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Skylight performance element: GX 7.9 Release Notes
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Skylight performance element: GX 7.9 Release Notes
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These release notes cover the requirements, new features, and changes for the Skylight Element: GX firmware version 7.9. Please read all the notes prior to installing this firmware version. For more information, refer to the Skylight element: GX User Manual.
Organization
This manual includes the following sections:
- Requirements
This section provides requirements for Firmware Version 7.9. - Firmware Version 7.9_22663 (2020-03-25)
This section provides New Features and Enhancements, and MIB Changes, if any, for Firmware Version 7.9.
Product Name Changes
The following Accedian products were renamed in March 2020. References to these products in this document reflect the new naming conventions.
| Former Name | Former Name | New Name |
|---|---|---|
| antMODULE | ant Module | Skylight sensor: module 10G Skylight element: 1GE |
| MetroNID GT | GT Performance Element | Skylight element: GT |
| MetroNID GX | GX Performance Element | Skylight element: GX |
| MetroNID TE | TE Performance Element | Skylight element: TE |
| MetroNODE 10GE | 10GE Performance Element | Skylight element: 10GE |
| MetroNODE CE | CE Performance Element | Skylight element: 1GE |
| MetroNODE GE | GE Performance Element | n/a |
| MetroNODE NE | NE Performance Element | n/a |
| MetroNODE LT | LT Performance Element | Skylight element: LT |
| NanoNID/nanoNID | Nano Module | Skylight sensor: module 1G |
| VeloCITY FS | FS Performance Element | Skylight element: FS |
| VeloCITY FS 10G | FS 10G Performance Element | Skylight element: FS-10G |
Requirements
This firmware version applies to the following Skylight element: GX, resulting from changes in the TLS version, the following software versions are compatible with SkyLIGHT Director Vision 1.3 (Now Skylight orchestrator) and above:
- 7.1.1.1
- 7.3.0.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.8
- 7.8.1
- 7.8.2
- 7.8.2.1
- 7.8.3
- 7.9
Note: There is a patch available for earlier versions of Skylight orchestrator. Please contact Accedian support for further information.
Firmware Version 7.9_22663 (2020-03-25)
New Features and Enhancements
Web UI branding alignment with other Skylight user interfaces
WebUI colors, logos and product names have been updated to further align with other Skylight products and user interfaces.
Session cookies should have httpOnly flag
All sensitive cookies, such as session cookies, are issued with the HttpOnly flag unless the application specifically needs to access the cookie via scripts. This helps ensure cookies are handled securely.
Skylight performance element Software Robustness Improvement for FPGA Communication Loss
Robustness enhancement for Skylight element units has been introduced in order to restore the device operation quickly and not depend on a physical intervention.
Adjustment to Loopback warning message
The loopback warning message will appear if you change the filter or change the timeout in order to warn the user the action will be traffic affecting.
MIB Changes
None.
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