Assessing a switch
Every time you connect, ICX Setup runs an assessment — it logs in, reads the switch’s state from its own CLI, and lays it out on one screen. Assessment is read-only; it changes nothing on the switch.
What it reads
Section titled “What it reads”Behind the scenes the app disables output paging and runs the standard show-commands, in this order:
| Command | What it tells the app |
|---|---|
show stack | Standalone vs stacked, unit count, and topology |
show running-config | Management VLAN and IP, controller config, hostname |
show version | Model, firmware version, boot version, serial, MAC, uptime, license |
show flash | Flash size and the primary/secondary images |
For a stack, it also runs show version unit <id> and show flash unit <id>
for each member to check them individually.
If it connects while the switch is sitting in the bootloader (a Monitor> or
boot> prompt), assessment stops there and reports the switch as connected but
not yet booted.
What the assessment screen shows
Section titled “What the assessment screen shows”The switch identity card shows:
- Model (or “Unknown Model”), serial number, and MAC address.
- Firmware — the running version, with an orange Update available badge if a loaded profile targets a newer release.
- Stack — “Standalone” or “Stacked (N units, topology)”.
- Management — “Connected: controller” or “Not connected”.
- Uptime, and when present the hostname, license, and (over SSH) the host / port you connected to.
Stack warnings
Section titled “Stack warnings”When you assess a stack, ICX Setup compares the members and flags mismatches as orange warnings, because they cause problems during upgrades and stack formation:
- Firmware mismatch — “Unit
<id>firmware<X>differs from active unit (<Y>)”. Members should run the same FastIron version. - Flash mismatch — “Unit
<id>flash mismatch: primary=<p>, secondary=<s>”. A member’s two flash images disagree.
An upgrade syncs firmware across a stack, so these usually clear once every member is on the target version.
After the assessment
Section titled “After the assessment”From here you pick an operation — Upgrade firmware, Build a stack, or open the terminal — or, if you loaded a deployment profile, the screen offers Begin Full Deployment and a side-by-side comparison of the switch’s current state against the profile’s targets. See Full Deploy and profiles.