Virtual SmartZone-Dataplane (vSZ-D) - Federal
Product Detail
The Ruckus Virtual SmartZone-Dataplane (vSZ-D) is available on the vSZ platform and offers organizations more flexibility in deploying the SZ dataplane as needed in an NFV architechture-aligned fashion. Deploying vSZ-D offers secured tunneling of user data traffic that encrypts payload traffic, maintains flat network topology, enables mobility across L2 subnets, supports POS data traffic for PCI compliance, and offers differentiated per site policy control and QoS, etc.
- Model Name:
- vSZ-D-FED
- Product Family:
- Federal FIPS and CC compliance
- Recommended Software:
- Stability Release:
Firmware Upgrade - Virtual SmartZone (vSZ)
Firmware upgrade Procedure for Virtual SmartZone (vSZ)
vSZ: Virtual SmartZone Supported Hypervisors
vSZ on 7.0 supports installation on ESXi, Windows Server Hyper-V, KVM CentOS, OpenStack Ubantu and Nutanix hypervisors. For public cloud, it supports installation on AWS, Google Cloud... (continued)
What is Virtual cable testing (VCT)?
What is Virtual cable testing (VCT)?
Support for Map View on Virtual SmartCell Gateway ?
Support for Map View on SmartCell Gateway
virtual SmartZone installation on Microsoft Azure
This article provide details on how to install a vSZ on Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
How to gracefully shutdown the Virtual SmartZone Controller
This article explains the step by step process to gracefully shutdown the Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) which is often needed for the maintenance windows or to make any resource level changes... (continued)
Is it possible to route the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP or VRRP-E) Virtual IP-Address?
Is it possible to route the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP or VRRP-E) Virtual IP-Address?
CP - Setting up MAC Registration with a Ruckus Virtual SmartZone vSZ controller
How to set up Cloudpath MAC Registration with a Ruckus vSZ controller
Ruckus Wan Gateway is not syncing configuration with Virtual SmartZone configuration
This Article explains why RWG is not syncing configuration with vSZ
Does Virtual SmartZone(vSZ) supports migration from one hypervisor to another
Customer wants to migrate their vSZ from one hypervisor like ESXi to Hyper-V. However, migration from one to another Hypervisor environment is not supported by the vSZ. This is as per... (continued)
How to Troubleshoot RUCKUS SmartZone Dataplane / Virtual Dataplane client connectivity issue?
This document provides a comprehensive guide for SZ-Dataplane and vSZ-Dataplance client connectivity Issues. It includes necessary steps, troubleshooting tips, and resolution methods.
Guide to create a Virtual Machine for the MS Azure Marketplace
Microsoft Azure cloud environment instructions to help create a VM for vSZ installations.
Steps to Upload Licenses on Virtual Controllers
Licenses are activated and added on the Controller, need to Upload them on the Virtual Controller via GUI
How to Assign an IP address to a virtual interface on a Layer 3 ICX RUCKUS switch
How to Assign an IP address to a virtual interface on a Layer 3 ICX RUCKUS switch
Steps to Add Licenses to Virtual Controllers from Support Portal (LiMAN)
Activated AP Licenses and would like to add them on the virtual controllers from LiMAN portal
AP management VLAN options under SmartZone
This article explains available options if you want to use VLANs for AP management under SZ-100, vSZ, and SC-200.
vSZ - Expanding the VM Hard Disk Size in VMware in SZ 3.5+
Steps to re-size the HDD in the event that more disk-space is required
How to define a management VLAN on FastIron switches?
How to define a management VLAN on FastIron switches?
Client running VM (such as a VMWare Virtual Machine), Unable to get a DHCP IP address.
Problem where a Computer running VM (Virtual Machine) is unable to get a DHCP IP address.
Configure Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
Find out what is VSRP and how can it be configured on a device
Virtual Machines are getting IP address but can't access the network
Virtual machine not able to access the network when the interface is set to bridge mode
How to configure VLAN pooling in SZ100?
These SmartZone CLI commands can be used to configure VLAN pooling
What are the limits of VLAN Pooling on SZ
There is a limit of 16 VLANs per Pool, and 64 Pools per Zone (vSZ-H / SCG)
Can we gracefully shutdown the Virtual IOT (VRIOT) using Command Line Interface (CLI)
Graceful shutdown of VRIOT is not available using CLI. Currently, to perform shutdown the user has to do it from VM machine.
How to check SCI time is properly syncing with VM NTP?
This article explains how to check SCI time is properly syncing with VM NTP
Tech Note: Configuring Dynamic VLANs on ZoneDirector
This document provides an overview of how to configure a RADIUS server to return a dynamic VLAN attribute. It also includes the complimentary steps required to use this information on a... (continued)
Migration of vSZ from KVM to VMware
This article contains procedure for migrating vSZ on a KVM host machine to a VMware machine.
How to create a VLAN
How to create a VLAN
Untag Port to Vlan2
Matching the configuration from one ICX port to another port
Enabling smart-roam on SmartZone controller
How to enable smart-roam on SmartZone controller via CLI.
Clients not getting an IP address on DVLAN SSID with multiple VLANS in Tunnel-Pvt-Group-ID in NPS
Why clients are getting IP from only one VLAN?
VLAN configuration of 7731 ports
Information about Ethernet ports of ZF-7731
VLAN Pooling Configuration
VLAN pooling is a multiple VLAN client IP addressing method.
WLAN VLAN override from Venue
Override the VLAN configured for a WLAN
How to change the IGMP version on FastIron?
Guidelines to configure the IGMP version.
How to configure OpenFlow on FastIron devices?
How to configure OpenFlow on FastIron devices?
Port regions on FastIron switches.
Port regions for FastIron X, FCX and ICX devices
Adding new AP to ZD/AP on a tagged VLAN (not untagged VLAN 1)
These steps will help add a new AP to a ZD/AP that have defined access VLAN and AP Policy management VLAN set (other than untagged VLAN 1)
Removing Multiple VLANs and Multiple Interfaces from VLAN
REMOVING MULTIPLE VLANS FROM INTERFACE AND MULTIPLE INTERFACES FROM VLAN
Can I use a VMware backup tool to make snapshots of my VRIoT controller?
Can I use any kind of VMware backup tool to make backups (snapshots) of the VRIoT controller?
VMware Error when deploying vSPoT Image: 'XX:X VALUE ILLEGAL'
This article explains why VMware throws an Error "Image: 'XX:X VALUE ILLEGAL: when deploying vSPoT
Preparing ICX Devices to be Managed by SmartZone
Preparing ICX Devices to be Managed by SmartZone
Best Practices for VLAN 802.1Q Tagging
How to correctly assign VLAN 802.1Q tagging (trunking) explained
Modify management subnet/VLAN for an AP
How to change AP from one VLAN to another in access mode?
Maximum VLAN supported by ZD1200
This article explains the maximum VLAN supported by the ZD1200 platform and also explains the maximum number of VLANs for each WLAN.
Configure management VLAN on AP via CLI
This article explains procedure on setting up a management VLAN at the AP level. This can be on standalone AP or a controller managed AP.
VLAN change on AP Ethernet port
Changing VLAN on the AP Ethernet port
Can VLAN 1 be tagged on Ruckus devices?
This article describes the process of tagging VLAN 1 on Ruckus devices
vzd-h with PEAP
How to get work Radius connection with PEAP and EAP-MSCHAP v2 on vZD-H 3.4.1?When i want to testit then olny ways to do that is PAP or CHAP and it fails.On... (continued)
Virtual smart zone boots
We had a power failure and after that the Virtual Smart Zone boots, but none of the services start so no access to the web interface and the whole thing is off basically
Virtual SmartZone with R610 AP
I have setup my Virtual Smart Zone controller with version 3.6.1.0.227.I have a ZoneFlexR610 AP but i don't know how to connect it to my controller. Can you explain me how to do... (continued)
Virtual vsz agent.
Is virtual vsz have also somekind agent like system so that cluster is in my datacenter and in customer site i have agent that that collects information and do other tasks?
Virtual SmartZone on a different site
Hi, I need to manage many AP on many physical site. Can I setup my smartzone in my primary site and manualy set the controller address on my AP to point to the wan address of my primary... (continued)
Virtual SmartZone Sending Report
Hi Guys,I have a virtual Smartzone up and running and wanted to know if it is possible to send a daily or a scheduled report to a list of emails. I can generate these reports and I have... (continued)
AD authentication on virtual smartzone
Hello,I want to create a WLAN (on virtual Smartzone high scale) with AD authntication.Unfortunately, when I create the Authentication profile, i get an error messageIf I select radius,... (continued)
Test Virtual Smart Zone IP settings
Hello,I have configured my vsz with the settings below. Is there any way of know if all configurations (Cluster and Control, Management is OK) are OK? For now, i know management is OK... (continued)
ZoneDirector to Virtual SmartZone
I've got 3 existing sites, each with their own ZD1200 (running 10.1 firmware). We're planning to move to Virtual Smart Zone hosted at one location. I see that there is an option to... (continued)
Virtual SmartZone Firmware Zones
Hi!We have a vSZ-E running firmware 3.6.2.0.222 and managing multiples R610, R310, R300 and R600 Access Points.Our idea is upgrade the controller to firmware 5.1 and create a zone... (continued)
Virtual SmartZone Firmware Zones
vSZ-H running firmware 3.6.2.0.222 and have near 2000 APs.About 700 APs are R300, ZF7782,ZF7982... Is it possible that we have one vSZ on the old 3.6.2 version (with older APs models)... (continued)
Downgrading firmware virtual SmartZone
Hello, I have just deployed a new VM of virtual Smartzone using the ova with firmware 5.1.1.0.598.However now I realise I also need a zone supporting firmware 3.6.2 due to some old AP... (continued)
Creating HA for Virtual SmartZone-H
Hi,I am back :-) I have just deployed two vSZ version 5.1.1.* on two Proxmox servers. And now wanted to make an High Availability between them. However, I could not find any... (continued)
LDAP Auth for SSID Virtual Smart Zone
Is it possible to setup LDAP Authentication on a Wireless SSID? If so How?We have an LDAP AAA Server setup which is used by our Web Authentication Portal but when setting up another... (continued)
VM tools Virtualsmartzone
Hi ! - Is it possible to install VMware tools on the Virtual Smartzone Gateway ? If yes, is there any documentation or i have to refer to the CentOS documentation ?- Does Ruckus... (continued)
could not set up virtual smart zone on Virtual Box by importing ova file
hello everybody,first of all, I show you what I did setup.ISO file: vscg-5.1.0.0.496.ovaVM: Virtual Box version 5.2.28 r130011 (Qt5.6.3)RAM: 5G CPU: 2 cores.Network Interface: keep only... (continued)
Virtual Data Planes Unable Join to Virtual Smartzone (H)
Hi Everyone,I have an issue connecttion between vdp and vsz, vdp unbale join to vsz. I have tried to set factory both and reconfigure it. The result still the same.
Virtual SmartZone - Essentials (vSCG) Web Authentication Certificate https portal
HelloWe are in the middle of a zone director zd1112 to the vSCG migration process.I’ve run a configuration backup and restored it on the first server - vSCG version... (continued)
Virtual Smartzone with 1 network interface
Hi,I have set up 2 virtual smartzone with 1 network interface each. Is it possible to make a cluster with only 1 network interface?Thank you for your help !
Virtual SmartZone High Scale: 3.4.2.0.152 - Where is map view?.
Google Maps view is clearly visible but I would like to upload my only floor plans and add the APs to the correct location. I am new to Ruckus and assumed that this is an option.
client rate limit on Virtual SmartZone
Hello, i need to define client rate limit on my Virtual SmartZone - High Scale for the APs. can't fined where to set it up. can someone explain please
Virtual Smart Zone -High Several AP firmware
Hi,In the platform Ruckus VSZ-H there is the possibility to load several firmware to support old AP(Example: ZF7343). In the literature says that each zone can have a firmware. Any... (continued)
Migration from Zonedirector 1200 to Virtual SmartZone
I currently have a Zonedirector 1200 with 75 AP licenses. May I know if the AP licenses can be migrated to Virtual SmartZone ? What is the steps to do the migration ?
Virtual Smartzone - AAA server authentication
Hello,We would like to authenticate our users using a RADIUS-server, included in the NPS-server from Microsoft Server 2012 R2. They have to login using the 'Web Authentication'... (continued)
Batch Provisioning for APs with Virtual SmartZone
Is there any more detailed documentation available for batch provisioning of AP's with the Virtual SmartZone? The (very brief) mention of the feature in the administration manual... (continued)
Virtual SmartZone R610 client disconnected
My VSZ version is 3.6.All my R610 Aps under VSZ , the pad client disconnected and join repeatedly.
My WiFi phone connected to the wlan and after serveral minutes, they disconnected and... (continued)
Virtual SmartZone html login form example
Does someone has a captive portal login form with POST action and required hidden fields example to use with VirtualSmartZone?Thanks!
Anyone here is using Virtual Smart Zone Dataplane ?
We are using vSZ-D and tunneling all traffic from AP to Dataplane and we are facing some basic issue like after a while the tunnels crash and need a reboot of the Dataplane to come back... (continued)
Ruckus Virtual SmartZone on Nutanix AHV
Is Virtual SmartZone supported to run on Nutanix AHV clusters? Can't seem to find any information about it and haven't heard of anyone who's tried it. Since AHV is based on... (continued)
Ruckus Virtual SmartZone Essentials version 3.5.1.0.862
Hello, My company have Ruckus Virtual SmartZone Essentials version: 3.5.1.0.862.I need MIB of this product to add it to my supervision but I can't find this MIB Can you help... (continued)
virtual smartzone user defined interface
hello I replace a smartzone 100 with a virtual smartzone, I need the option user defined interfaces (udi) that does not exist, how can I work around this problemvsg 3.2.1.0.253
Monitoring SNMP traps on Virtual SmartZone
There's a couple SNMP traps we want to monitor, but these MiB's are not included in the MiB's download from the Support page. Does anyone have a way to monitor these event traps on the... (continued)
Virtual Smartzone - High Scale = Event Threshold all 90%
Hi Guys,I need your suggestion or recommendation to decrease the threshold value of the vSZ. There were times that it causes our vSZ to be unusable or we cant logon to the vSZ it says... (continued)
Virtual smart zone - AP not advertising wireless
AP t310d no light on Air, 2.4 G and 5 G.the problem started after performing factory reset on the AP. The AP is on the proper WLAN group and the WLAN service is enabled for 2.4 Ghz and... (continued)
Virtual Smartzone 802.11n and 802.11ac compatibility.
Hello, we are currently running Virtual Smartzone with firmware 3.6.2.0.222.We are finding that older 802.11n devices cannot connect. Is this a known issue and is there a more recent... (continued)
Virtual Smartzone upgrade AP firmware problem
Hello, I have uploaded new AP firmware to my Smartzone. I am now going to the zone and selecting 'Change AP firmware'. However I only receive this blank popup page with no option to... (continued)
Virtual SmartZone (vSZ-H): Limit Guest wifi
Hi there,Thanks for reading.I'm seeing my remote sites are oversubscribing our ISP circuit speed. I need to ensure that Android/iPhone/Guest traffic are throttled so the real work can proceed.
virtualizing a zonedirector
Hi,I would like to install two redundant ZoneDirector 1200. My question is :What specs (RAM, space, CPU etc...) should i give to my virtual machines ?And also, is there a guide that... (continued)
HELP!! I need root password to install VM Tools in virtual Smartzone
We newly installed or transfer our Virtual Smartzone to a new Machine blade server. Our new server requires us to install VM tools to our VM’s to better optimize the performanceAnyone... (continued)
I have a ruckus WiFi network that has recently been moved into Ruckus Cloud Virtual SmartZone 3.6.2.0.222 how long will ZF7982s be supported
I have a ruckus WiFi network that has recently been moved into Ruckus Cloud Virtual SmartZone 3.6.2.0.222 how long will ZF7982s be supported? as out of our 34 APs 29 of them are... (continued)
How to integrate Virtual SmartZone Controller with Aradial Enforcer
Model: Virtual SmartZone - High Scale, AP firmware : 3.2.1.0.642
I need to configure this Ruckus Controller with Aradial Billing Software. So that our hotspot users can authenticate... (continued)
Current Migration Process from ZD 3000 to virtual Smartzone Essentials
I have decided to move to a virtual SmartZone controller because Ruckus informed me that the new SmartZones would allow autonomous WLANs to continue running on meshed APs if the... (continued)
Virtual Smart Zone+Captive Portal(apache+php)+ Client unauthorized
Hi!We are developing a captive with php and apache as a web server, which sends a form mendiante the following parameters:<form method=POST... (continued)
Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone client_mac and uip encryption
Hello,I configured my Virtual Smart Zone controller with a external captive portal.When the user tries to login, he is redirected to... (continued)
Can't Back up System Configure on Virtual Smart Zone!
Dear all,I'm using Virtual Smart Zone(VSZ), controller version: 3.4.1.0.208 and AP Firmware version: 3.4.1.0.329!Now I wanna backup configure, but I can't back up system... (continued)
Virtual SmartZone API : How should serviceTicket be used?
I'm currently building a service to communicate with a Virtual SmartZone. On startup, the service calls the v7_0/serviceTicket route and receives a service ticket back, which is used as... (continued)
Can't leave blank DNS entries on Virtual SmartZone High Scale 6_1 API?
I'm doing a WiFi setup where everything's handled, the APs are set to IPv4 Static, and the primary/secondary DNS fields are blank.When I configure them this way on the web, the blank... (continued)
HtH: Upgrading a Virtual SmartZone Cluster - New video, KB articles, and tech doc
Greetings, Adding to our SmartZone material on the How-to-Hub, please find details on our newestoffering:
Subject: Upgrading a Virtual SmartZone Cluster– new video,... (continued)
Troubleshoot Ruckus AP not connecting to Virtual SmartZone cloud controller
I have one VSZ-H + AP R310, but I can not add this AP in to VSZ, everybody maybe help me?
Virtual SmartZone to filter AD by a specific OU - How can I do that?
Right now I have made a AAA Authentication server that is AD and it works but I only want certain OU to be authenticated how can I go about doing that?
New How-To Hub Content Available - Configuring a Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) Cluster
We have a new
self-help topic that is available on the How-To Hub.
Configuring
a Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) ClusterOur goal is to
provide detailed information on... (continued)
Technical Support Bulletins
ID | Title | Version | Release Date | Edit Date |
TSB-2024-002 | TSB-2024-002_RUCKUS-License-Server-Host | 3.3 | 2024-05-08 | 2024-05-14 |
TSB-2024-002 | TSB-2024-002_RUCKUS-License-Server-Host | 3.3 | 2024-05-08 | 2024-05-14 |
TSB-2024-007 | TSB 2024-007 - Upgrade Restriction from SmartZone 6.1.2 Patch-3 to SZ 7.0.0 or 7.1.0 | 1.2 | 2024-11-21 | 2025-01-07 |