Cloud Managed Networks

Hi, I have some questions about victual controller in Aruba central. When aps on the same network segment are put into a group, is it true that the aps themselves will choose an ap to run the vc on? If that ap goes bad or down, does it re-select an ap to run AC on it, or is there another ap running vc as a backup so that the policy set up doesn't fail. please help me correct my understanding if I'm wrong.

yes if the IAPs have layer 2 adjacency, then by default the AP with the highest uptime becomes the VC. when the VC is unreachable for whatever reason, then second highest uptime AP becomes the VC.

Here is the Instant overview doc.

Hi, I have some questions about victual controller in Aruba central. When aps on the same network segment are put into a group, is it true that the aps themselves will choose an ap to run the vc on? If that ap goes bad or down, does it re-select an ap to run AC on it, or is there another ap running vc as a backup so that the policy set up doesn't fail. please help me correct my understanding if I'm wrong.

Thanks a lot for the answer, I read the docs but still need to confirm the info. Are all the configurations and policies on the VC being pushed to all other APs? Because if the last VC is broken, when the new VC is elected, it should need to have policies and configurations right?

yes if the IAPs have layer 2 adjacency, then by default the AP with the highest uptime becomes the VC. when the VC is unreachable for whatever reason, then second highest uptime AP becomes the VC.

Here is the Instant overview doc.

Hi, I have some questions about victual controller in Aruba central. When aps on the same network segment are put into a group, is it true that the aps themselves will choose an ap to run the vc on? If that ap goes bad or down, does it re-select an ap to run AC on it, or is there another ap running vc as a backup so that the policy set up doesn't fail. please help me correct my understanding if I'm wrong.