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04-30-2025 05:45 PM
I know the forum is full of posts about problems with the Unleashed ICX switch management feature, I apologize for creating yet another one. I wasn't able to find an existing one that quite fit the problem I'm having, though there are so many, maybe I missed one...
Unleashed 200.17.7.0.152 will not connect to an ICX7550-48ZP firmware 08.0.95m. This switch was working fine with Unleashed for a few years, until I replaced the master AP R850 with an R770. Since then, Unleashed will not connect to the switch. Logs indicate the issue is an authentication failure, incorrect password, but I am able to ssh into the switch using the Unleashed credentials for password authentication just fine. I haven't seen any other problems with the network or Unleashed since replacing the AP.
Unleashed logs
May 1 00:05:04 unleashed : Mef3002S0D0 pid=6526[32499], icxd_icx_monitor():ICXD: ICX[id=1]: Stop monitoring.
May 1 00:05:04 unleashed : Mef3002S0D0 pid=6526[32499], icxd_state_loop():ICXD: ICX[id=1]: 192.168.0.247: icx-do-logout done, result is [OK]
May 1 00:05:04 unleashed : Mef3002S0D0 pid=6526[32499], icxd_state_loop():ICXD: ICX[id=1]: 192.168.0.247: NEW_STATE=[pending-invalid-account], Pending...
May 1 00:05:04 unleashed : Mef3002S0D0 pid=6526[32499], icxd_state_loop():ICXD: ICX[id=1]: 192.168.0.247: icx-do-login done, result is [FAIL_PASSWORD_INCORRECT]
May 1 00:05:04 unleashed sys_wrapper: icx_do_login():ICXD: ICX[id=1]: 192.168.0.247: login failure, kill it.
May 1 00:05:04 unleashed sys_wrapper: icx_do_login():ICXD: ICX[id=1]: 192.168.0.247: lastline "[email protected]'s password: ", expect end with ">" or "#".
ICX Switch logs
May 1 00:04:54:I:Security: SSH access by user admin from src IP 192.168.0.237 rejected, 3 attempt(s)
May 1 00:04:34:I:Security: SSH access by user super from src IP 192.168.0.237 rejected, 1 attempt(s)
May 1 00:04:24:I:Security: SSH access by user super from src IP 192.168.0.237 rejected, 3 attempt(s)
Things I've tried...
The nuclear option of factory resetting the switch is not something I want to do, nor should I need to do.
Solved! Go to Solution.
05-07-2025 06:05 PM - edited 05-07-2025 06:06 PM
Problem solved!
Apparently the Unleashed ICX switch management feature is picky about passwords. Unleashed itself might be ok with a given password, but the Unleashed ICX switch manager may fail if you've chosen a password it doesn't like. I was not able to determine the exact limitation the Unleashed ICX switch manager has with passwords, see passwords tested that work and don't work below. I have no idea why swapping a master R850 with an R770 would have revealed this problem. The Unleashed firmware version did not changed, only the AP model, and the password I had been using for Unleashed to manage the ICX switch had not changed in a couple of years.
Passwords that do work
Passwords that don't work
