Netgear Software Release Notice
GSM7324/GSM7312/FSM7326P Software Version 5.0.1.8
Enhancements From 4.0.7.1
1. Show STP command now displays the port that caused topology changes
2. “Show interface” command, which shows statistics, now includes packet drop count
3. Add new “show port status” command to display Loop status among other port information.
4. SNTP timer polling interval option allow unit of seconds
5. SNTP client now will start sending query immediately after system boot up or when it is enabled
6. Show port status command also shows the media type (fiber vs copper)
7. IGMP snooping function improved such that even there is no client left in a multicast group, multicast traffic will not flood
8. Add display of Serial number in Web GUI system information page
9. Display SNTP time on show hardware output and web GUI
10. Add “terminal length” command to control the length of “show running-config” output.
11. Remove most of the “brief” word in the CLI commands
12. Modify IGMP snooping command to be under IP which is more standard compliance
13. Support Bridge MIB objects for all VLANs
14. Add new CLI command “show memory” to report system memory status
15. Add logical interface name, “vlan” and “lag”, to interface configuration mode
16. Allow IP address and Network mask to be configured in VLAN routing configuration Web GUI page
17. Add ezconfig CLI command to simply IP address setup for management CPU. See Administrator Guide for detail.
18. Web OSPF page shows all defined areas
19. Add “show tech-support” CLI command to dump system operational information for customer support issue
Issues fixed in this release
1. Fixed the problem that IPX traffic stopped when IP routing enabled
2. Port LED stayed on even though the port has being disabled by “shut-down” command
3. Storm Control Web GUI reworded to avoid confusion
4. RIP CLI command now allow “both” (version) option in receiving mode
5. OSPF adjacency did not recover after LAG exprienced link down and traffic was uninterrupted
6. “no classofservice dot1p-mapping” command returned with an error
7. (FSM7326P) Some of the POE configuration changes were not saved after rebooted.
8. (FSM7326P) GUI web page has a support link that was pointing to the wrong site.
9. (FSM7326P) When the gigabit uplink port was connected to a 100Mbps device, the switch might reset.
10. (FSM7326P) Show interface detail statistics not get updated for broadcast, multicast and total packets.
11. (FSM7326P) Show running configuration did not show a port has POE disabled.
12. (FSM7326P) The switch did not recover gracefully from PCI parity error that might occur randomly.
Upgrade procedure
WARNING:
1. If your current switch is using 3.x.x.x version firmware, its configuration may not be recognized by release 5.x.x.x (this release) that after the upgrade, the switch’s configuration may be reset to factory default state and the old configuration lost.
2. In addition, the backup binary config file saved from 3.x.x.x release will not be accepted by the 5.x.x.x release.
3. There is no configuration migration issue from that of release 4.x.x.x to 5.x.x.x.
1. If you have not setup any special functions on the existing switch other than the management IP address, or you have saved a copy of the configuration in a text file, proceed to the next step.
a. On the existing switch, use capture mode in Hyperterminal to capture the output from the switch console to a file.
b. On the switch console, type “show run”. The output of current running configuration will be captured in the file.
c. Open the file and review the content. If there is any changes to the configuration but not present in the file, manually add them. Save the file after it is done.
2. Start a tftp server on the PC where the new images are stored. If you do not have a tftp server, you may want to try either of the following public domain tftp servers:
Solarwind - http://support.solarwinds.net/updates/New-customerFree.cfm
PumpKIN - http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin/
3. On the switch console, type the following command:
a. # copy tftp://<tftp server IP address<image name> system:image
b. It will ask for confirm with input data displayed. Hit enter if all parameters look correct.
c. The download should take a minute or two, after that, the code will be checked for possible corruption, if not, it will report firmware successfully upgraded.
d. Reboot the switch by typing “reload” command or power cycle the switch.
4. After the switch is restarted, type the following command to verify the version is correct.
a. # show hardware
5. If you did not skip step #1, now you can use the saved “show run” output file to restore the switch to your configuration, otherwise skip this step.
a. First enter exec mode, by enable command after you logged in.
b. Once in exec mode, paste the content of that file to the console. If there is any error during such operation, please report it to Netgear tech support.
c. Do a “show run” command on the console and make sure everything you expect to be there is present. If not, please report the problem to the tech support and manually add your configuration back.
6. You can now make additional configuration change for your application need. And be sure to use “copy” command to save the configuration after you’re done.