Virtual SmartZone - (vSZ)

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)

CP - Setting up MAC Registration with a Ruckus Virtual SmartZone vSZ controller

How to set up Cloudpath MAC Registration with a Ruckus vSZ controller

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)

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)

Ruckus Wan Gateway is not syncing configuration with Virtual SmartZone configuration

This Article explains why RWG is not syncing configuration with vSZ

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.

Support for Map View on Virtual SmartCell Gateway ?

Support for Map View on SmartCell Gateway

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

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

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.

Steps to Download License File for Virtual Controllers from Support Portal (LiMAN)

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

SmartZone Scalability - SZ vs vSZ capacity numbers

SmartZone product vary from large scale appliance or vSZ-H to vSZ-E or SZ-100 single domain services, each with varying number of supported users/features.

What is Virtual cable testing (VCT)?

What is Virtual cable testing (VCT)?

Migration of vSZ from KVM to VMware

This article contains procedure for migrating vSZ on a KVM host machine to a VMware machine.

What is SmartZone/vSZ Entitlement File and How to Download it?

Steps to download the Support and License File for the SmartZone/vSZ controllers

Disable AP radio | vSZ | SmartZone

How to disable a specific radio on an AP

Configure Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)

Find out what is VSRP and how can it be configured on a device

URL Filtering for vSZ-H

Proper management of URL filtering licenses is essential to maintain the security and functionality of your network. By keeping track of your licenses, responding to warnings and alarms... (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?

Differences between ZoneDirector (ZoneFlex ZD) and SZ100 / vSZ / SCG200 (SmartZone)

Product AP capacity / authentication / feature / function differences between ZoneDirector (9.13) and SmartZone (3.4) controller platforms.

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

SmartZone SCG/vSZ Guest Access

These are steps to configure Guest Access on SmartZone SCG/vSZ controllers.

Built In DHCP Server In vSZ

vSZ does not have internal DHCP server.

Maximum Rate limiting on vSZ/SZ

What is the maximum Rate Limiting configurable on vSZ/SZ

Issues installing vSZ .ova file

Virtual SmartZone .ova should load on VM Workstation or VM Fusion. If problems loading on VM Workstation, below are suggestions.

Confirm SCI input from vSZ-E

There are vSZ commands to enable SCI and confirm input from vSZ controllers.

Integrate FortiNAC with vSZ

Article provide guide for FortiNac integration with RUCKUS SmartZone

LiMAN License Transfer on a vSZ/SZ/SCI/vSPoT

Article explains about transfer of LiMAN Licenses between the Virtual Controllers

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

Is vSZ-D compatible between vSZ controller versions?

vSZ supports 2 previous versions of vSZ-D. vSZ does not support vSZ-D running newer firmware version than the vSZ.

Enabling smart-roam on SmartZone controller

How to enable smart-roam on SmartZone controller via CLI.

How to configure AP Management VLAN from the SZ/vSZ GUI

This Article explains how to configure AP Management VLAN from the SZ/vSZ GUI

Not able to migrate vSZ from ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 using vMotion

Understanding how migration of vSZ works when done using vMotion

802.1x authentication using NPS server in vSZ/Smartzone

Configuration steps of 802.1x authentication using NPS policies- vSZ/Smartzone

Steps to activate RTU and AP Licenses on vSCG/vSZ, vSPOT, SCI

How to activate RTU and AP Licenses on vSCG/vSZ, vSPOT, SCI

Firmware Upgrade on vSZ/SZ cluster

This article describes the process followed when upgrading a cluster of SZ/vSZ controllers.

How to check current vSZ Resource Level

There are places in the vSZ WebUI that display supported number of APs, and CLI commands too.

Time Synchronization on vSZ Clusters

NTP is used by cluster leader, followers sync with leader, APs sync with vSZ that manages them.

vSZ installation on Amazon Web Service (AWS)

This article provides information on how to install a vSZ on AWS.

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)

List of basic Support and License required for vSZ, vSPoT and SCI

This article explains the required list of Support and Licenses for the vSZ, vSPoT and SCI

SmartZone node not able to join the Cluster

Common causes of node join failures are Misconfiguration of Network Settings, Firmware Version Mismatch, Form-Factor Compatibility, Interface Configuration Matching, IP Version... (continued)

SmartZone Ports to be open on a Firewall w/NAT

What ports/protocols need to be open to permit AP to SmartZone controller communication, and if including NAT?

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

How to create a VLAN

How to create a VLAN

Visualize Airtime Detail in SmartZone 3.6 / 5.0

New SmartZone feature provides graphical representation of Airtime Utilization details.

How to install engineering patch diagnostic scripts (.KSP) for SCG / vSZ / SZ

This article explains how to install an engineering patch diagnostic script on the SCG / vSCG / SZ controller platform

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 (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.

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 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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

Virtual SmartZone ap firmware update loop and cannot join my vSZ

how to fix this issue? R710 cannot connect https or ssh,so i can't login ap to set anything

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.

HtH: Installing Virtual SmartZone-Dataplane (vSZ-D) on an ESXi Server and connect to vSZ

We gather feedback about the most popular customer questions, and develop the
Video, technical documents, and knowledge base articles to best answer those questions.
This week’s topic... (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 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 !

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 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 - 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)

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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)

SmartZone

hi Guys, how are you?my question is silly and simple. i just wanted to know what is smart zone? 

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)

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?

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)

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)

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)

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)

smartzone vs zonedirector

what are the major differences between smartzone and zonedirector?does zonedirector support active/active HA?Thanks.David Liu

HtH: Registering an AP with SmartZone or Virtual SmartZone - New Videos and Articles

Are you wondering how to manually register your AP with SmartZone? Take a look at the information... (continued)

HtH: Upgrading SmartZone and Virtual SmartZone - New Videos, Articles, and Tech Docs

Take a look at the content below for everything you need to know to upgrade SmartZone or Virtual... (continued)

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)

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)

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)

vSZ 3.2.1 or 3.4?

In mid August we will be installing our first Ruckus products using Virtual Smartzone controllers and R710 access points. The current code is 3.2.1 but 3.4 is in beta. There is one... (continued)

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)

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)

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)

Virtual vSZ-H & SCI log duration

Hello, we are in talks with a possible client that among other features he requires (we comply with everything) he also wants to have an extensive log of various wifi related... (continued)

Creating Azure VM from vSZ VHD file.

I am trying to deploy virtual smart zone to Azure via Terraform, but could not succeed many times. Did you have any experience about this? Please give me an advice. Thank you so... (continued)

VMware snapshot of vSZ causing AP disconnects

We have two Ruckus Virtual Smartzone controllers, both running 3.5.1We use Veeam for backup and replication. As part of the backup and replication process, each VM gets a VMware... (continued)

Announcement: Ruckus SmartZone (SZ) software on SCG-200, SZ-100, vSZ platforms

Ruckus Wireless
Unveils SmartZone Unified Software Platform for the Wireless Networks of the
Future

Company Launches
Scalable and Resilient Carrier-Grade Software Platform Designed... (continued)

How do I get OIDs to obtain information from APs controlled by Virtual SmartZone 3.6.2?

I had downloaded the mibs from the link below, but I don't have the OIDs I... (continued)

Does Ruckus Virtual SmartZone 3.5.1 have an API, that can be used by Desktop Lock tool for authentication

We are developing a desktop lock to authenticate users on the Ruckus Virtual SmartZone. Does Ruckus Virtual SmartZone have an API, that can be used by 3rd party tools for authentication

vSZ VLAN pooling

I have configured VLAN pooling in a lab environment using 4 VLANs with the MAC hash option (only option available).I'd like to know how the WLAN deals with client connections if one of... (continued)

DHCP on virtual smartzone, need to supply clients connecting to the guest SSID from dhcp on the controller

Hi, please i need help regarding how to set DHCP on virtual smartzone. We need the clients of guest vlan to take ip from dhcp set on the controller, hopefully someone can guide me about... (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)