Dell POWERCONNECT 5524 Release Notes

PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes
System Firmware Version 4.1.0.16 Subject to Change Without Notice Page 6
STP frame size - STP frames had
extra padding (frame size 68 instead
of 64)
STP frames with extra padding are valid from
standard point of view. However – some
systems reported errors when receiving such
frames.
Extra padding was removed
When refreshing the Switching-
>VLAN->LAG interface->Edit page
the device presents the “Port
Interface” page instead
GUI displays wrong page Issue resolved
Deletion of all Static entries in
DHCP Server page causes device to
crash
System reboots Issue resolved
When trying to add via Web GUI
MAC ACE with broadcast MAC
address as destination address,
configuration is not accepted and
an error message is displayed
“value is an illegal unicast MAC
address”
user cannot configure via the web GUI a MAC
ACE with a broadcast as destination MAC
address
Issue resolved
The following is a list of issues resolved between 4.1.0.08 and 4.1.0.10 firmware release.
Description
User Impact
Resolution
Summer time clock with SNTP
Sometimes when working with SNTP server,
the device clock adds 2 hours instead of 1
hour in Summer Time
Issue resolved
Show Tech Support (enhancement
request)
Request to add more info in “show tech-
support” command
The following command
outputs was added to show
Tech-supp output:
"show interface counters
errors"
"show system unit X "
"show power inline"
PC5500 DVA randomly fails and
assigns clients to the guest VLAN
Traffic from Dot1x users is not assigned to the
correct VLAN
Issue resolved
VLAN trunk mode Native VLAN with
IPv6
Device crashes when defining an IPv6 enabled
VLAN as a native VLAN on a port in trunk
mode
Issue resolved

Dell POWERCONNECT 5524 Specifications

General

MAC address table	16000 entries
Jumbo frames support	Yes
Packet buffer memory	12 MB
Maximum data transfer rate	10 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer rates	10/100/1000 Mbps
Number of VLANs	4000
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Dimensions (WxDxH)	440 x 255 x 432 mm
Connectivity technology	Wired
Switch type	Managed
Switch layer	L3
SFP/SFP+ slots quantity	2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	24
Memory type	SDRAM
Flash memory	16 MB
Stackable	-
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	3330 g