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3600 as a Master Capacity

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  • 1.  3600 as a Master Capacity

    Posted Mar 06, 2012 05:47 AM

    Hi All,
    if I am using a 3600 as a central master controller for a large network. How many remote \ local controllers can this supoport?

    How is it calculated - total number of APs on the local controller or number of users etc... Thanks for your help.


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  • 2.  RE: 3600 as a Master Capacity

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Mar 06, 2012 06:51 AM

    Hi,

    Please refer to the following VRD (Validated Reference Design) on page 112.

     

    http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/technology/DG_Mobility-Controllers-Deployment-Models-5.0-VRD.pdf

     

    The scaling values are shown there.

     

    Regards,

    Mark



  • 3.  RE: 3600 as a Master Capacity
    Best Answer

    Posted Mar 06, 2012 07:04 AM

    Thanks MVERBLOOT, this answers my question exactly.

    Have saved the link for future reference too.

    Thanks.

     



  • 4.  RE: 3600 as a Master Capacity

    Posted Nov 20, 2014 12:00 AM

     

    Hello,

     

    i am not able to access above link.

     

    i am looking for max. no. of users that 3600 controller can handel at a time.



  • 5.  RE: 3600 as a Master Capacity
    Best Answer

    Posted Nov 20, 2014 12:43 AM

    The 3600 can handle 8192 concurrent devices;  see dataheet:

     

    Screen Shot 2014-11-20 at 12.38.24 AM.png

     

    http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/products/matrix-mobility-controller.pdf

     

     

    As a Master, the guides (links) have been since updated.  The numbers below are if the controller is a Master; so the numbers are referrimg to the cumulative nuimbers; including the locals.  

     

    Try this:

     

    Page 63

    http://www.arubanetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/MControllerVRDV9.pdf

     

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