Limitations of RUCKUS ICX 8100

Limitations of RUCKUS ICX 8100

The RUCKUS ICX 8100 series switches have the following limitations and supported features that should be noted for proper deployment and network design.
  • Breakout ports (high-speed port divided into multiple lower-speed ports for optimizing network performance) are not supported.
  • Open Shortest Path First or OSPF (routing protocol that determines the best path for data packets to travel across a network), is not supported.
  • Only the default static route (a fixed, manually configured network path) is allowed.
  • Supported firmware versions:
    • Router firmware is supported.
    • RUCKUS ICX 8100 switches (models: ICX 8100-24, ICX 8100-24P, ICX 8100-48, ICX 8100-48P, ICX 8100-C08PF) are supported in FastIron firmware versions 10.0.20b_cd1, 10.0.10f_cd2, and later.
    • RUCKUS ICX 8100 10G switches (models: ICX 8100-24-X, ICX 8100-24P-X, ICX 8100-48-X, ICX 8100-48P-X, and ICX 8100-C08PF-X) are supported in FastIron firmware versions 10.0.10g-cd1, 10.0.20c, and later.
    • RUCKUS ICX 8100 switches (models: ICX 8100-48PF, ICX 8100-48PF-X, ICX 8100-C16P, and ICX 8100-C16P-X) are supported on FastIron firmware versions 10.0.10h and later.
Table 1. Supported RUCKUS ICX 8100 Models
Model Name Description
ICX 8100-24 Standard 24-port switch
ICX 8100-24P PoE-enabled 24-port switch
ICX 8100-24P-X 10G PoE-enabled 24-port switch
ICX 8100-24-X 10G variant of 24-port switch
ICX 8100-48 Standard 48-port switch
ICX 8100-48P PoE-enabled 48-port switch
ICX 8100-48P-X 10G PoE-enabled 48-port switch
ICX 8100-48PF PoE-enabled 48-port with additional features
ICX 8100-48PF-X 10G PoE-enabled 48-port variant
ICX 8100-48-X 10G variant of 48-port switch
ICX 8100-C08PF Compact 8-port PoE switch
ICX 8100-C08PF-X 10G compact 8-port PoE switch
ICX 8100-C16P Compact 16-port PoE switch
ICX 8100-C16P-X 10G compact 16-port PoE switch