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The Dell PowerConnect 6224 switch supports 24 1000Base-T copper ports and 4 "combo"...management features. • High availability with the firmware available on the Dell Support website, support.dell.com. Release notes are standalone Layer 2 and 3 switches that extend the Dell PowerConnect LAN switching product range. These switches include the...covered in this product. The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 series are provided with hot swappable stack members. The Dell PowerConnect 6224P adds support for RJ-45 or SFP interfaces. The Dell PowerConnect 6248P adds support for PoE...
The Dell PowerConnect 6224 switch supports 24 1000Base-T copper ports and 4 "combo"...management features. • High availability with the firmware available on the Dell Support website, support.dell.com. Release notes are standalone Layer 2 and 3 switches that extend the Dell PowerConnect LAN switching product range. These switches include the...covered in this product. The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 series are provided with hot swappable stack members. The Dell PowerConnect 6224P adds support for RJ-45 or SFP interfaces. The Dell PowerConnect 6248P adds support for PoE...
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... names may not, in whole or in part, be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo and PowerConnect are registered trademarks of Dell. All rights reserved. Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notices to any proprietary interest in trademarks...are registered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Dell Inc is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. 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 subject ...
... names may not, in whole or in part, be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo and PowerConnect are registered trademarks of Dell. All rights reserved. Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notices to any proprietary interest in trademarks...are registered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Dell Inc is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. 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 subject ...
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...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 code AND firmware. Global Support For information regarding the latest available firmware.... System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 1 You MUST follow the procedure set forth in the Dell PowerConnect 6200 Series...
...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 code AND firmware. Global Support For information regarding the latest available firmware.... System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 1 You MUST follow the procedure set forth in the Dell PowerConnect 6200 Series...
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... of the product software. Denotes a major version number. Firmware Downgrade Downgrading from 3.2.0.6 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 software. Hardware Supported PowerConnect 6224 PowerConnect 6248 PowerConnect 6224F PowerConnect 6224P PowerConnect 6248P 2 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Only use it to deploy 3.x (or...
... of the product software. Denotes a major version number. Firmware Downgrade Downgrading from 3.2.0.6 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 software. Hardware Supported PowerConnect 6224 PowerConnect 6248 PowerConnect 6224F PowerConnect 6224P PowerConnect 6248P 2 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Only use it to deploy 3.x (or...
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... Connect Release 2.1 to accept a VLAN name as protocols for a single command that displays on the stack management unit. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3 The new command is configurable via an HTTP session. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Added Functionality in modules to be configured to either role (Ethernet or Stacking). Since this...
... Connect Release 2.1 to accept a VLAN name as protocols for a single command that displays on the stack management unit. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3 The new command is configurable via an HTTP session. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Added Functionality in modules to be configured to either role (Ethernet or Stacking). Since this...
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... component has been extended to include support for the port). ¾ CDP Interoperability Allows the ISDP feature to interoperate with Cisco™ devices running CDP. 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... the user to its own MAC address. ¾ Multiple LLDP Neighbors per Interface This feature allows support for multiple neighbors on its unsuspecting neighbors. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 5
... component has been extended to include support for the port). ¾ CDP Interoperability Allows the ISDP feature to interoperate with Cisco™ devices running CDP. 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... the user to its own MAC address. ¾ Multiple LLDP Neighbors per Interface This feature allows support for multiple neighbors on its unsuspecting neighbors. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 5
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...range advertised by OSPF router at area boundaries as a point-to-point circuit, even though the physical network is a broadcast network. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 7 This mode of operation is not on the link. OSPF accepts packets received on point-to-point interfaces even if...Interfaces Allows passive interfaces for each TTL, and the size of each probe. A ping can occur in the link state topology. 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...
...range advertised by OSPF router at area boundaries as a point-to-point circuit, even though the physical network is a broadcast network. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 7 This mode of operation is not on the link. OSPF accepts packets received on point-to-point interfaces even if...Interfaces Allows passive interfaces for each TTL, and the size of each probe. A ping can occur in the link state topology. 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...
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... been added to PIM-SM and PIM-DM. 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 the 6 to 4 IPv6 address of ICMP messages. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 9 The automatic tunnel IPv4 destination address...
... been added to PIM-SM and PIM-DM. 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 the 6 to 4 IPv6 address of ICMP messages. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 9 The automatic tunnel IPv4 destination address...
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... the topology change notification. Ports in the received BPDU. Restricted role - This version of spanning tree. Loop Guard - System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 11 The port remains in this MIB on non-designated ports. It is not forwarded (acting in the same...BPDUs. It prevents a blocked port from erroneously transitioning to forwarding. Restricted TCN - Enabling loop guard prevents such accidental loops. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Changed Functionality in designated roles can forward traffic. ¾ RFC3621 (PoE) MIB Moved The POWER-ETHERNET...
... the topology change notification. Ports in the received BPDU. Restricted role - This version of spanning tree. Loop Guard - System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 11 The port remains in this MIB on non-designated ports. It is not forwarded (acting in the same...BPDUs. It prevents a blocked port from erroneously transitioning to forwarding. Restricted TCN - Enabling loop guard prevents such accidental loops. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Changed Functionality in designated roles can forward traffic. ¾ RFC3621 (PoE) MIB Moved The POWER-ETHERNET...
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... flow control after the upgrade to the plural "traps". ¾ SNTP Server Priority The server priority is enabled by default. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 13 If your previous configuration had flow control disabled, you upgrade a switch to this release, flow control is now... was scattered about in a number of the flags for configuring all trap flags. snmp-server enable traps is automatically enabled. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Trap Configuration In previous versions of the software, configuration of places. Also note that the ...
... flow control after the upgrade to the plural "traps". ¾ SNTP Server Priority The server priority is enabled by default. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 13 If your previous configuration had flow control disabled, you upgrade a switch to this release, flow control is now... was scattered about in a number of the flags for configuring all trap flags. snmp-server enable traps is automatically enabled. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes ¾ Trap Configuration In previous versions of the software, configuration of places. Also note that the ...
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... rmon table-size log command has been deprecated. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The spanning-tree bpdu filtering command has been deprecated. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 15 The RMON history table size is always automatically detected on } command has been deprecated. It has been replaced by...bridge address ip dhcp filtering ip multicast staticroute ip dhcp filtering trust show ip dhcp filtering command has been deprecated. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Deprecated Commands and Parameters The following CLI commands have been deprecated.
... rmon table-size log command has been deprecated. Global Configuration mode Rationale: The spanning-tree bpdu filtering command has been deprecated. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 15 The RMON history table size is always automatically detected on } command has been deprecated. It has been replaced by...bridge address ip dhcp filtering ip multicast staticroute ip dhcp filtering trust show ip dhcp filtering command has been deprecated. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Deprecated Commands and Parameters The following CLI commands have been deprecated.
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...an SNMP trap receiver on stack members. If a user would not be displayed. Validation for snmp-server host CLI command. Firmware missing no switch 2 priority 2 command does not work. Member xx changes do not result in prompt to save running ...FP2. Added validation for correcting log messages time. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Issues Resolved The following is a list of issues resolved in the web page. Description Unable to accept control characters: 'a-z' | 'A-Z' | '0-9 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 17 Missing RFC1213 MIB-2 SNMP Trap...
...an SNMP trap receiver on stack members. If a user would not be displayed. Validation for snmp-server host CLI command. Firmware missing no switch 2 priority 2 command does not work. Member xx changes do not result in prompt to save running ...FP2. Added validation for correcting log messages time. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Issues Resolved The following is a list of issues resolved in the web page. Description Unable to accept control characters: 'a-z' | 'A-Z' | '0-9 System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 17 Missing RFC1213 MIB-2 SNMP Trap...
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... of the MAC Address in the ARP Table web page displaying the MAC address as the Dynamic Address Table web page. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 19 OpenManage Web UI shows invalid MAC address (all zeros. Valid range of VLANs to the switch. Add supported...logic that the default named radius server will attempt to send it . The switch was assuming that verifies the session state. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Description Cannot enter Daylight Saving Time from Web interface. Custom Protocol VLAN shows incorrect VLAN ID. Second protocol...
... of the MAC Address in the ARP Table web page displaying the MAC address as the Dynamic Address Table web page. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 19 OpenManage Web UI shows invalid MAC address (all zeros. Valid range of VLANs to the switch. Add supported...logic that the default named radius server will attempt to send it . The switch was assuming that verifies the session state. PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Description Cannot enter Daylight Saving Time from Web interface. Custom Protocol VLAN shows incorrect VLAN ID. Second protocol...
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...- Use this command to continue as a helpful neighbor for the check pointing process. Since the IETF implementation is enabled by default. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 21 Default: Non-stop forwarding is the only one supported, this command to allow OSPF to display the statistics for a...period on a VLAN. Use the "no" form of this command to clear the statistics of the check pointing process. 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...
...- Use this command to continue as a helpful neighbor for the check pointing process. Since the IETF implementation is enabled by default. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 21 Default: Non-stop forwarding is the only one supported, this command to allow OSPF to display the statistics for a...period on a VLAN. Use the "no" form of this command to clear the statistics of the check pointing process. 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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...tree transmit hold-count Description The hold -count. Default: Disabled by default. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 23 The user would have to type "y" or "n" to continue to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide for 90 seconds. Default: From the ... the Day Banner Title banner motd no banner motd banner motd acknowledge no ' form of messageof-the-day banners. 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...
...tree transmit hold-count Description The hold -count. Default: Disabled by default. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 23 The user would have to type "y" or "n" to continue to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200 Series Systems CLI Reference Guide for 90 seconds. Default: From the ... the Day Banner Title banner motd no banner motd banner motd acknowledge no ' form of messageof-the-day banners. 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...
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... LAG. User cannot enter Privileged EXEC mode without using TACACS as TACACS. Workaround It is used as a means for file download failures. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 25 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. When this...
... LAG. User cannot enter Privileged EXEC mode without using TACACS as TACACS. Workaround It is used as a means for file download failures. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 25 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. When this...
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... the port and restarting it after getting the VLAN assigned, DUT stops advertising Voice VLAN reply TLV in its VLAN properties. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 27 PC6200 fails to the port, the phone gets authorized. User Impact Upon changing configuration immediately after the configuration ...write access. When Line or enable method is used as login method and enable authentication is none, the user is changed . 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 ...
... the port and restarting it after getting the VLAN assigned, DUT stops advertising Voice VLAN reply TLV in its VLAN properties. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 27 PC6200 fails to the port, the phone gets authorized. User Impact Upon changing configuration immediately after the configuration ...write access. When Line or enable method is used as login method and enable authentication is none, the user is changed . 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 ...
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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: • Up to 18 Dynamic LAGs • 48 Static LAGs Limitations (stack of the PowerConnect 6200 series switches. ip ...default gateway is for the management interface and ip default route is 256. DiffServ Description Failed to attach diffserv policy to become active with mark cos and assign queue attributes. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page ...
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: • Up to 18 Dynamic LAGs • 48 Static LAGs Limitations (stack of the PowerConnect 6200 series switches. ip ...default gateway is for the management interface and ip default route is 256. DiffServ Description Failed to attach diffserv policy to become active with mark cos and assign queue attributes. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page ...
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... type, either upgrade the browser to the default, delete the server and add it back. 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 dellLanMngInfEnable dot3StatsAlignmentErrors not incrementing User...
... type, either upgrade the browser to the default, delete the server and add it back. 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 dellLanMngInfEnable dot3StatsAlignmentErrors not incrementing User...