So just upgraded a customers Clearpass in pre-production to 6.7.
It seems 6.7 does no longer use the subscription ID but rather forces me to use HPE Passport Credentials. Sigh, yet another account?
So here goes:
What is this passport?
Is it different from the My Networking Portal?
Why do I need one? Is there an advantage for me or my customers ? What is the advantage for Aruba/HPE?
Why don't the release notes give any info on how to obtain such an account?
How does this fit with my way of working (up to now) and registering all the licenses for my customers without having to bother them or the need for them to remember an account they will likely never use again? This does not change apparently.
EDIT:
Ok, I just found an option "Convert Legacy ClearPass to ClearPass NL" on the MNP site and off course I had to try this. Ended up converting the old licenses but euhm.. is that process broken, realy generous or do I simply not understand the new licensing?
For a single CP-HW-500 (starter kit) I got 5025 AC, 25OB and 25 OG?
The redundant unit added the same.
A 100x guest license added only 100AC licenses.
The HPE Passport credential fields do accept my own MNP account but that would mean all my customers get free updates as long as my MNP account is valid? Why oh why couldn't you just keep using the subscription id Aruba? :(