Configuring the Switch

SmartZone 5.1.1 introduces the switch configuration capabilities. The following features are added:

  • Zero Touch Provisioning: Simplifies the initial deployment of switches. Allows you to define switch configuration at a switch group level. If a new switch joins the group automatically, it gets provisioned.
  • Ongoing Configuration Changes: You can modify the switch configuration as a part of network maintenance. This includes modifying switch group level settings, port settings, and routing interfaces.
  • Stack formation: You can configure individual switches to be formed into a stack directly from the controller.
  • Configuration copy: You can copy configuration from a working switch to one or multiple new switches seamlessly.

You can view and modify various configuration parameters of switches from the controller web interface. You can create switch configuration profiles at the group level, individual switch level, and at the port level.

The Configuration page displays common configurations based on DNS, allows setting configuration values for a family of switches and also provides a summary of the switch configuration history.

You can update the configuration profile for new and existing switches, switches that join the controller after being offline, switches that may or may not have local feature changes through CLI/Telnet/SSH or other web interfaces.

After the switch configuration is updated successfully, you can continue to monitor the configuration deployed on the switch. If the switch configuration is not updated successfully, a message is displayed on the controller interface.

In this section:

  1. Configuring Switch AAA Servers
  2. Configuring Switch AAA Server Settings
  3. Accessing AAA Settings for Switch Configuration
    You can create, view, and edit the configuration settings for a group of switches.
  4. Generic CLI Configuration
    SmartZone 6.0 introduces capability to provision switches using predefined CLI configuration making it easy for users to deploy any feature that ICX supports.
  5. Copy Config as Template
    The Copy Config as Template feature allows you create a CLI template from a switch backup configuration, modify it, and apply it to other switches managed by controller.
  6. Zero Touch Provisioning using Group level Configuration
  7. Port Settings
  8. Creating Routing Configurations
    You can create, edit, and delete routing configurations for a switch.
  9. Managing Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs)
    Controller provides an option to define LAGs at an individual switch level.
  10. Creating a Switch Stack
    You can create a stack by selecting individual switches that are connected to the controller.
  11. Ability to Convert Standalone Switch to Stack
    This feature allows the Standalone switch to convert into a stack by adding member switches.
  12. Viewing Port Details
    Details on port use are available for individual switches, stacks, and switch groups.
Parent topic: Working with Switches