New Features and Updates

• Readiness Assessment
• Cluster upgrade from any node
• LAG combinations of up to four data ports
• Autodiscovery for cloud connection

• Support for 1130C
• LAG combinations of up to four data ports
• Autodiscovery for cloud connection

Support for 1130C Appliance

Universal Compute Platform now support the 1130C hardware appliance for ExtremeCloud Edge - Self-Orchestration deployments. The new 1130C platform is a lower capacity alternative to the existing 4120C. The 1130C support includes:

• Includes 2 x 1 Gbps ICC Ports/RJ45 and 4 x 1 Gbps Data 1-4/ RJ45

• Supports up to one instance of Tunnel Concentrator or ExtremeCloud IQ Controller on a single 1130C appliance.

• Supports Self-Orchestrated deployments only. Managed Orchestration is not supported.

See Extreme Networks Universal Compute Network Platform 1130C Installation Guide for installation information.

LAG Enhancements

The following enhancements to existing Link Aggregation Group (LAG) support provide improved interface redundancy, load balancing, and simplified configuration:

• LAG Combinations of up to four Data Ports (XCACP-664)—You can now configure LAG interfaces that group between two and four data ports within a single LAG interface. To be grouped into a LAG interface, the data ports within a single LAG interface must be configured to run at the same speed.

  Note: For the 1130C, all four data ports are already at the same speed. However, for the 4120C, if you're combining three or four data ports into a LAG, configue the speed for the LAG ports to be 10 Gbps.

• Existing VLAN Retention (XCACP-612)—The LAG interface now inherits automatically the existing VLAN assignments from newly added ports. This update simplifies LAG configuration and reduces service disruptions when converting existing networks to use LAG connections

These updates apply to both Self-Orchestration and Managed Orchestration deployments of ExtremeCloud Edge.

Readiness Assessment for ExtremeCloud IQ Installation

The Readiness Assessment helps you check for errors in your settings before you configure your system for an ExtremeCloud Edge - Managed Orchestration deployment. Run the assessment immediately prior to installing the ExtremeCloud IQ engine. The assessment does the following:

• Pulls service groups and ports for inbound and outbound connections.
• Lets you enter the IP addresses that you plan to deploy.
• Tests your configuration and reports the results.

If you have errors, reconfigure your system and then run the assessment again. Once you receive a PASS, you can proceed to install the ExtremeCloud IQ engine.

Cluster upgrade from any node

To simplify the upgrade process for clustered deployments, you can upgrade the cluster from a single cluster node. This feature lets you do each of the following from a single cluster node:

• Upload the new software image.
• Copy the software image to other nodes in the cluster.
• Initiate upgrades for each cluster node from a single node.

This feature applies to ExtremeCloud Edge - Managed Orchestration only.

Autodiscovery for Cloud Connection

It is no longer required to configure the connection to ExtremeCloud IQ on Universal Compute Platform as the connection is discovered automatically. With this update, the Cloud Visibility configuration field at Administration > System > Settings is now a read-only field that populates automatically.

Prefix Tech-Support with hostname of appliance

To improve serviceability of the appliance, the hostname of the appliance is now prefixed to any files that get sent to tech support. The following convention is used:

<hostname>tech_support_gui-<yyyymmdd>.<hhmmss>.<domain-name>.tar.gz

Renamed Deployment Type Labels

The Deployment Type labels from the install process are updated to reflect the new deployment models. As part of the Universal Compute Platform installation, you must select one of these options:

• ExtremeCloud Edge – Managed Orchestration

• ExtremeCloud Edge – Self-Orchestration