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RUCKUS Ethernet Switches

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What is RUCKUS Ethernet Switches?

Now from CommScope, the RUCKUS® ICX family of fixed form-factor switches work together to simplify network set-up and management, enhance security, and minimize troubleshooting, offered as low-latency, non-blocking architecture that provide throughput for demanding applications.

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What users are saying about RUCKUS Ethernet Switches.
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Ruckus ICX: Worth the switch

Incentivized
Kenneth HessView profile
Senior Systems Analyst in Information Technology at CymSTAR, LLC (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • They are relatively easy to configure and to maintain.
  • They have all of the high-end configuration capabilities as Cisco switches.
  • The switches have excellent performance and reliability.

Cons

  • I don't particularly care for some of the licensing complexity.
  • When you first power on the switches, they are quite loud. This might be minor if the switches are all in a server room but some of ours are in user areas and it's quite offputting when we reboot or power cycle a switch.
  • I wish that more than 12 switches could be in a stack. It seems like an arbitrary limitation.

Return on Investment

  • We replaced our Cisco, Netgear, and Dell switches with Ruckus ICXs. It has been smooth and transparent to users.
  • We've removed the complexity of dealing with Cisco switches from our environment.
  • The price per unit is very favorable and therefore we have moved everything, even phones, to Ruckus switches.

Alternatives Considered

Netgear Ethernet Switches and Cisco AS5800 Series (Discontinued)

Other Software Used

VMware ESXi, Malwarebytes, Dropbox, LastPass

Ruckus outperforms others

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

These switches perform amazingly at the access layer, aggregate, or even as a router. Solid performance, reliable, and cost-effective. Support is first class with both their onsite support and telephone support. The ability to Interop with any other vendor without difficult administration or clumsy CLI/WebGUI.

Pros

  • Reliability
  • Scalable
  • Dual Flash

Cons

  • Documentation
  • Built in Help for commands
  • Consistency between models

Most Important Features

  • Dual Flash
  • Reliability
  • Stability

Return on Investment

  • Equipment just runs
  • Sometimes past EOL/EOS
  • Firmwares just work

Alternatives Considered

Arista Campus Switches, Juniper EX Series Switches and HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches

Ruckus ICX Switches Rock

Incentivized
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • VLANs are easily set up, via the GUI or Command line interface.
  • The 10 GB ports work flawlessly.
  • The commands are easy enough to learn.

Cons

  • Licensing for the 10GB ports is a bit pricey, but that was 5 years ago, so things may have changed
  • The CLI commands are slightly different than typical Cisco commands
  • Their rack mounting was not the prettiest in the world

Return on Investment

  • These switches are very good in the virtual environment. We have a highly reliable network in part because of these switches
  • The high uptime allows the business to offer reliable always-on connectivity to our clients
  • Speeds are fantastic, especially in a big data environment where speed is crucial to our remote client base

Other Software Used

Cisco ASA, HP ProLiant DL, HPE Nimble Storage

Ruckus ICX Switches - Good switches at a great price point for E-Rate

Incentivized
Verified User
Professional in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Port Density/cost per port
  • Some models auto-stack, which makes connectivity much easier
  • The E-rate discounts for education are AMAZING

Cons

  • Changing VLANs can be painful
  • trunk and port channel setups are quite difficult
  • Better web interface
  • POE - Needs to be set to auto by default

Return on Investment

  • It took me longer to configure these switches than Cisco, which increases the overall TCO.
  • LOW, LOW-cost switching. We were able to really stretch our budget. 80% off list is pretty darn good, and we ate it up.
  • Once it was in place, we've had very few changes, only rare issues with exploits due to it not being actively targeted.

Other Software Used

Juniper Ethernet Switches, AirWatch, Alert Logic Network Threat Detection, Extreme Ethernet Switches