New in this Release

Note

Note

Beginning with this release, the names of the network operating systems have changed on the universal hardware. VSP Operating System Software (VOSS) has been renamed to Fabric Engine and ExtremeXOS has been renamed to Switch Engine.

For non-universal hardware switches, the names of the network operating systems will continue to be VSP Operating System Software (VOSS) and ExtremeXOS.

The following platforms support VOSS 8.6:

Important

Important

VOSS 8.2 introduced changes to Segmented Management Instance that required migration of legacy management interfaces. Before you upgrade to VOSS 8.2 or later from an earlier release, you must consider your management interface configuration and migration scenario requirements. Backup and save your configuration files off the switch before upgrading to this release.