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PowerConnect 6224/6224F/6224P/6248/6248P Release Notes
System Firmware Version 3.2.0.6 Page 3
Added Functionality in this Release
¾ Non-Stop Forwarding
This feature creates an option to allow the forwarding plane of stack units to continue to forward packets
while the control and management planes restart as a result of a power failure, hardware failure, or software
fault on the stack management unit. This type of operation is called non-stop forwarding. When the
management unit fails, only the management switch needs to be restarted.
¾ Configuration of CX-4/Stacking Modules
This feature will allow the stacking and CX-4 plug-in modules to be configured to either role (Ethernet or
Stacking). By default, the module will function according to its module ID. Upon changing the role of a
module, a reboot of the switch will be required for the change to take effect.
¾ Custom Protocol Based VLANs
Prior to the 3.2 release only ARP, IP and IPX are configurable as protocols for protocol-based VLANs.
This has been extended so that any Ethertype may be used.
¾ Port Configuration Show Command
Added support for a single command that shows VLAN, STP, Port Status, and Port Configuration
information etc.
The new command is show interfaces detail {ethernet interface | port-channel port-channel-number}
where
• interface—A valid Ethernet port.
• port-channel-number—A valid port-channel trunk index.
¾ Configurable Message of the Day Banner
The system supports a configurable message of the day banner that displays on the console. This feature is
configurable via the CLI or GUI and supports 1500 characters.
¾ VLAN Name Support with RADIUS Server
This feature is an extension of Dot1x Option 81 feature added in Power Connect Release 2.1 to accept a
VLAN name as an alternative to a number when RADIUS indicates the Tunnel-Private-Group-ID for a
supplicant. Since this option is a string, it can also be used for a VLAN name. In order to support this
feature, VLAN names must be unique.
¾ HTTP Download
Allow users to download files via an HTTP session. All file types which may be downloaded via TFTP are
supported.