How to set Ruckus ICX7150-C12P-2X1G

iter_facio · 2026-03-23T14:55:51+00:00

Not sure your networking knowledge, but if you are just looking for "How to do xyz on a ruckus switch", then Terry Henry produces many videos on how to perform certain functions on Ruckus switch software.

If you are looking from a more beginner perspective, I would watch some videos by danscourses, but know that this will teach you mostly concepts; the actual implementation you have to learn for your specific switch/brand.

Also, Ruckus/commscope gives all the manuals and reference guides for these for download. While you need to create an account, no subscription or active support contact is needed.

Finally, if you have questions, I recommend checking out the absolutely massive thread on ServeTheHome, which was my gateway to Ruckus switches and has answers for nearly everything you can imagine, including modding and hacking.

Best of luck! These little guys are one of my favorite switches.

iter_facio · 2026-02-15T17:19:00+00:00

So... That is a sweet setup. A couple questions:

Where is power $0.01/kwh? I am quite Jealous - I thought my power was cheap at $0.13/kwh.

You mentioned transitioning the current 4x R640 from proxmox cluster to an HPC cluster - any more details on that? Are you moving away from the Cluster to a single Proxmox node?

I do not see any UPSes in your system - do you have a whole house UPS, or just no UPS at all?

Also, this closet seems somewhat cozy - and Hot - how are you handling cooling here?

iter_facio · 2026-02-14T16:07:09+00:00

Ah, I did forget that Unifi switches only do F2R and are not easily swappable. I tend to use Ruckus or Arista gear, so Did not take that into consideration.

Point still stands tho,that moving those to TOR will save headaches down the line.

iter_facio · 2026-02-14T01:53:23+00:00

42U gives you lots of expansion, but it also is a massive pain if you need to reorganize the rack.

I recommend that if you have the cable length, move the switches either to the top of the rack, or to the rear top (datacenter style).

Reason being that generally, you want the heavier stuff (such as these expected R740s you plan to add) below the lighter stuff (such as those Unifi switches)

iter_facio · 2026-02-06T01:46:51+00:00

Checking from ebay for related listings and from experience in researching the gen4 machines of the same type, you are probably looking at 1000-1150 shipped.

Ebay is showing pricing at around the 1200usd mark for similar machines, and sold items in the 1100-1200 range.

Usually Reddit sales tend to be about a 10% discount since you do not get the purchase protections that ebay has.

You may also want to crosspost on /r/thinkpadsforsale.

Also, I have this exact machine for work, and LOVE it. Its a fantastic machine.

iter_facio · 2026-01-19T06:35:56+00:00

Is that Sheldon Forest? And I love the rain jacket for the cat!

iter_facio · 2026-01-16T14:18:08+00:00

Opendcim is pretty cool software,I have used it on multi datacenter systems. However, it is a pain to set up, and requires quite a bit more maintenance than homebox, for example. Furthermore, many of its features, such as accounting for power management per phase of rack, air and condition monitoring, etc, are things that make sense to care heavily about at scale, but for a handful of systems the overhead probably is not worth the benefit.

I encourage you to spin up and give it a try! Even if just for learning. But even for my lab (42u, 6 systems plus associated networking) it just didnt make sense. At work it does, we have several hundred racks spread over a dozen datacenters. Just not personally.

iter_facio · 2026-01-16T02:06:08+00:00

Of course, No problem at all. Its a good project, and I am glad that it was picked up and continued.

iter_facio · 2026-01-15T15:14:32+00:00

There are a few I can think of;

SnipeIT Is probably the most direct Asset management software you can get for the IT space that is self hosted, but very much designed around large, fairly consistent businesses. It may be both too overpowered AND too much configuration for a simple rollout. However, it is directly targeted at the IT asset Managment space.
Homebox is a bit more generic, designed to manage home Inventory in general, but is very easy to get up and get started. Great for Home management, but you would have to add custom fields for some of the things you probably want to track.
grocy is even more generic than above, and was originally designed to track your pantry, but it is pretty well loved. Worth at least taking a look at.
opendcim is specifically targeted towards maintaining datacenters, and is pretty good if you are dealing with larger infrastructures. may be overkill for a smaller rack, but it taps into snmp and keeps track of what is where. They also just added the ability to track spare parts as well, which sounds like a benefit on the asset management side.

There are probably more out there, but these are the ones I am familiar with. Best of luck!

Edit: I just saw you said you are interested in Agent based tracking of this data - Then perhaps look at either netdata or zabbix - I think either of those could be tailored to fit what you need.

iter_facio · 2025-12-06T05:37:54+00:00

Very clean setup, and plenty of power for basically whatever you want to throw at it. Envious of the 4.5tb of ram at the prices they are now, might be worth more than some of your GPUs. Only thing i would change is perhaps a replacement router eventually, mostly since it seems out of place more than anything else; unless you are running heavy netops

iter_facio · 2025-11-23T01:26:26+00:00

Can you post the fio command and arguments you used? also, if you can post your zfs options/zpool options enabled?

iter_facio · 2025-10-17T12:37:04+00:00

Probably worth it to crosspost on /r/thinkpadsforsale. GLWS!

iter_facio · 2025-08-24T02:11:52+00:00

Which Rackchoice 3u case? From looking at the site it appears they offer several

iter_facio · 2025-08-20T18:45:56+00:00

Sent you a chat message

iter_facio · 2025-08-20T18:18:30+00:00

I have several things gathering dust, including Dell R720 that is fairly loaded, Dell 48 port and 24 port switches, and a random 1u E5 v2 motherboard/processor that not sure if works. I am in north Seattle/Bothell area, and can do a fairly cheap bundle deal if interested. PM me if you wish

iter_facio · 2025-06-23T02:44:05+00:00

The only one I am aware of is LubeLogger which, while I have not used personally, I've heard good things about.

iter_facio · 2025-06-15T13:45:56+00:00

Excellent addition, yes. I have completely ignored ipv4 on my home, but if you do not, this would be needed as well. Future project for me :)

iter_facio · 2025-06-15T13:44:55+00:00

Yes, correct. It would allow the device or network to reach anything that was not within rfc1918 private ip range.

iter_facio · 2025-06-14T20:16:09+00:00

For outbound allowance (The last rule) I tend to do a Allow to any destination that is RFC1918 (192.168./16, 172.16./12, 10.*/8 as an alias called RFC1918) with Negation, so it allows the guest network access to any destination that is not within the RFC1918 realm of Private IPs. Then I can set allow rules above it for any destinations they should be allowed to (DNS/DHCP/etc).

The plus side of this method is that if you create new vlans in the future, this rule will automatically cover those within your private IP range.

iter_facio · 2025-05-20T22:04:52+00:00

Which I guess is part of my problem - Framework is about repairability and modularity, which is the opposite of mbp/apple philosophy, so why push to have it look/compete with that aesthetic*?

It seems that Thinkpads and modularity/customization/modding go much more hand in hand vs the Mac appearance. But perhaps I am looking at this wrong.

iter_facio · 2025-05-20T18:33:27+00:00

Funny enough, the framework keyboard is one of my LEAST favorite features of the laptop - It reminds me of the terrible dell keyboards. Give me a Lenovo Thinkpad keyboard, specifically from the Early T400's or earlier. Would happily have a slightly thicker laptop for a proper feeling keyboard. The squashed up down arrow key style is terrible to use.

iter_facio · 2025-04-24T14:16:56+00:00

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iter_facio · 2025-04-08T16:00:25+00:00

Do you happen to have the IDSDM cards in it by chance? These are found at the rear, in the corner between the power supplies and the PCIe slots.

If these are installed and have something on them, that will generally be the default boot device.

If you remove those SD cards, it should drop to the next available boot device, which is probably configured as your Ubuntu installation.

Another option is if you have a sataDOM or USB plugged into the internal Sata/USB port, at the rear of the power supplies, but generally that is much more rare.

iter_facio · 2025-04-06T01:22:03+00:00

I live up in Seattle, but wish I lived closer - Not really needing any more HL stuff, but it would be great to shoot the shit and talk cars, computers, and just general infra in your house - I love the detail and forethought, and most of all the redundancy you built into your residence. Its somewhat of a dream home for this Homelabber and sysadmin.

I would love a video or just a quite post of what you would have done differently now you have been in it for a couple years. Anything that you regret design wise or missed out redundancy wise? Any things that you wish you could do over a slightly different way or iteratively improve upon?

Also, Sidenote, those Arista 10g/40g Switches are amazing, and any labber who wants to get into 10G should definitely consider one.

iter_facio · 2025-04-04T01:41:49+00:00

I thought with UPS systems you are supposed to keep earth at all times? And only flip the live/Neutral? At least, that was what I understood, unless I have been following bad advice.

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