Found a command that might be useful, sh ap database long - it shows my one and only AP as having the " I " flag set as being inactive. Its up, but inactive according to this, not sure if this helps.
(Aruba7005) #show ap database long
AP Database
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Name Group AP Type IP Address Status Flags Switch IP Standby IP Wired MAC Address Serial # Port FQLN Outer IP User
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Aruba-IAP-225-1-81:52 default 225 10.192.20.13 Up 37m:19s I 10.192.20.253 0.0.0.0 18:64:72:cd:81:52 CT0203226 N/A N/A N/A
Flags: U = Unprovisioned; N = Duplicate name; G = No such group; L = Unlicensed
I = Inactive; D = Dirty or no config; E = Regulatory Domain Mismatch
X = Maintenance Mode; P = PPPoE AP; B = Built-in AP
R = Remote AP; R- = Remote AP requires Auth; C = Cellular RAP;
c = CERT-based RAP; 1 = 802.1x authenticated AP; 2 = Using IKE version 2
u = Custom-Cert RAP; S = Standby-mode AP; J = USB cert at AP
M = Mesh node; Y = Mesh Recovery