ICX Switch Behavior with SmartZone
Note: The full range of ICX-Management capabilities (including configuration support in
SmartZone 5.1.1 or later) is available only when ICX devices have been upgraded to
FastIron release 08.0.90a or later using a Unified Forwarding Image (UFI). Starting
from FastIron release 08.0.90,
RUCKUS ICX devices support unified images that require custom upgrades from prior releases.
Any ICX switch that is running a FastIron release 08.0.80 non-UFI image on the ICX
switch must follow a two-step image upgrade process to FastIron 08.0.90a through SmartZone
controller image updates. If an ICX switch from the factory has a FastIron 08.0.80
non-UFI image, it must first be upgraded with a FastIron 08.0.90 UFI, followed by
a FastIron 08.0.90a UFI to avoid any boot configuration issues. Refer to the
RUCKUS FastIron Software Upgrade Guide for more information.
Note: Campus Fabric (SPX) is not compatible with SmartZone. When SPX is enabled using the
spx cb-enable command, SmartZone is disabled automatically. The following messages and syslog entry
are displayed.
Console message =============== Disabling SZ since SPX is enabled... SZ Disable Initiated... SZ Connection would be disconnected now if connected... Syslog ======= Aug 4 00:57:14:W:SZ:Disabling SZ, because SZ is not supported in SPX
If SPX is enabled on an ICX device and you try to enable SmartZone using the
no manager disable command, the following warning message is displayed.
ICX(config)# no manager disable SZ configuration is not allowed in SPX enabled setup. Please disable SPX to enable SZ When ICX is managed through SZ, if 'spx cb-enable' is configured, SZ will be disconnected from ICX.
When an ICX switch is managed by SmartZone, the following considerations apply:
- All local configuration methods continue to be available to the local administrator, which means the switch can be configured through the console, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, or the web.
- It is recommended that the ICX switch be configured with the same NTP server as SmartZone.
- In an ICX stack, if a stack switchover or failover
occurs, the original connection to SmartZone is closed, and the new active switch
initiates a connection with SmartZone.
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