Wireless Access

I will install new Aruba 7010 controllers with AOS 8.7 soon. This will replace an AOS 6.5 environment. Once I have installed the new 7010's I want to reprovision the Aruba 305 Access Points that previously were joined on the AOS 6.5 controllers. What is the best way to do this ?

1. Reprovision the AP's from AOS 6.5 by providing the new controller addresses and reload the AP's ?
2. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and reload the AP's ? ( not sure if that is enough)
3. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and factory default the AP's with the "paperclip procedure" (not sure if it is required)
4. Something else ... ?

Thanks in advance :-)

#2.  Just make sure that the ap-groups that exist in ArubaOS 6.5 also exist in 8.x​

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Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 12:17 PM
From: Fred Flippo
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

I will install new Aruba 7010 controllers with AOS 8.7 soon. This will replace an AOS 6.5 environment. Once I have installed the new 7010's I want to reprovision the Aruba 305 Access Points that previously were joined on the AOS 6.5 controllers. What is the best way to do this ?

1. Reprovision the AP's from AOS 6.5 by providing the new controller addresses and reload the AP's ?
2. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and reload the AP's ? ( not sure if that is enough)
3. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and factory default the AP's with the "paperclip procedure" (not sure if it is required)
4. Something else ... ?

Thanks in advance :-)

Will the 305 AP's need a factory default reset of will reprovisioning from AOS 6 with the AOS 8 controller IP address be enough ?
Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 04:31 PM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

#2.  Just make sure that the ap-groups that exist in ArubaOS 6.5 also exist in 8.x​

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Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 12:17 PM
From: Fred Flippo
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

I will install new Aruba 7010 controllers with AOS 8.7 soon. This will replace an AOS 6.5 environment. Once I have installed the new 7010's I want to reprovision the Aruba 305 Access Points that previously were joined on the AOS 6.5 controllers. What is the best way to do this ?

1. Reprovision the AP's from AOS 6.5 by providing the new controller addresses and reload the AP's ?
2. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and reload the AP's ? ( not sure if that is enough)
3. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and factory default the AP's with the "paperclip procedure" (not sure if it is required)
4. Something else ... ?

Thanks in advance :-)

You do not need to factory default the 305s.  The ip address would be enough.

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Original Message:
Sent: Aug 06, 2022 04:03 AM
From: Fred Flippo
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

Will the 305 AP's need a factory default reset of will reprovisioning from AOS 6 with the AOS 8 controller IP address be enough ?
Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 04:31 PM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

#2.  Just make sure that the ap-groups that exist in ArubaOS 6.5 also exist in 8.x​

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Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 12:17 PM
From: Fred Flippo
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

I will install new Aruba 7010 controllers with AOS 8.7 soon. This will replace an AOS 6.5 environment. Once I have installed the new 7010's I want to reprovision the Aruba 305 Access Points that previously were joined on the AOS 6.5 controllers. What is the best way to do this ?

1. Reprovision the AP's from AOS 6.5 by providing the new controller addresses and reload the AP's ?
2. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and reload the AP's ? ( not sure if that is enough)
3. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and factory default the AP's with the "paperclip procedure" (not sure if it is required)
4. Something else ... ?

Thanks in advance :-)

We have just migrated today and it went fine. Created the AP group form AOS6 and reprovisioned the APs. Thanks very much for your input ! .
Original Message:
Sent: Aug 06, 2022 05:30 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

You do not need to factory default the 305s.  The ip address would be enough.

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Original Message:
Sent: Aug 06, 2022 04:03 AM
From: Fred Flippo
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

Will the 305 AP's need a factory default reset of will reprovisioning from AOS 6 with the AOS 8 controller IP address be enough ?
Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 04:31 PM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

#2.  Just make sure that the ap-groups that exist in ArubaOS 6.5 also exist in 8.x​

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HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 12:17 PM
From: Fred Flippo
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

I will install new Aruba 7010 controllers with AOS 8.7 soon. This will replace an AOS 6.5 environment. Once I have installed the new 7010's I want to reprovision the Aruba 305 Access Points that previously were joined on the AOS 6.5 controllers. What is the best way to do this ?

1. Reprovision the AP's from AOS 6.5 by providing the new controller addresses and reload the AP's ?
2. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and reload the AP's ? ( not sure if that is enough)
3. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and factory default the AP's with the "paperclip procedure" (not sure if it is required)
4. Something else ... ?

Thanks in advance :-)

1.Reprovision the AP's from AOS 6.5 by providing the new controller addresses and reload the AP's.

I have done this before, it works. 
just make sure ap provisioning to new controller IP (don't provision wrong address, or that will make a big work to do.)
Original Message:
Sent: Jul 30, 2022 12:17 PM
From: Fred Flippo
Subject: Rejoining Access Points from AOS 6.5 to AOS 8.7

I will install new Aruba 7010 controllers with AOS 8.7 soon. This will replace an AOS 6.5 environment. Once I have installed the new 7010's I want to reprovision the Aruba 305 Access Points that previously were joined on the AOS 6.5 controllers. What is the best way to do this ?

1. Reprovision the AP's from AOS 6.5 by providing the new controller addresses and reload the AP's ?
2. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and reload the AP's ? ( not sure if that is enough)
3. Configure the new controller address on option 43 of the Access Point scope / Vlan and factory default the AP's with the "paperclip procedure" (not sure if it is required)
4. Something else ... ?

Thanks in advance :-)