The RUCKUS ICX 8100 series switches have the following limitations and supported features that should be noted for proper deployment and network design.

• Stacking is supported only on 10G ICX 8100 models (denoted by the “–X” model name suffix). Up to 4 units may be stacked, and they must be running FastIron firmware version 10.0.10h or later.
• Breakout ports (high-speed port divided into multiple lower-speed ports for optimizing network performance) are not supported.
• Stacking is not supported on ICX 8100 non-X models.
• Only the default static route and default VE interface are supported in FastIron firmware versions 10.0.20 and 10.0.10g and earlier. FastIron firmware 10.0.10h and later 10.0.10x code streams support up to 2048 static routes and 512 VEs.
• Supported firmware versions:
  • Only Router Image 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 10.0.10f_cd2, 10.0.20b_cd1, 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.