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maindriver
Nov 26, 2021Apprentice
M4300 firwmare 15.4 gone from the website?
Hi, Is there a reason this FW has been removed? We've upgraded about 25 switches to this FW. Some of which reboot as soon as the FW is uploaded, others wait for us to hit reboot. This is ho...
maindriver
Nov 26, 2021Apprentice
Ok, so if not using stacking, nothing to worry about?
LaurentMa
Nov 26, 2021NETGEAR Expert
Correct, at this stage.
Thank you,
- Olivier421Nov 29, 2021Aspirant
LaurentMa could you elaborate on the stacking issue ?
is this uptime related, upgrade related, or simply stack being stuck , or others ?
the more details, the better we can know if we're impacted, or how to react.
i also have many switches (all in stack) already to v12.0.15.4 so i'm afraid now on what can happen
thanks
- LaurentMaNov 29, 2021NETGEAR Expert
Hi Olivier421 ,
We are encountering several issues, mainly stability issues with units in the stack rebooting. We have removed this firmware from the publc website and we are working actively on a fix before reposting this maintenance release. It seems it pertains to the 1G models (GSM series in M4300, mainly). 10G models (XSM series) seem not impacted. Again, we should revert to previous firmware when possible, until we come up with a fix and new maintenance release for 12.0.15.x
- Olivier421Nov 29, 2021Aspirant
Thanks LaurentMa
the only 1G models I have (m4300-52g) , do not have this firmware v12.0.15.4 yet (they are way older than that), so i'm good i believe and will only go for now to v12.0.13.8 on these ones.
Was there a pattern in uptime for unit reboot or fully random ? i'm not sure root cause has been identified yet, helping preventing it
regarding the X ones (10G interfaces), is this compulsory to downgrade to v12.0.13.8 ?
or leave it as is and keep ass tight until next firmware is coming later in Dec/Jan.
Also, i believe that such an event (1 every 3y or 5y ?) would require a proactive client email communication sent to all registered units / email base .
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