Dell PowerConnect 5524 Release Notes

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Dell™ PowerConnect™ 5524/5548/5524P/5548P
PowerConnect 5524/5548/5524P/5548P
Release Notes
Date: April 2014
System Firmware Version 4.1.0.16
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  • Page 1 All rights reserved. This document may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written consent of Dell. Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notices to any products or specifications referred to herein to improve reliability, functionality or design.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents I n t r o d u c t i o n G L O B A L S U P P O R T F i r m w a r e S p e c i f i c a t i o n s F u n c t i o n a l i t y C h a n g e s I s s u e s R e s o l v e d 40G Molex break-out cable: E357317-S (uL) TYPE CL2 FT4 30 AWG, is not supported and cause port flapping ...
  • Page 3 The command "boot host dhcp" needs to stay in the configuration if without autosave option........8 Link issues between PC5548 and e6320 (Dell) laptop (EEE interoperability on Intel NIC) ........9 PC55xx Port-channel inconsistent configuration in general mode ................9 PC55xx - FATAL ERROR and crash when changing port mode.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Introduction This document provides specific information for the Dell PowerConnect 5524/5548/5524P/5548P Switch systems, firmware version 4.1.0.16 (which is a maintenance release). It is recommended that this release note be thoroughly reviewed prior to installing or upgrading this product.
  • Page 5: Functionality Changes

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Functionality Changes From Version 4.1.0.15 and on – by default all show commands relevant to interfaces status/configuration will display only present interfaces. Command will not display interfaces that are not currently present on the stack. Note: display time may be a bit longer than in previous versions.
  • Page 6: Issues Resolved

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Issues Resolved The following issues have been resolved in current firmware release (Version 4.1.0.16) Description User Impact Resolution When using the mentioned cable, ports is Issue resolved by adding Added support for 40G Molex flapping and traffic cannot be forwarded support break-out cable Actual traffic is being forwarded, but counters...
  • Page 7: Known Restrictions And Limitations

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Known Restrictions and Limitations Summary User Impact Workaround “Receiving” switch is not able to provide Disable PoE on the ports which connect When 2 PoE capable PoE power to PD devices attached to it. 2 PoE enabled devices. switches are connected to each other, one of the 2 switches may consume...
  • Page 8: Documentation Updates

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Documentation Updates This document lists the changes from the PowerConnect 5524/5548/5524P/5548P Systems CLI and User’s Guide. The modifications are due to instances discovered in various user environments. Summary Description Relevant Documents Adding clarification to user guideline and CLI Adding clarification to Voice example for command “voice vlan enable”...
  • Page 9: Stp Frame Size - Stp Frames Had Extra Padding (Frame Size 68 Instead Of 64)

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes STP frames with extra padding are valid from STP frame size - STP frames had standard point of view. However – some Extra padding was removed extra padding (frame size 68 instead systems reported errors when receiving such of 64) frames.
  • Page 10: Gui Problem In Vlan Pages

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes "apply" and "cancel" button disappear from VLAN port setting edit page if interface includes GUI problem in VLAN pages Issue resolved command to remove certain VLANs Device crashes when Adding Voice VLAN Voice VLAN and LAGs Issue resolved enabled ports to a LAG vulnerabilities and DoS attacks...
  • Page 11: Pct55Xx Ps (Main Power Supply) And Rps (Redundant Ps) Led Status Is Not Reflected Accurately In The Zoom View Of The Web Gui

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes PS LED was always on even if PS was not PCT55xx PS (main Power Supply) connected to power. RPS LED was always off, and RPS (Redundant PS) LED even if RPS was connected. GUI did not Issue resolved status is not reflected accurately in provide accurate indication if PS and/or RPS...
  • Page 12: Link Issues Between Pc5548 And E6320 (Dell) Laptop (Eee Interoperability On Intel Nic)

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes When EEE is disabled – Switch does not advertise Link issues between PC5548 and EEE capability. e6320 (Dell) laptop (EEE Link cannot be established When EEE is enabled – interoperability on Intel NIC) user can determine if to...
  • Page 13: Pc55Xx - Show Clock Detail Output Different To User Manual

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes PC55xx - show clock detail output Show clock in the device showed Summer Fixed the code to match the different to user manual time range in dates instead of words User Guide When using the SNMP GetNext on Incorrect OID returned on 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.1.9999 the incorrect OID is Fixed the problem...
  • Page 14: Pc55Xx - Unable To Set Speed 1000 Via Web Gui On Ten Gigabit Interfaces

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes PC55xx - unable to set speed User cannot set TE port speed to 100 via 1000 via web GUI on ten gigabit EWS. This can be done only VIA CLI WEB GUI fixed interfaces every once in a while port flapping would occur, in some cases when a large number of PC55xxP –...
  • Page 15: Eee Advertisement When Eee Is Disabled

    PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes The following is a list of issues resolved between 4.0.1.0 and 4.0.1.11 firmware release. Description User Impact Resolution When EEE is disabled, the auto- When EEE is disabled, the Auto- negotiation process does not negotiation advertises EEE capability of advertise EEE capability.

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