L2 Edge License Features

The L2 Edge license provides all Layer 2 switch applicable capabilities of the ExtremeXOS software that are not licensed by the higher license levels (the Edge, Advanced Edge, and Core licenses) and the Feature Packs.

The following table lists most of the L2 Edge license features.

Note

Note

Listed platforms that do not support this license support these features with a higher license level.
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ExtremeXOS L2 Edge License Features

ExtremeXOS Software Feature Supported Platforms
EDP All platforms
Extreme Network Virtualization (XNV) All platforms except Summit X430
Identity Management All platforms except Summit X430
LLDP 802.1ab All platforms
LLDP-MED extensions All platforms
VLANs—Port based and tagged trunks All platforms
VLANs—MAC based All platforms
VLANs—Protocol based All platforms
VLANs—Private VLANs All platforms
VLANs—VLAN translation All platforms
VMANs—Q-in-Q tunneling (IEEE 802.1ad VMAN tunneling standard) All platforms
VMANs—Egress queue selection based on 802.1p value in S‑tag All platforms
VMANs—Egress queue selection based on 802.1p value in C‑tag All platforms.
VMANs—Secondary ethertype support All platforms
VMAN Customer Edge Port (CEP—also known as Selective Q-in-Q) All platforms.
VMAN Customer Edge Port CVID Egress Filtering / CVID Translation All platforms except Summit X430
L2 Ping / Traceroute 802.1ag All platforms
Jumbo frames (including all related items, MTU disc. IP frag.) All platforms
QoS—egress port rate shaping/limiting All platforms
QoS—egress queue rate shaping/limiting All platforms
Link Aggregation Groups (LAG), static 802.3ad All platforms
LAG dynamic (802.3ad LACP) edge, to servers only! All platforms
LAG (802.3ad LACP) core, between switches All platforms
Port loopback detection and shutdown (ELRP CLI) All platforms
Software redundant port All platforms
STP 802.1D All platforms
STP EMISTP + PVST+ Compatibility mode (1 domain per port) All platforms
STP EMISTP, PVST+ Full (multi-domain support) All platforms
STP 802.1s All platforms
STP 802.1w All platforms
ERPS (4 max rings with matching ring ports) All platforms
ESRP aware All platforms
EAPS edge (4 max domains with matching ring ports)
Note: As of ExtremeXOS 15.7, 64 max domains on Summit X670-G2.
Note: as of ExtremeXOS 16.1, 64 max domains on Summit X670-G2, X450-G2, and X770.
All platforms
Link Fault Signaling (LFS) All platforms
ELSM (Extreme Link Status Monitoring) All platforms
ACLs, applied on ingress ports
  • IPv4
  • Static
All platforms
ACLs, applied on ingress ports
  • IPv6
  • Dynamic
All platforms
ACLs, applied on egress ports All platforms except Summit X430
ACLs, ingress meters All platforms
ACLs, egress meters All platforms except Summit X430
ACLs
  • Layer-2 protocol tunneling
  • Byte counters
All platforms
MSM/MM hitless failover for STP BlackDiamond 8000 series
MSM hitless failover for ESRP BlackDiamond 8000 series
MSM/MM hitless failover - Additional capabilities: EAPS, NetLogin, PoE. Graceful Restart for OSPF, BGP BlackDiamond 8000 series
CPU DoS protect All platforms
CPU Monitoring All platforms
SNMPv3 All platforms
SSH2 server All platforms
SSH2 client All platforms
SCP/SFTP client All platforms
SCP/SFTP server All platforms
RADIUS and TACACS+ per command authentication All platforms
Network login
  • Web based method
  • 802.1X method
  • MAC-based method
  • Local database for MAC/web-based methods
  • Integration with Microsoft NAP
  • Multiple supplicants - same VLAN
  • HTTPS/SSL for web-based method
All platforms
Network login—Multiple supplicants - multiple VLANs All platforms
Trusted OUI All platforms
MAC security
  • Lockdown
  • Limit
All platforms
IP address security:
  • DHCP snooping
  • Trusted DHCP server
  • Source IP lockdown
  • ARP validation
All platforms that support the Edge, Advanced Edge, and Core licenses
IP security—DHCP Option 82—L2 mode All platforms
IP security—DHCP Option 82—L2 mode VLAN ID All platforms
IP security—DHCP IP lockdown All platforms
IP security—Trusted DHCP server ports All platforms
Static IGMP membership, IGMP filters All platforms
IPv4 unicast L2 switching All platforms
IPv4 multicast L2 switching All platforms
IPv4 directed broadcast All platforms

IPv4

  • Fast-direct broadcast
  • Ignore broadcast
All platforms, except Summit X430
IPv6 unicast L2 switching All platforms
IPv6 multicast L2 switching All platforms
IPv6 netTools—Ping, traceroute, BOOTP relay, DHCP, DNS, and SNTP. All platforms
IGMP v1/v2 snooping All platforms
IGMP v3 snooping All platforms
Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR) All platforms
Static MLD membership, MLD filters All platforms
MLD v1 snooping All platforms
MLD v2 snooping All platforms
sFlow accounting All platforms
CLI scripting All platforms
Web-based device management All platforms
Web based management—HTTPS/SSL support All platforms
XML APIs (for partner integration) All platforms
MIBs - Entity, for inventory All platforms
Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) All platforms
Remote mirroring All platforms
Egress mirroring All platforms
Y.1731 compliant frame delay and delay variance measurement All platforms, except Summit X430
MVRP - VLAN Topology Management All platforms
EFM OAM - Unidirectional Link Fault Management All platforms, except Summit X430
Universal Port—VoIP auto configuration All platforms
Universal Port—Dynamic user-based security policies All platforms
Universal Port—Time-of-day policies All platforms