What happened to the PowerConnect 62xx v3.0 firmware?

This is indeed a good question, I just saw that 3.0.0.8 has been removed for download.

I have no information why, unless it is related to the igmp-related migration problems that I mentioned 2 months ago...

Hope to have some official statement (do I need to roll back to v2.1 ??

I'm also looking to an explanation why the new firmware was pulled from the site, since we're running it on production switches.

Anyone from Dell?

Thanks.

I just got off the phone with Dell Support and found out they pulled the v3.0.0.8 firmware because it causes the stack to fail. After we upgraded we have seen the switch go down about every two weeks. It stops layer 3 routing and you can't access any of the interfaces on the switch. They only thing you can do is a hard reboot by cutting the power to the switch. After it boots back up everything runs fine for the next two weeks then with no warning it just stops. When I called Dell they knew exactly what is was and told me to back down to 2.2.0.3 but to leave the newer June 30, 2009 boot code alone.

Did they give you any indication about a fixed v3 firmware release?

Thanks.

How long was the image up, before it got pulled?

I don't know how long the image was on the FTP site before it was pulled, but I would guess at least a couple of months.  When I spoke to Dell, they said that they were planning on releasing he 3.0 code as v3.0.0.13.  However, that was probably at least two or three months ago.  So, who knows...

That kind of sucks.  I still have the v3 firmware downloaded, and was planning to install it soon.  I dont have any 6200's in a stack just stand-alone, but I still dont want to install it if Dell pulled it from the download site.

We are using a stacked pair of 6224 switches for our iSCSI SAN (equallogic PS3900XV).  We were told to upgrade to 3.0.0.8 because of iSCSI performance fixes.  Can we downgrade back to 2.2.0.3 and still run iSCSI?  If not, do we stay with 3.0.0.8 even though it was pulled?

the iSCSI performance fixes were put in 2.2.0.3 and are still in 3.0.0.8.  If you are not seeing any issues with 3.0.0.8, then do not downgrade.

It's hard to tell.  We do see iSCSI timeouts, especially during backups when large amounts of data are transferred.  Is this due to 3.0.0.8 or some other cause?  How would we know?

I would like to know the current status of the 3.x firmware.

Dell hasn't succeded in releasing a new firmware since 5 months ... I wonder if the only developer of the 62xx software has left the company and Dell is still looking for a replacement?

We still have a lot machines running with 3.x firmware and already had some trouble with them. Dell's support answer is always: downgrade to 2.x - but we want to use the new features provided with the 3.x firmware.

So when are we going to get the new -working- 3.x release?

Thilo

I agree. I would definitely like to see the sflow functionality. I don't need it right this minute, but would like to get started on testing it so I can implement it in the next few months.

Ditto.   What's the deal?  It would be nice to see some sort of roadmap or release timeline...

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE.

Yep, need to know.  A lot of us have been on the sidelines with this.

The original release was a disaster.  Would be nice to have at least somewhat of an idea of when there will be a release. As in days, weeks, months, decades, etc.

Been over a year since a "stable" release.

3.2.0.7 for 62xx has been posted!

THE UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT! 

Read and follow instructions in "PowerConnect 6200 Series Release 3.2 Upgrade Procedure.pdf" very carefully.

The key is that there cannot be any activity on the ports and that the bootcode must be updated AND it must be updated from the bootcode menu.  Stacked switches must be updated individually.