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Avaya has released software 6.2.4 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5500/5600 series switches.
There are a number of significant bug fixes included in this release, please refer to the release notes for all the details.
If you have the opportunity to test 6.2.4 and would like to share your findings please make a post on the discussion forums.
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Avaya has released software 5.6 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 series switch. In combination with this software release Avaya is releasing six new switch models;
Release 5.6 also introduces one new removable power supply for the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series — the ERS4x00 PoE+ PSU, a stackable 1000W AC Power over Ethernet plus power supply unit. The PoE+ models include a 1000w power supply that enables full support for 48 ports when all ports are operating at class 3 802.3af PoE. On the six new hardware variants, the switch CPU speed is 533 MHz, and the FLASH is larger to allow for large images, backup images, and configurations. The standard ADS console port (DTE) on all new products is an RJ-45 Female Connector: (8 pin RJ45).
There have been a number of added features including the following;
The resolved issues section of the release notes is mysteriously empty including this note, “This section will be updated on or before December 22, 2011.”
As always I suggest you review the release notes for yourself.
Cheers!
Avaya has released software v5.1.7.0 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600/8800. This release has no new features but instead addresses a large number of software bugs. The list is so long that I’m not even going to bother listing them here.
Please refer to the release notes for all the details.
Cheers!
I ran into an interesting oversight on my part today. We have a cluster of Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8600s which are running dual 8692SFs w/Mezz and a combination E and R cards on 5.1.3.1 software. We’re growing the network (when are we not) and we’ve outgrown the two 8630GBRs we have in each switch. So we purchased a 8648GBRS for each switch along with an 8648GTRS to replace the legacy 8648TXE card.
Upon inserting the 8648GBRS module in slot 9 we received the following alarm from the console;
CPU5 [10/18/11 12:48:29] SNMP INFO Chassis running on low fan cooling.Please change the fan. Note that if the switch is booted with fan check enabled, then to power up, 1. R module requires a fan (regular or high speed) in running state. 2. RS module requires a high speed fan in running state. CPU5 [10/18/11 12:48:29] HW ERROR Card in Slot=9, Type=8648GBRS, not powered on due to fan requirements. CPU5 [10/18/11 12:48:48] HW INFO Card removed: Slot=9 Type=8648GBRS
I immediately knew what the problem was, I had overlooked the high-speed fan tray requirement for any RS modules. We have legacy chassis’s at this location so I knew that slots 1 and 10 couldn’t be populated by an R/RS module, I also knew the power supplies had already been upgraded to 8005PS’s so there was adequate power. However, I overlooked the cooling requirement so today I had to order a bunch of 8010CMHS fan trays.
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Avaya has released software 6.1.7 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5500/5600 series switches.
As you may recall there were some serious issues with 6.1.6 software (still surprised the software wasn’t pulled by Avaya) which now appear to have been resolved in wi00879571. Thanks to @svl0r for bringing this fix to our attention.
The following issues have been resolved with this software release;
As always please consult the release notes for all the details.
Cheers!