Dell Networking N1500 Series, Firmware Version 6.5.3.6

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Patch Release of Dell Networking N1500 Series switches.

Please refer to the Release Notes for additional details which is included in the zip file - "Dell_EMC_Networking_6.5.3.6_6.5.3.36_Release_Notes(N1500_N2000_N3000_N3000E-ON_N4000_PC8100).pdf"
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
FIELD-3518/CS7304375-Some of the MAC movement messages has additional FFFFFF in MAC addresses
FIELD-3508/CS7248785-Radius based SSH login fails with multiple radius-servers configured
FIELD-3327/CS6466035-SNMP table 1.3.6.1.2.1.17.7.1.2.2 OID returns unexpected character
FIELD-3104/FIELD-3613/CS5837205-DHCP Client fails to get IP address assigned with dot1x mac-based authenticated port.
FIELD-2841/CS7521149-When the port is removed from the port-channel, it goes to STP block state.
FIELD-3553/CS7418559-Trying to free buffer at address 0xa1f3b72c (descriptor at 0xa1f3b728) that has already been freed.
FIELD-3545/CS7408145-Crash at umWorkerTask
FIELD-3563/CS7454416-Hosts loses multicast stream abruptly after some time.
Internal-DHCP snooping entry is lost when there is release and renew.

Enhancements:
ATP-RPC message stability enhancement
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Version

6.5.3.6, A40

Release date

22 Mar 2019

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 Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: N1500v6.5.3.6.A40.zip
File Size: 28.71 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:
92575292e645e7db1ece2754529eb6d1
SHA1:
c303682563e33a732bece5519957a37ed1c7cf36
SHA-256:
3ff51f944b438357f6c475ac521f364cbebfb09ca5d8d478a477e684595a7d71

File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: N1500ReadMev6.5.3.6.A40.txt
File Size: 3.08 KB
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MD5:
1d468194ee91912b8d62475fed52e5bc
SHA1:
09196863ebe82aec9f6c1f7d70a34471117a6ac4
SHA-256:
9feea7d82bdda365c51eb0822664e9f98491bcba0368623b2715b7f2fac950cb

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Fixes:
FIELD-3518/CS7304375-Some of the MAC movement messages has additional FFFFFF in MAC addresses
FIELD-3508/CS7248785-Radius based SSH login fails with multiple radius-servers configured
FIELD-3327/CS6466035-SNMP table 1.3.6.1.2.1.17.7.1.2.2 OID returns unexpected character
FIELD-3104/FIELD-3613/CS5837205-DHCP Client fails to get IP address assigned with dot1x mac-based authenticated port.
FIELD-2841/CS7521149-When the port is removed from the port-channel, it goes to STP block state.
FIELD-3553/CS7418559-Trying to free buffer at address 0xa1f3b72c (descriptor at 0xa1f3b728) that has already been freed.
FIELD-3545/CS7408145-Crash at umWorkerTask
FIELD-3563/CS7454416-Hosts loses multicast stream abruptly after some time.
Internal-DHCP snooping entry is lost when there is release and renew.

Enhancements:
ATP-RPC message stability enhancement
Dell N1524
Dell N1524P
Dell N1548
Dell N1548P
(1) Download the zip file - N1500v6.5.3.6a40.zip
(2) Extract the image file "N1500v6.5.3.6.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 6.5.3.6 Firmware.pdf" extracted from zip file.

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