Dell Networking N4000 Series, Firmware Version 6.2.0.5,A06

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Both Dell PowerConnect N4000 Series and Dell Networking PC8100 Series switches shares the same firmware image version (for example., N4000v6.2.0.5.stk). Dell Networking N4000 series switches can be stacked with Dell Networking PC8100 series switches with the entire stack required to run 6.0.0.8 or later firmware (6.2.0.5). Dell Networking PC8100 series switches can support both 5.x and 6.x firmware versions, but Dell Networking N4000 can support only 6.0.0.8 and later firmware versions (6.2.0.5)

Please refer to the Release Notes for fixes and enhancements available in this release. "Release Notes" are included in the zip file - "Dell Networking_6.2.0.5_Release_Notes".

Please follow firmware upgrade instructions included in the zip file - "Upgrading Dell Networking N4000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.2.0.5 Firmware"
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Fixes & Enhancements

New Features & Enhancements:
BGPv4 (N3000 and N4000 switches only through CLI)
VRF-Lite (N3000 and N4000 switches only through CLI)
Audio/Video Bridging (N4000 switches only through CLI)
*IEEE 802.1as Timing and Synchronization
*IEEE 802.1ak Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP)
*IEEE 802.1ak Multiple Multicast Registration Protocol (MMRP)
*IEEE 802.1Qat Multiple Stream Reservation Protocol (MSRP)
RADIUS Change of Authorization (COA)
IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) Guard
MLAG Enhancements
*Virtual MAC address per MLAG domain
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) (N3000 and N4000 switches only through CLI)
IP unnumbered VLAN interfaces
Support Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) capability
Support to configure storm-control action
Display PIM protocol statistics and multicast forwarding cache
Link de-bounce hysteresis on physical interface link loss.
Buffers command to configure CPU thresholds for messages

Fixes:
CaseID Summary
835383 N30XX v6.1.1.7 port-channel goes down when primary link is restored
845096 N3048P-Temperature sensor read failure, POE Controller X " error message in log.
848723 Inconsistent error message b/w Web GUI and CLI for GARP Join Timer
852290 6.1.2.1 - N-Series - Multiple OpenSSH Vulnerabilities
851807 N3048 - Console LED green in GUI even with no console cable attached to it.
856280 6.1.2.1 - MLAG SNMP MIB Walk result is incomplete for "agentVpcPeerMemberStatusTable"
826214 6.1.0.6/5.1.4.5 - PC8164F - Ports down with PHY status as Not Supported
854303 6.1.2.1 - N2048P: VLAN 1 IP address/mask from easy setup wizard not saved in config
860196 N2000 - Unicast traffic to flood in the VLAN even if a Valid FDB entry is present.
862891 VRRP issue between SilverPeak and Dell N3000
852286 N-Series - PCI DSS Compliance
860642 N2000 (6.1.1.7) port security - "Dynamic Address Count" of port security configured interface won't reduce.
826214 PC8164F - Ports down with PHY status as Not Supported
848902 N20xx/N30xx v6.1.1.7 IP address range issue with DHCP Snooping
848996 gvrp registration-forbid is not working if there are two interfaces b/w GVRP client and Server
844718 Error shown while adding SNTP server address if fourth octet address range is from 224-239 from web.
813018 PCM8024-k v5.1.4.5 SNMP traps with wrong agent-addr
848345 Debug logs prints a wrong message. It says the "New user has been added" when it is not.
850860 N2048 - Port display & config error when configuring bridge multicast group with Web UI
839620 N4032F Static IP Routing Issue.
790392 Switch stops responding to Serial console, Telnet, SSH and WebUI when session is dropped during file transfer
838304 N2000 - IPv6 DHCP address assignment doesn't work while IPv6 MLD snooping is enabled on the 6.1.0.6
873601 6.1.2.4 - N4032F - IS-IS Multicast traffic not forwarded after upgrading from FW v5.x to v6.x
870519 N3048P FW upgrade failure with "can't write fw_env to flash" message
844718 N2000/N3000 Can not add SNTP server if fourth octets ip address is range of 224-239. 6.1.1.7
877317 N3000 Series - 6.1.2.4: Fan unit pull/insert not detected and fan status always shows OK
859638 N3000 Series - Intermittent switch crash due to bad formatting argument

Please refer to the Release Notes for additional bug fixes and feature enhancements available in this release. "Release Notes" are included in the zip file - "Dell Networking_6.2.0.5_Release_Notes"
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Version

6.2.0.5, A06

Release date

10 Mar 2015

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
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File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: N4000v6.2.0.5a06.zip
File Size: 25.35 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format consists of an archive of files that may be decompressed to a directory on the hard drive. The installation can then be done from that directory.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
6058bc96f53d280b776b5044c7eddb36
SHA1:
019fb6355a15d88189b5c000ebdbc81b93704faa
SHA-256:
260a40ac3488e9190ecac4632a3e598bf09c09d4e53c13f51f7b51bd7e69671f

File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: N4000ReadMev6.2.0.5a06.txt
File Size: 3.13 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
b10fd674036580cfe85ff84ffdc68677
SHA1:
9832840b7f3d123e55824537556e8c16b24d50c4
SHA-256:
89874856e6184be876acce020d03e0e1f49213074373c568c948b56e25e7881e

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New Features & Enhancements:
BGPv4 (N3000 and N4000 switches only through CLI)
VRF-Lite (N3000 and N4000 switches only through CLI)
Audio/Video Bridging (N4000 switches only through CLI)
*IEEE 802.1as Timing and Synchronization
*IEEE 802.1ak Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP)
*IEEE 802.1ak Multiple Multicast Registration Protocol (MMRP)
*IEEE 802.1Qat Multiple Stream Reservation Protocol (MSRP)
RADIUS Change of Authorization (COA)
IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) Guard
MLAG Enhancements
*Virtual MAC address per MLAG domain
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) (N3000 and N4000 switches only through CLI)
IP unnumbered VLAN interfaces
Support Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) capability
Support to configure storm-control action
Display PIM protocol statistics and multicast forwarding cache
Link de-bounce hysteresis on physical interface link loss.
Buffers command to configure CPU thresholds for messages

Fixes:
CaseID Summary
835383 N30XX v6.1.1.7 port-channel goes down when primary link is restored
845096 N3048P-Temperature sensor read failure, POE Controller X " error message in log.
848723 Inconsistent error message b/w Web GUI and CLI for GARP Join Timer
852290 6.1.2.1 - N-Series - Multiple OpenSSH Vulnerabilities
851807 N3048 - Console LED green in GUI even with no console cable attached to it.
856280 6.1.2.1 - MLAG SNMP MIB Walk result is incomplete for "agentVpcPeerMemberStatusTable"
826214 6.1.0.6/5.1.4.5 - PC8164F - Ports down with PHY status as Not Supported
854303 6.1.2.1 - N2048P: VLAN 1 IP address/mask from easy setup wizard not saved in config
860196 N2000 - Unicast traffic to flood in the VLAN even if a Valid FDB entry is present.
862891 VRRP issue between SilverPeak and Dell N3000
852286 N-Series - PCI DSS Compliance
860642 N2000 (6.1.1.7) port security - "Dynamic Address Count" of port security configured interface won't reduce.
826214 PC8164F - Ports down with PHY status as Not Supported
848902 N20xx/N30xx v6.1.1.7 IP address range issue with DHCP Snooping
848996 gvrp registration-forbid is not working if there are two interfaces b/w GVRP client and Server
844718 Error shown while adding SNTP server address if fourth octet address range is from 224-239 from web.
813018 PCM8024-k v5.1.4.5 SNMP traps with wrong agent-addr
848345 Debug logs prints a wrong message. It says the "New user has been added" when it is not.
850860 N2048 - Port display & config error when configuring bridge multicast group with Web UI
839620 N4032F Static IP Routing Issue.
790392 Switch stops responding to Serial console, Telnet, SSH and WebUI when session is dropped during file transfer
838304 N2000 - IPv6 DHCP address assignment doesn't work while IPv6 MLD snooping is enabled on the 6.1.0.6
873601 6.1.2.4 - N4032F - IS-IS Multicast traffic not forwarded after upgrading from FW v5.x to v6.x
870519 N3048P FW upgrade failure with "can't write fw_env to flash" message
844718 N2000/N3000 Can not add SNTP server if fourth octets ip address is range of 224-239. 6.1.1.7
877317 N3000 Series - 6.1.2.4: Fan unit pull/insert not detected and fan status always shows OK
859638 N3000 Series - Intermittent switch crash due to bad formatting argument

Please refer to the Release Notes for additional bug fixes and feature enhancements available in this release. "Release Notes" are included in the zip file - "Dell Networking_6.2.0.5_Release_Notes"
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(1) Download the zip file - N4000v6.2.0.5a06.zip
(2) Extract the image file "N4000v6.2.0.5.stk" from the zip file
(3) Install the image to the switch by following the upgrade procedure "Upgrading Dell Networking N4000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.2.0.5 Firmware.pdf" extracted from zip file.

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