Managing ICX Switches from SmartZone

In this section:

  1. Supported ICX Models
  2. Overview of ICX Switch Management
    Beginning with SmartZone 5.0, the SmartZone administrator can monitor and manage switches and routers in the ICX 7000 series. SmartZone 5.1.1 introduced the capability to configure switches.
  3. ICX Switch Behavior with SmartZone
  4. Enabling an ICX Device to Be Managed by SmartZone
  5. Configuring the ICX Source Address to Be Used by SmartZone
  6. Configuring a Custom Port Number for Connection to SmartZone
  7. Setting Up Switch Registrar Discovery
    The switch registrar is a RUCKUS-hosted cloud service that enables SmartZone discovery from ICX devices.
  8. Preparing Stacking Devices to Connect to SmartZone
  9. Configuring DHCP to Provide SmartZone IP Addresses to an ICX Switch
    A DHCP server can be configured to send SmartZone IP addresses to ICX devices using DHCP Option 43.
  10. DHCPv6 Controller Address Configuration using Option 52
    The DHCPv6 server running on an ICX switch can send the IPv6 address of the SmartZone (SZ) controller to clients via DHCPv6 advertise and reply packets.
  11. Configuring the Controller Address for the DHCPv6 Server
    You can configure the controller address to be used by the DHCPv6 server (option 52). Option 52 enhances SmartZone (SZ) controller management and connectivity in the network. The following task example configures the IPv6 controller address in DHCPv6 configuration mode and at the subnet level (subnet configuration mode).
  12. Manually Configuring the SmartZone IP Address on an ICX Switch
    Complete the following steps to configure a list of SmartZone IP addresses on the ICX device.
  13. Disabling SSH Access Maintaining the SZ Reverse SSH Session
    SSH access is enabled by default. Inbound and outbound SSH access to ICX devices can be disabled without disconnecting the SmartZone (SZ) reverse SSH session. This is especially useful on an ICX device that obtains its IP address from a DHCP server.
  14. Displaying the SmartZone Connection Status
  15. Disconnecting the ICX Switch from SmartZone
    Use the manager disconnect command in privileged exec or global configuration mode to disconnect the ICX switch from SmartZone and initiate a new connection based on the currently available list of SmartZone IP addresses.
  16. Disabling SmartZone Management on the ICX Switch
    When SmartZone management is disabled on the switch, the switch will not initiate a connection with SmartZone even if a SmartZone IP address is available.