Creating Switch Groups

You can group switches based on your need, for example, you can group switches based on their size or their location.

You can only create a maximum of two levels within the group hierarchy. By default, all the switches are placed under the default switch group. You can create a group or sub-group and then move the switch under it. You can also modify or delete a group at any time.

After the switch is registered with the controller interface, you can monitor, view status or usage, and perform some basic management, including configuration backups and firmware management.

  1. On the menu, click Network > Wired > Switches to display the Switches window.

    Switches

    You can create a switch group or you can create a domain and add the switch group to that domain.
  2. Complete the following steps to create a domain.
    1. In the Organization tab, click to display the Create Domain dialog box.

      Create Domain

    2. Complete the following fields:
      • Name: Enter the domain name.
      • Description: Enter a brief description for the domain.
      • Type: Domain
      • Parent Group: Displays the parent group under which the switch group resides. By default System is selected.
      • Managed by Partner: This option is available if you select the group type as Domain. You can slide the radio button to ON or OFF to enable or disable partners from managing the switches.
    3. Click OK.
      The domain is created under the selected parent group in the Organization tab. The domain is identified with "D" symbol.
  3. To create a individual switch group, in the Organization tab select the System and follow from the .
  4. To create a switch group within a domain, in the Organization tab select the Domain from the list and follow from the .
  5. In the Organization tab, click icon to display the Create Switch Group dialog box. You can also edit or configure the switch group by clicking icon.

    Creating Switch Group

    Complete the following fields:

    • Name: Type the name of the switch group that you want to create.
    • Description: Enter a brief description for the switch group.
    • Firmware Version: Select the Firmware version (optional) which will automatically upgrade the switches (running an older version) joining the group.
    • Type: Select Switch Group. For enterprise devices such as SZ-300 and vSZ-H.
    • Parent Group: Displays the parent group under which the switch group resides
    • Two Factor Authentication: Switch ON to use the Console CLI or Remote CLI to access the Switches.
      Note: Turning ON this feature will disable the SSH access to the switches.

      Note: Beginning with the SZ 7.0 release, when Two Factor Authentication is enabled on the controller, the ICX System log displays the SZ administrator name associated with the configuration activity performed on the controller. In the earlier releases, the ICX System log showed a generic message indicating that the network controller made the change.

      A message dialog box is displayed, click OK.

    • Backup Schedule: Allows you to schedule the backup. From the Interval drop-down list, select the type of backup such as Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. If the backup selected is Daily, you can configure @Hour , and Minute fields. If the backup selected is Weekly, you can configure the Every (day of the week), @Hour , and Minute fields. If the backup selected is Monthly, you can configure Every (date), @Hour , and Minute fields.

      Note: The default backup time for scheduling a Daily backup is 3:30 a.m. The backup schedule is configured on the level one switch group.

    • SSH/TLS Key Enhance Mode: Allows you to enable or disable ECDSA Certificate.
      Note: If the administrator wants to turn on SSH/TLS Key Enhance Mode of the Switch Group, the Firmware Version setting must be configured first, and it must be the following.
      • 10.0.10c and later versions
      • 9010j and 9010j patch

  6. Click OK.
    The switch group is created under the selected parent group in the Organization tab. The switch group is identified with "SG" symbol.
Parent topic: Using Controller Settings to Manage Switch Groups