Edge License Features

The Edge License includes all Value Edge license features and the features in ExtremeXOS and Switch Engine Edge License Features. The Edge License is standard for the following switches:
  • ExtremeSwitching X440-G2

    Upgradeable to Advanced Edge

  • ExtremeSwitching X450-G2

    Upgradeable to Advanced Edge

  • ExtremeSwitching X620

    Upgradeable to Advanced Edge and Core

Table 1. ExtremeXOS and Switch Engine Edge License Features
Software feature Supported platforms
Extended Edge Switching ExtremeSwitching X465, X590, X690
Convergence End Point (CEP) detection All Edge License platforms
Direct Attach—based on the IEEE version of VEPA, eliminates the virtual switch layer, simplifying the network and improving performance. Direct Attach enables data center simplification by reducing network tiers from four or five tiers to just two or three tiers, depending on the size of the data center. All Edge License platforms
CLEAR-Flow All Edge License platforms
System virtual routers (VRs) All Edge License platforms
DHCPv4:
  • DHCPv4 server
  • DHCv4 client
  • DHCPv4 relay
  • DHCPv4 smart relay
All Edge License platforms
DHCPv6:
  • DHCPv6 relay
  • DHCPv6 prefix delegation snooping
  • DHCPv6 client
  • DHCPv6 smart relay
  • DHCPv6 remote ID
All Edge License platforms

User-created virtual routers (VRs)

Virtual router and forwarding (VRF)

ExtremeSwitching X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X690, X695

Local-only, user-created virtual routers (VR) ExtremeSwitching X435, X440-G2, X620
VLAN aggregation All Edge License platforms
Multinetting for forwarding All Edge License platforms

UDP Forwarding

All Edge License platforms
UDP BootP relay forwarding All Edge License platforms
IPv4 unicast routing, including static routes All Edge License platforms
IPv4 multicast routing, including static routes
Note: This feature has limitations in the Edge and Advanced Edge licenses. See the ExtremeXOS v33.1.1 User Guide .
All Edge License platforms
IPv4 Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) All Edge License platforms
IPv6 unicast routing, including static routes All Edge License platforms
IPv6 interworking—IPv6-to-IPv4 and IPv6-in-IPv4 configured tunnels All Edge License platforms, except X435, X620, and X440-G2
IPv6 DAD without CLI management All Edge License platforms
IPv6 DAD with CLI management All Edge License platforms
IP security:
  • DHCP Option 82—L3 mode
  • DHCP Option 82—L3 mode VLAN ID
  • Disable ARP learning
  • Gratuitous ARP protection
  • DHCP secured ARP / ARP validation
  • Source IP lockdown
All Edge License platforms
IP address security:
  • DHCP snooping
  • Trusted DHCP server
  • Source IP lockdown
  • ARP validation
All Edge License platforms
IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) ExtremeSwitching X460-G2
IP NAT ExtremeSwitching X590, X465, X690, X695
Keychain Manager All Edge License platforms
Multi-Switch Link Aggregation Group (MLAG) All Edge License platforms
ONEPolicy All Edge License platforms
Policy based routing (PBR) for IPv4 All Edge License platforms
Policy based routing (PBR) for IPv6 All Edge License platforms
PIM snooping
Note: This feature has limitations in the Edge and Advanced Edge licenses. See the ExtremeXOS v33.1.1 User Guide .
All Edge License platforms
Protocol-based VLANs All Edge License platforms
RIP v1/v2 All Edge License platforms
RIPng All Edge License platforms
Routing access policies All Edge License platforms
Route maps All Edge License platforms
SummitStack (switch stacking using native or dedicated ports) ExtremeSwitching X460-G2 with X460-G2-VIM-2SS optional card, and X450-G2
SummitStack-V (switch stacking using dual-purpose data ports) All Edge License platforms, except X435. See the specific models listed in the "Support for Alternate Stacking Ports" section of the ExtremeXOS v33.1.1 User Guide .
SyncE ExtremeSwitching X460-G2
Python scripting All Edge License platforms
Extreme Network Virtualization (XNV) All Edge License platforms, except X435