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Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

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  • 1.  Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

    Posted Mar 30, 2020 03:55 PM

    I have a customer who has purchased numerous AP's from us for their properties.  Two of these properties have been sold to another company, all the equipment came along with that sale, including the WiFi solution.  

     

    The customer would like to transfer all of the AP's and the active configuration to a different Central account.  This is a 24x7 operational health care facility so downtime is less than ideal given the current issues in the world.  

     

    Has anyone achieved this before?  If so, what would the workflow look like?  



  • 2.  RE: Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another
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    Posted Mar 30, 2020 11:31 PM

    hi,

     

    I have never done before this kind of scenario, but from my point of view, the high-level workflow should be like this:

     

    1. remove the subscription from the devices in the old company central account. The config of the IAP's will stay in the IAP and they will work as before, just without central. 
    2. Add the devices to the new company central account
    3. After some time, they should come up in the new central account without being a member of a group
    4. Select the VC in the Group settings and use the "Import Configuration to New Group" button to create a Group using the existing config of the VC

    Hope this helps. 

     

    BR

    Florian



  • 3.  RE: Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

    Posted Mar 31, 2020 07:26 PM

    Thank you, I went and vetted this with an SA from Aruba as well and he agreed this is the easiest way.  The tricky part is having Aruba carve off the subscriptions just for these devices.  



  • 4.  RE: Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

    Posted Dec 07, 2022 11:38 AM
    Hi Florian,

    Is the workflow you describe also true after the migration to the Greenlake platform?
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  • 5.  RE: Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

    Posted Nov 09, 2024 05:35 AM

    Hi, yes the Workflow will be the same, except that you do the subscription handling in Greenlake and the device moving as well. But still the device will get online within your new Central instance and you can create a group from the config on the VC. 

    BR

    Florian



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  • 6.  RE: Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

    Posted Jan 08, 2025 08:11 PM

    Any chance you know how long roughly it will take for the AP's to find their way over to the new Aruba Central tenancy?


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  • 7.  RE: Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

    Posted Jan 08, 2025 08:36 PM

    it should be pretty quick assuming the AP has a valid DNS , Internet access and Central account has a valid subscription key that is assigned to that device. 

    check this Central troubleshooting guide that covers device connectivity



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  • 8.  RE: Migrating AP's and Config from one Central Account to another

    Posted Jan 08, 2025 08:43 PM

    Thank you. I removed an AP from a tenant about 4-5 hours ago and set it up Serial/MAC on a new tenancy, licensed the device, then rebooted the physical AP and I've yet to see it.... I've another 7 AP's which I need to transfer over too.

    I'm keen to hurry them along if possible....


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