RUCKUS Virtual SmartZone Data Plane Configuration Guide

This guide provides a comphrensive information on deploying and managing tunneled WLANs and Data Planes, covering Web UI control, traffic forwarding, troubleshooting, and encryption. Starting with version 7.1.1 Rev B, the vSZ Data Plane Configuration Guide, Rev L is integrated here, consolidating all tunneling and data plane details into one authoritative source for streamlined reference and updates.

Preface Ruckus
- 3 Contact Information, Resources, and Conventions
  - 3.1 Contacting RUCKUS Customer Services and Support
  - 3.2 Document Feedback
  - 3.3 RUCKUS Product Documentation Resources
  - 3.4 Online Training Resources
  - 3.5 Document Conventions
  - 3.6 Command Syntax Conventions
4 About This Guide
- 4.1 About this Guide
- 4.2 New In This Document
Virtual SmartZone Data Plane Features
- 5 SmartZone Data Plane Features
  - 5.1 Virtual SmartZone Data Plane and SmartZone 100 Data Plane Overview
Features and Benefits
- 6 Features and Benefits
  - 6.1 Tunneled WLANs and Flexible Traffic Redirection
  - 6.2 Architecture and Deployment Flexibility
  - 6.3 IPv6 Address Support
  - 6.4 vSZ-D/SZ100-D/SZ144-D DP Group
  - 6.5 DHCP Server and NAT Service on vSZ-D/SZ100-D/SZ144-D
    - 6.5.1 DHCP/NAT
    - 6.5.2 Configuring License Bandwidth
    - 6.5.3 Configuring the DHCP/NAT License Assignment
      - 6.5.3.1 Creating DHCP License Assignment
      - 6.5.3.2 Creating NAT License Assignment
  - 6.6 L3 Roaming
    - 6.6.1 Editing L3 Roaming for a vSZ-D/SZ100-D/SZ144-D
  - 6.7 Enabling Flexi VPN
  - 6.8 Enabling Tunnel Encryption
- 7 Network Architecture
- 8 Communication Workflow
- 9 NAT Deployment Topologies
- 10 Configuring the vSZ Controller to Prepare for Network Segmentation
  - 10.1 Configuring the DHCP/NAT License Assignment
  - 10.2 Creating Profile-based DHCP
  - 10.3 Configuring Global Settings
  - 10.4 Configuring DHCP Pool Settings
  - 10.5 Creating Profile-based NAT
  - 10.6 Configuring NAT Global Settings
  - 10.7 Configuring NAT Pool Setting
  - 10.8 Creating an AP Group
  - 10.9 Creating WLAN for Network Segmentation
  - 10.10 Network Segmentation - SZ-DP - Data Plane Redundancy for VNIs, NAT, and DHCP
- 11 Creating Network Segmentation Profile on the vSZ Controller
System Requirements
- 12 Hardware Requirements
  - 12.1 Supported Modes of Operation
- 13 Recommended NICs and Operation Modes
14 Hypervisor Configuration
- 14.1 Supported Hypervisors
- 14.2 General Configuration
- 14.3 VMware Specific Configuration
- 14.4 KVM-Specific Configuration
Deploy vSZ-D on ESXi Server
- 15 Deployment of vSZ
  - 15.1 Deploy vSZ-D with 40GB NIC on ESXi Server
    - 15.1.1 Deploy vSZ-D with 40GB NIC on ESXi Server
      - 15.1.1.1 Hardware Requirement and Prerequisite
      - 15.1.1.2 Topology
      - 15.1.1.3 Deployment Procedure
      - 15.1.1.4 vSZ-D/SZ100-D/SZ144-D Connect to vSZ Using CLI
  - 15.2 Deploy vSZ-D with 40GB NIC on Linux Server
    - 15.2.1 Deploy vSZ-D with 40GB NIC on Linux Server
      - 15.2.1.1 Hardware Requirement and Prerequisite
      - 15.2.1.2 Topology
      - 15.2.1.3 Deployment Procedure
      - 15.2.1.4 vSZ-D/SZ100-D/SZ144-D Connect to vSZ Using CLI
16 Upgrade Procedure
- 16.1 Upgrade Procedure
vSZ-D Performance Recommendations
- 17 Data Plane Performance Recommendations