Dell Networking N1500 Series, Firmware Version 6.2.6.6, A01

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Maintenance release of Dell Networking N1500 Series switches.
Please refer to the Release Notes for additional details which is included in the zip file - "Dell_Networking_6_2_6_6_Release_Notes"
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N1500v6.2.6.6a01.zip | 20.11 MB
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71fbc9942134a934c1e299924d168f25
SHA1:
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SHA-256:
ea8c673e433df7bdafe23220256b9a219177c9ce86b4a21d81fcde542cc8db6a

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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
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Version

6.2.6.6, A01

Release date

08 Sept 2015

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: N1500ReadMev6.2.6.6a01.txt
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SHA-256:
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Additional details

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Maintenance release of Dell Networking N1500 Series switches.
Please refer to the Release Notes for additional details which is included in the zip file - "Dell_Networking_6_2_6_6_Release_Notes"
6.3.2.7, A2331 May 2017
6.3.2.6, A2210 May 2017
6.3.2.4, A2107 Apr 2017
6.3.2.3, A2025 Feb 2017
6.3.1.13, A1915 Jan 2017
6.3.1.11, A1809 Dec 2016
6.3.1.8, A1704 Oct 2016
6.3.0.19, A1620 Sept 2016
6.3.0.18, A1504 Aug 2016
6.3.0.16, A1428 Jul 2016
6.3.0.15, A1217 Jun 2016
6.3.0.10, A1109 Jun 2016
6.3.0.9, A1016 May 2016
6.3.0.6, A0920 Apr 2016
6.2.7.2, A0430 Nov 2015
6.2.5.3, A0027 May 2015
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(1) Download the zip file - N1500v6.2.6.6A01.zip
(2) Extract the image file "N1500v6.2.6.6.stk" from the zip file
(3) Install the image to the switch by following the upgrade procedure "Upgrading Dell Networking N1500 Series Switches From Version 6.2.5.3 to 6.2.6.6 Firmare.pdf" extracted from zip file.

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