topic Re: vSZ-E System Capacity in SmartZone and Virtual SmartZone

vSZ-E System Capacity

quinn_henry — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:17:57 GMT

Hello everyone!

I just recently started getting set up with my new Virtual SmartZone controller. I have the controller itself licensed (but I haven't applied my AP licenses yet). I'm looking under the "System Info" page, and found the total capacity listed for the cluster (1 node currently) is 100 APs.

I was reading through the data sheet for the Virtual SmartZone, and it listed 1,024 managed APs per controller. Will this change once I apply my AP license (133 count)? I would rather not go much further with setup if I need to switch to vSZ-H...

Thanks for all the help!

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

david_black_594 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:07:40 GMT

vSZ capacity is a function of VM resources. You apparently assigned VM resources for 1-100 APs and that's why you see max capacity of 100. You need the next step up in the recommended resources table, 101-500 APs.

If your AP count is going to be a hundred or two (or even several hundred), I would stick with Essentials. Either version will work fine, but High Scale adds a layer of complexity that you'll never need or use.

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

Vineet_nejwala — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:55:01 GMT

Hi Quinn,

The system capacity would show how many max AP's and switches you can handle without falling into an performance issue on your existing vSZ in accordance to the system resource allocated (RAM,CPU and HD size). Based on max 100 AP's capacity that you have you are currently on level 1 of resource, as you increase the resources (CPU,RAM,HD) the system capacity would increase (this should be according to the recommended resource type per level). You can validate the resource level and supported device count by looking into upgrade guide following below link.

https://support.ruckuswireless.com/products/83-virtual-smartzone-vsz?open=documentation#sort=relevancy

Best Regards

Vineet

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

quinn_henry — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:11:57 GMT

I must have missed that when going through the setup guide. Thanks so much!

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

quinn_henry — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:12:41 GMT

I seemed to have missed this part when I was going through the setup guide. Thanks for your reply, and the link!

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:49:47 GMT

I am experiencing kind of a same issue, I keep getting the level 1 (max 100AP's) even though I have set the VM resources to a level 2 resource level.
Deployment guide dictates that the VM resources (vCPU /RAM and Disk) have to match exactly so I matched them exactly but every deployment I perform the system keeps showing Max 100 Ap's (vm Resources)

I am deploying VszE by the way so any idea's how to get the a higher resource level do I need to perform any CLI commands ?

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

quinn_henry — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:58:39 GMT

@sysbeheer_sysbeheer

It doesn't have to match exactly. I have my resources set a bit higher than what is required for level 1, try to bump those up by 1-2 cores and 2-3GB of RAM higher and see if that helps you at all.

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:26:52 GMT

@quinn_henry will try that and let you know, just to be sure you do see the result at the system summary page ? (so no need to run any additional commands ? )

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:52:13 GMT

Issue solved, I forgot to mention I am currently working with an ancient old versie (3.5.0.0.882) and was testing with that OVA.
Just did exact the same with the current version (6.1.0.0.935) gave it 8 cpu's 20GB RAM and 300 thick provisioned disk and now I get the proper amount of AP's 🙂 No extra commands right out of the box (provisioning).

As I am planning to upgrade to this version my issue is solved! here's my current test setup and the documentation 🙂

Re: vSZ-E System Capacity

ruckus333 — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:07:31 GMT

Can I check, did you just have to power off the VM, upgrade the resources and power up to increase the supported AP count? Hoping it doesn't involve having to re-install just to increase the AP count. Thanks greatly for any help.