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DELL POWERCONNECT 3024, 3048, and 5012 v6.0.4 FIRMWARE README

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NOTE: This ReadMe provides information for PowerConnect 3024, 3048, 
and 5012 v6.0.4 firmware.


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CRITICALITY
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Recommended - Dell recommends applying this update during your next 
scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or 
changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible 
with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). 


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DESCRIPTION
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* This is the firmware release 6.0.4 for the Dell PowerConnect 3024, 
3048, & 5012 networking switches.

* This firmware is transferable to the switch via a TFTP server. 

* Please read the documents in the zip file for further enhancements 
and fixes. 


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FIXES/ENHANCEMENTS
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Features

The following New Features are added to the 6.0.4 firmware release.
• IP Assignment Mode
• SNMP Host Authorization Table
• User Authentication Mode — RADIUS Server IP Address, RADIUS Shared 
Secret, IP Filtering, and Allowed IP Addresses
• Layer 3 Priority — DiffServ
• Configuration File Management
• Enhanced Security Administration
• More Statistics/Utilization Summary

The following bugs are fixed in Release 6.04:
• Fixed the "Unhandled interrupts" problem with IDT 32332 CPU. 
(this was mainly seen in Linux environment )
• Fixed "TxDMA timeout"
• Modified to allow any multicast address to be added to the static 
multicast group. This is intended to be a workaround for Cisco's 
proprietary BPDU.
• Fixed a bug where enabling BOOTP would cause the console to hang.

Please read details in the download.


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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NOTE: Perform the upgrade procedure from the console interface via an 
RS232 serial port. When using a telnet session or web interface alone, 
your connection to the switch is not available until the switch has 
entered forwarding mode. This takes approximately three minutes. 


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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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**Please read the Adobe PDF documents enclosed in the ZIP download.**   

This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. You will 
need a compression tool such as WinZip. Download the file to a folder 
on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of 
files.

Follow the instructions and then use the Upgrade Insturctions to 
complete the installation.


1. If Port Trunking is disabled, no special care needs to be taken. 
Please proceed to perform the firmware upgrade.

2. If Port Trunking is enabled, please perform the following steps 
before applying the firmware upgrade:

2a. Write down current Port Trunking configurations.

2b. Unplug all but one port from each of the trunk.

2c. Delete all trunks through the management interface. Be sure to 
save configuration to NVRAM.

2d. Reset the switch to perform the firmware upgrade.

2e. After the upgrade was successful, re-configure all the trunks. Be 
sure to save configuration to NVRAM.

2f. After all the trunks are re-created, plug in all the trunk ports 
for each of the trunk.


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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
(C) 2005 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission 
of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: "Dell", "Dell OpenManage",
"PowerConnect", and "PowerEdge" are trademarks of Dell Inc.;
"Windows Server" is a trademark, and "Microsoft", "Windows", and
"Wingdings" are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
"Novell" and "NetWare" are registered trademarks of Novell Inc.;
"Red Hat" is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer 
to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.  
Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade 
names other than its own.

May 2005