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AP-335 (JW801A) on Virtual Controller

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  • 1.  AP-335 (JW801A) on Virtual Controller

    Posted Nov 26, 2019 10:26 AM

    I'm confused, I thought that Aruba recently stated that all APs could now be used on a VC and not just IAPs?  I know this is the case for at least some, because I have some AP-365 that work on my VC but not this AP-335.  

    The AP-335 is running 8.5.0.4_72900

     

    The AP-335 does seem to bring up its own instnace of VC and will act as Master, but it will not join my existing VC.



  • 2.  RE: AP-335 (JW801A) on Virtual Controller

    Posted Nov 26, 2019 10:44 AM

    I shoould note that it only launches it's own VC on the initial boot after reset.  After that, it get stuck in a loop with this:

     

    [ 124.978737] (15:43:18) !!! Init ---> Slave
    [ 125.347926] turn off mobility
    [ 125.978745] (15:43:19) !!! Init ---> Slave
    [ 126.385198] turn off mobility
    [ 126.978732] (15:43:20) !!! Init ---> Slave
    [ 127.422396] turn off mobility
    [ 127.978761] (15:43:21) !!! Init ---> Slave
    [ 128.459918] turn off mobility
    [ 128.978745] (15:43:22) !!! Init ---> Slave
    [ 129.497197] turn off mobility
    [ 129.978754] (15:43:23) !!! Init ---> Slave
    [ 130.534394] turn off mobility
    [ 130.978739] (15:43:24) !!! Init ---> Slave
    [ 131.571563] turn off mobility



  • 3.  RE: AP-335 (JW801A) on Virtual Controller

    MVP EXPERT
    Posted Nov 26, 2019 12:03 PM

    Only a select 3xx Series APs and the 5xx Series APs.

     

    https://blogs.arubanetworks.com/solutions/aruba-unified-ap-platform/

     

    Are both of your APs running the same firmware version and in the same L2 broadcast domain? The 335/365 use different firmware versions (Lupus & Ursa) so will not upgrade the other automatically.


    Upgrade both IAPs to the same firmware version first then try to establish the cluster.



  • 4.  RE: AP-335 (JW801A) on Virtual Controller

    Posted Nov 26, 2019 02:21 PM

    On this particular network I am running IAP-315 (running ArubaInstant_Hercules_8.5.0.4_72900) and am trying to add the AP-335 (running ArubaInstant_Lupus_8.5.0.4_72900)

     

    The AP-365 was on another network, but it was coexisting with IAP-325s over there so I had hoped it would be a similar case for the AP-335&IAP-315.

    Thanks for that document!  That's the one that I had seen.  I'll comb thru that to try to find an answer.



  • 5.  RE: AP-335 (JW801A) on Virtual Controller
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    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Nov 27, 2019 05:11 AM

    You cannot add an AP-335 to an Instant Cluster, you will need an IAP-335. The AP-335 (JW801A) requires a mobility controller to operate.

     

    If you (or someone else) tried to install the Instant firmware via apboot to an non-IAP access point that won't work and you will see the 'Turning off mobility' messages.



  • 6.  RE: AP-335 (JW801A) on Virtual Controller

    Posted Nov 27, 2019 11:34 AM

    Thanks,

    I figured that out the hard way.

    I was under the impression after reading this

    https://blogs.arubanetworks.com/solutions/aruba-unified-ap-platform/

    and other items that all the APs could move back and forth between Mobility, Instant, and Campus.  That is clearly not the case.  I have not seen an updated list from Aruba on which models can do it and which cannot.  It’s not clear from the name as for example the AP-365 can move back and forth, but the AP-335 cannot.

     

    I have since removed the AP-335 and added in some IAP-325s.