Sorry about the confusion on this. J9850A is not an orderable part/product. It actually represents the chassis. When you ordered this switch it would have had a bundle product number (SKU) such as J9821A, JL002A, JL095A or maybe JL003A (there may be others). If you find that ordered SKU you should see that in the should show in the product number column of the release notes.
It is most likely that you are fine to install 16.11.0004 on this switch. For future reference it might be easier to find that product number so you can verify.
Hopefully that helps a little bit.
Original Message:
Sent: Apr 28, 2022 06:02 AM
From: Fabian Fahrbach
Subject: Looking for the correct FW for AOS Switches J9850A J9851A
When I look for the newest FW of the Product numbers J9850A and J9851A, I'm forwarded to these pages on HPE.com:
https://h10145.www1.hpe.com/downloads/SoftwareReleases.aspx?ProductNumber=J9850A&lang=&cc=&prodSeriesId=
https://h10145.www1.hpe.com/downloads/SoftwareReleases.aspx?ProductNumber=J9851A&lang=&cc=&prodSeriesId=
Accordingly for both switches the newest fw is KB.16.11.0004
release notes: https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/AOS-Switch/RN/16.11/AOS-S%20Switch%2016.11.0004%20Release%20Notes.pdf
Now comes the question: When I open the realese notes pdf neither J9850A J9851A is listed under "Products Supported". (Table 2, page 6)
So how can I be sure this FW is the correct one and will work? If this is not the correct FW, where else would I find what I'm looking for?
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Fabian Fahrbach
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