Dell Networking N1500 Series, Firmware Version 6.5.1.6

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N1500v6.5.1.6a32.zip | 28.54 MB
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File Name: N1500v6.5.1.6a32.zip
File Size: 28.54 MB
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21f4fb650d10f7e73f36753b5198895d
SHA1:
4829bbf0a3c29f923fe9d752527e042e69be4809
SHA-256:
5773c4ec6aa4d81c1822805cea538ad3f59845d4546a9cb9df14a98623c74ecf

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
FIELD-2956/CS5081272-Access-Request packet with two 'Service-Type-6' attributes for MAB authentication.
FIELD-2957/CS5095367-MAB authentication issue with 'switchport voice vlan override-authentication' config.
CS5215354-CoA Disconnect-Request failure with the errors "Unsupported-Service" and "Session-Context-Not-Found".
FIELD-2978/CS5182273-dot1x clients not getting authenticated using certificates with Cisco ISE 2.3
CS2502043-STP flaps in the network and the port channel diagnostically disabled.
CS4728527-Debug messages can be uniform while copying running config via GUI and CLI.
FIELD-2827/CS4736318-WebUI error when configuring summer time for zone "AEDT"
FIELD-2884/CS4926824-General mode tagged VLANs not removed from "show interface switchport" command.
FIELD-2940/CS5066801-Random ports down with PHY status as "Not Supported" after upgrade
FIELD-2823/CS4728966-Switch crashed and rebooted continuously.
Updated HiveAgent to version 1.1.13
FIELD-3028/CS5305348-Speed and Duplex settings removed after reboot.
FIELD-2939/CS5062833-Accounting-Stop message is missing when dot1x client disconnected.
CS5265790-Temporarily disable cpld update for N1500 Series switches.

Enhancements:
None
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Version

A32

Release date

22 Jun 2018

Download Type

Operating Systems

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 Name: N1500ReadMev6.5.1.6a32.txt
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Fixes:
FIELD-2956/CS5081272-Access-Request packet with two 'Service-Type-6' attributes for MAB authentication.
FIELD-2957/CS5095367-MAB authentication issue with 'switchport voice vlan override-authentication' config.
CS5215354-CoA Disconnect-Request failure with the errors "Unsupported-Service" and "Session-Context-Not-Found".
FIELD-2978/CS5182273-dot1x clients not getting authenticated using certificates with Cisco ISE 2.3
CS2502043-STP flaps in the network and the port channel diagnostically disabled.
CS4728527-Debug messages can be uniform while copying running config via GUI and CLI.
FIELD-2827/CS4736318-WebUI error when configuring summer time for zone "AEDT"
FIELD-2884/CS4926824-General mode tagged VLANs not removed from "show interface switchport" command.
FIELD-2940/CS5066801-Random ports down with PHY status as "Not Supported" after upgrade
FIELD-2823/CS4728966-Switch crashed and rebooted continuously.
Updated HiveAgent to version 1.1.13
FIELD-3028/CS5305348-Speed and Duplex settings removed after reboot.
FIELD-2939/CS5062833-Accounting-Stop message is missing when dot1x client disconnected.
CS5265790-Temporarily disable cpld update for N1500 Series switches.

Enhancements:
None
6.8.1.5, A1224 May 2024
6.8.1.4, A1101 Nov 2023
6.8.1.2, A1018 Jul 2023
6.8.1.0, A0917 Nov 2022
6.8.0.1, A0811 Aug 2022
6.6.3.17, A1106 Oct 2021
6.6.3.16,A10, A1010 Sept 2021
6.6.3.14, A0928 Jul 2021
6.6.3.12, A0810 Jun 2021
6.6.3.10, A0727 Apr 2021
6.6.3.8, A0616 Feb 2021
6.6.3.6, A0504 Jan 2021
6.6.3.3, A0413 Nov 2020
6.6.3.0, A0329 Sept 2020
6.6.2.9, A0215 Sept 2020
6.6.2.5, A0110 Aug 2020
6.5.4.4, A4328 Jun 2019
6.5.4.3, A4203 Jun 2019
6.5.3.7, A4126 Apr 2019
6.5.3.6, A4022 Mar 2019
6.5.3.4, A3921 Feb 2019
6.5.3.3, A3807 Dec 2018
6.5.2.18, A3716 Nov 2018
6.5.2.17, A3608 Nov 2018
6.5.2.15, A3516 Oct 2018
6.5.2.9, A3414 Sept 2018
6.5.2.5, A3331 Jul 2018
6.5.1.5, A3125 May 2018
6.5.1.306 Apr 2018
6.5.1.1, A2927 Feb 2018
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(1) Download the zip file - N1500v6.5.1.6a32.zip
(2) Extract the image file "N1500v6.5.1.6.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 6.5.1.6 Firmware.pdf" extracted from zip file.

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