Dell Networking N2000 Series, Firmware Version 6.2.6.6,A07
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This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.
Both Dell Networking N2000 and N3000 Series switches share the same firmware image file (N3000_N2000v6.2.6.6.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 6.2.6.6 as it contains multiple bug fixes.
Please refer to the Release Notes for fixes and enhancements available in this release. "Release Notes" are included in the zip file - "Dell Networking_6.2.6.6_Release_Notes".
Please follow firmware upgrade instructions included in the zip file - "Upgrading Dell Networking N3000_N2000 Series Switches From Version 6.x.x.x to 6.2.6.6 Firmware"
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Fixes & Enhancements
New Features & Enhancements: Added lower-case dot1x MAB user-name/password support to radius-server Added ssh public key authentication support Added TLSv1.0 as HTTPS protocol by default and disabled SSLv2 and SSLv3 by default Kernel updates and SSL version upgrade to 1.0.1.o PoE Controller firmware updated to 265_1
Fixes: 954419 - N4000 - 6.2.6.5 - Stack member crash "hapiMcAsyncTask" 954364 - N4000 - 6.2.6.5 - Stack member crash "hapiRxTask" 948955 - N-Series - 6.2.6.3 - Incorrect Dynamic MAC Address-table entry for Data-VLAN 939744 - N-Series-6.2.1.6-ip ospf and rip authentication encrypt string is showing in clear-text 939170 - N-Series - 6.2.1.6 - RSTP BPDU packet dropped if hello timer mismatch 936925 - N-Series-6.2.1.6 -Layer3 interface (vlans) stays down when stack master is powered off abruptly 936580 - N4000 - 6.2.1.6 -Switch stack unresponsive with mcastMapTask crash logs 936193 - N-Series - Observed "LLDP entry delete failed" log messages 934566 - N-Series-6.2.1.6-show buffers command shows incorrectly spaced or garbled output via telnet/SSH 934053 - N-Series - 6.2.1.6 - BGP AS Number Range (Unassigned by IANA) 927589 - N3000-6.2- IPv6 neighbor solicitation multicast not distributed to non-management stack members 927035 - N2048P - 6.2.0.5 - PoE interoperability issue with D-Link PoE Splitter 926627 - N-Series - 6.2.1.6 - Multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-3389, CVE-2013-2566 and CVE-2015-2808) 926109 - N-Series - 6.2.1.6 - Port-security violation is not logged for ports with Sticky MAC enabled 923480 - N-Series - 6.2.1.5 - Port-Security (Sticky MAC) with voice VLAN is not working as expected 923462 - N-Series - 6.2.1.5 - Ports stop learning dynamic MAC address after disabling sticky MAC 921359 - N-Series - 6.2 - dot1x unauth-vlan not working with authentication order enabled 920185 - N3000 - 6.2 - Front 10G ports goes down when 10G SFP extension module is removed from the slot 914354 - N4000 - 6.2.0.5 - IPv6 Multicast not filtered by MLAG Peer-Link 913185 - N2000 - Switchport is not removed from unauth VLAN even after passing dot1x authentication. 913140 - N3000 - MLAG/LACP issue "Error allocating buffer pools for the received dot3ad data message" 907751 - N4000-6.2.0.5 - emWeb crash when Nessus Scan perform SSH login with Radius auth 890635 - N2000-6.1.2.4 - SNMP MIB Walk OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10895.3000.1.2.100" returns URL http://0.0.0.0 859610 - N3000 - ssh public key authentication doesn't work 813685 - N3000 -IPV6 USGv6 Interoperability and Basic Conformance failures 939526 - N40xx - Stacked and running RPVST is often unable to learn GARP address after failover. 918049 - N20xx - 6.2.1.2 - SSH Radius authentication fails on first attempt 907697 - N20xx -6.1.2.4-dot1x mac based authentication,clients behind phones can't forward traffic 937583 - N40xxF - 6.2.0.5: Very slow response to 'show' CLIs when SFP/QSFPs are present 934044 - N2048 - 6.2.1.6: Switch crashes or hangs after multiple SSH session retries on switch 926091 - N40xxF - 6.2.0.5: Customer has stack and when issuing 'show' CLI causing his ping to timeout 924613 - N2048P - 6.2.0.5: CDC RX FIFO entry 45 ECC error seen 922438 - N-Series - 6.2.0.5/6.2.1.4: 'show port-security dynamic ' show learned even with no sec 921371 - N2048P - 6.1.2.4/6.2.0.5: Aastra 6725IP phone not getting power when connected to switch 920799 - N-Series - 6.1/6.2 - Ports flapping when port-channel membership is being modified via WebUI 891874 - N2048 - 6.1.2.4: Switch not sending snmp trap notification for UP/DOWN status on loopback interfaces 881612 - N2048 - 6.1.2.4: web timeout (HTTPS) does not depend on exce-timeout configuration 944153 - N4064F 6.2.1.6 : switch stack takes a very long time to respond for any sh commands 943187 - N4064F :6.2.1.6: stack of 2, stop processing incoming CPU packets when show tech-support 944106 - N3048 - 6.2.1.6 Banner is not displayed in running configuration after a reboot
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.
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_6.2.6.6_Release_Notes"
(1) Download the zip file - N2000v6.2.6.6a07.zip (2) Extract the image file "N3000_N2000v6.2.6.6.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 6.2.6.6 Firmware.pdf" extracted from zip file.
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