# Clouding an ICX Switch

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SmartZone management and monitoring of ICX switches. The initial release (v.08.0.80) is the first step toward a full-featured wired/wireless integration plan and focuses on monitoring, status, usage visibility, and some basic management, including configuration backups and firmware management.

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To direct an ICX switch to the cloud there are a few parameters that **must** be met;

- SZ Firmware (must be v.5 minimum)
- ICX Firmware (must be v.08.0.80 minimum)

Once the following has been met, check the connection to the cloud controller by pinging the necessary IP, for example;

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Sending 1, 16-byte ICMP Echo to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, timeout 5000 msec, TTL 64

Type Control-c to abort

Reply from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx : bytes=16 time=13ms TTL=53

Success rate is 100 percent (1/1), round-trip min/avg/max=13/13/13 ms.

SSH@ICX7150-24P Switch&gt;

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</div>Should you not be able to ping the controller you must check the following; L2/L3 network, firewall(s), etc.

Point the Switch toward the cloud with the following command(s) your IP may vary depending on the vSZ you are directing your switch to;

<div class="table-wrap"><table class="wrapped confluenceTable"><colgroup><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="confluenceTd">SSH@ICX7150-24P Switch&gt;en

No password has been assigned yet...

SSH@ICX7150-24P Switch#conf t

SSH@ICX7150-24P Switch(config)#sz active-list xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Version 08.0.92 onwards use the command below.

SSH@ICX7150-24P Switch(config)#management active-list xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  
SSH@ICX7150-24P Switch(config)#

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</div>Log in to the SZ and go to: Switches &gt; Default Group (Staging Zone), highlight the device, and move to the required switch group. The switch will appear in the group as **offline** until approved. check the MAC address to ensure you have the correct switch.

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Highlight the correct switch and then click move to relocate the switch to the correct zone as required.

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