A recent tweet from @wirednot, showing an old GUI of ICX7150 led to a thread of some fun tweets. One tweet in particular from @sharanmahadevan recommending the FastIron 9.x code, and a screenshot showing a fancy GUI got me curious and I decided to update my ICX7150 12 port switch. Update process is straightforward using…
Category: Ruckus/Brocade Switching
DHCP stopped working – Ruckus ICX7150
I am using a Ruckus ICX 7150-C12 switch as a core switch for my home lab. It is running the routing code “SPR08092a.bin (UFI)”. There are two VLAN SVI’s(interfaces) and the switch is also acting as a DHCP server with following settings: Yesterday I was in the switch just looking at some show commands and…
Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P
This is just a quick post to take a look at the Ruckus ICX 7150-C12P switch. ICX 7150-C12P is a compact switch which is perfect for a home office or even a small office. Here are some of the key features: Supports 124000 mW of PoE budget 12 x 1 Gig Ethernet ports 2 x…
Brocade ICX 6450 PoE Configuration
Recently I configured a Brocade ICX6450 PoE switch on the network and all was working well until my customer hooked up a phone to one of the ports I configured. I was told that the phone won’t power on. Now on a Cisco PoE Switch, I’m used to just simply plugging in phones and getting power. With the Brocade…
Brocade ICX 6450-24P PoE and PoE+
Brocade ICX 6450-24P PoE and PoE+ Limitations and Configuration Recently ran into a minor issue when I was connecting Cisco Meraki MR72’s to a Brocade ICX 6450-24P. Connected 13 Cisco Meraki MR72’s. I was consoled into the switch so I noticed all ports showed getting power but the PoE was denied on port ethernet1/1/24. Looking…