7.2.0

Most of the Fabric Composer 7.2.0 functionality is provided to support the Distributed Services Architecture and the HPE Aruba Networking AOS-CX 10000 solution. This solution enables HPE Aruba Networking Data Center Networks to combine HPE Aruba Networking switching technology with the AOS-CX 10K DSS, all centrally managed by Fabric Composer.

Some of the new features are:

IPv6 support

• Orchestration of IPv6 Overlay with IPv4 Underlay for HPE Aruba Networking CX switches

• IPv6 distribute Firewall Firewall is a network security system used for preventing unauthorized access to or from a private network. Policy for PSM/10K

• IPv4 Dual Stack Host view

New VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. table to provide increased visibility and aid in troubleshooting

Multi-port editing to select and edit a range of ports that have common settings

Provide support for new 10K policy features

Next-Hop Interface support of SVI/RPI/Loopback/Tunnel Interfaces for Static Route

IP Address support for Tunnel Interface

Pensando PSM features support:

• NAT Network Address Translation. NAT is a method of remapping one IP address space into another by modifying network address information in Internet Protocol (IP) datagram packet headers while they are in transit across a traffic routing device. on host Leaf

• Cert-based IP Sec

• Cert-based Firewall Log export policies TLS Transport Layer Security. TLS is a cryptographic protocol that provides communication security over the Internet. TLS encrypts the segments of network connections above the Transport Layer by using asymmetric cryptography for key exchange, symmetric encryption for privacy, and message authentication codes for message integrity.

• IP Fragment knob in VRF and Network

• ALG Application Layer Gateway. ALG is a security component that manages application layer protocols such as SIP, FTP and so on. support on border Leaf

• IPv6 Firewall configuration

• Ping6 app support

7.0.0

Most of the Fabric Composer 7.0 functionality is provided to support the Distributed Services Architecture and the Aruba AOS-CX 10000 solution. This solution enables Aruba Data Center Networks to combine Aruba switching technology with the AOS-CX 10K DSS, all centrally managed by Aruba Fabric Composer. Some of the salient features of this release are:

New Fabric Composer OS

Support for MS Hyper-V VMs

Topology and UI Enhancements

7.1.0

Most of the Fabric Composer 7.1.0 functionality is provided to support the Distributed Services Architecture and the Aruba AOS-CX 10000 solution. This solution enables Aruba Data Center Networks to combine Aruba switching technology with the AOS-CX 10K DSS, all centrally managed by Aruba Fabric Composer. Some of the salient features of this release are:

Orchestration of IPsec Policy on Aruba 10K and Pensando PSM

Orchestration of Nested IP collection / Applications on Aruba CX 10K and Pensando PSM

RBAC of NetOps and SecOps: Ability to split roles between network and security operators for ArubaCX 10K switches

Endpoint Group Enhancements and more PSM options

Automation of VLAN Translation-based Multi-Tenancy

Fabric Health Alerts for better visibility

Enhanced maintenance features: Checkpoints and Backups

Validation with the latest Nutanix Prism Element releases

Support for Syslog filter options configuration for switches

VSX enhancement: User-defined max ISL ports limit

Consolidated Release Notes

Release notes of all Fabric Composer versions starting from the 6.0.x version are available here. Release notes of patches are placed in their respective major release pages. Select a major version and find the corresponding patch release notes. Search for specific features, open issues, and resolved issues using keywords in the search box.