Dell Networking N1500 Series, Firmware Version 6.5.1.1

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:

[CS3311625, CS4288087, FIELD-2433] - Weak MAC algorithms.
[CS4035716, FIELD-2598] - Switch is not powering up KEM connected to Cisco 8800/8851 Phone.
[CS4415230] - R-PVST "show spanning-tree vlan" command output formatting issue.
[CS4265753, FIELD-2664] - R-PVST blocks ports directly connected between two VLANs
[CS4062579, FIELD-2609]With Port mac locking, multiple MAC addresses appears as dynamically learned but not all of them listed.

Enhancements:

Added mixed stacking support for N3000 Series Switches with N3132PX-ON
Added support for 32 Multicast groups to be defined to an RP statement
Added CLI command 'default ' to reset the interface configuration to default
Added CLI command 'show interfaces trunk ' to display active trunk interface information
Allow redistribution of IPv6-BGP originated routes
802.1x enhancements
Allow Voice VLAN traffic regardless of 802.1X port authentication status.
Support to allow the administrator
Support CHAP for accounting of MAB to access to the voice VLAN when RADIUS servers are not reachable ( Critical voice VLAN )
Assign RADIUS supplied VLAN to client in monitor mode
Diffserv Enhancements
Allow class-map to refer to ACL
Add the 'match-any' class-map type
Add new protocol fields
Support CHAP for accounting of MAB
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Version

6.5.1.1, A29

Release date

27 Feb 2018

Download Type

Operating Systems

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
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File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: N1500v6.5.1.1a29.zip
File Size: 28.61 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
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MD5:
55a064c04800234b849b3b0da1cf60ca
SHA1:
acbfac64028df87091c2cd49d5bef0939eb7be09
SHA-256:
3a3471a6542b8a94bf571019c808cee4711cb4d8213dd90056d28df3c156898b

File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: N1500ReadMev6.5.1.1a29.txt
File Size: 3.08 KB
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dbf2ad6146b6a2d191cb8dba1057898380eec8fe
SHA-256:
b8a59a09a85f80d289d0d37eecc67a0dc0df2b89255dafd4eaadd7efeade63e8

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Fixes:

[CS3311625, CS4288087, FIELD-2433] - Weak MAC algorithms.
[CS4035716, FIELD-2598] - Switch is not powering up KEM connected to Cisco 8800/8851 Phone.
[CS4415230] - R-PVST "show spanning-tree vlan" command output formatting issue.
[CS4265753, FIELD-2664] - R-PVST blocks ports directly connected between two VLANs
[CS4062579, FIELD-2609]With Port mac locking, multiple MAC addresses appears as dynamically learned but not all of them listed.

Enhancements:

Added support for 32 Multicast groups to be defined to an RP statement
Added CLI command 'default ' to reset the interface configuration to default
Added CLI command 'show interfaces trunk ' to display active trunk interface information
Allow redistribution of IPv6-BGP originated routes
802.1x enhancements
Allow Voice VLAN traffic regardless of 802.1X port authentication status.
Support to allow the administrator
Support CHAP for accounting of MAB to access to the voice VLAN when RADIUS servers are not reachable ( Critical voice VLAN )
Assign RADIUS supplied VLAN to client in monitor mode
Diffserv Enhancements
Allow class-map to refer to ACL
Add the 'match-any' class-map type
Add new protocol fields
Support CHAP for accounting of MAB

Please refer to the Release Notes included in the zip file for fixes and enhancements available in this release
Dell N1524
Dell N1524P
Dell N1548
Dell N1548P
(1) Download the zip file - N1500v6.5.1.1a29.zip
(2) Extract the image file "N1500v6.5.1.1.stk" from the zip file
(3) Install the image to the switch by following the upgrade procedure "Upgrading Dell EMC Networking N1500 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.5.1.1.pdf" extracted from zip file.

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