Wireless Access

Looking to implement AirGroup for a client, and see the following in the AOS docs:

AirGroup can operate in version 1 (older architecture) or version 2 (redesigned architecture) mode. AirGroup version 2 mode is available as a Beta release.

Is there any documentation out there about AirGroup v2? The only place I find it mentioned is in John Schaap's wonderful AOS 8.9 YouTube video series; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZUAob3-3k

He enables ver2 specifically in this video, but does not state why or what benefits it brings. Hoping someone out there can give a rundown of what improvements there are and if it is ready for use in prod environments.

I wouldn't recommend it yet for Prod deployments. It states to contact Aruba Support to enable it (which probably means specific use case, or expect issues)

Here is what I found on what changes there are

1. devices.
2. Flushing wireless devices that are unresponsive or disconnected from the network. This improves the
3. performance of AirGroup process.
4. Allowing users to see only servers that are near them. This improves user experience in multiple island
5. scenario.
6. Enabling auto-associate AP name by default. This improves user experience in multiple island scenario.
7. Processing larger number of packets per second. This increases scaling in networks with large number of devices.
8. Wired Location Tagging for wired servers
9. Tagging by CPPM Policy

https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS-8.x-Books/89/ArubaOS-8.9.0.0-User-Guide.pdf

Looking to implement AirGroup for a client, and see the following in the AOS docs:

AirGroup can operate in version 1 (older architecture) or version 2 (redesigned architecture) mode. AirGroup version 2 mode is available as a Beta release.

Is there any documentation out there about AirGroup v2? The only place I find it mentioned is in John Schaap's wonderful AOS 8.9 YouTube video series; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZUAob3-3k

He enables ver2 specifically in this video, but does not state why or what benefits it brings. Hoping someone out there can give a rundown of what improvements there are and if it is ready for use in prod environments.

I wouldn't recommend it yet for Prod deployments. It states to contact Aruba Support to enable it (which probably means specific use case, or expect issues)

Here is what I found on what changes there are

1. devices.
2. Flushing wireless devices that are unresponsive or disconnected from the network. This improves the
3. performance of AirGroup process.
4. Allowing users to see only servers that are near them. This improves user experience in multiple island
5. scenario.
6. Enabling auto-associate AP name by default. This improves user experience in multiple island scenario.
7. Processing larger number of packets per second. This increases scaling in networks with large number of devices.
8. Wired Location Tagging for wired servers
9. Tagging by CPPM Policy

https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS-8.x-Books/89/ArubaOS-8.9.0.0-User-Guide.pdf

Looking to implement AirGroup for a client, and see the following in the AOS docs:

AirGroup can operate in version 1 (older architecture) or version 2 (redesigned architecture) mode. AirGroup version 2 mode is available as a Beta release.

Is there any documentation out there about AirGroup v2? The only place I find it mentioned is in John Schaap's wonderful AOS 8.9 YouTube video series; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZUAob3-3k

He enables ver2 specifically in this video, but does not state why or what benefits it brings. Hoping someone out there can give a rundown of what improvements there are and if it is ready for use in prod environments.

I wouldn't recommend it yet for Prod deployments. It states to contact Aruba Support to enable it (which probably means specific use case, or expect issues)

Here is what I found on what changes there are

1. devices.
2. Flushing wireless devices that are unresponsive or disconnected from the network. This improves the
3. performance of AirGroup process.
4. Allowing users to see only servers that are near them. This improves user experience in multiple island
5. scenario.
6. Enabling auto-associate AP name by default. This improves user experience in multiple island scenario.
7. Processing larger number of packets per second. This increases scaling in networks with large number of devices.
8. Wired Location Tagging for wired servers
9. Tagging by CPPM Policy

https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS-8.x-Books/89/ArubaOS-8.9.0.0-User-Guide.pdf

Looking to implement AirGroup for a client, and see the following in the AOS docs:

AirGroup can operate in version 1 (older architecture) or version 2 (redesigned architecture) mode. AirGroup version 2 mode is available as a Beta release.

Is there any documentation out there about AirGroup v2? The only place I find it mentioned is in John Schaap's wonderful AOS 8.9 YouTube video series; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZUAob3-3k

He enables ver2 specifically in this video, but does not state why or what benefits it brings. Hoping someone out there can give a rundown of what improvements there are and if it is ready for use in prod environments.

I wouldn't recommend it yet for Prod deployments. It states to contact Aruba Support to enable it (which probably means specific use case, or expect issues)

Here is what I found on what changes there are

1. devices.
2. Flushing wireless devices that are unresponsive or disconnected from the network. This improves the
3. performance of AirGroup process.
4. Allowing users to see only servers that are near them. This improves user experience in multiple island
5. scenario.
6. Enabling auto-associate AP name by default. This improves user experience in multiple island scenario.
7. Processing larger number of packets per second. This increases scaling in networks with large number of devices.
8. Wired Location Tagging for wired servers
9. Tagging by CPPM Policy

https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS-8.x-Books/89/ArubaOS-8.9.0.0-User-Guide.pdf

Looking to implement AirGroup for a client, and see the following in the AOS docs:

AirGroup can operate in version 1 (older architecture) or version 2 (redesigned architecture) mode. AirGroup version 2 mode is available as a Beta release.

Is there any documentation out there about AirGroup v2? The only place I find it mentioned is in John Schaap's wonderful AOS 8.9 YouTube video series; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZUAob3-3k

He enables ver2 specifically in this video, but does not state why or what benefits it brings. Hoping someone out there can give a rundown of what improvements there are and if it is ready for use in prod environments.