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FTOS Configuration Guide for the C-Series - Force10 Networks

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Listed below are <strong>the</strong> new features in <strong>FTOS</strong> version 7.7.1.0. The features are separated into <strong>the</strong> following<br />

categories, with a secondary sort by plat<strong>for</strong>m:<br />

• High Availability<br />

• Layer 2<br />

• Layer 3<br />

• Management<br />

• System<br />

High Availability<br />

C-<strong>Series</strong><br />

New Features<br />

• Downloadable FPGA images: The E-<strong>Series</strong> and C-<strong>Series</strong> use Field Programmable Gate Arrays<br />

(FPGAs) <strong>for</strong> control plane and system operations. FPGA images can now be upgraded separately from<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>FTOS</strong> image, allowing greater flexibility in software version management. In previous versions of<br />

<strong>the</strong> software, FPGA images were included in <strong>the</strong> main <strong>FTOS</strong> software image and could only be<br />

upgraded as part of an <strong>FTOS</strong> upgrade.<br />

• Hardware Watchdog Timer: A hardware watchdog mechanism has been introduced to automatically<br />

reboot an <strong>FTOS</strong> switch/router with a single RPM that is unresponsive. This is a last resort mechanism<br />

intended to prevent a manual power cycle.<br />

<strong>FTOS</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>, version 7.7.1.0 3

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