Dell Networking N2000 Series, Firmware Version 6.1.0.1, A01

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Both Dell Networking N2000 and N3000 Series switches share the same firmware image file (N3000_N2000v6.1.0.1.stk). If your N2000 series switch has an earlier version of firmware (6.0.0.7 or 6.0.0.8 or 6.0.1.3), upgrade your switch to the latest version of firmware 6.1.0.1 as it contains multiple bug fixes and enhancements.

After upgrading the switch firmware version to 6.1.0.1, the boot code update is required on N2000 and N3000 series switches via serial console if switch is running with the older boot code version. The latest boot code version available for N2000 and N3000 series switches is “U-Boot 2012.10-00077-g89d3a3e (Mar 18 2014 - 13:11:33)"

Please refer to the Release Notes for fixes and enhancements available in this release. "Release Notes" are included in the zip file - "Dell Networking_6.1.0.1_Release_Notes".

Please follow firmware upgrade instructions included in the zip file - "Upgrading Dell Networking N2000_N3000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.1.0.1 Firmware"
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
-N3000/N2000 - Switch fails to load startup-configuration after hard power cycle
-PC8100/N4000 - Web interface freezes when trying to view VLAN membership

Enhancements:
-STP-PV and RSTP-PV protocol support.
-Modified DVLAN tunnel UI to enable QinQ tunneling on customer edge (CE) interfaces.
-Added storm-control "action" support for broadcast and multicast streams.

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_6.1.0.1_Release_Notes"
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Version

6.1.0.1, A01

Release date

06 Jun 2014

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: N2000v6.1.0.1a01.zip
File Size: 19.45 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:
668e98a944d1f3133d81bea9688cabd8
SHA1:
5b015c4e0a25fca0330a91d971fc8650848fca2c
SHA-256:
4d22d699f9bd74788fd0a03ad0459a011e0c282e1e5f9fa1c01025a5f911afc5
File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: N2000ReadMev6.1.0.1a01.txt
File Size: 3.17 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:
9eeae6a79f7c6da955899f56ccd2b128
SHA1:
683c226098be8bcbcbbf8ecbc5f408d68b464f42
SHA-256:
127953a14b819769cc9b0e46191a2a57b836aefb274a672027c034584fa45449

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Both Dell Networking N2000 and N3000 Series switches share the same firmware image file (N3000_N2000v6.1.0.1.stk). If your N2000 series switch has an earlier version of firmware (6.0.0.7 or 6.0.0.8 or 6.0.1.3), upgrade your switch to the latest version of firmware 6.1.0.1 as it contains multiple bug fixes and enhancements.

After upgrading the switch firmware version to 6.1.0.1, the boot code update is required on N2000 and N3000 series switches via serial console if switch is running with the older boot code version.

Please refer to the Release Notes for fixes and enhancements available in this release. "Release Notes" are included in the zip file - "Dell Networking_6.1.0.1_Release_Notes".

Please follow firmware upgrade instructions included in the zip file - "Upgrading Dell Networking N2000_N3000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.1.0.1 Firmware"
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(1) Download the zip file - N2000v6.1.0.1a01.zip
(2) Extract the image file "N3000_N2000v6.1.0.1.stk" from the zip file
(3) Install the image to the switch by following the upgrade procedure "Upgrading Dell Networking N3000_N2000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.1.0.1 Firmware.pdf" extracted from zip file.

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