topic RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS? in ExtremeSwitching (EOS)

Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Erik_Auerswald — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:19:00 GMT

Hi,

currently, EXOS does not support MACsec (see Is MACSec 802.1AE feature supported in EXOS? from GTAC Knowledge). From the Extreme Switching portfolio, only some S-Series and the 7100 support MACsec (see Hub thread MACsec?).

Are there any plans to add MACsec to EXOS? MACsec support is a feature currently missing for customers that want to transition from EOS to EXOS.

Thanks,
Erik

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

StephenW — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:53:00 GMT

We have a feature request open for this but we don't have any dates for it yet.

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Erik_Auerswald — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:17:00 GMT

Thanks for the info. 

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Andre_Foerster — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 19:49:00 GMT

Hello Stephen,
do you have updates on this?

Cheers

André

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

StephenW — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:22:00 GMT

Andre,
It is making progress, but nothing to report as of yet.

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Andre_Foerster — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:51:00 GMT

Thanks for the update Stephen.

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Keith9 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:30:00 GMT

Any updates and if so what exos version to expect? I have a few X690’s with core licensing and would like to play with this feature.

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Tomasz — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:32:00 GMT

Hello Keith,

For some reason the hardware does not support MACsec but take a look at this new little buddy:
https://cloud.kapostcontent.net/pub/51bac007-8b11-43c7-8522-fcb2f65f94ab/lrm-slash-macsec-adapter-data-sheet
It is to be working with EXOS 30.1 and for X590 with EXOS 30.2. I don't know release date for 30.1 but for 30.2 I've seen May 2019 so 30.1 should be like Q1. 😉

Hope that helps,
Tomasz

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Keith9 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:55:00 GMT

Wow what a neat idea to add functionality that isn't available in the current hardware. Beats a forklift upgrade and getting a whole new switch.

Nice find.

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Stephane_Grosj1 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 23:42:00 GMT

30.1 should be sooner than that. Carefully check your present under your Christmas tree 

RE: Plans for MACsec on EXOS?

Tomasz — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:57:00 GMT

It also has Extreme Insight Architecture derived from DC solutions to run Guest VMs on top.
I would call that buddy X460-G3 if it was not referred as "high-end" in the datasheet.  And I'm not sure if the pricing will reflect high-end equipment or X460 successor.

Kind regards,
Tomasz