Dell PowerConnect 8024 Release Notes
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Page 1: Release Notes
Dell™ PowerConnect™ 8024/8024F PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Date: March 2011 System Firmware Version 3.1.4.16... - Page 2 Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entity claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. 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.
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Page 4: 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 H a r d w a r e S u p p o r t e d F e a t u r e s I n t r o d u c e d i n t h i s R e l e a s e Release 3.1.4.16... -
Page 5: Introduction
Denotes a scheduled maintenance release of the product software. Denotes a major version number. Supported Firmware Functionality For more details regarding the functionalities listed, please refer to the Dell™ PowerConnect™ PC8024/PC8024F Switches CLI Reference Guide and the Dell™ PowerConnect™ PC8024/PC8024F Switches Configuration Guide. Hardware Supported PowerConnect 8024F PowerConnect 8024 System Firmware Version 3.1.4.16... -
Page 6: Features Introduced In This Release
No new features introduced in Release 3.1.4.8. Release 3.1.4.5 New PowerConnect 8024 Switch A 24 port 10GBase-T (1Gigabit/10Gigabit) switch with 20 fixed 10GBase-T ports and 4 combo ports that can be either 10GBase-T or SFP/SFP+. There are two redundant power supplies each of which can supply 300W. -
Page 7: Changed Functionality In This Release
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes ReFormatFLASHFileSystem There is now a file system recovery option that is present in the boot menu that users can use if they suspect an issue with the file system on a switch. This option will copy the minimum required files from the file system, reformat the file system, and copy the files back. -
Page 8: Issues Resolved
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Issues Resolved Release 3.1.4.16 Description User Impact Resolution In simple mode STP BPDU will pass Switches receiving unwanted STP BPDU flooding set to disabled in through from one port-aggregator to BPDUs may shut the port down. -
Page 9: Release 3.1.4.8
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Description User Impact Resolution The show ip igmp groups vlan detail Only detail fails to show registered Corrected the show ip igmp groups does not show any registered MC MC groups. Other commands show detail command. - Page 10 PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Description User Impact Resolution Switch throws errors of level Error messages are displayed on the Now counters are properly handled based on the applicable registers. info/debug when clearing PFC console and the counters not interface counters or checking PFC incremented properly due to interface counters.
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Page 11: Interface
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Description User Impact Resolution MLD Packets are not snooped, when Switch limitation such that it cannot Added a new MLD rule to the FFP sending MLD packets with Hop-by- properly identify IPv6 MLD packets which will trap to the CPU IPv6 Hop header with Router Alert Option. - Page 12 PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Description User Impact Resolution Read-write user gets Read-only Read-write user gets Read-only Use access level assigned by the access for telnet and SSH session, access for telnet and SSH session, radius server instead of getting from...
- Page 13 PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Description User Impact Resolution guest-vlan-timeout' command is User cannot configure the guest-vlan- Added the new CLI command. missing from CLI. timeout period. Since the default timeout is 30 sec's, this may be too long before host is put into the guest VLAN causing such issues as DHCP clients’...
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Page 14: Known Restrictions And Limitations
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Known Restrictions and Limitations Interfaces Ports Description User Impact 10GBaseT ports operating at speeds This is automatically enabled when the user enables Priority Flow lower than 10G must have both Flow Control. Control and Priority Flow Control enabled in hardware. -
Page 15: Layer 2
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Layer 2 802.1AB (LLDP) Description User Impact TLV Information is flushed as soon as The remote information that should age out in 120 seconds will age out power to the link partner is when the port loses link. Currently no application features use these disconnected. - Page 16 PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes DHCP Snooping Description User Impact DHCP client packets received on If another Client is receiving the flooded packet on an untrusted port, trusted ports are forwarded onto there is no impact. untrusted ports. If a Server on the untrusted port receives this flooded packet and responds to it with OFFER, which would be dropped by the Snooping application.
- Page 17 PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Layer 3 IP Map Description User Impact "ip default gateway" and "ip default Ensure the correct command is used for the interface being configured. route" are for different types of interfaces. "ip default gateway" is for the in-band and out-of-band management interface and "ip default...
- Page 18 PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes untagged packet. tagging configuration. Page 16 System Firmware Version 3.1.4.16...
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Page 19: M A N A G E M E N
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Management Description User Impact The CLI does not support the ability The user can perform this download via the web management interface. to download RSA or DSA keys or certificates. SNMP Description User Impact Not able to set the value for Management ACLs are always enabled and cannot be disabled. -
Page 20: E N D O F R E L E A S E N O T E
PowerConnect 8024/8024F Release Notes Cable Diagnostics Description User Impact Time is reported as UTC and not The times are not adjusted for the local time zone. local time in log files and CLI for copper ports. Issues with show fiber-ports optical- The port is enabled when the fiber diagnostics are run.