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DELL POWERCONNECT 62xx v1.0.2.6 FIRMWARE README

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NOTE: This ReadMe provides information for PowerConnect 62xx 
v1.0.2.6 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 v1.0.2.6 for the Dell PowerConnect 62xx
Ethernet switch.

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

* Please read the documents in the zip file for further information.       


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FIXES/ENHANCEMENTS
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Version 1.0.2.6 is the maintainence release for the switch. 
Fixes the following field issues
- RMON leaks memory causing crash. Rmon task leaks around 48 bytes of memory every second. There was no matching free() function for a malloc().
- Jumbo frames not passing over LACP. Jumbo frames of size more than 1518 bytes are not forwarded onto a lag
- Cannot disable GVRP via SNMP. When trying to disable GVRP via SNMP in the dot1dBridge->dot1qBase MIB Object, the SNMP returns a failure. If disabled via the CLI, the SNMP can enable it OK, but cannot disable. The CLI can enable & disable OK.
- When sending ARP request, select srcIP in same subnet as targetIP. The issue as described that the IP stack was always using it's main IP address rather than 1st checking if there is a secondary address match on the subnet where the ARP request was being sent on
- Random failures when the stack size is large Example stack of 9 units. There is sometimes a loss of communications from a master to its members, although the master detects the presence of the other members at some level in the protocol stack, control/status information is not being freely transferred.
- cannot delete startup-config. This issue is that it is possible that Flash File system when it detects a corruption which could result in the powering down of a device during a write operation to flash, the FFS driver will mark the FFS as read-only. This will result in end user experiences that such operations as "cannot delete startup-config" will result. File logging has been set to default off.
- dot1x timeout re-authperiod has a range of 300-4294967295 but the corresponding SNMP variable cant configure more than 65535
- WEB-UI does not report port status properly
- CLI-show vlan-doesn't report all members of VLAN
- Counters not getting updated correctly in case of Jumbo Frames
- With Persistent logging disabled, output of show running-config is wrong
- Not able to backup running config to remote location via SNMP
- Display of Multiple VLANs on "Show Running Config"
- switch port forbidden vlan remove command does not work
- If you input Port Description using GUI, then port goes down
- In the Run Flash Diagnostics menu, if you enter ? in the iterations it will run 99 times
- stopped fan to produce a global status change, status does not change

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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NOTE: The firmware may be upgraded using TFTP from the serial console 
interface, telnet or web user interface. 

When using a telnet session or web interface, the connection to the 
switch is not available until the switch has entered forwarding mode. 
This takes approximately three minutes from a power-up reset.  


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


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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
(C) 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.

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

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May 2007