Table Of Contents
Release Notes for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE1 and later
Device Manager System Requirements
Finding the Software Version and Feature Set
Upgrading a Switch by Using the Device Manager or Network Assistant
Upgrading a Switch by Using the CLI
Recovering from a Software Failure
Cisco IOS Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE2
Cisco IOS Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE1
Updates to the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide and Command Reference
Updates to the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Getting Started Guide
Updates to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Release Notes for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE1 and later
Revised September 9, 2009
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE1 and later runs on all Cisco IE 3000 switches.
These release notes include important information about Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE1 and later, and any limitations, restrictions, and caveats that apply to the releases. Verify that these release notes are correct for your switch:
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If you are installing a new switch, see the Cisco IOS release label on the rear panel of your switch.
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If your switch is on, use the show version privileged EXEC command. See the "Finding the Software Version and Feature Set" section.
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If you are upgrading to a new release, see the software upgrade filename for the software version. See the "Deciding Which Files to Use" section.
For the complete list of Cisco IE 3000 switch documentation, see the "Related Documentation" section.
You can download the switch software from this site (registered Cisco.com users with a login password):
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-lan.shtml
This software release is part of a special release of Cisco IOS software that is not released on the same 8-week maintenance cycle that is used for other platforms. As maintenance releases and future software releases become available, they will be posted to Cisco.com in the Cisco IOS software area.
Contents
This information is in the release notes:
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Upgrading the Switch Software
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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
System Requirements
The system requirements are described in these sections:
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Device Manager System Requirements
Hardware Supported
This section lists the hardware and SFP modules that the switch supports.
Switches and Modules
Table 1 lists the hardware supported on this release.
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SFP Modules
These are the SFP modules that the switch supports:
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Device Manager System Requirements
These sections describes the hardware and software requirements for using the device manager:
Hardware Requirements
Table 3 lists the minimum hardware requirements for running the device manager.
Table 3 Minimum Hardware Requirements
Processor Speed DRAM Number of Colors Resolution Font Size233 MHz minimum1
512 MB2
256
1024 x 768
Small
1 We recommend 1 GHz.
2 We recommend 1 GB DRAM.
Software Requirements
Table 4 lists the supported operating systems and browsers for using the device manager. The device manager verifies the browser version when starting a session to ensure that the browser is supported.
Note
The device manager does not require a plug-in.
Cluster Compatibility
You cannot create and manage switch clusters through the device manager. To create and manage switch clusters, use the command-line interface (CLI) or the Network Assistant application.
When creating a switch cluster or adding a switch to a cluster, follow these guidelines:
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When you create a switch cluster, we recommend configuring the highest-end switch in your cluster as the command switch.
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If you are managing the cluster through Network Assistant, the switch with the latest software should be the command switch.
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The standby command switch must be the same type as the command switch. For example, if the command switch is a Cisco IE 3000 switch, all standby command switches must be Cisco IE 3000 switches.
For additional information about clustering, see Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant and Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com), the software configuration guide, and the command reference.
CNA Compatibility
Cisco IOS 12.2(46)SE1 and later is only compatible with Cisco Network Assistant (CNA) 5.4 and later.
Note
CNA 5.4 does not support the cisco-ie-macros that were introduced in this release. Using the new Smartport role names will cause CNA errors.
You can download Cisco Network Assistant from this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/NetworkAssistant
For more information about Cisco Network Assistant, see the Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant on Cisco.com.
Upgrading the Switch Software
These are the procedures for downloading software. Before downloading software, read this section for important information:
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Finding the Software Version and Feature Set
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Upgrading a Switch by Using the Device Manager or Network Assistant
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Upgrading a Switch by Using the CLI
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Recovering from a Software Failure
Finding the Software Version and Feature Set
The Cisco IOS image is stored as a bin file in a directory that is named with the Cisco IOS release. A subdirectory contains the files needed for web management. The image is stored on the compact flash memory card.
You can use the show version privileged EXEC command to see the software version that is running on your switch. The second line of the display shows the version.
You can also use the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC command to see the directory names of other software images that you might have stored in flash memory.
Deciding Which Files to Use
The upgrade procedures in these release notes describe how to perform the upgrade by using a combined tar file. This file contains the Cisco IOS image file and the files needed for the embedded device manager. You must use the combined tar file to upgrade the switch through the device manager. To upgrade the switch through the command-line interface (CLI), use the tar file and the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command.
Table 5 lists the filenames for this software release.
Archiving Software Images
Before upgrading your switch software, make sure that you have archived copies of the current Cisco IOS release and the Cisco IOS release to which you are upgrading. You should keep these archived images until you have upgraded all devices in the network to the new Cisco IOS image and until you have verified that the new Cisco IOS image works properly in your network.
Cisco routinely removes old Cisco IOS versions from Cisco.com. See Product Bulletin 2863 for more information:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5187/prod_bulletin0900aecd80281c0e.html
You can copy the bin software image file on the flash memory to the appropriate TFTP directory on a host by using the copy flash: tftp: privileged EXEC command.
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Although you can copy any file on the flash memory to the TFTP server, it is time consuming to copy all of the HTML files in the tar file. We recommend that you download the tar file from Cisco.com and archive it on an internal host in your network.
You can also configure the switch as a TFTP server to copy files from one switch to another without using an external TFTP server by using the tftp-server global configuration command. For more information about the tftp-server command, see the "Basic File Transfer Services Commands" section of the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2 at this URL:
Upgrading a Switch by Using the Device Manager or Network Assistant
You can upgrade switch software by using the device manager or Network Assistant. For detailed instructions, click Help.
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When using the device manager to upgrade your switch, do not use or close your browser session after the upgrade process begins. Wait until after the upgrade process completes.
Upgrading a Switch by Using the CLI
This procedure is for copying the combined tar file to the switch. You copy the file to the switch from a TFTP server and extract the files. You can download an image file and replace or keep the current image.
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Make sure that the compact flash card is inserted into the switch before downloading the software.
To download software, follow these steps:
Step 1
Use Table 5 to identify the file that you want to download.
Step 2
Download the software image file. If you have a SmartNet support contract, go to this URL, and log in to download the appropriate files:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-lan.shtml
To download the image for a Cisco IE 3000 switch, click Cisco IE 3000 software. To obtain authorization and to download the cryptographic software files, click Cisco IE 3000 3DES Cryptographic Software.
Step 3
Copy the image to the appropriate TFTP directory on the workstation, and make sure that the TFTP server is properly configured.
For more information, see the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide.
Step 4
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Step 5
(Optional) Ensure that you have IP connectivity to the TFTP server by entering this privileged EXEC command:
Switch# ping tftp-server-addressFor more information about assigning an IP address and default gateway to the switch, see the software configuration guide for this release.
Step 6
Download the image file from the TFTP server to the switch. If you are installing the same version of software that is currently on the switch, overwrite the current image by entering this privileged EXEC command:
Switch# archive download-sw /overwrite /reload tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tarThe /overwrite option overwrites the software image in flash memory with the downloaded one.
The /reload option reloads the system after downloading the image unless the configuration has been changed and not saved.
For //location, specify the IP address of the TFTP server.
For /directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory (optional) and the image to download. Directory and image names are case sensitive.
This example shows how to download an image from a TFTP server at 198.30.20.19 and to overwrite the image on the switch:
Switch# archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://198.30.20.19/ies-lanbase-tar.122-46.SE1.tarYou can also download the image file from the TFTP server to the switch and keep the current image by replacing the /overwrite option with the /leave-old-sw option.
Recovering from a Software Failure
For additional recovery procedures, see the "Troubleshooting" chapter in the software configuration guide for this release.
Installation Notes
You can assign IP information to your switch by using these methods:
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The Express Setup program, as described in the switch getting started guide.
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The CLI-based setup program, as described in the switch hardware installation guide.
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The DHCP-based autoconfiguration, as described in the switch software configuration guide.
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Manually assigning an IP address, as described in the switch software configuration guide.
New Features
These sections describe the new supported hardware and the new and updated software features provided in this release:
New Hardware Features
There are no new hardware features for this release. For a list of all supported hardware, see the "Hardware Supported" section.
New Software Features
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Support for Precision Time Protocol (PTP) as defined in the IEEE 1588 standard to synchronize the real-time clocks of the devices in a network with nanosecond accuracy
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DHCP server port-based address allocation (also referred to as DHCP persistence) for the preassignment of an IP address to a switch port
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IPv6 host support for basic IPv6 management
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Support for cisco-ie macros that are optimized for Industrial Automation traffic
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These enhancements have been made to the CIP (Common Industrial Protocol) feature (CSCsq767881, CSCsu01070, CSCsu89122):
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When CIP is enabled on the IE 3000, you can specify the VLAN ID to be used as the CIP interface.
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The device manager Express Setup page includes fields for IP address and mask for the CIP VLAN.
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CIP indicates when the compact flash card is unplugged or not operating.
Limitations and Restrictions
You should review this section before you begin working with the switch. These are known limitations that will not be fixed, and there is not always a workaround. Some features might not work as documented, and some features could be affected by recent changes to the switch hardware or software.
This section contains these limitations:
Cisco IOS Limitations
These limitations apply to the Cisco IE 3000 switches:
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IP
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QoS
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VLAN
Configuration
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A static IP address might be removed when the previously acquired DHCP IP address lease expires.
This problem occurs under these conditions:
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When the switch is booted up without a configuration (no config.text file in flash memory).
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When the switch is connected to a DHCP server that is configured to give an address to it (the dynamic IP address is assigned to VLAN 1).
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When an IP address is configured on VLAN 1 before the dynamic address lease assigned to VLAN 1 expires.
The workaround is to reconfigure the static IP address. (CSCea71176 and CSCdz11708)
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When connected to some third-party devices that send early preambles, a switch port operating at 100 Mb/s full duplex or 100 Mb/s half duplex might bounce the line protocol up and down. The problem is observed only when the switch is receiving frames.
The workaround is to configure the port for 10 Mb/s and half duplex or to connect a hub or a nonaffected device to the switch. (CSCed39091)
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When port security is enabled on an interface in restricted mode and the switchport block unicast interface command has been entered on that interface, MAC addresses are incorrectly forwarded when they should be blocked
The workaround is to enter the no switchport block unicast interface configuration command on that specific interface. (CSCee93822)
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A traceback error occurs if a crypto key is generated after an SSL client session.
There is no workaround. This is a cosmetic error and does not affect the functionality of the switch. (CSCef59331)
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When the logging event-spanning-tree interface configuration command is configured and logging to the console is enabled, a topology change might generate a large number of logging messages, causing high CPU utilization. CPU utilization can increase with the number of spanning-tree instances and the number of interfaces configured with the logging event-spanning-tree interface configuration command. This condition adversely affects how the switch operates and could cause problems such as STP convergence delay.
High CPU utilization can also occur with other conditions, such as when debug messages are logged at a high rate to the console.
Use one of these workarounds:
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Disable logging to the console.
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Rate-limit logging messages to the console.
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Remove the logging event spanning-tree interface configuration command from the interfaces. (CSCsg91027)
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The far-end fault optional facility is not supported on the GLC-GE-100FX SFP module.
The workaround is to configure aggressive UDLD. (CSCsh70244).
Ethernet
Traffic on EtherChannel ports is not perfectly load-balanced. Egress traffic on EtherChannel ports are distributed to member ports on load balance configuration and traffic characteristics like MAC or IP address. More than one traffic stream may map to same member ports based on hashing results calculated by the ASIC.
If this happens, uneven traffic distribution will happen on EtherChannel ports.
Changing the load balance distribution method or changing the number of ports in the EtherChannel can resolve this problem. Use any of these workarounds to improve EtherChannel load balancing:
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for random source-ip and dest-ip traffic, configure load balance method as src-dst-ip
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for incrementing source-ip traffic, configure load balance method as src-ip
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for incrementing dest-ip traffic, configure load balance method as dst-ip
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Configure the number of ports in the EtherChannel so that the number is equal to a power of 2 (i.e. 2, 4, or 8)
For example, with load balance configured as dst-ip with 150 distinct incrementing destination IP addresses, and the number of ports in the EtherChannel set to either 2, 4, or 8, load distribution is optimal.(CSCeh81991)
IP
When the rate of received DHCP requests exceeds 2,000 packets per minute for a long time, the response time might be slow when you are using the console. The workaround is to use rate limiting on DHCP traffic to prevent a denial of service attack from occurring. (CSCeb59166)
Multicasting
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If the number of multicast routes and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) groups are more than the maximum number specified by the show sdm prefer global configuration command, the traffic received on unknown groups is flooded in the received VLAN even though the show ip igmp snooping multicast-table privileged EXEC command output shows otherwise. The workaround is to reduce the number of multicast routes and IGMP snooping groups to less than the maximum supported value. (CSCdy09008)
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IGMP filtering is applied to packets that are forwarded through hardware. It is not applied to packets that are forwarded through software. Hence, with multicast routing enabled, the first few packets are sent from a port even when IGMP filtering is set to deny those groups on that port. There is no workaround. (CSCdy82818)
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If an IG MP report packet has two multicast group records, the switch removes or adds interfaces depending on the order of the records in the packet:
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If the ALLOW_NEW_SOURCE record is before the BLOCK_OLD_SOURCE record, the switch removes the port from the group.
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If the BLOCK_OLD_SOURCE record is before the ALLOW_NEW_SOURCE record, the switch adds the port to the group.
There is no workaround. (CSCec20128)
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When IGMP snooping is disabled and you enter the switchport block multicast interface configuration command, IP multicast traffic is not blocked.
The switchport block multicast interface configuration command is only applicable to non-IP multicast traffic.
There is no workaround. (CSCee16865)
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Incomplete multicast traffic can be seen under either of these conditions:
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You disable IP multicast routing or re-enable it globally on an interface.
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A switch mroute table temporarily runs out of resources and recovers later.
The workaround is to enter the clear ip mroute privileged EXEC command on the interface. (CSCef42436)
After you configure a switch to join a multicast group by entering the ip igmp join-group group-address interface configuration command, the switch does not receive join packets from the client, and the switch port connected to the client is removed from the IGMP snooping forwarding table.
Use one of these workarounds:
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Cancel membership in the multicast group by using the no ip igmp join-group group-address interface configuration command on an SVI.
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Disable IGMP snooping on the VLAN interface by using the no ip igmp snooping vlan vlan-id global configuration command. (CSCeh90425)
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Entering the shutdown and the no shutdown interface configuration commands on the internal link can disrupt the PoE operation. If a new IP phone is added while the internal link is in shutdown state, the IP phone does not get inline power if the internal link is brought up within 5 minutes.
The workaround is to enter the shutdown and the no shutdown interface configuration commands on the Fast Ethernet interface of a new IP phone that is attached to the service module port after the internal link is brought up. (CSCeh45465)
QoS
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Some switch queues are disabled if the buffer size or threshold level is set too low with the mls qos queue-set output global configuration command. The ratio of buffer size to threshold level should be greater than 10 to avoid disabling the queue. The workaround is to choose compatible buffer sizes and threshold levels. (CSCea76893)
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When auto-QoS is enabled on the switch, priority queuing is not enabled. Instead, the switch uses shaped round robin (SRR) as the queuing mechanism. The auto-QoS feature is designed on each platform based on the feature set and hardware limitations, and the queuing mechanism supported on each platform might be different. There is no workaround. (CSCee22591)
SPAN and RSPAN
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Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) packets received from a SPAN source are not sent to the destination interfaces of a local SPAN session. The workaround is to use the monitor session session_number destination {interface interface-id encapsulation replicate} global configuration command for local SPAN. (CSCed24036)
Trunking
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The switch treats frames received with mixed encapsulation (IEEE 802.1Q and Inter-Switch Link [ISL]) as frames with FCS errors, increments the error counters, and the port LED blinks amber. This happens when an ISL-unaware device receives an ISL-encapsulated packet and forwards the frame to an IEEE 802.1Q trunk interface. There is no workaround. (CSCdz33708)
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IP traffic with IP options set is sometimes leaked on a trunk port. For example, a trunk port is a member of an IP multicast group in VLAN X but is not a member in VLAN Y. If VLAN Y is the output interface for the multicast route entry assigned to the multicast group and an interface in VLAN Y belongs to the same multicast group, the IP-option traffic received on an input VLAN interface other than one in VLAN Y is sent on the trunk port in VLAN Y because the trunk port is forwarding in VLAN Y, even though the port has no group membership in VLAN Y. There is no workaround. (CSCdz42909).
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For trunk ports or access ports configured with IEEE 802.1Q tagging, inconsistent statistics might appear in the show interfaces counters privileged EXEC command output. Valid IEEE 802.1Q frames of 64 to 66 bytes are correctly forwarded even though the port LED blinks amber, and the frames are not counted on the interface statistics. There is no workaround. (CSCec35100).
VLAN
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If the number of VLANs times the number of trunk ports exceeds the recommended limit of 13,000, the switch can fail.
The workaround is to reduce the number of VLANs or trunks. (CSCeb31087)
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When line rate traffic is passing through a dynamic port, and you enter the switchport access vlan dynamic interface configuration command for a range of ports, the VLANs might not be assigned correctly. One or more VLANs with a null ID appears in the MAC address table instead.
The workaround is to enter the switchport access vlan dynamic interface configuration command separately on each port. (CSCsi26392)
Device Manager Limitations
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When you are prompted to accept the security certificate and you click No, you only see a blank screen, and the device manager does not launch.
The workaround is to click Yes when you are prompted to accept the certificate. (CSCef45718)
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When you successfully upgrade an image by using device manager and click No when prompted to reload the image, device manager becomes unusable.
The workaround is to manually reload the switch. (CSCsj88169)
Important Notes
Device Manager Notes
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You cannot create and manage switch clusters through the device manager. To create and manage switch clusters, use the CLI or Cisco Network Assistant.
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We recommend this browser setting to speed up the time needed to display the device manager from Microsoft Internet Explorer.
From Microsoft Internet Explorer:
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Choose Tools > Internet Options.
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Click Settings in the "Temporary Internet files" area.
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From the Settings window, choose Automatically.
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Click OK.
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Click OK to exit the Internet Options window.
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The HTTP server interface must be enabled to display the device manager. By default, the HTTP server is enabled on the switch. Use the show running-config privileged EXEC command to see if the HTTP server is enabled or disabled.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the HTTP server interface:
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The device manager uses the HTTP protocol (the default is port 80) and the default method of authentication (the enable password) to communicate with the switch through any of its Ethernet ports and to allow switch management from a standard web browser.
If you change the HTTP port, you must include the new port number when you enter the IP address in the browser Location or Address field (for example, http://10.1.126.45:184 where 184 is the new HTTP port number). You should write down the port number through which you are connected. Use care when changing the switch IP information.
If you are not using the default method of authentication (the enable password), you need to configure the HTTP server interface with the method of authentication used on the switch.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the HTTP server interface:
Open Caveats
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CSCsk65142
When you enter the boot host retry timeout global configuration command to specify the amount of time that the client should keep trying to download the configuration and you do not enter a timeout value, the default value is zero, which should mean that the client keeps trying indefinitely. However, the client does not keep trying to download the configuration.
The workaround is to always enter a non zero value for the timeout value when you enter the boot host retry timeout timeout-value command.
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CSCsm95883
When an unsuccessful forward open request message is returned on the switch, the response does not contain the connection serial number, vendor ID, or vendor serial number information. Only the general and extended error codes are returned.
This problem only applies to unsuccessful forward open response messages.
The workaround is to enable the CIP debug command to determine the cause of the forward open failure.
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CSCsr13187
The show cip object tcp/ip interface privileged EXEC command displays an old value for the domain name after it has been unconfigured with the no ip domain-name global configuration command.
The workaround is to ignore the domain name output of the show cip object tcp/ip interface privileged EXEC command.
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CSCsv63055
When you configure PTP in forward mode by entering the ptp mode forward global configuration command, the PTP page in device manager breaks due to a parser error.
There is no workaround. No PTP information is displayed when PTP is in forward mode.
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CSCsv69430
The device manager Legend incorrectly shows solid green for the Alarm and Setup LEDs in the Off state. The correct color of these LEDs in the Off state is solid black (dark).
There is no workaround.
Resolved Caveats
These are the caveats that have been resolved in these releases:
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"Cisco IOS Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE2" section
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"Cisco IOS Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE1" section
Cisco IOS Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE2
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CSCsk64158
Symptoms: Several features within Cisco IOS software are affected by a crafted UDP packet vulnerability. If any of the affected features are enabled, a successful attack will result in a blocked input queue on the inbound interface. Only crafted UDP packets destined for the device could result in the interface being blocked, transit traffic will not block the interface.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.
Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are available in the workarounds section of the advisory. This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20090325-udp.shtml
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CSCsm27071
A vulnerability in the handling of IP sockets can cause devices to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack when any of several features of Cisco IOS software are enabled. A sequence of specially crafted TCP/IP packets could cause any of the following results:
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The configured feature may stop accepting new connections or sessions.
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The memory of the device may be consumed.
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The device may experience prolonged high CPU utilization.
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The device may reload. Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.
Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are available in the "workarounds" section of the advisory. The advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20090325-ip.shtml
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CSCsr29468
Cisco IOS software contains a vulnerability in multiple features that could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. A sequence of specially crafted TCP packets can cause the vulnerable device to reload.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.
Several mitigation strategies are outlined in the workarounds section of this advisory.
This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20090325-tcp.shtml
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CSCsv04836
Multiple Cisco products are affected by denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities that manipulate the state of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections. By manipulating the state of a TCP connection, an attacker could force the TCP connection to remain in a long-lived state, possibly indefinitely. If enough TCP connections are forced into a long-lived or indefinite state, resources on a system under attack may be consumed, preventing new TCP connections from being accepted. In some cases, a system reboot may be necessary to recover normal system operation. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must be able to complete a TCP three-way handshake with a vulnerable system.
In addition to these vulnerabilities, Cisco Nexus 5000 devices contain a TCP DoS vulnerability that may result in a system crash. This additional vulnerability was found as a result of testing the TCP state manipulation vulnerabilities.
Cisco has released free software updates for download from the Cisco website that address these vulnerabilities. Workarounds that mitigate these vulnerabilities are available.
This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20090908-tcp24.shtml.
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CSCsv38112
During switch bootup, the switch alarm-relay circuit no longer changes states (from open to closed and back to open again).
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CSCsv38166
The server side of the Secure Copy (SCP) implementation in Cisco IOS software contains a vulnerability that could allow authenticated users with an attached command-line interface (CLI) view to transfer files to and from a Cisco IOS device that is configured to be an SCP server, regardless of what users are authorized to do, per the CLI view configuration. This vulnerability could allow valid users to retrieve or write to any file on the device's file system, including the device's saved configuration and Cisco IOS image files, even if the CLI view attached to the user does not allow it. This configuration file may include passwords or other sensitive information.
The Cisco IOS SCP server is an optional service that is disabled by default. CLI views are a fundamental component of the Cisco IOS Role-Based CLI Access feature, which is also disabled by default. Devices that are not specifically configured to enable the Cisco IOS SCP server, or that are configured to use it but do not use role-based CLI access, are not affected by this vulnerability.
This vulnerability does not apply to the Cisco IOS SCP client feature.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.
There are no workarounds available for this vulnerability apart from disabling either the SCP server or the CLI view feature if these services are not required by administrators.
This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20090325-scp.shtml
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CSCsw93341
Smartport macros can now be configured using RSLogix Add-on Profile (AOP). In previous releases, some macros were incorrectly applied twice. (AOP cannot configure multiple macros, and an error was reported to the management node.)
Cisco IOS Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE1
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CSCsc96474
These traceback messages such as these no longer appear when a large number of IEEE 802.1x supplicants repeatedly try to log in and log out.
Jan 3 17:54:32 L3A3 307: Jan 3 18:04:13.459: %SM-4-BADEVENT: Event 'eapReq' is invalid for the current state 'auth_bend_idle': dot1x_auth_bend Fa9Jan 3 17:54:32 L3A3 308: -Traceback= B37A84 18DAB0 2FF6C0 2FF260 8F2B64 8E912C Jan 3 19:06:13 L3A3 309: Jan 3 19:15:54.720: %SM-4-BADEVENT: Event 'eapReq_no_reAuthMax' is invalid for the current ate 'auth_restart': dot1x_auth Fa4•
CSCsd03580
When IEEE 802.1x is globally disabled on the switch by using the no dot1x system-auth-control global configuration command, interface level IEEE 802.1x configuration commands, including the dot1x timeout and dot1x mac-auth-bypass commands, are now available.
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CSCsi70454
The configuration file used for the configuration replacement feature no longer requires the character string end\n at the end of the file.
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CSCsj87991
A switch configured for Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) now correctly reports the enabled switch capabilities in the LLDP type, length, and value (TLV) attributes. System capabilities appear correctly, and the enabled capabilities are now identified if the switch is configured only as a Layer 2 switch.
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CSCso00078
When two IE 3000 switches are connected with both copper and fiber connections on the same port. and a 100FX-FE SFP module is connected to the switch, when you change the media-type from SFP to copper, the copper link now correctly comes up.
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CSCsq19944
When configuring a switch management VLAN to be another VLAN during Express Setup, the PC no longer loses the network connection to the switch if it remains connected to the same port.
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CSCsq52244
When a diagnostic or port mirroring role is defined on an interface and you change it to another port role, the port role icon in device manager is now correct.
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CSCsq76774
If you remove the secure MAC address from an interface through CIP (Common Industrial Protocol), the switchport port-security violation restrict CLI configuration no longer remains on the interface.
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In a Multi Domain Authentication (MDA) setup with per-virtual port error-disable configured, when authenticated data and voice clients on the member switch port are dynamically assigned to VLANs and a second data client causes a security violation, only the data virtual port is error-disabled. The voice virtual port is no longer error-disabled at the same time.
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When the switch IP address is successfully changed via CIP, the expected successful CIP response is now returned. When changing the domain name or switch host name, odd-length strings with the required padding are no longer rejected by the switch.
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When an IEEE 802.1x client is directly connected to an interface configured for 802.1x multi-domain with no IP phone attached, the interface is initially assigned to the guest VLAN. Once the 802.1x supplicant allows access to the guest VLAN and an EAPOL packet is detected, the interface now correctly reverts to an unauthorized state, and IEEE 802.1x authentication restarts.
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The CIP revision has been incremented to 2.001 in this release.
Documentation Updates
These sections provide updates to the product documentation:
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Updates to the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide and Command Reference
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Updates to the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Getting Started Guide
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Updates to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch
Updates to the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide and Command Reference
The default mode for the ptp global configuration command has been changed to e2etransparent.
The ptp mode forward option has been added to the ptp global configuration command.
When PTP mode is forward, all incoming PTP packets pass through all ports on the switch as normal multicast traffic. In this mode, the switch does not generate any PTP packets, and no other PTP configuration is available, including priority or ptp interface configuration commands.
When the switch is in PTP forward mode, if you enter the show ptp clock or show ptp port privileged EXEC commands, you see a message that no information is available in forwarding mode.
See the ptp (global configuration) command on the next page for the correct syntax.
Note that the "Configuring PTP" chapter in the software configuration guide for this release also contains the wrong information for ptp mode default and does not include the ptp forward option.
ptp (global configuration)
Use the ptp global configuration command to set the clock properties for the Precision Time Protocol (PTP). Use the no form of this command to return to the default end-to-end transparent clock mode.
ptp {mode {boundary | e2etransparent | forward} | priority1 value | priority2 value}
no ptp {mode | priority1 | priority2}
Syntax Description
Defaults
The default mode is end-to-end transparent clock mode.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The ptp priority1 and ptp priority2 commands are only available when the switch is in boundary mode.
When the switch is in PTP forward mode, no PTP configuration is available except configuring PTP mode to another mode. You cannot configure per-port PTP when the switch is in forward mode.
If you enter the show ptp clock or show ptp port privileged EXEC command when the switch is in PTP forward mode, an error message is generated that no information is available.
Examples
This example shows how to configure the clock to end-to-end transparent mode:
Switch(config)# ptp mode e2etransparentThis example shows how to configure the local clock priority1 value to 55 when PTP mode is boundary:
Switch(config)# ptp mode priority1 55Related Commands
Updates to the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Getting Started Guide
Express Setup
In the "Running Express Setup" section of the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Getting Started Guide,
Steps 8 to 10 have changed.Running Express Setup:
To run Express Setup:
Warning Statement 1067
This warning statement has been removed from the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Getting Started Guide on Cisco.com.
Grounding the Switch
Step 6: Use a ratcheting torque screwdriver to tighten the ground screw and ring terminal lug to the switch front panel to 8.5 in-lb, the maximum recommended torque.
Wiring the DC Power Source
Step 6: Use a ratcheting torque flathead screwdriver to torque the power and relay connector captive screws (above the installed wire leads) to 2 in-lb, the maximum recommended torque.
Resetting the Switch
Follow these steps to return your switch to the factory default settings. These are reasons why you might want to reset the switch:
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You installed the switch in your network and cannot connect to it because you assigned the wrong IP address.
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You want to clear all configurations from the switch and assign a new IP address.
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You want to reset the password on the switch.
CautionResetting the switch deletes the configuration and reboots the switch.
To reset the password on the switch:
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Power off the switch.
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Power on the switch, and at the same time, press and hold down the Express Setup button until all the system LEDs turn red.
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Release the Express Setup button, and the switch continues to boot.
After the switch restarts, continue to run Express Setup.
Updates to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch
Warning Statement 1067
Warning statement 1067 has been removed from the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch on Cisco.com.
Compliance Labels
The compliance labels for the switch are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
Figure 1 Compliance Label for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch
Figure 2 Compliance Label for the Cisco IE 3000 Switch Extension Module
Related Documentation
These documents provide complete information about the Cisco IE 3000 switches and are available at Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9703/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Command Reference
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch System Message Guide
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Getting Started Guide—available in English, simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish
For other information about related products, see these documents:
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Device manager online help (available on the switch)
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Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant
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Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant
These SFP module installation notes are available from this Cisco.com site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_installation_guides_list.html
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Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules Installation Notes
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Cisco CWDM GBIC and CWDM SFP Installation Note
These compatibility matrix documents are available from this Cisco.com site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html
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Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules Compatibility Matrix
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Compatibility Matrix for 1000BASE-T Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.
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