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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16310 | 4.4.4.6 | [New Feature] LDAP Support Management VRF Add a CLI command “set system aaa ldap vrf mgmt-vrf” to support the LDAP service in the management VRF configuration. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17101 | 4.4.4.8 | The Hostname Defined in DHCP Server Does not Work When many breakout ports are configured, the system rewrites the hostname obtained through DHCP. This issue is fixed in version 4.4.4.8. |
| 14960 | 4.4.4.8 | ZTP Disable Does not Work The PicOS monitor process tracks changes to the /etc/picos/picos_start.conf file. If this file is modified before the PicOS monitor starts, the monitor will revert it to its original state upon launch, overwriting any changes. This issue is resolved in version 4.4.4.8. |
| 16311 | 4.4.4.6 | Private MIB Support for Dell Service Tag Add to the SNMP private MIB to support Dell switches. The service tag of the Dell switches can be obtained using either the Zabbix agent or the SNMP agent. |
| 16240 | 4.4.4.6 | Expand the Configuration Range for Aggregated Ethernet Interfaces Naming Removing the Aggregate-Ethernet interface naming limitation, allowing the name of an aggregate interface to be ae1 to ae4094, regardless of the hardware model. |
| 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. |