Dell™ PowerConnect™ 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/ 7048R-RA/8024/8024F/M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k PowerConnect 5.1.1.7 Firmware Release Notes Date: July 2013 System Firmware Version 5.1.1.7 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2003 – 2013 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
Table of Contents Introduction 1 Global Support 1 Firmware Specifications 1 Firmware Upgrade 2 Firmw are Dow ngrade 3 Boot Code Dow ngrade 4 Hardware Supported 4 Support Matrix 5 Supported Firmw are Functionality 6 Added Functionality in this Release 7 Changed Functionality in this Release 14 Issues Resolved 22 CLI Reference Guide Updates 55 User’s Configuration Guide Updates 59 Known Issues 61 Known Restrictions and Limitations 70 System – 5.0.1.3 71 System – 5.0.0.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Introduction This document provides specific information for the Dell PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA/8024/8024F/M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k switches firmware version 5.1.1.7. It is recommended that this release note be thoroughly reviewed prior to installing or upgrading of this product.
Firmware Upgrade NOTE: Administrators upgrading PowerConnect 7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/ 7048R/7048R-RA/8024/8024F/M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024k switches from 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x or 4.x.x.x or 5.x.x.x versions of firmware MUST follow the instructions documented in the Upgrading PowerConnect Switches from Version 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x or 4.x.x.x or 5.x.x.x to 5.1.1.7 Firmware procedure. Failure to follow the procedures described in that document when upgrading from 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x or 4.x.x.x or 5.x.x.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Firmware Downgrade Downgrading from 5.1.1.7 to an earlier release is supported on most PowerConnect series switches (except PC81xx series with B1 CPU versions, see note below); however, migration of configuration information from a later release to an earlier release is not supported.
Boot Code Downgrade Never downgrade the boot code! The 5.1.1.7 boot code supports all earlier versions of firmware and never needs downgrading.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Support Matrix Since not all functionality is supported on all switches, the following matrix identifies the major differences among the PowerConnect switch models. A check mark indicates support for the feature. All other features listed in the release notes are supported on all switches.
Supported Firmware Functionality For more details regarding all the supported firmware features and functionality, please refer to the Dell PowerConnect Series CLI Reference Guide and the Dell PowerConnect Series User’s Configuration Guide. 6 System Firmware Version 5.1.1.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Added Functionality in this Release This section contains a list of features added in this release that are new for at least one switch listed in the Hardware Supported section above. Release 5.1.1.7 No Added Functionality in this Release Release 5.1.0.
Release 4.2.2.3 No Added Functionality in this Release Release 4.2.1.3 No Added Functionality in this Release Release 4.2.0.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes • IPv6 Multicast A reboot is required when changing to or from IPv4 mode. Auto-Install USB based auto-install is an easy way to quickly bring up a switch with a known configuration.
DHCP Server The PowerConnect Series switches support a simple DHCP server capability for domains that do not wish to deploy a redundant DHCP address assignment solution or who have need of a temporary solution while (re)deploying their DHCP server solution. In configuring DHCP scopes, be aware that the DHCP pool address and netmask must exactly match a VLAN address and netmask assignment for DHCP addresses to be served over that VLAN. Only a single manual IP address can be assigned to a pool.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Detection of Dell EqualLogic arrays is keyed on receipt of the mandatory System Description TLV in the LLDP packet. Disabling LLDP will effectively disable Dell EqualLogic array detection. Dell EqualLogic arrays are required to be upgraded to firmware 5.0.2 or later in order to use the iSCSI Optimization feature.
SNTP over IPv6 SNTP operates over IPv4 and IPv6 and may be configured using IPv4 or IPv6 addresses or DNS. Strong Passwords The strong passwords feature allows administrators to specify that local switch passwords meet certain characteristics considered to enhance network security.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Internal Authentication Server The PowerConnect Series switches support 802.1X authentication of network users from an internal authentication database. IAS users are given access to network resources. IAS is not a valid method for login or enable authentication. The IAS database can be downloaded to the switch using the “ias-users” target in the copy command.
Changed Functionality in this Release This section contains commentary on significant differences from previous releases of firmware on PowerConnect switches, e.g. the 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA/M6348/M6220/M8024/8024/8024F/M8024-k switches. Dell PowerConnect series switches closely conform to networking industry standard operational capabilities and administrative interfaces.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Bootcode upgrade Bootcode program is enhanced to automatically upgrade bootcode on migrating switches from pre-4.x version to 5.x version. Release 4.2.2.3 No Changed Functionality in this Release Release 4.2.1.3 VoIP Phone Limits The limitation on the number of VoIP phones has been increased to 576 phones for the PowerConnect 7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F switches.
The default authentication list for telnet and SSH has been changed to enableNetList. The only authentication method contained in enableNetList is enabled. The net effect of these two changes is that a password is required to enter privileged exec mode when using telnet or SSH.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes NOTE: It is recommended that administrators disable portfast and autoportfast on physical interfaces configured in a LAG. Portfast and autoportfast can interfere with an interface entering into LAG mode on a reboot and possibly enable a packet storm. Spanning Tree Changes Administrators may assign more than 1024 VLANs to MSTP instances.
By default, trunk ports participate in all VLANs. VLANs created after a trunk port is created are added to all trunk ports. VLANs deleted are removed from all trunk ports. The operator may configure a trunk port to explicitly disallow certain VLANs. Native VLAN Configuration on Trunk Ports: It is now possible to configure the native VLAN on a port in trunk mode.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Fragmentation and reassembly of VRRP packets is not supported. DHCP Relay The following enhancements have been made to the operation of DHCP Relay to bring the implementation into conformance with RFC 4649: DHCPv6 Relay Circuit Id/Remote Id Types RFC 4649 specifies the IANA assignment of the Relay Circuit Id sub-option and Remote Id option.
Mandatory 802.1AB TLVs • • • • • Chassis ID TLV (subtype shall default to MAC Address) Port ID TLV (subtype shall default to MAC address TTL TLV MAC/PHY configuration/status TLV End of LLDP PDU Optional 802.1AB TLV • • Systems Capabilities TLV Power via MDI TLV NOT recommended for transmission in order to conserve LLDPDU space.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes VLANs may be administratively assigned to MSTIs in excess of the switch physical limits and without regard to whether the VLAN is actually configured. Frames are only forwarded on VLANs assigned to interfaces. Administrators can re-enter SYSLOG server config mode for a particular SYSLOG server entry without requiring the deletion and re-creation of the entry.
Issues Resolved The following issues from previous releases have been corrected. The issues listed here may have been discovered on any of the switches listed on the title page. Release 5.1.1.7 Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms Switch crashes in tIomEvtMon() task once per week. FRU service tag value updates from CMC might result in buffer overflow as service tag and other related tag fields are updated in the switch. Correct buffer overflow.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Incorrect stats for "show logging email statistics" "No of email Failures so far" in command "show logging email statistics" is incrementing even if there are no failures. Corrected problem in checking for non-urgent messages. All 5.
M8024-K switch can cause high fan speed with CMC 4.2 Temp range difference between M8024k and CMC with FW 4.2 and above causing chassis fan speed stuck at 100% Modified fan speed change parameters and added new temperature handling logic. PCM8024-K All entries in IGMP snooping are added and deleted immediately in a specific time for 5 minutes Group entries in IGMP snooping are added and deleted immediately in a specific time for 5 minutes Corrected timer rollover problem that happens every 49.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes OOB Static IP unreachable after stack failover After failover stack loses static IP address configured on OOB interface. Proper checks prevent using the previous DHCP mode. All platforms that support the OOB interface http[s] authentication against RADIUS only allows privilege level 1 access HTTPS authentication through RADIUS grants only read-only access.
Release 5.0.1.3 Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms Re-enable Auto Negotiation using GUI doesn't work properly VLAN ACL blocks traffic across stack members Power supply logging The Auto Negotiation can't be enabled back on "Port Configuration->Show All" page once it has been disabled. Corrected error in Port Configuration page. All 5.0 supported platforms ACL prevented traffic from reaching destination Prevented VLAN ACL from being applied to stack ports. All 5.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Release 5.0.0.4 Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms OpenManage UI does not accept blank space character for port description Port description does not accept space Correction the port description validation to accept spaces. All 4.
Inline help for "spanning-tree loopguard" is incorrect. The help text might lead the user to think the command only applied to a single port instead of all ports. Corrected the help text so that it indicates that the command applies to all ports. All 4.2 supported platforms Some of the options of "show ip pim" command are not available in user EXEC mode. Some of the options of "show ip pim" command are not available in user EXEC mode. Added missing options to the CLI tree. All 4.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes 1. Changes are not applied to the correct interfaces on the pages "System>sFlow>Sampler Configuration" "System>sFlow->Poll Configuration" 1. Changes were not applied to the correct interfaces on the GUI pages referred to. 1. Used initialized buffers. 2. Correct the error message. All 4.2 supported platforms 2. An incorrect error message was displayed. 2.
startup-config failed error message is displayed when finishing the Dell Easy Setup Wizard startup-config failed error message is displayed when finishing the Dell Easy Setup Wizard Corrected the implementation of this command so that it functions correctly. All 4.2 supported platforms In stacking environment, "show system temperature" command output is corrupted CLI output for command "show system temperature" is corrupted when pagination is used. Corrected pagination in the command handler. All 4.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes switches rebooting possible crash dump w/ emWeb general mode vlan does not show up after a reload, it shows up in access vlan SNMP OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.1 0895.3000.1.2.1 10.7.x causing switch crash Stack ARP Problem Stack member units port display is missing in web GUI. No response to ICMP with jumbo (ping) Ports connected to Intel X520 NIC do not return online after reboot.
Switch CLI help does not locate the 'initiate failover' command properly Timeout during SNMP walk on root "show interfaces switchport" command shows incorrect General Mode Tagged VLANs value Error while adding an access-list to an access-group Walk of agentDaiVlanSt atsTable returns statistics for all the 4096 VLANs OOB interface configured with default IP via Setup Wizard though not to do so Unable to create VLAN ID and name VLAN in Web GUI "Failed to get CPU cosq 0 drop counters, error -16" messages in lo
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Switch doesn't register all the 576 devices if LLDP-MED has all the optional TLVs.
"ip http secureserver" command not getting migrated from 4.1.0.19 build to 4.2.1.3 build. Data loop in Simple mode when adding VLAN ip http secure-server command not getting applied when we migrate from 4.1.0.19 to 4.2.1.3 release Corrected command parsing problem. All 4.2 supported platforms A data loop occurs in the port-aggregator if a new VLAN is added to an interface. Corrected the VLAN creation error. PCM6220 PCM6348 PCM8024 PCM8024-k Release 4.2.1.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Missing port membership from SNMP (dot1qVlanStati cUntaggedPorts and dot1qVlanStatic EgressPorts) The VRPP track port priority changes in the running config Changing VLAN configuration for general mode affected trunk mode configuration and there from the port membership returned via SNMP. Corrected the issue. All 4.
Dropped VLAN frames are included in Discards counters. PC7048 Combo ports are not passing traffic. Customer is really not able to use this counter to monitor their network outage activity. Corrected by not ignoring the dropped VLAN frames in the Discards counter All 4.2 supported platforms Combo ports are randomly not transmitting traffic, but receiving frames when media type preference set as SFP Corrected by adding a property to bypass the lane initialization when media-type preferences is set.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes show crypto key mypubkey generates two error messages After generating DSA & RSA keys, executing the command "show crypto key mypubkey" generates the following error messages: Resolved All 4.2 supported platforms There is no impact on the keys themselves. The Web GUI does not display the static/local ARP entries.
No message logged for "Max number of SSH login sessions exceeded" CLI command "show ipv6 interface" does not paginate correctly 2nd and 4th block of copper ports 5-8 and 13-16 think they are fiber ports, possible problems WebGui Secure Shell SSH Remote Access Web UI MSTP Instance pull down menu displays 4k MSTIs Flowcontrol negotiation issues with 10GBase-T module PC8024 - GUI Under Port Configuration page get error on 10GB ports when you change any setting Unable to config secure ssh from web interface.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Line "no passive-interface Vl32" in startupconfig does not get loaded on startup The following is displayed when startupconfig is loaded: Corrected stored config All 4.2 supported platforms Applying Global configuration, please wait ... Applying Interface configuration, please wait ...
M8024 - 1GB link being negotiated on 10GB Intel X520-KX4 Feature request Display "clientDUID" in DHCP binding table. clock summertime recurring EU offset 60 zone "GMT" not offsetting the time by 60 minutes M6220 - Simple mode, VLAN setting not active when move port to another group SSH configuration not restored after reboot PC8024 VLAN trunk assignment CLI change Web UI displays incorrect session timeout duration PC8024 - Secure HTTP Random Characters 4.1.0.6 Upgrades to 4.1.0.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes M6220 Routing fails on VLAN Customer has multiple M6220 switches, and as part of a network change they wanted to remove a VLAN routing interface that was no longer in use. When they removed the IP address from this VLAN, they lost routing across the entire switch.
CLI command "show interface detail portchannel1" locks up console session The CLI command “show interface detail port-channel1” generates the following errors: Creating VLANs, assigning ports using vlan membership detail page causes removal from runningconfig Assigning ACL Priority to a VLAN interface does not get set via Web UI Incorrect Model numbers and revision date in dellref.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Release 4.1.1.9 Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms PC7048R-RA switch has boxes req cpu process 38-54% utilization with single power supply. PC7048R-RA switch has cpu process boxes req running between 38-54 % utilization if it’s running either only with primary or secondary power supply. Corrected CPU utilization issue when running with one power supply.
Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms PCM6348 - Log message output SNMP walk through unsupported counters cause error messages Change the logging priority of the messages for unsupported counters so that they are not output. All Platforms Missing port VLAN membership in the GUI. If switch has less than 24 ports, Port VLAN membership will not be shown in the GUI. Corrected the VLAN port data issue. PC70xx Routing fails on VLAN.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms sFlow: Limit of 32 for the number of interfaces for which sFlow can be enabled Current limit of 32 for the number of interfaces for which sFlow can be enabled. Changed the limit to allow all sFlow instances. All Platforms sFlow: Formatting errors with some of the records Some of the sFlow records had formatting errors.
Release 4.1.0.19 Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms Combo ports flapping when fiber port connected to certain other vendor switches Users unable to reliably operate over combo ports Corrected combo port flapping issue with new PHY firmware. Added new media-type command to configure the preference on a combo port PC8024 PC8024F New M8024/M8024-k cards have different memory parts requiring changes to DDR timings User unable to downgrade to earlier version of firmware No resolution.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms Summertime function running early. The summertime function resets the time on the wrong week. Corrected the function that returns the day of the week to account for particular months and leap years. All Platforms Switch does not save complete MST VLAN configuration.
Summary User Impact Resolution Access is allowed to files on the switch without log in permissions required If the file name is known, the file can be downloaded through the web browser without having to be logged in. Corrected the web process to require login credentials before downloading a file. Switch crashes when downloading without the .stk extension. Switch crashes when trying to download code without .stk extension through HTTPS using HTTP. Corrected download web page.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms FAN LED graphic on web page needs to glow in RED when FANs are not operational (stopped). Inability to determine switch status. Web page has been corrected All Platforms Incorrect command is being displayed in running-config, when boot host dhcp is disabled. Potential operator confusion regarding web page operations.
Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms SysUpTime is not being shown correctly during an SNMP walk (Poll interval 1sec) Potential operator confusion regarding switch operation. The correct variable is used to write SysUpTime All Platforms Log messages need to be corrected on ip dhcp snooping rate limit scenario. Potential operator confusion regarding switch configuration. Inability to diagnose network issues. Interface representations in log messages use unit-slotport format.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms Re-authenticate Now check box is not highlighted when edit check box is selected Inability to configure switch.
Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms Unable to execute the command dot1x timeout txperiod 1 Potential operator confusion over switch operations. This command is accepted with a timeout period of 1 second. Corrected range check on input. All Platforms In switching> network security >dot1x authentication web page in read-only user mode, the Re-Authenticate Now check box can be checked Potential operator confusion over switch operations. Possible security issue.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms CLI will not let user configure available parameter for the given IGMP command Potential operator frustration over switch configuration. IGMP configuration commands can be entered in interface VLAN mode at any time.
Summary User Impact Resolution Affected Platforms Stack splits into multiple masters when MU fails. Potential operator frustration over switch operations. Issue in SDK MAC reset function resolved such that connected unit respond to master within 1 ms. Stacking stability verified under the conditions where issue occurred. All Platforms VLAN name issues in web UI on modular. Old VLAN name is retained on web page when switching to new VLAN. Discards Occurring After Firmware Update to current version 3.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes CLI Reference Guide Updates Release 5.1.1.7 No Updates Release 5.1.0.
Release 5.0.1.3 No Updates Release 5.0.0.4 Command Issue Show snmp filters Snmp-server filter The following note should be added to the command usage guidelines.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Release 4.1.0.
Examples: console#show interfaces media-type Port --------Te1/0/21 Te1/0/22 Te1/0/23 Te1/0/24 Configured Media-Type(s) --------------------------auto-select, SFP preferred auto-select, SFP preferred auto-select, SFP preferred auto-select, SFP preferred Active -----SFP SFP Down Down Release 4.1.0.6 The Dell PowerConnect CLI Reference Guide is completely new.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes User’s Configuration Guide Updates The following table lists issues found in the User’s Configuration Guide after publication: Release 5.1.1.7 No Updates Release 5.1.0.1 Issue The following paragraphs need to be added to the User’s Guides for all platforms except the PCM6220: Unknown unicast and multicast packets are copied to the CPU on the lowest priority QoS queue.
Release 4.2.2.3 No Updates Release 4.2.1.3 Please refer Dell PowerConnect Users Guide for more details Release 4.2.0.4 Please refer Dell PowerConnect Users Guide for more details Release 4.1.1.9 No Updates Release 4.1.0.19 The default authentication profile has changed from "enableList" to "enableNetList: Telnet and SSH default to using the enableNetList authentication profile which requires an enable or line password.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Known Issues The following are all the outstanding known issues from previous releases. The issues listed here may have been discovered on any of the switches listed on the title page. Release 5.1.1.7 Summary PC8100 - SCP or SFTP file transfers to FreeBSD and Mac causes switch to crash and reboot.
Release 5.0.0.4 Summary QSFP Base CR4 with copper DAC cable lengths greater than 3 meters will not work on PC8100 switches User Impact When using the DAC copper cables with QSFP CR4s (which are rarely used) and cable more than 3 meters, the switch may not even detect this device and so link up never happens.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary On PC8100 switches, console gets locked for 20-30 seconds if trying to add a 6to4 tunnel source within 30 seconds of deleting another tunnel source. 'out of mBlks' logs are observed on console if ICMPv6 echo requests are sent to OOB port at line rate Invalid characters are shown under reason column for some entries in the “show ip ospf statistics” command.
Summary OOB static IP entry cannot be the same as the DHCP assigned IP address User Impact After receiving an IP address from the DHCP server, the switch gives an error and will not allow an attempt to add a static IP address and gateway that is the same as the DHCP IP address. Workaround Use a different IP address than the DHCP address given. Summary User Impact Workaround Stack member units port display is missing in web GUI. WebUI sFlow Polling page issues. Wrong id for the power LED is displayed.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary OpenManage displays incorrect session timeout duration when using secure HTTP User Impact After the browser session timeout (default 10 minutes), OpenManage displays incorrect session timeout duration in the message "Your session had been inactive for more than 240 minutes", which is the actual setting for telnet and ssh.
Summary PC8024F Stacking CLI/WebUI : stack-ports counters value is always zero User Impact CLI/WebUI shows the stack-ports counters value as zero after stack is formed. CLI command "no snmpserver communitygroup" doesn't work Dot1x ias local authentication method not working CLI command “no snmp-server communitygroup” is not available.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary M8024-k OpenManage Web UI stack view display Inline help for "spanning-tree loopguard" is incorrect. show interfaces advanced firmware displays ports 1-20 as 10GBASE-T on 8024F VLAN name config lost when upgrade from 3.1.5.16 to 4.2.x.
Summary User Impact Workaround Traffic led solid green with 1Gb and 100Mb link speeds on PC8024/PC8024F Setting advertisement from other switches or IXIA of 1Gb or 100Mb link speeds to 10G links on 8024, 8024F results in link up and traffic led to be solid green. None – Traffic LED Solid Green do not cause any functional issues.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Summary User Impact Workaround Read/write user allowed read only access when authentication method is used as TACACS. The user always gets Read-Only access if using TACACS as a means for HTTP authentication, even if the TACACS user is Read/Write capable. User can configure the same TACACS user locally and use LOCAL authentication method for HTTP.
Known Restrictions and Limitations Release 5.1.1.7 Description PowerConnect 8100 Series QSFP DAC CR4 40GB cable fails to link up with partner switch (for example. Dell Force10 S4810). After upgrading a Power Connect 8100 series switch to firmware 5.1.0.1 customers may experience loss of connectivity when using 40G QSFP CR4 DAC cables with partner switch. Some partner switch vendors may by default leave auto-negotiation disabled for CR4 connections.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes "ip http secure-server" may not be cleared after performing the clear config operation if there is user intervention before prompt returns Low Clear config operation clears all system components operational and configuration information and then builds the default configuration. This operation takes time to complete and the prompt may not be returned immediately.
iSCSI Description “show iscsi sessions” command does not display established sessions on M8024/M8024-k/PC8024/PC8024F platforms. User Impact Moderate – Workaround: Configure partner devices to send tagged, not priority tagged traffic. Release 4.2.1.3 Management – 4.2.1.3 CLI Description User Impact CLI command ‘show dot1x users’ is missing in CLI Low – Use the show dot1x clients command to show the authenticated clients.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes SSH RSA or DSA keys can be generated by using the ssh-keygen command on a Unix system or with other publicly available utilities. Broadcom NIC link always stays up within the m8024-k status even after disabling server port through device manager or turning off server altogether. Low- This is works as designed and is necessary for new features for 12G.
Multicast VLAN Registration Description User Impact MVR is not supported on LAGs Use of MVR is restricted to physical interfaces. Layer 3 – 4.2.0.4 IP MTU Description User Impact IP VLAN MTU Support Operators may see jumbo packets discarded when operating in a routed IP environment. Administrators are advised when operating in a L3 routing configuration with jumbo frames to adjust both the link MTU and the VLAN IP MTU.
PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes When multiple partitions are present on the flash drive, only the first partition is accessible. Minimal – users will typically re-partition flash drives to maximize space. Web Description User Impact Certain browser (IE) versions respond slowly when displaying large lists of information. In these cases, the “All” display selection may not appear (is disabled).
control (FIP) and FCoE data traffic. In cases, where FIP and FCoE use different priorities, it is expected that intermediate switches are configured to treat them accordingly. In cases where ports are configured in DCBX auto mode and configuration source carries two TLVs, one for FIP and other for FCoE with different priorities then it is expected that FSB/DCB should forward this information to downstream ports.