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 32.7.1 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 32.7.1 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 32.7.1 User Guide .
SyncE	ExtremeSwitching X460-G2
Python scripting	All Edge License platforms
Extreme Network Virtualization (XNV)	All Edge License platforms, except X435