Dell PowerConnect 8100 Release Notes - Page 35

Release 4.2.0.4

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PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/ M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA Release Notes Dropped VLAN frames are included in Discards counters. PC7048 Combo ports are not passing traffic. Customer is really not able to use this counter to monitor their network outage activity. Combo ports are randomly not transmitting traffic, but receiving frames when media type preference set as SFP Corrected by not ignoring the dropped VLAN frames in the Discards counter All 4.2 supported platforms Corrected by adding a property to bypass the lane initialization when media-type preferences is set. PC70xx Order of switchport commands in running-config changed The "show running-config" command shows the detailed switchport configuration before the switchport mode. This caused problems with some scripts. Corrected the order of running- All 4.2 supported configuration output. platforms Release 4.2.0.4 Summary PowerConnect sFlow implementation is not per specification Using config wizard to setup 8024 causes iscsi error messages off out-of-band in console 8024 stack does not follow similar banner execution for console, telnet and ssh Simple Switch should have FC enabled by default OSPF error message after reboot User Impact sFlow implementation is not per specification Resolution Issues corrected and passes conformance test Doesn't affect any iscsi traffic. Constant log messages with the error "Can't create static rule". Issue is corrected. If a user logs in via console - motd and login banners are executed If a user logs in via ssh - only exec banner is executed If a user logs in via telnet - all 3 banners are executed FC not functional Behavior is now as follows: Add motd banner display for telnet connection before motd acknowledge question is asked. Remove motd banner after motd acknowledge question. FC is enabled by default in simple switch mode. With 128 IPv4 & IPv6 interfaces & OSFP configured a reboot caused the following error messages to be generated: Failed to send message to OSPF mapping thread in ospfMapRoutingEventChangeCallBack() Issue has been corrected. These lost events could lead to incorrect routing. Affected Platforms All 4.2 supported platforms PC8024 All 4.2 supported platforms All 4.2 supported platforms All 4.2 supported platforms System Firmware Version 5.1.0.1 Page 33

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PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F/8024/8024F/M8024/M8024-k/
M6220/M6348/7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-RA
Release Notes
System Firmware Version 5.1.0.1
Page 33
Release 4.2.0.4
Dropped VLAN
frames are
included in
Discards
counters.
Customer is really not able to use this
counter to monitor their network outage
activity.
Corrected by not ignoring the
dropped VLAN frames in the
Discards counter
All 4.2 supported
platforms
PC7048 Combo
ports are not
passing traffic.
Combo ports are randomly not transmitting
traffic, but receiving frames when media
type preference set as SFP
Corrected by adding a property
to bypass the lane initialization
when media-type preferences
is set.
PC70xx
Order of
switchport
commands in
running-config
changed
The "show running-config" command
shows the detailed switchport configuration
before the switchport mode.
This caused
problems with some scripts.
Corrected the order of running-
configuration output.
All 4.2 supported
platforms
Summary
User Impact
Resolution
Affected Platforms
PowerConnect
sFlow
implementation
is not per
specification
sFlow implementation is not per
specification
Issues corrected and passes
conformance test
All 4.2 supported
platforms
Using config
wizard to setup
8024 causes
iscsi error
messages off
out-of-band in
console
Doesn’t affect any iscsi traffic. Constant log
messages with the error “Can’t create static
rule”.
Issue is corrected.
PC8024
8024 stack does
not follow
similar banner
execution for
console, telnet
and ssh
If a user logs in via console - motd and
login banners are executed
If a user logs in via ssh - only exec banner
is executed
If a user logs in via telnet - all 3 banners are
executed
Behavior is now as follows:
Add motd banner display for
telnet connection before motd
acknowledge question is
asked.
Remove motd banner after
motd acknowledge question.
All 4.2 supported
platforms
Simple Switch
should have FC
enabled by
default
FC not functional
FC is enabled by default in
simple switch mode.
All 4.2 supported
platforms
OSPF error
message after
reboot
With 128 IPv4 & IPv6 interfaces & OSFP
configured a reboot caused the following
error messages to be generated:
Failed to send message to OSPF mapping
thread in
ospfMapRoutingEventChangeCallBack()
These lost events could lead to incorrect
routing.
Issue has been corrected.
All 4.2 supported
platforms