Dell PowerConnect 5524P, PowerConnect 5548, PowerConnect 5524, PowerConnect 5548p User Manual

Dell™ PowerConnect™ 5524/5548/5524P/5548P

PowerConnect 5524/5548/5524P/5548P Release Notes

Date: May 2012 System Firmware Version 4.1.0.1

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 GLOBAL SUPPORT 1 Firmware Specifications 1 Functionality change in this phase 2

Egress Classification (ACL) ....................................................................................................................................... 2

Auto-Create VLAN ..................................................................................................................................................... 2

802.1x VLAN name support ...................................................................................................................................... 2

Detecting HW failure during boot time ....................................................................................................................... 2

Disable Password-Recovery ..................................................................................................................................... 2

Issues resolved 2

Prevent creating duplicate AC E s per ACL ................................................................................................................. 2

The command "boot host dhcp" needs to st ay in the configuration if without autosave option. ................................. 2

Link issues between PC5548 and e63 20 (Dell) laptop (EEE interoperability on Intel NIC) ...................................... 3

PC55xx Port-channel inconsistent configuration in general mode ............................................................................ 3

PC55xx - FATAL ERROR and crash when changing por t mode. .............................................................................. 3

PC55xx v4.0.1.0 LAG issue using 10Gb interfaces ................................................................................................... 3

PC55xx Unable to reach Storm Control page via GUI (Japanese Internet Explorer) ................................................ 3

55xx - Cannot modify port description in GUI on active fiber-optic interface ............................................................. 3

PC55xx - show clock detail output different to user manual ...................................................................................... 4

Incorrect OID returned on SNMPGetNext 55xx ......................................................................................................... 4

PC55xx - SNMP ifType value of 6 for port-channel interfaces ................................................................................. 4

GUI shows a fan led in red which does not match the physical status of the front led .............................................. 4

PC55xx Connectivity issues with fixed port setting and stacking. ............................................................................. 4

PC55xx switch crashed on snmpgetnext 1.3.6.1.4.1.89.59.2.3.1. 9.2.2 ..................................................................... 4

PC55xx - unable to set speed 1000 via web GUI on t en gi gabit interfaces ............................................................... 5

PC55xxP – Power to PDs lost every once in a while ................................................................................................. 5

Known Restrictions and Limitations 5

WEB GUI Page “Utilization Summary”, "Interface Utilization field" s ometimes displays “-“ ....................................... 5

USB key might hang after several quick inserts and removals requiring a reboot. .................................................... 5

Cisco Phones 7960 interoperability problem ............................................................................................................. 5

Documentation updates 5

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 5

CLI command "show processes cpu" app ears in CLI guide but is not supported on d ev i ce ..................................... 5

PC55xx - Incorrect documentation in relation to RDP and ACL ................................................................................ 6

Mistake in PC55xx User Guide regarding enable HTTPS command ........................................................................ 6

55xx HDMI documentation ........................................................................................................................................ 6

55XX ip source-guard , command is not present ...................................................................................................... 6

End of Release Notes 6

System Firmware Version 4.1.0.1 Subject to Change Without Notice i

System Firmware Version 4.1.0.1 Subject to Change Without Notice ii

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