTP, SWMX, | Level: 1 |
SWCX, SW56 |
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A heavy processor load could lead to queuing RSTP BPDUs, which in turn could lead to even more processor load, resulting in more queued BPDUs. This issue has been resolved by improving the efficiency in the interaction between RSTP TCN BPDUs and the hardware tables.
This issue has been resolved. (PCR number: 40672)
CR00006609 | Module: LB | Level: 1 |
When failover occurred between a redundant pair of Load Balancing devices, host ARP caches were not updated with the new Master's MAC address, thus causing the hosts to lose connectivity until their ARP caches timed out the stale entry. This issue has been resolved. (No PCR number.)
CR00007034 | Module: Firewall | Level: 1 |
A reboot could occur while ageing out Firewall sessions when the device was under heavy load and had many active Firewall sessions.
This issue has been resolved. (No PCR number.)
Software Maintenance Release note for Software Release 2.7.3
