Release Notes for Cisco ME 1200 Series Carrier Ethernet Access Devices, Release Cisco IOS 15.4(2)SN

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Release Notes for Cisco ME 1200 Series Carrier Ethernet Access Devices , Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)SN and Later

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Supported Hardware

Caveats

Cisco Bug Search Tool

Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.5(1)SN

Resolved Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.5(1)SN

Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(3)SN1

Resolved Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(3)SN1

Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)SN1

Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)SN

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Release Notes for Cisco ME 1200 Series Carrier Ethernet Access Devices,
Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)SN and Later

First Published: April 11, 2014

Last Updated: October 31, 2014

This release notes includes caveat information about Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)SN that runs on the Cisco ME 1200 Series Carrier Ethernet Access Devices.

Supported Hardware

Device
Description

Cisco ME1200-4S-A

Ethernet Access Device with 4 1GE SFP Gigabit Ethernet ports and two RJ-45 copper Gigabit Ethernet ports; AC power input: 100 -240VAC

Cisco ME1200-4S-D

Ethernet Access Device with 4 1GE SFP Gigabit Ethernet ports and two RJ-45 copper Gigabit Ethernet ports; DC power input: -20.5 to -72 VDC

SFP Modules

GLC-FE-100FX,GLC-FE-100FX-RGD ,GLC-FE-100EX,GLC-FE-100ZX, GLC-FE-100LX,GLC-FE-100LX-RGD,GLC-FE-100BX-U , GLC-FE-100BX-D, GLC-LH-SM, GLC-LH-SMD, GLC-LH-SM-RGD, GLC-SX-MM, GLC-SX-MMD, GLC-SX-MM-RGD, GLC-EX-SM, GLC-EX-SMD, GLC-EX-SM-RGD, GLC-ZX-SM, GLC-ZX-SMD, GLC-ZX-SM-RGD, GLC-T, GLC-BX-U, GLC-BX-D, SFP-GE-L, SFP-GE-S, SFP-GE-Z, SFP-GE-T, GLC-TE, CWDM-SFP-1470, CWDM-SFP-1490, CWDM-SFP-1510, CWDM-SFP-1530, CWDM-SFP-1550, CWDM-SFP-1570, CWDM-SFP-1590, CWDM-SFP-1610, DWDM-SFP-6061, DWDM-SFP-5979, DWDM-SFP-5898, DWDM-SFP-5817, DWDM-SFP-5736, DWDM-SFP-5655, DWDM-SFP-5575, DWDM-SFP-5413, DWDM-SFP-5494, DWDM-SFP-5332, DWDM-SFP-5252, DWDM-SFP-5172, DWDM-SFP-5092, DWDM-SFP-5012, DWDM-SFP-4931, DWDM-SFP-4851, DWDM-SFP-4772, DWDM-SFP-4692, DWDM-SFP-4612, DWDM-SFP-4532, DWDM-SFP-4453, DWDM-SFP-4373, DWDM-SFP-4294, DWDM-SFP-4214, DWDM-SFP-4134, DWDM-SFP-4056, DWDM-SFP-3977, DWDM-SFP-3898, DWDM-SFP-3819, DWDM-SFP-3739, DWDM-SFP-3661, DWDM-SFP-3582, DWDM-SFP-3504, DWDM-SFP-3425, DWDM-SFP-3346, DWDM-SFP-3268, DWDM-SFP-3190, DWDM-SFP-3112, DWDM-SFP-3033, DWDM-SFP-6141

Caveats

This section describes open and resolved severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats:

  • The “Open Caveats” sections list open caveats that apply to the current release and may apply to previous releases. A caveat that is open for a prior release and is still unresolved applies to all future releases until it is resolved.
  • The “Resolved Caveats” sections list caveats resolved in a specific release, but open in previous releases.

The bug IDs are sorted alphanumerically.

Note The Caveats section includes the bug ID and a short description of the bug. For details on the symptoms, conditions, and workaround for a specific caveat you must use the Bug Search Tool.

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Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.5(1)SN

  • CSCur09852—The output of the show udld status displays incorrect port on the controller.
  • CSCur31192—Status -1 Encode buffer overflow is observed.
  • CSCur37969—The Cisco ME1200 crashes on applying the RPL owner port after creating the ring.
  • CSCur54005—The Cisco ME1200 crashes while doing editevc.
  • CSCur69905—CreateAclConfig_Input failed due to the Encode buffer issue.

Resolved Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.5(1)SN

  • CSCuo32444—OAM-related changes are reflected on the Cisco ME1200 switch.

Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(3)SN1

Bug ID
Description

CSCuo32444

Symptom :

Any changes to the Linkmonitor support and Loopback support properties for OAM in the setLinkOamPortConfig xml file are not displayed on the Cisco ME 1200 Switch.

Conditions :

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

Resolved Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(3)SN1

Bug ID
Description

CSCun63418

Symptom:

Unable to add host/trap server/inform server details.

Conditions:

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun80862

Symptom :

Ingress match parameters are not applied to the QCE rule.

Conditions :

setQCE  QCE_configuration  control  ingress_match  frame_type  ipv4  protocol  specific 65535
 

A configuration with the above ingress parameters is not applied with the QCE rule.

Workaround :

Note the following limitations:

  • Allowed IPv4 range is 0-255 and not 0-65535 2.
  • All the parameters must be valid for the configuration to be applied.

CSCun83895

Symptom :

The addECE ece_configuration control ingress_match frame_type ipv4 protocol specific value command does not accept a value greater than 255.

Conditions :

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCuo04059

Symptom :

When load balancing is configured output is shown with destination as MEpID

showLoopBack_Output.loopbackInfo.mepInst[0].config.cast.u.uni.destination.t = 1
ShowLoopBack_Output.loopbackInfo.mepInst[0].config.cast.u.uni.destination.u.mepId = 1
 

Conditions :

This issue occurs when load balancing is configured with destination as MAC setLoopBack loopBackConfig lbAction enable cast uni destination macAddress 00-3A-99-FD-47-2F.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)SN1

Bug ID
Description

CSCun63418

Symptom:

Unable to add host/trap server/inform server details.

Conditions:

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun80862

Symptom :

Ingress match parameters are not applied to the QCE rule.

Conditions :

setQCE  QCE_configuration  control  ingress_match  frame_type  ipv4  protocol  specific 65535
 

A configuration with the above ingress parameters is not applied with the QCE rule.

Workaround :

Note the following limitations:

  • Allowed IPv4 range is 0-255 and not 0-65535 2.
  • All the parameters must be valid for the configuration to be applied.

CSCun83547

Symptom :

For EVC configuration, IPv6 and IPv4 frames cannot be matched for protocol values.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when configuring EVC.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun83895

Symptom :

The addECE ece_configuration control ingress_match frame_type ipv4 protocol specific value command does not accept a value greater than 255.

Conditions :

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun93865

Symptom :

Host name is not set to the MAC address of the Cisco ME 1200 Switch.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when the ZTP reset button is pressed for 5 seconds or more, and the reverse DNS fails to retrieve the host name of the Cisco ME 1200 Switch from the DNS records.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCuo04059

Symptom :

When load balancing is configured output is shown with destination as MEpID

showLoopBack_Output.loopbackInfo.mepInst[0].config.cast.u.uni.destination.t = 1
ShowLoopBack_Output.loopbackInfo.mepInst[0].config.cast.u.uni.destination.u.mepId = 1
 

Conditions :

This issue occurs when load balancing is configured with destination as MAC setLoopBack loopBackConfig lbAction enable cast uni destination macAddress 00-3A-99-FD-47-2F.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCuo23803

Symptom :

The user cannot find if partner port is requesting FAST/SLOW LACP PDUs.

Conditions :

This issue occurs because the Cisco ME 1200 Switch does not have the feasibility to know the timeout configuration of the neighboring ports.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCuo32444

Symptom :

Any changes to the Linkmonitor support and Loopback support properties for OAM in the setLinkOamPortConfig xml file are not displayed on the Cisco ME 1200 Switch.

Conditions :

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

Open Caveats—Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)SN

Bug ID
Description

CSCun63418

Symptom:

Unable to add host/trap server/inform server details.

Conditions:

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun65148

Symptom :

It is not possible to save NTP timezone configuration across ME1200 reloads 

Conditions :

This issue occurs when the Cisco ME 1200 Switch is reloaded.

Workaround :

Reconfigure the Cisco ME 1200 Switch NTP timezone from the controller client.

CSCun70603

Symptom :

VLAN discovery on the Cisco ME 1200 Switch always takes the older VLAN value.

Conditions :

This issue occurs after the ZTP activation process has completed successfully using a management VLAN. However, if the operator changes the management VLAN on the Cisco ME 3600X Switch controller using the platform NID-controller CLI, LLDP-MED TLV is not sent out with the new updated VLAN/frame type.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun70894

Symptom :

ZTP process on the Cisco ME 1200 Switch fails in the VLAN discovery step and stops with error NO_LLDP_POLICIES.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when the upstream UPE NID Controller attached to the Cisco ME 1200 Switch cannot use LLDP for layer 2 discovery.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun78135

Symptom :

The output of the show running-configuration displays a dummy platform CLI with IP address 0.0.0.0 NVGEN'd on the UPE NID Controller IOS parser chain.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when ZTP is successful on the Cisco ME 1200 Switch and a single dynamic controller entry is created on UPE NID Controller.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun78579

Symptom :

On trying to update an already configured QCE with new fields that were not configured previously, the previous fields are not being retained for certain fields.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when trying to reconfigure the same QCE ID with new values that were not configured previously.

Workaround :

  • While reconfiguring the QCE, ensure that all values are provided and not just the values in the required in the QCE configuration.
  • Delete the QCE and add with complete QCE configuration values again.

CSCun80862

Symptom :

Ingress match parameters are not applied to the QCE rule.

Conditions :

setQCE  QCE_configuration  control  ingress_match  frame_type  ipv4  protocol  specific 65535
 

A configuration with the above ingress parameters is not applied with the QCE rule.

Workaround :

Note the following limitations:

  • Allowed IPv4 range is 0-255 and not 0-65535 2.
  • All the parameters must be valid for the configuration to be applied.

CSCun83547

Symptom :

For EVC configuration, IPv6 and IPv4 frames cannot be matched for protocol values.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when configuring EVC.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun83895

Symptom :

The addECE ece_configuration control ingress_match frame_type ipv4 protocol specific value command does not accept a value greater than 255.

Conditions :

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun86248

Symptom :

Observed running-config.xml and startup-config.xml after "reload last-saved"

Conditions :

This issue occurs under normal conditions.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCun93865

Symptom :

Host name is not set to the MAC address of the Cisco ME 1200 Switch.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when the ZTP reset button is pressed for 5 seconds or more, and the reverse DNS fails to retrieve the host name of the Cisco ME 1200 Switch from the DNS records.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCuo23803

Symptom :

The user cannot find if partner port is requesting FAST/SLOW LACP PDUs.

Conditions :

This issue occurs because the Cisco ME 1200 Switch does not have the feasibility to know the timeout configuration of the neighboring ports.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCuo23811

Symptom:

Convergence time is observed to higher for multicast traffic when there is fiber pull.

Conditions:

This issue occurs when there is ERPS interoperability between the Cisco ME 1200 Switch and the Cisco ME 3600X Switch.

Workaround:

There is no workaround.

CSCuo23829

Symptom :

ERPS gets stuck in protection state.

Conditions :

This issue occurs when flow control is enabled between the Cisco ME 1200 Switch and the Cisco ME 3600X Series Ethernet Access Switch. In this scenario, the CFM packets are not received by the Cisco ME 3600 Switch.

Workaround :

Remove and re-provision the MEP configuration to restore the connection between the Cisco ME 1200 Switch and the Cisco ME 3600X Switch.

Related Documents

Related Topic
Document Title

Cisco ME 1200 Series Carrier Ethernet Access Devices Hardware Installation Guide

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/
me-1200-series-carrier-ethernet-access-devices/products-
installation-guides-list.html

UPE NID Controller Guide for the Cisco ME 1200 Series Carrier Ethernet Access Devices

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/metro/me1200/controller/guide/b_nid_controller_book.html

MIBs

ftp://ftp.cisco.com/pub/mibs/ME1200-MIBS/

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