Dell PowerEdge M420 Dell PowerConnect M8024 Release Notes - Page 8

Known Restrictions and Limitations

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PowerConnect M8024 Release Notes Known Restrictions and Limitations Layer 2 Description When operating at 10/100/1000 MBPS mode, there may be cases where the XOFF state prevents the generation of TX pause frames. The show statistics ethernet {/|switchport} command displays jumbo (oversize) packets as transmit errors. User Impact This affects XE ports operating in 1 Gigabit mode; 10 Gigabit operation is not affected. The inability to pause the link partner may result in receiving additional frames until the discard threshold is reached and frames will be dropped. None, the jumbo packets are properly transmitted. Layer 3 There are no known issues. Page 6

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PowerConnect M8024 Release Notes
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Known Restrictions and Limitations
Layer 2
Description
User Impact
When operating at 10/100/1000 MBPS mode, there may be cases where
the XOFF state prevents the generation of TX pause frames.
This affects XE ports operating in 1 Gigabit mode;
10 Gigabit operation is not affected. The inability to
pause the link partner may result in receiving
additional frames until the discard threshold is
reached and frames will be dropped.
The
show statistics ethernet {<unit>/<port-type><port>|switchport}
command displays jumbo (oversize) packets as transmit errors.
None, the jumbo packets are properly transmitted.
Layer 3
There are no known issues.