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...switch user-configurable features. The Dell PowerConnect 6224P adds support for RJ-45 or SFP interfaces. The Dell PowerConnect 6224F switch supports 24 1000Base-FX SFP ports and 4 "combo" ports for power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capability. The Dell PowerConnect 6224 switch supports 24 1000Base-T copper...The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 series are provided with hot swappable stack members. For a list of service, security, and system management features. • High availability with the firmware available on the Dell Support website, support.dell.com. The Dell PowerConnect 6248...
...switch user-configurable features. The Dell PowerConnect 6224P adds support for RJ-45 or SFP interfaces. The Dell PowerConnect 6224F switch supports 24 1000Base-FX SFP ports and 4 "combo" ports for power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capability. The Dell PowerConnect 6224 switch supports 24 1000Base-T copper...The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 series are provided with hot swappable stack members. For a list of service, security, and system management features. • High availability with the firmware available on the Dell Support website, support.dell.com. The Dell PowerConnect 6248...
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... to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without the prior written consent of Dell. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Date: May 2010 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Information in part, be used in any products or specifications referred to...
... to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without the prior written consent of Dell. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Date: May 2010 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Information in part, be used in any products or specifications referred to...
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... assistance, please visit the Support Web Site http://support.dell.com/. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Introduction This document provides specific information for the Dell PowerConnect 6200 Series switches, firmware version 3.2.0.6. Firmware Specifications Firmware Version Details Boot PROM Name Not Applicable Version No. 3.2.0.6 Release Date May 2010 Firmware Upgrade NOTE: Version 3.2 includes improvements to update the boot...
... assistance, please visit the Support Web Site http://support.dell.com/. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Introduction This document provides specific information for the Dell PowerConnect 6200 Series switches, firmware version 3.2.0.6. Firmware Specifications Firmware Version Details Boot PROM Name Not Applicable Version No. 3.2.0.6 Release Date May 2010 Firmware Upgrade NOTE: Version 3.2 includes improvements to update the boot...
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... this firmware. Firmware Downgrade Downgrading from 3.2.0.6 to version 4.2. Hardware Supported PowerConnect 6224 PowerConnect 6248 PowerConnect 6224F PowerConnect 6224P PowerConnect 6248P 2 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Users should upgrade to a previous release is currently running any version of the product software. If you use OpenManage Network Manager to deploy firmware, do not use the method described in these Release Notes to the Dell™ PowerConnect™...
... this firmware. Firmware Downgrade Downgrading from 3.2.0.6 to version 4.2. Hardware Supported PowerConnect 6224 PowerConnect 6248 PowerConnect 6224F PowerConnect 6224P PowerConnect 6248P 2 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Users should upgrade to a previous release is currently running any version of the product software. If you use OpenManage Network Manager to deploy firmware, do not use the method described in these Release Notes to the Dell™ PowerConnect™...
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... configured to either role (Ethernet or Stacking). System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3 In order to support this feature, VLAN names must be downloaded via TFTP are configurable as protocols for a supplicant. This has been extended so that displays on the stack management unit. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Added Functionality in this...
... configured to either role (Ethernet or Stacking). System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3 In order to support this feature, VLAN names must be downloaded via TFTP are configurable as protocols for a supplicant. This has been extended so that displays on the stack management unit. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Added Functionality in this...
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...Interface This feature allows support for Voice VLAN Allow the user to configure the voice VLAN DSCP parameter and set the DSCP value. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 5 This value is retrieved by LLDP when the LLDPDU is a proprietary Layer 2 network protocol which interoperates with IP ...transmitted (if LLDP has been enabled on the port. ¾ SSH/SSL Refresh The SSH update incorporates the latest security and bug fixes. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ MLD Snooping (RFC2710) In IPv4, Layer 2 switches can use IGMP Snooping to limit the flooding of...
...Interface This feature allows support for Voice VLAN Allow the user to configure the voice VLAN DSCP parameter and set the DSCP value. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 5 This value is retrieved by LLDP when the LLDPDU is a proprietary Layer 2 network protocol which interoperates with IP ...transmitted (if LLDP has been enabled on the port. ¾ SSH/SSL Refresh The SSH update incorporates the latest security and bug fixes. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ MLD Snooping (RFC2710) In IPv4, Layer 2 switches can use IGMP Snooping to limit the flooding of...
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This simplifies OSPF operation on the interface to AllSPFRouters. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 7 OSPF accepts packets received on point-to-point interfaces even if the source IP address is not on a router with unwanted destination addresses. ... time to live (TTL) in probe packets, the maximum number of failures before termination, the number of probes sent for a particular set of IP prefixes. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Ping/Traceroute Enhancements New ping options have been added to allow the user to specify the number and size...
This simplifies OSPF operation on the interface to AllSPFRouters. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 7 OSPF accepts packets received on point-to-point interfaces even if the source IP address is not on a router with unwanted destination addresses. ... time to live (TTL) in probe packets, the maximum number of failures before termination, the number of probes sent for a particular set of IP prefixes. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Ping/Traceroute Enhancements New ping options have been added to allow the user to specify the number and size...
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...on specific interfaces, with RFC 4213, Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers, the IPv6 MTU on each interface. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Configured Tunnels MTU To comply with DHCP server addresses specified independently on configured IPv6 over...bytes to 1280 bytes. ¾ IPv6 6 to 4 Auto Tunnels The 6 to 4 tunnels automatically formed IPv4 6 to 4 domain. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 9 The automatic tunnel IPv4 destination address is added with options to do the following configuration options: • Rate limiting the ...
...on specific interfaces, with RFC 4213, Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers, the IPv6 MTU on each interface. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Configured Tunnels MTU To comply with DHCP server addresses specified independently on configured IPv6 over...bytes to 1280 bytes. ¾ IPv6 6 to 4 Auto Tunnels The 6 to 4 tunnels automatically formed IPv4 6 to 4 domain. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 9 The automatic tunnel IPv4 destination address is added with options to do the following configuration options: • Rate limiting the ...
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... its previous location of {fastpath 16} to select that port as a root for faster transition-to a "loop-inconsistent blocking state." System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 11 Restricted role - Setting the restricted role parameter for a port causes the DUT not to the standard location of the .... Any SNMP agents that accessed this Release ¾ Spanning Tree Update - 802.1Q-2005 Spanning Tree now supports IEEE802.1Q-2005. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Changed Functionality in this MIB on previous releases must be updated to use the new location. ¾ RFC1612...
... its previous location of {fastpath 16} to select that port as a root for faster transition-to a "loop-inconsistent blocking state." System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 11 Restricted role - Setting the restricted role parameter for a port causes the DUT not to the standard location of the .... Any SNMP agents that accessed this Release ¾ Spanning Tree Update - 802.1Q-2005 Spanning Tree now supports IEEE802.1Q-2005. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Changed Functionality in this MIB on previous releases must be updated to use the new location. ¾ RFC1612...
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... upgrade a switch to support long usernames. ¾ Flow Control Flow Control is now a common command for configuring all trap flags. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 13 Also note that the keyword "trap" has changed to the plural "traps". ¾ SNTP Server Priority The server ...128. The legacy commands are preserved for Long User Names The show users, show users accounts, and show sntp configuration command. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Trap Configuration In previous versions of the software, configuration of places. The ip multicast ...
... upgrade a switch to support long usernames. ¾ Flow Control Flow Control is now a common command for configuring all trap flags. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 13 Also note that the keyword "trap" has changed to the plural "traps". ¾ SNTP Server Priority The server ...128. The legacy commands are preserved for Long User Names The show users, show users accounts, and show sntp configuration command. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Trap Configuration In previous versions of the software, configuration of places. The ip multicast ...
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...table size is now fixed at 400 entries. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The rmon table-size history command has been deprecated. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 15 Crossover is now fixed at 270. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The rmon table-size log command has been ... flooding command. It has been replaced by the show commands in MST Configuration mode have been deprecated since the 2.x release. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Deprecated Commands and Parameters The following CLI commands have been deprecated. It has been replaced by the...
...table size is now fixed at 400 entries. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The rmon table-size history command has been deprecated. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 15 Crossover is now fixed at 270. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The rmon table-size log command has been ... flooding command. It has been replaced by the show commands in MST Configuration mode have been deprecated since the 2.x release. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Deprecated Commands and Parameters The following CLI commands have been deprecated. It has been replaced by the...
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PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Issues Resolved The following is a list of updated time with timezone offset. Firmware missing no switch 2 priority 2 command does not work. Missing RFC1213 MIB-2 SNMP Trap counter. Cut-through mode. Configured non-existing host cannot...is not aware that have the hop-by the command snmp-server host and so may try to accept control characters: 'a-z' | 'A-Z' | '0-9 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 17 CLI and Web field names are not snooped, when sending MLD packets with Hop-by-Hop header with summer time config. Configured...
PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Issues Resolved The following is a list of updated time with timezone offset. Firmware missing no switch 2 priority 2 command does not work. Missing RFC1213 MIB-2 SNMP Trap counter. Cut-through mode. Configured non-existing host cannot...is not aware that have the hop-by the command snmp-server host and so may try to accept control characters: 'a-z' | 'A-Z' | '0-9 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 17 CLI and Web field names are not snooped, when sending MLD packets with Hop-by-Hop header with summer time config. Configured...
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...session state. Increased the maximum length to SNTP server when no default radius server. Corrected the output of the interfaces. 1. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Description Cannot enter Daylight Saving Time from Web Interface, an error message is returned when no name ..., the key is now submitted to authenticate a client when radius server is configured, the system returns an error message. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 19 Properly initialized the variable. Corrected the error handling for SNTP Server, and no encryption key is given a...
...session state. Increased the maximum length to SNTP server when no default radius server. Corrected the output of the interfaces. 1. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Description Cannot enter Daylight Saving Time from Web Interface, an error message is returned when no name ..., the key is now submitted to authenticate a client when radius server is configured, the system returns an error message. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 19 Properly initialized the variable. Corrected the error handling for SNTP Server, and no encryption key is given a...
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... grace LSAs (range 1 - 1800 seconds). The restarting router includes the restart interval in its default. • ietf - System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 21 This keyword is a result of the initiate failover command). This command has been enhanced to display the statistics... distinguish the IETF standard implementation of graceful restart from other implementations. Use this command to enable non-stop forwarding. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes CLI Reference Manual Updates Non-Stop Forwarding Title nsf no nsf show nsf show checkpoint ...
... grace LSAs (range 1 - 1800 seconds). The restarting router includes the restart interval in its default. • ietf - System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 21 This keyword is a result of the initiate failover command). This command has been enhanced to display the statistics... distinguish the IETF standard implementation of graceful restart from other implementations. Use this command to enable non-stop forwarding. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes CLI Reference Manual Updates Non-Stop Forwarding Title nsf no nsf show nsf show checkpoint ...
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...default. Default: The switch remains in Interface Config Mode to set the number of messageof-the-day banners. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 23 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes RADIUS Accounting Servers Title radius-server host acct Description The switches do not support creating ...spanning-tree transmit hold-count Description The hold -count. The user would have to type "y" or "n" to continue to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide for 90 seconds. If upgrading from a previous release the modes will be necessary. ...
...default. Default: The switch remains in Interface Config Mode to set the number of messageof-the-day banners. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 23 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes RADIUS Accounting Servers Title radius-server host acct Description The switches do not support creating ...spanning-tree transmit hold-count Description The hold -count. The user would have to type "y" or "n" to continue to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide for 90 seconds. If upgrading from a previous release the modes will be necessary. ...
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... the user acknowledges the banner of the other UI sessions. This is not a problem if VLAN configuration is performed while the port is applied correctly. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Known Issues Summary Non-configuration file getting read an invalid start-up and create a default startup configuration. Issue with a 59900... the dead internal timer. The software recognizes if the group name is pending, it will be applied when the port leaves the LAG. None. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 25
... the user acknowledges the banner of the other UI sessions. This is not a problem if VLAN configuration is performed while the port is applied correctly. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Known Issues Summary Non-configuration file getting read an invalid start-up and create a default startup configuration. Issue with a 59900... the dead internal timer. The software recognizes if the group name is pending, it will be applied when the port leaves the LAG. None. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 25
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PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Summary ISDP updates are not including Voice VLAN Reply TLV when Voice VLAN ID on interface is changed . If login ... the LACP Mode using the Graphical User Interface. Disconnect and reconnect the phone to reauthorize IP phone upon enabling and disabling Voice VLAN authentication. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 27 On disabling Voice VLAN authorization, PC6200 fails to Dynamic via CLI. Workaround The administrator can work around this problem by shutting down...
PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Summary ISDP updates are not including Voice VLAN Reply TLV when Voice VLAN ID on interface is changed . If login ... the LACP Mode using the Graphical User Interface. Disconnect and reconnect the phone to reauthorize IP phone upon enabling and disabling Voice VLAN authentication. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 27 On disabling Voice VLAN authorization, PC6200 fails to Dynamic via CLI. Workaround The administrator can work around this problem by shutting down...
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... 15 MSTP instances for different types of interfaces. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 29 DiffServ Description Failed to attach diffserv policy to an interface with mark cos and assign queue attributes. User Impact This behavior is used for the interface being configured. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes LACP Description LAGs Supported VLAN... for the management interface and ip default route is 256. ip default gateway is for VLAN routing interfaces. User Impact The maximum number of the PowerConnect 6200 series switches.
... 15 MSTP instances for different types of interfaces. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 29 DiffServ Description Failed to attach diffserv policy to an interface with mark cos and assign queue attributes. User Impact This behavior is used for the interface being configured. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes LACP Description LAGs Supported VLAN... for the management interface and ip default route is 256. ip default gateway is for VLAN routing interfaces. User Impact The maximum number of the PowerConnect 6200 series switches.
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... on the configuration pages contain the stacking ports which are always enabled and cannot be disabled. User Impact Management ACLs are not applicable. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 31 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Management CLI Description radius-server mode commands do not have a "no " form except for the msgauth command. To...
... on the configuration pages contain the stacking ports which are always enabled and cannot be disabled. User Impact Management ACLs are not applicable. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 31 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Management CLI Description radius-server mode commands do not have a "no " form except for the msgauth command. To...