Free Management Software

[ericbord]

Just took over for network admin that was managing a campus design with several sites using Brocade ICX switches (7250's and 7450's).  Don't have any experience with Brocade switches.  Currently we administer them through the web interface or the cli.  Is there server management/monitoring software offered by Ruckus that comes with owning these switches?  I was looking at BNA, but it says it's end of lifed.  Is there any other software that took it's place? 

[Chandini]

Hi Ericbord

If you are looking to manage the network using a centralized tool for monitoring and management. We have below options available. But you might have to run through the details in the links below and chose to see what works for you network.

Ruckus Unleashed

• https://support.ruckuswireless.com/product_families/19-ruckus-unleashed

RUCKUS One

• https://support.ruckuswireless.com/product_families/34-ruckus-one

SmartZone (SZ)

• https://support.ruckuswireless.com/product_families/11-smartzone-sz

Virtual SmartZone (vSZ)

• https://support.ruckuswireless.com/product_families/18-virtual-smartzone-vsz

Also for more details on the ICX family switches you can refer the below link

• https://support.ruckuswireless.com/product_families/21-ruckus-icx-switches

I hope the above details help you.

Thanks 

[Geinzosk]

I'd lean on SmartZone or even a simple SNMP monitor like LibreNMS to keep an eye on ICX stacks across sites. I once built a small internal dashboard using ideas I picked up during an mvp software development project, which helped me centralise switch status, firmware, and alerts without overcomplicating things. Even a lightweight setup like that can save you from hopping between CLIs all day.