Approving ICX Switches
The ICX switch must be approved so that it can be discovered and monitored by the SmartZone controller.
- Switches that do not match any registration rule are automatically placed under the Default group.
- At this point, the switch is not managed and the status is shown as offline.
- In order to actively manage this switch, you need to move it from the Default Group to any other switch group or Domain. Refer to Moving the Switches between Groups for more information.
NOTE
A switch capacity license (CAPACITY-SWITCH-DEFAULT) is available for controllers and ICX switches managed by the controllers. The license is activated for devices running SmartZone 5.1 or later. Upgrading to SmartZone 5.1 from an earlier version activates the license by default. A 90 day version is then available for trial or purchase. The controller manages switches only as defined in the Switch Capacity license and rejects individual switches or stacks when license capacity is reached. Any switch that exceeds license limits is moved to the service group, where it cannot be configured. When license capacity is again available, the controller accepts the switch for management. For the SmartZone controllers (SZ100 or SZ300), trial license will allow adding the maximum number of switches supported. In the case of vSZ-E or vSZ-H, trial license will allow addition of 5 switches.
The recommendation is to always use switch registration rules so that they are placed in the correct switch group and avoid manual intervention.