[f-nsp] Enabling ipv6 on J-BxGMR4

[Diederik Schouten]

This is not really a licensing issue... Brocade can tell you what is and what is not supported when.


I'm quite sure that hardware/software related limitations are know to Brocade System and Support Engineers.
Have you opened a case with support to get this confirmed?

Or did you check the manual?


FastIron 7.3 Configuration Guide
Chapter 19
"Configuring IPv6 Access Control Lists (ACLs)"

Table 134 "Supported IPv6 ACL features"

FCX
there's a note:
"1. IPv6 ACLs are not supported on base Layer 3 software images on the FSX and FCX platforms"


I have to agree that the manuals seem a bit chaotic at times, but when in doubt get it checked by a Brocade SE or by Brocade Support.

Greetings,

   Diederik




On 16 Feb 2012, at 10:48 , Baity, Josh wrote:

> We've recently discovered that there seems to be a glaring issue with IPv6 and licensing on the FCX platform....and that is IPv6 ACL's. It appears that you can enable IPv6, route IPv6, and run IPv6...but you can't apply sanity filters/acl's w/the base L3 image. I've tried creating a simple v6 acl to mimic ra-guard and found that v6 ACL's aren't supported on the L3 base image. I'm running 7.3...have you found differently?
> 
> __________
> Josh Baity 
> Network & Computer Services
> Black Hills State University
> 
> 
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:foundry-nsp-
> |bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Matt Kassawara
> |Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:26 PM
> |To: Jethro R Binks
> |Cc: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
> |Subject: Re: [f-nsp] Enabling ipv6 on J-BxGMR4
> |
> |I'm not aware of any special licenses to enable IPv6 on the FCX and most other
> |Brocade IP products, at least in recent history.  Please elaborate on your issue
> |with the FCX.
> |
> |On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Jethro R Binks <jethro.binks at strath.ac.uk>
> |wrote:
> |> On Thu, 16 Feb 2012, Nick Gray wrote:
> |>
> |>> That is indeed unfortunate as all of our equipment is purchased from
> |>> third parties. Seems that is the way they get you with those contracts.
> |>> Its surprising ipv6 isn't supported by default. Alas, I will wait for
> |>> a kind soul to provide personal help.
> |>
> |> Foundry/Brocade's attitude to ipv6 has never been good over all the
> |> years in my experience.
> |>
> |> Even now, if I want "advanced features" like IPv6 on modern kit like
> |> the F-CX, I have to pay an additional premium which on the last quote
> |> I had nearly doubled the cost of the switch.  I sent a very long ranty
> |> email to my Brocade contact about how disgraceful it was and so on and
> |> so forth, and said he was free to pass on my comments to whoever.  I
> |> didn't really expect a response, and I wasn't disappointed.
> |>
> |> Even these days I'm not quite sure what the situation is with various
> |> models we were told were "ready for IPv6" years ago, but turns out
> |> they need upgrades/premium code, did it in software not hardware, blah
> |blah.
> |>
> |> Jethro.
> |>
> |> .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
> |> Jethro R Binks, Network Manager,
> |> Information Services Directorate, University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow,
> |> UK
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