topic RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available! in Network Architecture & Design

ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

Drew_C — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:23:00 GMT

Hello community,
We are pleased to announce the availability of the EXOS 22.5.1 release. Several significant features/capabilities have been made available in this release, including:

Extreme Extended Edge Switching (p14) and ExtremeSwitching V400 Support (p15)
BGP Auto-Peering (p17)
Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Tunneling Improvements (aka RIOT Support) (p12)

The release also includes a number of service and customer feature enhancements.

Customer-Related Enhancements

RSTP over MLAG (p9) Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) can now be configured on MLAG peers (as well as connected access switches) to help prevent loops within an MLAG topology
ALPM mask improvements (p10) Enhanced IPv6 route support when using mask lengths between 64 and 128
BOOTP Relay over L3VPN (p9) BOOTP Relay can now be enabled over VRFs and VPN-VRFs
CDP Voice VLAN tag in every packet (p9) Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Voice VLAN tags are now enabled by default for all CDP packets

Service Related Enhancements

Zero-Touch Provisioning over Tagged VLANs (p10) Previously, ZTP and ZTP+ could only operate over untagged VLANs
Stacking enhancements (p11) Improvements in stack operation when applying license upgrades
sFlow extensions (p14) New data structures to support reporting on hardware/table utilization statistics
Comparing configurations (p20) You can now view differences between switch configuration files, including the differences to a running configuration file

For more information on these as well as all the other new features in EXOS 22.5.1, please refer to the EXOS Software Release Notes.

Availability and Platform Support
EXOS 22.5.1 was released on May 29, 2018 and is supported on the following switching platforms:

X440-G2 Series
X450-G2 Series
X460-G2 Series
X620 Series
X670-G2 Series
X690 Series
X770 Series
X870 Series

Additional Helpful Resources
ExtremeXOS® 22.5 Software Images & Documentation

EXOS Software Images
Available for partners and customers on the Extreme Portal:

summitX-22.5.1.7.xos (login required)
onie-22.5.1.7.xos (login required)

EXOS Documentation
ExtremeXOS 22.5 User Guide:
https://documentation.extremenetworks.com/exos_22.5/EXOS_User_Guide_22_5.pdf

ExtremeXOS 22.5 Command Reference Guide:
https://documentation.extremenetworks.com/exos_commands_22.5/EXOS_Command_Reference_22_5.pdf

ExtremeXOS Feature License Requirements:
https://documentation.extremenetworks.com/FLR_22.5/ExtremeXOS_22.5_Feature_License_Requirements.pdf

ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 Release Notes:
https://documentation.extremenetworks.com/release_notes/ExtremeXOS/22.5/ExtremeXOS_22.5_RelNotes.pdf

RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

Terren_Crider — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 01:15:00 GMT

Will this be the recommended release for the X440-G2 and X460-G2 platforms?

https://www.extremenetworks.com/extreme-hardwaresoftware-compatibility-recommendation-matrices/softw...

RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

Drew_C — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 01:15:00 GMT

Hi Terren,
It likely will eventually be listed as the recommended release, but keep in mind the criteria listed at the top of the page there.

The recommendation for Most Stable Release is based on the following criteria:

Recommended releases should have no open critical issues introduced in the respective version.
Recommended releases should have been deployed in the field for at least three months. As an exception, the latest release would be recommended if critical fixes affecting existing deployment were added to the release.
Internal SQA testing must be completed without encountering any new issues.
Recommended releases should have been reviewed and accepted by Engineering team leads.
The recommended Latest Feature Release is typically the newest EXOS release. It contains the latest set of features and is fully supported; however, it does not yet have a history of evaluation in the field that is as extensive as the Most Stable Release.

RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

Bin — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:26:00 GMT

Thank you for the information !

RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

M_Nees — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:36:00 GMT

Thanks for Posting!
Offers long waited options and functionality!

Regards

RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

PeterK — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:50:00 GMT

STP via MLAG is good, but not good implemented.In XOS 22.1? MSTP was implemented for easier STP configuration, without need of untagged vlan on STP-enabled port...If you wan't to use STP and MLAG you need to go back to to RSTP and need to configure a untagged vlan on interswitch-links... I don't understand, why going this way...

RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

Drew_C — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:50:00 GMT

The day I was going to post the 22.6 announcement is the day our community host was having problems. I'll see if I can get it posted today.

RE: ExtremeXOS 22.5.1 is now available!

Drew_C — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:50:00 GMT

ExtremeXOS 22.6.1 is now available!