Dell PowerConnect 6224P Release Notes - Page 5

PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes Added Functionality in this Release ¾ Non-Stop Forwarding This feature creates an option to allow the forwarding plane of stack units to continue to forward packets while the control and management planes restart as a result of a power failure, hardware failure, or software fault on the stack management unit. This type of operation is called non-stop forwarding. When the management unit fails, only the management switch needs to be restarted. ¾ Configuration of CX-4/Stacking Modules This feature will allow the stacking and CX-4 plug-in modules to be configured to either role (Ethernet or Stacking). By default, the module will function according to its module ID. Upon changing the role of a module, a reboot of the switch will be required for the change to take effect. ¾ Custom Protocol Based VLANs Prior to the 3.2 release only ARP, IP and IPX are configurable as protocols for protocol-based VLANs. This has been extended so that any Ethertype may be used. ¾ Port Configuration Show Command Added support for a single command that shows VLAN, STP, Port Status, and Port Configuration information etc. The new command is show interfaces detail {ethernet interface | port-channel port-channel-number} where • interface-A valid Ethernet port. • port-channel-number-A valid port-channel trunk index. ¾ Configurable Message of the Day Banner The system supports a configurable message of the day banner that displays on the console. This feature is configurable via the CLI or GUI and supports 1500 characters. ¾ VLAN Name Support with RADIUS Server This feature is an extension of Dot1x Option 81 feature added in Power Connect Release 2.1 to accept a VLAN name as an alternative to a number when RADIUS indicates the Tunnel-Private-Group-ID for a supplicant. Since this option is a string, it can also be used for a VLAN name. In order to support this feature, VLAN names must be unique. ¾ HTTP Download Allow users to download files via an HTTP session. All file types which may be downloaded via TFTP are supported. System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3