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Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?

You already looked into documentation where Fast Failover is described. Answer is no, it's still the same limitations as before if you are not using MM.

The sessions are not synchronized in FF, but client state can be synchronized.

From documentation:

In FF scenario with separated controllers you need to manage configurations for each controller manually. You can also go with Master-Local configuration and sync will be done by Master. Many options here and a lot of confusion can be added to the network configuration. MM is more elegant solution (but it has it's own caveats).

MM add a lot of benefits to the WiFi network. It is also worth to look into AOS10 with Aruba Central.

Best, Gorazd

Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?

Dear Gorazd,

can you give more details for Master-Local configuration and sync will be done by Master or any other way to sync the configuration?

same situation of having two separate controller and want to have FF as it make failover less other than the VRRP (I think but not really know the exact time)

Best Regards,

elashiam

You already looked into documentation where Fast Failover is described. Answer is no, it's still the same limitations as before if you are not using MM.

The sessions are not synchronized in FF, but client state can be synchronized.

From documentation:

In FF scenario with separated controllers you need to manage configurations for each controller manually. You can also go with Master-Local configuration and sync will be done by Master. Many options here and a lot of confusion can be added to the network configuration. MM is more elegant solution (but it has it's own caveats).

MM add a lot of benefits to the WiFi network. It is also worth to look into AOS10 with Aruba Central.

Best, Gorazd

Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?

Dear Gorazd,

can you give more details for Master-Local configuration and sync will be done by Master or any other way to sync the configuration?

same situation of having two separate controller and want to have FF as it make failover less other than the VRRP (I think but not really know the exact time)

Best Regards,

elashiam

You already looked into documentation where Fast Failover is described. Answer is no, it's still the same limitations as before if you are not using MM.

The sessions are not synchronized in FF, but client state can be synchronized.

From documentation:

In FF scenario with separated controllers you need to manage configurations for each controller manually. You can also go with Master-Local configuration and sync will be done by Master. Many options here and a lot of confusion can be added to the network configuration. MM is more elegant solution (but it has it's own caveats).

MM add a lot of benefits to the WiFi network. It is also worth to look into AOS10 with Aruba Central.

Best, Gorazd

Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?

Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?

"The High Availability feature is not supported on Standalone Conductor-Standby deployments."

https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS_8.11.1_Web_Help/Content/arubaos-solutions/vrrp/conf-high-avai.htm

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 30, 2023 05:43 AM
From: Owais101
Subject: ArubaOS 8 HA without MM/conductor

Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?

Original Message:
Sent: 9/1/2023 1:57:00 PM
From: possibleyp
Subject: RE: ArubaOS 8 HA without MM/conductor

"The High Availability feature is not supported on Standalone Conductor-Standby deployments."

https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS_8.11.1_Web_Help/Content/arubaos-solutions/vrrp/conf-high-avai.htm

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 30, 2023 05:43 AM
From: Owais101
Subject: ArubaOS 8 HA without MM/conductor

Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?

Dear Experts, 

I am confused in HA Fast Failover setup in two standalone 7210 controllers. I have seen VRRP based redundancy option, but can we achieve HA FF (<60 msec or something like that) using 2x7210 as active active without MM/conductor?

I read that FF like 6.x is not possible and it depends on VRRP. Is it correct in the latest version like 8.10/8.11 also? we cannot achieve subsecond failover without MM?

If yes, will it also sync configuration and database?