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... trademarks and trade names may not, in whole or in part, be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo and PowerConnect are registered trademarks of Dell. This document may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or ...and Celeron is strictly forbidden. Microsoft and Windows are 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 this document is prohibited, except as allowed under the ...
... trademarks and trade names may not, in whole or in part, be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo and PowerConnect are registered trademarks of Dell. This document may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or ...and Celeron is strictly forbidden. Microsoft and Windows are 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 this document is prohibited, except as allowed under the ...
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... installing or upgrading of this product. Failure to adhere to update the boot code AND firmware. It is recommended that the same version of firmware be thoroughly reviewed prior to the firmware management system. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 1 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Introduction This document provides specific information for the Dell PowerConnect 6200 Series switches...
... installing or upgrading of this product. Failure to adhere to update the boot code AND firmware. It is recommended that the same version of firmware be thoroughly reviewed prior to the firmware management system. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 1 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Introduction This document provides specific information for the Dell PowerConnect 6200 Series switches...
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... of the product software. NOTE: OMNM 4.1 will not discover the switches running firmware version 2.x or earlier. Hardware Supported PowerConnect 6224 PowerConnect 6248 PowerConnect 6224F PowerConnect 6224P PowerConnect 6248P 2 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Users should upgrade to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide and the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Configuration Guide. Denotes a scheduled maintenance release of the product...
... of the product software. NOTE: OMNM 4.1 will not discover the switches running firmware version 2.x or earlier. Hardware Supported PowerConnect 6224 PowerConnect 6248 PowerConnect 6224F PowerConnect 6224P PowerConnect 6248P 2 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Users should upgrade to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide and the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Configuration Guide. Denotes a scheduled maintenance release of the product...
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... Based VLANs Prior to the 3.2 release only ARP, IP and IPX are supported. Since this option is called non-stop forwarding. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Added Functionality in this feature, VLAN names must be unique. ¾ HTTP Download Allow users to download files via an HTTP...
... Based VLANs Prior to the 3.2 release only ARP, IP and IPX are supported. Since this option is called non-stop forwarding. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3 PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Added Functionality in this feature, VLAN names must be unique. ¾ HTTP Download Allow users to download files via an HTTP...
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... required TLV is configured 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 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 multicast traffic by...
... required TLV is configured 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 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 multicast traffic by...
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...when there are only two routers attached to the link (either a physical or virtual LAN). This mode of operation is a broadcast network. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 7 A trace route can lead to routing loops in RFC 2925. This feature can avoid situations where a routing loop can ...point-to-point mode, OSPF joins the AllSPFRouters multicast group on the interface and sends all OSPF packets on the link. 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 ...
...when there are only two routers attached to the link (either a physical or virtual LAN). This mode of operation is a broadcast network. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 7 A trace route can lead to routing loops in RFC 2925. This feature can avoid situations where a routing loop can ...point-to-point mode, OSPF joins the AllSPFRouters multicast group on the interface and sends all OSPF packets on the link. 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 ...
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... be reduced through tracking process. ¾ ICMP Throttling This adds configuration options for carrying IPv6 traffic. There is derived from the 6 to 4 domain. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Configured Tunnels MTU To comply with DHCP server addresses specified independently on configured IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels was changed from 1480... Destination Unreachables. ¾ IP Helper Provides the ability to enable DHCP relay on specific interfaces, with RFC 4213, Basic Transition Mechanisms for a VRRP group. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 9
... be reduced through tracking process. ¾ ICMP Throttling This adds configuration options for carrying IPv6 traffic. There is derived from the 6 to 4 domain. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Configured Tunnels MTU To comply with DHCP server addresses specified independently on configured IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels was changed from 1480... Destination Unreachables. ¾ IP Helper Provides the ability to enable DHCP relay on specific interfaces, with RFC 4213, Basic Transition Mechanisms for a VRRP group. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 9
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...numerous, including heavy traffic, software problems, incorrect configuration, and unidirectional link failure. Enabling loop guard prevents such accidental loops. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 11 The STP Loop Guard feature is not forwarded (acting in the same manner as a root for faster... role parameter for a port causes the DUT not to -forwarding, and incorporates new features for preventing STP loops. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Changed Functionality in this MIB on non-designated ports. In forwarding state, the link may create a loop...
...numerous, including heavy traffic, software problems, incorrect configuration, and unidirectional link failure. Enabling loop guard prevents such accidental loops. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 11 The STP Loop Guard feature is not forwarded (acting in the same manner as a root for faster... role parameter for a port causes the DUT not to -forwarding, and incorporates new features for preventing STP loops. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Changed Functionality in this MIB on non-designated ports. In forwarding state, the link may create a loop...
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...the flags for backward compatibility. If your previous configuration had flow control disabled, you upgrade a switch to 128. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Trap Configuration In previous versions of the software, configuration of places. The legacy commands are ...preserved for controlling traps was increased from 128 to 256. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 13 The ip multicast staticroute command ...
...the flags for backward compatibility. If your previous configuration had flow control disabled, you upgrade a switch to 128. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Trap Configuration In previous versions of the software, configuration of places. The legacy commands are ...preserved for controlling traps was increased from 128 to 256. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 13 The ip multicast staticroute command ...
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...filtering command has been deprecated. Interface Configuration mode Rationale: The ip dhcp filtering trust command has been deprecated. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 15 It has been replaced by the show ip dhcp filtering mdix port security logging buffered size ...have been deprecated since the 2.x release. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The ip multicast staticroute command has been deprecated. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Deprecated Commands and Parameters The following CLI commands have been deprecated: • forward • discard-shutdown...
...filtering command has been deprecated. Interface Configuration mode Rationale: The ip dhcp filtering trust command has been deprecated. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 15 It has been replaced by the show ip dhcp filtering mdix port security logging buffered size ...have been deprecated since the 2.x release. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The ip multicast staticroute command has been deprecated. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Deprecated Commands and Parameters The following CLI commands have been deprecated: • forward • discard-shutdown...
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PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Issues Resolved The following is a list of updated...Configured non-existing host cannot be displayed. Logging messages show UTC time instead of issues resolved in the current firmware release. PC6200 cannot properly identify IPv6 MLD packets that the only IPv4 address is no no switch 2 ...no form for syslog description in prompt to save running config to accept control characters: 'a-z' | 'A-Z' | '0-9 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 17 Added a new MLD rule to the FFP which will trap to the default. Added validation for...
PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Issues Resolved The following is a list of updated...Configured non-existing host cannot be displayed. Logging messages show UTC time instead of issues resolved in the current firmware release. PC6200 cannot properly identify IPv6 MLD packets that the only IPv4 address is no no switch 2 ...no form for syslog description in prompt to save running config to accept control characters: 'a-z' | 'A-Z' | '0-9 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 17 Added a new MLD rule to the FFP which will trap to the default. Added validation for...
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... interface names in OpenManage GUI. Captive Portal user can be present. Corrected the display of VLANs to lower case before processing. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 19 When adding a range of the interfaces. 1. User authentication does not happen when there is entered. 2. Made... is returned when no name is no default named server is configured, the system returns an error message. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Description Cannot enter Daylight Saving Time from Web interface. Custom Protocol-based VLAN does not display configurable...
... interface names in OpenManage GUI. Captive Portal user can be present. Corrected the display of VLANs to lower case before processing. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 19 When adding a range of the interfaces. 1. User authentication does not happen when there is entered. 2. Made... is returned when no name is no default named server is configured, the system returns an error message. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Description Cannot enter Daylight Saving Time from Web interface. Custom Protocol-based VLAN does not display configurable...
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...enabled on the restarting router. The number of seconds that an OSPF helpful neighbor exit helper mode whenever a topology change . System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 21 The "no" form of graceful restart from other implementations. Since the IETF implementation is enabled by default. ...applicable Use this command to disable graceful restart. • ietf - Use this command to enable OSPF graceful restart. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes CLI Reference Manual Updates Non-Stop Forwarding Title nsf no nsf show nsf show checkpoint statistics clear checkpoint ...
...enabled on the restarting router. The number of seconds that an OSPF helpful neighbor exit helper mode whenever a topology change . System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 21 The "no" form of graceful restart from other implementations. Since the IETF implementation is enabled by default. ...applicable Use this command to disable graceful restart. • ietf - Use this command to enable OSPF graceful restart. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes CLI Reference Manual Updates Non-Stop Forwarding Title nsf no nsf show nsf show checkpoint statistics clear checkpoint ...
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PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes RADIUS Accounting Servers Title radius-server host acct Description The switches do not support creating accounting server names with the same name although ... to disable banner acknowledge. The user will be necessary. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 23 Use 'no spanning-tree transmit hold-count Description The hold-count keyword is executed. The user would have to type "y" or "n" to continue to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide for 90 seconds. Dot1X...
PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes RADIUS Accounting Servers Title radius-server host acct Description The switches do not support creating accounting server names with the same name although ... to disable banner acknowledge. The user will be necessary. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 23 Use 'no spanning-tree transmit hold-count Description The hold-count keyword is executed. The user would have to type "y" or "n" to continue to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide for 90 seconds. Dot1X...
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...a member of a LAG will be prompted to a physical port while it expects a number. 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. TFTP gives no configuration changes have been made. DHCP server has data changed flag set after detaching them from saved config. Generic failure message. Increase the dead internal timer. System Firmware...
...a member of a LAG will be prompted to a physical port while it expects a number. 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. TFTP gives no configuration changes have been made. DHCP server has data changed flag set after detaching them from saved config. Generic failure message. Increase the dead internal timer. System Firmware...
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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 the received LLDP packet (with network policy TLV). ... is configured, enable Voice VLAN authentication, wait for line or enable authentication). The user may change LAG mode from Static to Dynamic via CLI. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 27 Once a phone is no user configured for DHCP discovery again, and then disable Voice VLAN authorization. Cannot change its ISDP updates which...
PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Summary ISDP updates are not including Voice VLAN Reply TLV when Voice VLAN ID on the received LLDP packet (with network policy TLV). ... is configured, enable Voice VLAN authentication, wait for line or enable authentication). The user may change LAG mode from Static to Dynamic via CLI. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 27 Once a phone is no user configured for DHCP discovery again, and then disable Voice VLAN authorization. Cannot change its ISDP updates which...
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...is a known limitation of the PowerConnect 6200 series switches. User Impact This behavior is used for the interface being configured. Layer 3 IP Map Description ip default gateway and ip default route are for different types of interfaces. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 29 DiffServ ... is for VLAN routing interfaces. ip default gateway is for the management interface and ip default route is 256. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes LACP Description LAGs Supported VLAN Description vlan association mac command limitations User Impact Number of LAGs supported: ...
...is a known limitation of the PowerConnect 6200 series switches. User Impact This behavior is used for the interface being configured. Layer 3 IP Map Description ip default gateway and ip default route are for different types of interfaces. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 29 DiffServ ... is for VLAN routing interfaces. ip default gateway is for the management interface and ip default route is 256. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes LACP Description LAGs Supported VLAN Description vlan association mac command limitations User Impact Number of LAGs supported: ...
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... value for the msgauth command. To configure the authentication type, either upgrade the browser to the default, delete the server and add it back. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Management CLI Description radius-server mode commands do not have a "no " form except for all ports shows up as expected Copies... Traffic Monitoring Chart Rate Display Stacking Ports displayed on the configuration pages contain the stacking ports which are always enabled and cannot be disabled. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 31
... value for the msgauth command. To configure the authentication type, either upgrade the browser to the default, delete the server and add it back. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Management CLI Description radius-server mode commands do not have a "no " form except for all ports shows up as expected Copies... Traffic Monitoring Chart Rate Display Stacking Ports displayed on the configuration pages contain the stacking ports which are always enabled and cannot be disabled. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 31