Hi Colin
Thanks for the quick reply. I hadn't tried the conversion via the web, only the CLI (which didn't seem to work very well). I have made some progress but still have a problem.
Firstly, the 7030 controller is running ArubaOS 6.4.2.3.
The IAP was running InstantOS 6.4.2.6-4.1.1.6_50009
The regulatory domain for everything has been set to GB.
I successfully converted the IAP, however, it still refuses to talk to the controller. The console log from the AP shows (I've snipped the earlier bits, they all look sensible as it probes PCI devices etc):
Getting an IP address...
[ 8.560000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): bond0: link is not ready
[ 11.566000] bond0: link up (1000FD)
[ 11.568000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): bond0: link becomes ready
172.16.1.101 255.255.255.0 172.16.1.254
Running ADP...Done. Master is 172.16.1.200
[ 15.356000] wifi0: AP type AP-205, radio 0, max_bssids 16
[ 15.400000] wifi1: AP type AP-205, radio 1, max_bssids 16
AP rebooted Wed Dec 31 16:04:35 PST 1969; SAPD: Unable to contact switch: HELLO-TIMEOUT. Last Ctrl msg: HELLO len=1192 dest=172.16.1.200 tries=10 seq=0
shutting down watchdog process (nanny will restart it)...
Now 172.16.1.200 is indeed the IP address of the controller, and the AP can see it (Note: this ping was taken from an IAP that is still in IAP mode, as the converted AP just has a root # prompt that I can't ping from):
f0:5c:19:c6:b6:f6# ping 172.16.1.200
Press 'q' to abort.
PING 172.16.1.200 (172.16.1.200): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 172.16.1.200: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=3.6 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.1.200: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.3 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.1.200: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.3 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.1.200: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.3 ms
--- 172.16.1.200 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.3/1.1/3.6 ms
I have checked the firewall on the controller, and that is all at its defaults - allowing the required ports on the white list. I've disabled the control plane filter on the controller as well, but still no joy.
Paul.