Enabling Switch Breakout Ports

This task guides you through enabling breakout ports on supported RUCKUS ICX switches to prepare them for individual configuration and management. RUCKUS ICX switch models 7550 and 7850 support port breakout.
Prerequisites: Before enabling breakout on a RUCKUS ICX 7550 switch, use the switch CLI Session function in the GUI to configure the slot 2 uplink by entering the appropriate command (slot 2 uplink-40g or slot 2 uplink-100g), followed by the write memory and the reload commands to apply the uplink configuration.

Follow the steps below to enable breakout ports on supported ICX switches.

  1. From the main menu, select Network > Wired > Switches.
    The Switches window is displayed.
  2. Select a switch.
  3. In the Details area, click the Ports tab.
  4. In the Port Details section, click Breakout Port. For more details on the breakout ports, refer to Support of Breakout Ports on an ICX Switch.

    Enabling Breakout Port

    Enabling Breakout Port
      Note:
    • If the RUCKUS ICX firmware is version 10.0.20b or later, the Breakout Port button is displayed on the right side of the Port Templates button.
    • If the RUCKUS ICX 7550-24ZP, 24F, 48ZP, or 48F switch models are not preconfigured with the required slot 2 uplink, an error message will appear when you attempt to select and apply a breakout port.
    • If the RUCKUS ICX switch model does not support breakout ports, then the Breakout Port button is not displayed.

    Clicking the Breakout Port Button

    Clicking the Breakout Port Tab
    The Breakout Port window is displayed.
  5. Select the ports for which you want to enable breakout and move them from the Select Ports list to the Selected Breakout Ports list.

    Selecting Ports for Breakout

    Moving the Ports to Breakout Port List
  6. Click OK.

    The breakout ports are displayed using four-tuple notation to clearly indicate the division of the high-bandwidth port into multiple lower-bandwidth sub-ports. The x/x/x:x syntax indicates the unit number, slot number, port number, and sub-port number on the device.

    You can also view the status of the port breakout configuration by clicking the Configuration tab and viewing the information provided in the Configuration History section.

    Viewing the Breakout Ports

    Viewing the Breakout Ports

    You can now select each port individually to apply the required configurations.

Parent topic: Support of Breakout Ports on an ICX Switch