Dell Networking X4000 Series, Firmware Version 3.0.1.8

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This firmware release is for the Dell Networking x4012 switches and includes image file, boot code file, Release Notes, MIBs, and User Documentation.

Administrators upgrading Dell Networking X4012 switch to firmware-image version 3.0.1.8 and Boot-code/PROM version 1.0.0.10 MUST follow the upgrade instructions documented in the “X10xx_X4012_CLI_Software_Upgrade_Instructions.pdf" procedure. Failure to follow the procedures described in that document when upgrading firmware may result in an inoperable switch!
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Fixes & Enhancements

Functionality Change in 3.0.1.8 Release:

Security Enhancements - HTTPS instead of HTTP
* Device factory default supports HTTPS enabled and HTTP disabled
* HTTP setting is disabled, and HTTPS setting is enabled when upgrading from current version to new version

Security Enhancements - 2K private key size
* Supports 2k SSH RSA key
* During upgrade and downgrade the current key and certificate is maintained as not to break management connection

Support salted hash
* Supports salted hash encryption for data-based passwords - Local, Enable and Line
* Salted hash encryption parameters:
- Hashing algorithm - SHA-512 using the PBKDF2 hashing algorithm (HMAC-SHA-512)
- Salt size - 96 bit
- Hash result length - 64 bytes
* Additional info:
- SHA-512 using the PBKDF2 hashing algorithm - will be represented by Type 6
- Super-hash type (PBKDF2 super hash of SHA-1 from previous release) - Will be represented by type 64
- Password encrypted format - Base64 encoding string of the password hash operation output, with dkLen = 64
- Upgrade behavior - super hashing existing credentials and not supported old format (1 step upgrade)
- Downgrade behavior - erase all config user will be prompted to confirm this operation
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Version

3.0.1.8, A15

Release date

15 Mar 2021

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: x4012-3018.zip
File Size: 16.89 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:
aba228f04e7547c7c41353ccf95d9733
SHA1:
fceb4924e793ae094a8a8abf846d29b1da20ecdf
SHA-256:
16fe7462c81de11b1b2bec9c79ce5c13b750231f704195925cd96c1c7d56a674
File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: x10xx_x40xx_v3018ReadMe.txt
File Size: 3.72 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:
fac8f17d156c2e9c31a436e9234d802c
SHA1:
3d8b5518a7808bf36b98f0ad5339b85adbabfc20
SHA-256:
ee284fcfafc276650669108688fbf662fbdf3ae171d16487c42513f5b377a79d

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Functionality Change in 3.0.1.8 Release:

Security Enhancements - HTTPS instead of HTTP
* Device factory default supports HTTPS enabled and HTTP disabled
* HTTP setting is disabled, and HTTPS setting is enabled when upgrading from current version to new version

Security Enhancements - 2K private key size
* Supports 2k SSH RSA key
* During upgrade and downgrade the current key and certificate is maintained as not to break management connection

Support salted hash
* Supports salted hash encryption for data-based passwords - Local, Enable and Line
* Salted hash encryption parameters:
- Hashing algorithm - SHA-512 using the PBKDF2 hashing algorithm (HMAC-SHA-512)
- Salt size - 96 bit
- Hash result length - 64 bytes
* Additional info:
- SHA-512 using the PBKDF2 hashing algorithm - will be represented by Type 6
- Super-hash type (PBKDF2 super hash of SHA-1 from previous release) - Will be represented by type 64
- Password encrypted format - Base64 encoding string of the password hash operation output, with dkLen = 64
- Upgrade behavior - super hashing existing credentials and not supported old format (1 step upgrade)
- Downgrade behavior - erase all config user will be prompted to confirm this operation
X4012
1) Download the zip file "x4012-3018.zip".
2) Extract the firmware-image file "x4012-3018.ros" and the boot-code file "x4012_boot-10010.rfb" from the zip file.
3) Install the image and boot-code to the switch by following the upgrade procedure "Software Upgrade Instructions (via CLI or WebUI)" extracted from zip file.

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