Wireless Access

 View Only
  • 1.  Migrate (replace) WLC 7210 controllers with 9240

    Posted Jan 14, 2025 03:09 PM

    Greetings.  I am seeking any documentation to migrate a pair of 7210 controllers to 9240 platform for local (on-prem) mobility conductors.  I have opened a TAC request, but thus far has not been helpful.  Current 7210 controllers are using vrrp for control as primary.  I will not be managing in Aruba Central.

    Thank you for any assistance.



  • 2.  RE: Migrate (replace) WLC 7210 controllers with 9240

    Posted Jan 14, 2025 03:23 PM

    Hi.

    I can't grasp your topology from data you provided. Do you have 2 Mobility Conductors (MM) - active/standby to control Mobility Controllers (MC)? 

    I think you can remove old standby MM 7210 and replace it with new 9240 as standby and then do a failover and add second 9240 as a standby. Not sure what will happened with licenses.

    Best, Gorazd



    ------------------------------
    Gorazd Kikelj
    MVP Guru 2024
    ------------------------------



  • 3.  RE: Migrate (replace) WLC 7210 controllers with 9240

    Posted Jan 14, 2025 03:26 PM

    Assuming you meant controller and not conductor, the process is to stand up the 9240s, copy or otherwise reproduce your configuration, and then migrate the APs over.  Don't attempt to add the 9240s to an existing VRRP setup, that is not likely to end well.



    ------------------------------
    Carson Hulcher, ACEX#110
    ------------------------------



  • 4.  RE: Migrate (replace) WLC 7210 controllers with 9240

    Posted Jan 15, 2025 10:00 AM

    I have (2) 7210 Mobility Controllers in Active/Standby mode.  Would I just configure the first 9240 as standalone (full-setup option), then add the 2nd 9240 as an md (full-setup option) to join the cluster?




  • 5.  RE: Migrate (replace) WLC 7210 controllers with 9240

    Posted Jan 15, 2025 10:14 AM

    If you don't have a Mobility Conductor for management then you can't run a cluster, I'm guessing that is the case by what you've shared.

    You'd setup both of the 9240 as standalone, then configure the VRRP instance on both, then (probably) configure the database sync between the two to achieve failover via the standalone pair setup.  Then you can proceed with configuration within that model, which (assuming the original pair was setup correctly) should be done in the same way as the original pair.



    ------------------------------
    Carson Hulcher, ACEX#110
    ------------------------------



  • 6.  RE: Migrate (replace) WLC 7210 controllers with 9240

    Posted Jan 15, 2025 10:16 AM

    No. As Carlson suggested replicate configuration on new equipment and move APs afterwards to new controller pair. You don't have a cluster but two controllers in Active/Standby configuration with VRRP as failover mechanism and database replication. For cluster you need Mobility Conductor (MM). You will also need to transfer licenses from old to new controllers. This is fun by itself.

    Best, Gorazd



    ------------------------------
    Gorazd Kikelj
    MVP Guru 2024
    ------------------------------



  • 7.  RE: Migrate (replace) WLC 7210 controllers with 9240

    Posted Jan 15, 2025 11:46 AM

    Thank you both for the clarification, it has been very helpful!