Creating ICX Switch Groups

You can group switches based on your need, for example, you can group switches based on their size or their location.

You can only create a maximum of two levels within the group hierarchy. By default, all the switches are placed under the default switch group. You can create a group or sub-group and then move the switch under it. You can also modify or delete a group at any time.

After the switch is registered with the SmartZone interface, you can monitor, view status or usage, and perform some basic management, including configuration backups and firmware management. However, you cannot configure the switch from the interface.

  1. From the left pane, select Switches.
    The ICX Switches page appears.
  2. Click .
    The Create Group page appears.
    Figure 44  Creating switch groups
    Configure the following:
    • Name: type the name of the switch group that you want to create
    • Description: enter a brief description for the switch group
    • Type: select Switch Group. For enterprise devices such as SZ-300 and vSZ-H, you also have the option to select Domain.
    • Parent Group: displays the parent group under which the switch group resides
    • Managed by Partner: this option is available if you select the group type as Domain. You can slide the radio button to ON or OFF to enable or disable partners from managing the switches.
  3. Click OK. The switch group is created under the selected parent group.
Parent topic: ICX Switch Management