These notes summarizes PICOS 4.4.4 (Special Release) new features, new hardware, known bugs, and bug fixes. Best practices recommend that you read all the content before upgrading to this release. For more detailed feature information, refer to the configuration guides.
New Features
Layer 2 and Layer 3
| Ticket ID | Release | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 16243 | 4.4.4.3 | [New Feature] Support LDAP Feature PICOS utilizes Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and Name Service Switch (NSS) for user authentication. NSS allows PAM to leverage LDAP for user authentication, group mapping, and providing information for other services within the system. |
16244 | 4.4.4.3 | [New Feature] Support nslookup Command Added support for the nslookup command. The nslookup command is a network administration tool used in a command-line interface to query the Domain Name System (DNS). It obtains the mapping between domain names and IP addresses, as well as other DNS records. |
Feature Enhancement
| Ticket ID | Release | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 16246 | 4.4.4.3 | Support for Obtaining Hostname via DHCP Server When fetching the hostname from the DHCP server using DHCP option 12, the system can set the hostname as assigned by the DHCP server. |
| 16247 | 4.4.4.3 | Support for Setting NTP Server via DHCP Server When fetching the NTP server address from DHCP option 42, the system as a DHCP client can synchronize the date and time with the NTP server. |
| 16245 | 4.4.4.3 | [Installation]: Removal of Automatic Reboot and Support for 'nos-boot-mode cancel' Removed automatic reboot. Without a console, the nos-boot-mode now supports installing an image from the management network and removing all installed images. Additionally, 'nos-boot-mode cancel' can be used to cancel the operation. |