Dell Networking N2000 Series, Firmware Version 6.5.1.1

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Important Information

Mixed Stacking – N2000 Series with N2128PX-ON

It’s required to use the image N2000Stdv6.5.1.1.stk version of firmware image to form the mixed stack of N2128PX-ON and N2000 Series switches.

Administrators configuring mixed stack with N2000 Series switches and N2128PX-ON MUST follow the instructions documented in the "Upgrading Dell EMC Networking N2000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.5.1.1". It is strongly recommended to backup current switch configuration before forming mixed stacking.

Dell EMC Networking N2000 Series switches and N2128PX-ON switches can mixed stack with of up to 12 units. Dell EMC Networking N2000 Series switches and N2128PX-ON switches are available with two fixed mini-SAS stack ports.

Administrators configuring mixed stack with N2000 Series switches and N2128PX-ON switch MUST follow the instructions documented in the "Upgrading Dell EMC Networking N2000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.5.1.1". It is strongly recommended to backup current switch configuration before forming mixed stacking.
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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 N2000 Series Switches with N2128PX-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, A34

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: N2000v6.5.1.1a34.zip
File Size: 138.84 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:
88e2f28b42cdf3524270e6a7f85ae50c
SHA1:
d728559c60645988d11e68eb87de3a8cc4ecb4c9
SHA-256:
43195a298cf09400bc024cf0ad1cf97ee038e68379f1b231b1c92972f660d5d9

File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: N2000ReadMev6.5.1.1a34.txt
File Size: 4.03 KB
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MD5:
6d82e07c470dfcb200adc0a6174d1792
SHA1:
68d2b837c823eb063e7bb1f195fdb292a16160ae
SHA-256:
8001accac24bd0764ad35bc29e3d274c98df372de1a0609c04807a88ab9edef2

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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 mixed stacking support for N2000 Series Switches with N2128PX-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

Please refer to the Release Notes included in the zip file for fixes and enhancements available in this release
Dell N2024
Dell N2024P
Dell N2048
Dell N2048P
1) Download the zip file - N2000v6.5.1.1a34.zip
(2) Extract the image file "N2000Stdv6.5.1.1.stk" from the zip file
(3) Install the image to the switch by following the upgrade procedure "Upgrading Dell EMC Networking N2000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.5.1.1.pdf" extracted from zip file.

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