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infoMatt

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Thanks, I will have to look up how to lookup the IP address on VE1. Do you know what command to use to reset to factory defaults? That should clear all assigned IP addresses. I would then be able to do the firmware upgrade.
Please, read the quick start guide that @fohdeesha has written ICX6430 / ICX6450 - Fohdeesha Docs

To reset the config in the bootloader it isn't necessary to have any network cable plugged in, simply because the port aren't initialized.
 
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@fohdeesha Can you please clarify this on your instructions please? This is for the 6450-48p

Connect to the switches serial/console port on the front using a program like Putty (9600 8N1), and connect any of the normal switch ports to your network (do NOT use the dedicated management port).

I connected the switch to the console port and connected via putty fine, i could run a few of the CLI commands and saw some stuff on there, however is there a reason why I need to connect the switch to the existing network to update the firmware? As soon as I do that the switch seems to take the whole network down. All internet etc around the whole house goes down. I have tried this twice. This is so weird. Do you think I am doing something wrong or is there something in the switch that may be causing this?

Also, in the zip file, there seems to be 2 firmwares for POE, your instructions refer to a single file. Which file of these two should I use?

icx64xxc12_poeplus_02.03.09.fw
icx64xx_poeplus_02.1.0.b004.fw

Thank you.
everything you're asking is in the guide, please follow it (instead of skipping around running random commands). the very first step (like, literally the first command ran) is to reset it to factory defaults, which will get rid of any config that could be interfering with your current network. In fact, if you actually followed the guide's instructions and only booted it into the bootloader first, that wouldn't have happened, as the regular network ports aren't even turned on in the bootloader

And the guide does not refer to one PoE file, it refers to two. The instruction command refers to the main icx64xx_poeplus_02.1.0.b004.fw firmware, then there is a note right above it stating "if you have the small C12 version of this switch, use the icx64xxc12_poeplus_02.03.09.fw file instead."

If you take a deep breath, read and follow the whole guide and not parts of it, I promise you can get it updated and ready in ~10 minutes as 200 other network noobies in this thread have
 
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Ok, I'm sure this is something stupid.

I just picked up two 6610's and I now successfully have them stacked and configured thanks to @fohdeesha wonderful documentation and assistance.

The issue i'm having is that devices on a VLAN cannot communicate to other devices on the same VLAN. All of these devices worked prior to swapping the switches out, and VLAN routing seems to be working flawlessly.

Devices on VLAN 20 can ping, telnet/ssh/rdp etc to any device on VLAN 30 and vice versa, but the devices residing in VLAN 30 can't ping each other.

Any assistance would be wonderful


vlan 20 name Desktop by port
tagged ethe 1/1/3 to 1/1/4 ethe 1/1/37 ethe 2/1/3 to 2/1/4
untagged ethe 1/1/2 ethe 1/1/38 to 1/1/48 ethe 2/1/37 to 2/1/48
uplink-switch ethe 1/1/37
router-interface ve 20
!
vlan 30 name Servers by port
tagged ethe 1/1/37
untagged ethe 1/1/9 to 1/1/12 ethe 1/1/23 ethe 1/1/25 to 1/1/36 ethe 2/1/23 ethe 2/1/25 to 2/1/36
uplink-switch ethe 1/1/37
router-interface ve 30
 

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Just a couple of quick thoughts
you're talking about layer 3 activities so:

I'm assuming that veXX is the def gw for the respective VLAN XX.

Providing the L3 config for vlan 30/ve30 (and 20) would be helpful.
Double check the masks on the devices in vlan30 for example if you are using a /24 make sure they are 255.255.255.0, /16 255.255.0.0 etc. etc.
Double check your def gw for the devices in vlan30 and make sure they are pointing at ve30. <- this is probably fine given your vlan 20 <-> 30 traffic works.
 

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Just a couple of quick thoughts
you're talking about layer 3 activities so:

I'm assuming that veXX is the def gw for the respective VLAN XX.

Providing the L3 config for vlan 30/ve30 (and 20) would be helpful.
Double check the masks on the devices in vlan30 for example if you are using a /24 make sure they are 255.255.255.0, /16 255.255.0.0 etc. etc.
Double check your def gw for the devices in vlan30 and make sure they are pointing at ve30. <- this is probably fine given your vlan 20 <-> 30 traffic works.
Thanks for the suggestions.

All the of these devices were on the same VLAN's on my Cisco switches before I swapped them out, and were working flawlessly. So with that being said, I seriously doubt its a device issue, but I have validated their gateway and netmask. All are accurate.

Also its not just VLAN 30 that can't communicate locally, VLAN 20 is experiencing the same problem. All devices can ping their gateway (ve 20 or 30) but not their neighbors.

All networks are /24's.

SSH@icx6610-1>sho interfaces ve 20
ve20 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is Virtual Ethernet, address is 748e.f891.9d28 (bia 748e.f891.9d28)
No port name
Internet address is 192.168.20.1/24, IP MTU 1500 bytes, encapsulation ethernet
SSH@icx6610-1>show int ve 30
ve30 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is Virtual Ethernet, address is 748e.f891.9d28 (bia 748e.f891.9d28)
No port name
Internet address is 192.168.30.1/24, IP MTU 1500 bytes, encapsulation ethernet

SSH@icx6610-1>show ip route
Total number of IP routes: 5
Type Codes - B:BGP D:Connected O:OSPF R:RIP S:Static; Cost - Dist/Metric
BGP Codes - i:iBGP e:eBGP
OSPF Codes - i:Inter Area 1:External Type 1 2:External Type 2
Destination Gateway Port Cost Type Uptime
1 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.1.8 ve 1 1/1 S 2h45m
2 192.168.1.0/24 DIRECT ve 1 0/0 D 20h37m
3 192.168.20.0/24 DIRECT ve 20 0/0 D 20h37m
4 192.168.30.0/24 DIRECT ve 30 0/0 D 20h38m
5 192.168.97.0/24 DIRECT ve 97 0/0 D 17h7m
 

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I used the fans suggested in this video.
By now I have modified three ICX 6450-24P, each with two of these fans: Sunon KDE1204PKV3 12V 0,6W MagLev 40x40x20

It's not the exact same model as in the video, but the color coding is exactly the same and the airflow is enough to keep the ICX 6450-24P below the 64C threshhold when it would ramp up the fans. The fans are inaudible on low and just about noticeable when ramped up. Until now I only had one incident where the fans actually ramped up in my hot rack, after improving the airflow out of the rack that never happened again.

I just cut the cables on the new fans and built a new molex plug (using 1 x MOLEX 22013037 crimp housing and 3 x MOLEX 8500032 molex connectors)

Has anyone used Noctua fans? and if you have, which model number
I personally would not use Noctuas for this due to the high cost. Don't get me wrong, I'm using a lot of noctua fans and I love them, but not for these switches when the Sunon MagLev are good enough.

You'd probably want something like the NF A4x20 (NF-A4x20 PWM), this is even used to modify Dell 1U Servers. I have not used these, I prefer Noiseblocker PM-1 / PM-2 for small servers that don't need that much airflow.
 
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Ok, I'm sure this is something stupid.

I just picked up two 6610's and I now successfully have them stacked and configured thanks to @fohdeesha wonderful documentation and assistance.

The issue i'm having is that devices on a VLAN cannot communicate to other devices on the same VLAN. All of these devices worked prior to swapping the switches out, and VLAN routing seems to be working flawlessly.

Devices on VLAN 20 can ping, telnet/ssh/rdp etc to any device on VLAN 30 and vice versa, but the devices residing in VLAN 30 can't ping each other.

Any assistance would be wonderful
Please post a full show run of your VLANs, you might have activated the port isolation on those segments.
 
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True...

Code:
SSH@icx6610-1#show run
Current configuration:
!
ver 08.0.30tT7f3
!
stack unit 1
  module 1 icx6610-48p-poe-port-management-module
  module 2 icx6610-qsfp-10-port-160g-module
  module 3 icx6610-8-port-10g-dual-mode-module
  priority 128
  stack-trunk 1/2/1 to 1/2/2
  stack-trunk 1/2/6 to 1/2/7
  stack-port 1/2/1 1/2/6
stack unit 2
  module 1 icx6610-48p-poe-port-management-module
  module 2 icx6610-qsfp-10-port-160g-module
  module 3 icx6610-8-port-10g-dual-mode-module
  priority 128
  stack-trunk 2/2/1 to 2/2/2
  stack-trunk 2/2/6 to 2/2/7
  stack-port 2/2/1 2/2/6
stack enable
stack mac 748e.f891.9d28
!
!                                                               
!
lag PVE1vSwitch dynamic id 1
 ports ethernet 1/1/3 to 1/1/4 ethernet 2/1/3 to 2/1/4
 primary-port 1/1/3
 deploy
!
lag PVE2vSwitch dynamic id 2
 ports ethernet 1/1/5 to 1/1/6 ethernet 2/1/5 to 2/1/6
 primary-port 1/1/5
 deploy
!
lag PVE3vSwitch dynamic id 3
 ports ethernet 1/1/7 to 1/1/8 ethernet 2/1/7 to 2/1/8
 primary-port 1/1/7
 deploy
!
!
vlan 1 name DEFAULT-VLAN by port
 router-interface ve 1
!
vlan 20 name Desktop by port
 tagged ethe 1/1/3 to 1/1/4 ethe 1/1/37 ethe 2/1/3 to 2/1/4
 untagged ethe 1/1/2 ethe 1/1/38 to 1/1/48 ethe 2/1/37 to 2/1/48
 uplink-switch ethe 1/1/37
 router-interface ve 20
!
vlan 30 name Servers by port
 tagged ethe 1/1/37
 untagged ethe 1/1/9 to 1/1/12 ethe 1/1/23 ethe 1/1/25 to 1/1/36 ethe 2/1/23 ethe 2/1/25 to 2/1/36
 uplink-switch ethe 1/1/37
 router-interface ve 30
!
vlan 40 name Admin by port
!
vlan 50 name Build by port
!
vlan 97 name Heartbeat by port
 untagged ethe 2/1/9 to 2/1/11
 router-interface ve 97
!
vlan 98 name Storage by port
!
vlan 99 name Migration by port
!
vlan 100 name CephCluster by port
!                                                               
!
!
!
!
aaa authentication web-server default local
aaa authentication enable default local
aaa authentication login default local
enable telnet authentication
hostname icx6610-1
ip dhcp-client disable
ip dhcp-server enable
!
ip dhcp-server pool desktops
 dhcp-default-router 192.168.20.1
 dns-server 192.168.30.2 192.168.30.4
 excluded-address 192.168.20.1
 excluded-address 192.168.20.2 192.168.20.10
 excluded-address 192.168.20.100 192.168.20.254
 lease 0 0 10
 network 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0
 deploy
!
!                                                               
ip dhcp-server pool servers
 dhcp-default-router 192.168.30.1
 dns-server 192.168.30.4 192.168.30.2
 excluded-address 192.168.30.1
 excluded-address 192.168.30.2 192.168.30.10
 excluded-address 192.168.30.100 192.168.30.254
 lease 1 0 0
 network 192.168.30.0 255.255.255.0
 deploy
!
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.1.8
!
username root password .....
!
!
hitless-failover enable
!
!
!
!
!
!
!                                                               
interface ethernet 1/1/1
 port-name Firewall
!
interface ethernet 1/1/9
 port-name PVE1 WebUI
!
interface ethernet 1/1/10
 port-name PVE2 WebUI
!
interface ethernet 1/1/11
 port-name PVE3 WebUI
!
interface ethernet 1/1/37
 dual-mode
!
interface ethernet 1/1/47
 inline power
!
interface ethernet 1/1/48
 port-name LivingRoomAP
 inline power
!
interface ethernet 1/3/1                                       
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/2
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/3
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/4
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/5
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/6
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/7
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/8
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!                                                               
interface ethernet 2/1/48
 port-name OfficeAP
 inline power
!
interface ve 1
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface ve 20
 ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface ve 30
 ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface ve 97
 ip address 192.168.97.1 255.255.255.0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!                                                               
!
end
 
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True...

Code:
SSH@icx6610-1#show run
Current configuration:
!
ver 08.0.30tT7f3
!
stack unit 1
  module 1 icx6610-48p-poe-port-management-module
  module 2 icx6610-qsfp-10-port-160g-module
  module 3 icx6610-8-port-10g-dual-mode-module
  priority 128
  stack-trunk 1/2/1 to 1/2/2
  stack-trunk 1/2/6 to 1/2/7
  stack-port 1/2/1 1/2/6
stack unit 2
  module 1 icx6610-48p-poe-port-management-module
  module 2 icx6610-qsfp-10-port-160g-module
  module 3 icx6610-8-port-10g-dual-mode-module
  priority 128
  stack-trunk 2/2/1 to 2/2/2
  stack-trunk 2/2/6 to 2/2/7
  stack-port 2/2/1 2/2/6
stack enable
stack mac 748e.f891.9d28
!
!                                                             
!
lag PVE1vSwitch dynamic id 1
 ports ethernet 1/1/3 to 1/1/4 ethernet 2/1/3 to 2/1/4
 primary-port 1/1/3
 deploy
!
lag PVE2vSwitch dynamic id 2
 ports ethernet 1/1/5 to 1/1/6 ethernet 2/1/5 to 2/1/6
 primary-port 1/1/5
 deploy
!
lag PVE3vSwitch dynamic id 3
 ports ethernet 1/1/7 to 1/1/8 ethernet 2/1/7 to 2/1/8
 primary-port 1/1/7
 deploy
!
!
vlan 1 name DEFAULT-VLAN by port
 router-interface ve 1
!
vlan 20 name Desktop by port
 tagged ethe 1/1/3 to 1/1/4 ethe 1/1/37 ethe 2/1/3 to 2/1/4
 untagged ethe 1/1/2 ethe 1/1/38 to 1/1/48 ethe 2/1/37 to 2/1/48
 uplink-switch ethe 1/1/37
 router-interface ve 20
!
vlan 30 name Servers by port
 tagged ethe 1/1/37
 untagged ethe 1/1/9 to 1/1/12 ethe 1/1/23 ethe 1/1/25 to 1/1/36 ethe 2/1/23 ethe 2/1/25 to 2/1/36
 uplink-switch ethe 1/1/37
 router-interface ve 30
!
vlan 40 name Admin by port
!
vlan 50 name Build by port
!
vlan 97 name Heartbeat by port
 untagged ethe 2/1/9 to 2/1/11
 router-interface ve 97
!
vlan 98 name Storage by port
!
vlan 99 name Migration by port
!
vlan 100 name CephCluster by port
!                                                             
!
!
!
!
aaa authentication web-server default local
aaa authentication enable default local
aaa authentication login default local
enable telnet authentication
hostname icx6610-1
ip dhcp-client disable
ip dhcp-server enable
!
ip dhcp-server pool desktops
 dhcp-default-router 192.168.20.1
 dns-server 192.168.30.2 192.168.30.4
 excluded-address 192.168.20.1
 excluded-address 192.168.20.2 192.168.20.10
 excluded-address 192.168.20.100 192.168.20.254
 lease 0 0 10
 network 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0
 deploy
!
!                                                             
ip dhcp-server pool servers
 dhcp-default-router 192.168.30.1
 dns-server 192.168.30.4 192.168.30.2
 excluded-address 192.168.30.1
 excluded-address 192.168.30.2 192.168.30.10
 excluded-address 192.168.30.100 192.168.30.254
 lease 1 0 0
 network 192.168.30.0 255.255.255.0
 deploy
!
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.1.8
!
username root password .....
!
!
hitless-failover enable
!
!
!
!
!
!
!                                                             
interface ethernet 1/1/1
 port-name Firewall
!
interface ethernet 1/1/9
 port-name PVE1 WebUI
!
interface ethernet 1/1/10
 port-name PVE2 WebUI
!
interface ethernet 1/1/11
 port-name PVE3 WebUI
!
interface ethernet 1/1/37
 dual-mode
!
interface ethernet 1/1/47
 inline power
!
interface ethernet 1/1/48
 port-name LivingRoomAP
 inline power
!
interface ethernet 1/3/1                                     
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/2
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/3
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/4
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/5
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/6
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/7
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!
interface ethernet 1/3/8
 speed-duplex 10G-full
!                                                             
interface ethernet 2/1/48
 port-name OfficeAP
 inline power
!
interface ve 1
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface ve 20
 ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface ve 30
 ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface ve 97
 ip address 192.168.97.1 255.255.255.0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!                                                             
!
end
Get rid of the "uplink-switch" statements, that doesn't do what you think it does
 
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That was it. /sigh

Thank you! I spent hours trying to figure that out.
Heh, what made you add it in the first place? Generally if anyone here is having weird issues like that, the fastest debug is to just go through the config until you find some random command nowhere in the guide or any sane config examples and remove it. About a 90% success rate
 

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Heh, what made you add it in the first place? Generally if anyone here is having weird issues like that, the fastest debug is to just go through the config until you find some random command nowhere in the guide or any sane config examples and remove it. About a 90% success rate
I had added those based off of I read elsewhere, while I was trying to figure out how to setup trunk ports. I don't remember where exactly, but it was comparing Cisco config to Brocade config. I'm much more comfortable with Cisco, I just can't afford any of there 10GB switches. :)

Sadly I should've thought to pull that out of the config and test it.
 
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I recently picked up a 24 port ICX7150 after finding a good eBay deal on a brand new one (I liked the fanless nature of it and the even lower power draw than the 6450). I've been doing some configuration on it and had a question that I wondered whether anyone could help with.

It seems to come with two of the 10 gig ports configured for stacking by default. I don't want to do stacking and would rather use them to connect devices. I was able to remove one, but now if I do "no stack-port 1/3/1" to try to remove the remaining one, I get "Error! cannot remove the only stack-port 1/3/1."

I've already disabled stacking. Is there a restriction where one of the ports has to be used for stacking, or is there something else I'm missing (I'm new to these enterprise type switches)? What happens if you just connect a regular device to a stacking port?

Also thanks to Fohdeesha for the excellent guides and resources!
 

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Wanted to give some info on swapping the fans in an ICX7250-48P. As fohdeesha's awesome original post says - it's quiet to start with, but this thing sits right next to me in my office so I wanted to go even quieter.

The 48P has 3 fans - in my case they're Nidec W40S12BGB5-52 T02. They're pretty whiney and I couldn't find any info about them on Nidec's site. I tried disabling one fan but the sound didn't decrease much, and the ASIC temperature went past 70 C (which made me uncomfortable).
https://i.imgur.com/lo5pTnw.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JS3P3ok.jpg

Knowing the basic info about them (3-pin, 12V, 40x40x28mm, ~25 CFM, 18000 RPM, tach-controlled), browsed Digikey (their fan search tool is amaaaaazing).
DC Brushless Fans (BLDC) | Fans, Thermal Management | DigiKey

Narrowed my options down to a few different Delta fans that I've had good luck with in the past. There's a lot of choices that appear to meet the specs for the Brocade, I went with the Delta FFB0412SHN-BF00 - they're slightly newer in design and quieter than its peers, coming in around 5 dB lower. They also run a max of 13000 RPM vs the Nidec's 18000 RPM (though I can't seem to manage to push it that high, ever).

The trick, apparently, with the ICX is that the pinouts are a littler weird - but the Deltas come without fan connectors, so you'll have to crimp them anyway. If anyone ever comes looking and isn't sure of the order, here it is:

PIN 1: Blue on Delta/Green on Nidec - Frequency
PIN 2: Red on Delta/Yellow on Nidec - Positive
PIN 3: Black on Delta/Black on Nidec - Negative
https://i.imgur.com/kBuMcNs.jpg

With the Deltas installed, the system is quieter - there's no whine, and less air noise. System controls the speeds and gives me speed/thermal data just like the stock fans. It has passed the wife-test noise-wise. Tinkering with the idea of trying out the Delta FFB0412VHN-BF00 - which runs at 9500 RPM but is another 6 or so dB quieter; significantly less air movement though.

Temperatures have remained in the mid-60s under decent load, which I'm quite happy with. Tried two fans vs three again, just for kicks, but again temps went higher than I was comfortable with, so sticking with three.
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Special thanks to all the other posters that have contributed about fans on this thread, including fohdeesha and Skud - you guys gave me the confidence to drop some money and try this out.
 

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I recently picked up a 24 port ICX7150 after finding a good eBay deal on a brand new one (I liked the fanless nature of it and the even lower power draw than the 6450). I've been doing some configuration on it and had a question that I wondered whether anyone could help with.

It seems to come with two of the 10 gig ports configured for stacking by default. I don't want to do stacking and would rather use them to connect devices. I was able to remove one, but now if I do "no stack-port 1/3/1" to try to remove the remaining one, I get "Error! cannot remove the only stack-port 1/3/1."

I've already disabled stacking. Is there a restriction where one of the ports has to be used for stacking, or is there something else I'm missing (I'm new to these enterprise type switches)? What happens if you just connect a regular device to a stacking port?

Also thanks to Fohdeesha for the excellent guides and resources!
it might be because they'll only work for stacking unless the 10gb license is installed? Haven't used a full size 7150. Make sure you're running the latest bootloader and firmware, (use the 7150 config guide all the way through, jit's the same firmware: ICX7150 - Fohdeesha Docs ). However the licenses available will differ from the guide examples. at the enable level type "license install perpetual 1" and hit tab a bunch, it should show you the available license name arguments for that command, run the full command with each of them to install all the lics, then you need to set the ports to 10gb which I believe on that switch would be:

conf t
int e 1/3/1 to 1/3/4
no speed-duplex 1000-full
speed-duplex 10g-full
exit
write mem
exit
reload


when it comes back up you should be able to run "no stack-port xxx" on everything. If you still can't, paste the output of "show stack". Looking at their command example for the full size 7150, it might just always have 1/3/1 as a stacking port, but you can still use it for devices I guess: Converting stacking ports to data ports on ICX 7150 devices
 

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it might be because they'll only work for stacking unless the 10gb license is installed? Haven't used a full size 7150. Make sure you're running the latest bootloader and firmware, (use the 7150 config guide all the way through, jit's the same firmware: ICX7150 - Fohdeesha Docs ). However the licenses available will differ from the guide examples. at the enable level type "license install perpetual 1" and hit tab a bunch, it should show you the available license name arguments for that command, run the full command with each of them to install all the lics, then you need to set the ports to 10gb which I believe on that switch would be:

conf t
int e 1/3/1 to 1/3/4
no speed-duplex 1000-full
speed-duplex 10g-full
exit
write mem
exit
reload


when it comes back up you should be able to run "no stack-port xxx" on everything. If you still can't, paste the output of "show stack". Looking at their command example for the full size 7150, it might just always have 1/3/1 as a stacking port, but you can still use it for devices I guess: Converting stacking ports to data ports on ICX 7150 devices
I'd already updated the firmware (used 08.0.90d which seemed to be their current recommendation) as well as figured the licensing out and set the ports to 10g. It's "license install perpetual 1 4x10gr" if you want it for the guide.

Code:
SSH@typhon#conf t
SSH@typhon(config)#stack unit 1
SSH@typhon(config-unit-1)#show stack

***** Warning! stack is not enabled. *****

T=3m16.8: alone: standalone, D: dynamic cfg, S: static
ID   Type          Role    Mac Address    Pri State   Comment
1  S ICX7150-24    alone   609c.9ff5.0cb4   0 local   None:0


     +---+
  3/1| 1 |
     +---+
Current stack management MAC is 609c.9ff5.0cb4
SSH@typhon(config-unit-1)#no stack-port 1/3/1
Error! cannot remove the only stack-port 1/3/1.
It just seems like there always has to be one stack port set. I'm still waiting on some cables so haven't tried plugging anything into it yet, so I don't know whether that matters. I've only really got a use for three 10g ports at the moment anyway, was just curious about it.
 

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the manual states in several places all 4 ports can be used as data ports, so the question is just how. I have a feeling the lone remaining stack port will just default to functioning as a data port until you actually run the stack setup command. Also FYI 8090 and beyond is not recommended by ruckus for production (which is why it's not on the guide site) but for home use it's probably fine. Ran into some fun stuff (random reboots) on 8090 on our 7750s. Ruckus has a pdf somewhere of recommended codetrain info, if I recall correctly even 8080 isn't recommended for production yet but it has the most licensing goodies