Software Versions
Please note that we are currently shipping software versions:
Product Version
GigaVUE-HD8 2.2.1
Citrus 3.1.00
GigaVUE-2404 8.1.01
GigaSMART 8.1.01
GigaVUE-420 8.1.01
GigaVUE-212 8.1.01
G-TAP-ATX 2.0.07
G-TAP-ASF 2.1.17
GigaVUE-MP 7.1.16
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What's new in GigaVUE G Series 8.1.00 and Citrus 3.1.00
GigaVUE-2404/420/212:
Cross-Box Stack Maximum Increased to 30 Systems
This release increases the maximum number of systems in a cross-box stack from 23 to 30.
SCP Supported for File Transfers
This release adds the ability to use SCP for file transfers to and from the GigaVUE appliance. In previous releases, all file transfers to and from the GigaVUE system were performed using TFTP, whether they were downloads of GigaVUE software or uploads of configuration files.
Static IPv6 Address for Mgmt Port
Previous GigaVUE releases let you assign an auto-configured, link-local IPv6 address to the Mgmt port. This release extends that support to include static IPv6 addresses for both the Mgmt Port and the default gateway. You can assign up to five different static IPv6 addresses to the Mgmt Port.
Relaxed Upgrade Paths
Previous GigaVUE releases required you to follow strictly sequential upgrade paths – if you were on v7.0 and wanted to get to v8.0, you had to install v7.1 and v7.2 first. This release relaxes the upgrade paths to v8.1 – so long as you are on a v7.0x release, you can upgrade directly to v8.1 with no intermediate upgrade required.
Clone Configuration
This release introduces a new -clone argument for the install command. You use this command to download and apply a command file stored on an SCP/TFTP server to the GigaVUE appliance.
Support for Multiple Syslog Servers
You can now specify up to four external servers as destinations for syslog messages. Logged events are sent to all configured external syslog servers.
Citrus Support for all New CLI Features
Most of the new features in the CLI are also supported in Citrus v3.1, including new GigaSMART operations, application-aware bypass mapping, stacking support for the GigaVUE-212, and support for multiple syslog servers.
No License Required for Citrus
Starting with v8.1, no license is required to install and use Citrus, the web-based GUI for GigaVUE appliance access.
GigaVUE-212:
Supported for Stacking
This release adds stacking support for the GigaVUE-212 platform. You can include the GigaVUE-212 in mixed cross-box Master/Slave stacks, so long as all platforms are running v8.1.
GigaVUE-2404 w/GigaSMART:
Intelligent Header Slicing – The v8.1 release augments the offset-based packet slicing available in previous releases with intelligent slicing based on a specified packet header and offset.
This feature enables the GigaSMART to parse variable-length packet headers, starting slicing a specified number of bytes after a named header or tunnel type (VLAN, MPLS, GTP, and so on).
Intelligent Packet Masking – Similar to Intelligent Header Slicing, Intelligent Packet Masking lets you specify which bytes to mask in terms of an offset from a particular packet/tunnel header. This way, the GigaSMART can account for variations in header length, parsing the packets to identify the exact layers involved.
Tunnel Stripping – Tunnel stripping lets you remove both the header and trailer of ISL or GTP-encapsulated packets, preserving the packet within for analysis.
VLAN Tag Addition – Use this feature to add VLAN tags to packets. VLAN tag addition is handy when differentiating stripped packets from non-stripped packets on common IP ranges (for example,10.x.x.x; 192.168.x.x) or when removing an arbitrary length MPLS label stack and replacing it with a single, predictable, four-byte VLAN tag between the source address and Ethertype field in the Layer 2 header.
GigaVUE-2404 w/GigaBPS blade:
Application-Aware Bypass Mapping
This release adds the ability to apply application-aware profiles to inline network ports on the 10GigaBPS-SR blade. Profiles are like traffic cops for inline network ports, forwarding traffic meeting specific criteria to the inline tool ports and sending everything else straight to the opposite network port.
G-TAP-ATX 2.0.07
In this version, the G-TAP_ATX supports primary power via AC, DC, or PoE (Power over Ethernet). Backup Battery Power is maintained for up to one hour, eliminating link renegotiation delay due to power loss.
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