ICX Switch Behavior with SmartZone

There are several ways to make an ICX device aware of the SmartZone IP address:

  • Use switch registrar discovery.
  • Use DHCP option 43.
  • Configure the ICX device manually using FastIron commands.

All of these methods are supported for new ICX switches with no configuration as well as for ICX switches with existing configuration.

Beginning with 09.0.10h, access to the ICX device through web management may change when the device is connected to SmartZone.

  • When WebAuth is not configured on the ICX switch and then is connected to SmartZone, web management is disabled and the CLI command web-management disable is then added to the running configuration. To enable web-management, enter no web-management disable on the ICX device.
  • When an ICX device is configured with WebAuth on any VLAN and then is connected to SmartZone there is no change in the web management behavior. If WebAuth is disabled later, access to web management will stay enabled until the next time the device is connected to SmartZone.
  • When an ICX device is connected to SmartZone and then WebAuth is enabled on any VLAN, enter no web-management disable on the ICX device to enable web management.
  • When a device has web management disabled, if a user enabled the WebAuth configuration, it will not work until no web-management disable is entered on the device.
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 08.0.90a or later using a Unified Forwarding Image (UFI). Beginning with FastIron 08.0.90, RUCKUS ICX devices support unified images that require custom upgrades from prior releases. Any ICX switch that is running a FastIron 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.

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.
Parent topic: Managing ICX Switches from SmartZone