What's New
This document supports the Cumulus Linux 5.3 release, and lists new platforms, features, and enhancements.
- For a list of all the platforms supported in Cumulus Linux 5.3, see the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
- For a list of open and fixed issues in Cumulus Linux 5.3, see the UNABLE TO FIND LINK .
- To upgrade to Cumulus Linux 5.3, follow the steps in Upgrading Cumulus Linux.
What’s New in Cumulus Linux 5.3.0
Cumulus Linux 5.3.0 supports new platforms, provides bug fixes, and contains several new features and improvements.
Platforms
- NVIDIA SN3750SX (5G Spectrum-2) available for early access
New Features and Enhancements
- NVUE enhancements include:
- SNMP Server and SNMP trap commands
- QoS commands
- switchd commands
- New nv show system commands include
nv show system memoryandnv show system cpu - New BGP commands include BGP dynamic neighbor, BGP update source, BGP neighbor shutdown
- New route map match and set statements enable you to match on an EVPN default route, and set the BGP community, metric, originator ID, and forwarding address
- WJH commands
- PTM enable command to check link state
- Performance improvements
- Support for hyphens in hostnames, VRF, route map, next hop groups, prefix list, AS path list, community list, and ACL names
- Fast link up command (
nv set interface <interface-id> link fast-linkup on) to support fast link up to the Pensando (Naples) card - NVIDIA SN2100.
- New command list:
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Cumulus Linux 5.3 includes the NVUE object model. After you upgrade to Cumulus Linux 5.3, running NVUE configuration commands replaces the configuration in files such as /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/frr/frr.conf and removes any configuration you add manually or with automation tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet. To keep your configuration, you can do one of the following:
- Update your automation tools to use NVUE.
- Configure NVUE to ignore certain underlying Linux files when applying configuration changes.
- Use Linux and FRR (vtysh) commands instead of NVUE for all switch configuration.
Cumulus Linux 3.7, 4.3, and 4.4 continue to support NCLU. For more information, contact your NVIDIA Spectrum platform sales representative.