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How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

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  • 1.  How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    Posted Aug 11, 2022 10:20 PM
    I have a client that has an Aruba Mobility Master setup with ArubaOS 8.3.0.  

    ALL he needs is a programmatic way to fetch a) the list of Acess Points configured in the system and b) the total list of wireless clients connected to any of these APs.  

    I can get the list of access points with something like

    `https : //1.1.1.1:4343/v1/configuration/showcommand?command=show+ap+database&config_node=%2Fmd&UIDARUBA=...`

    But for the list of clients, I can find NOTHING that works.  The CLI documentation suggests some things, but none of them work through the `showcommand` API.  

    Does anyone have any hints?


  • 2.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    Posted Aug 12, 2022 04:45 PM
    I've had some luck with the `show wms client list` command, but that truncates the list at 1100 and there does not appear to be a way to change that.
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  • 3.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Aug 12, 2022 10:10 PM
    If this is on the MM, "show global-user-table list"

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  • 4.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    Posted Aug 17, 2022 02:11 PM
    "show global-user-table list" returns 796 clients, while the web UI shows 1476.  Obviously the source of this information is vastly different.
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  • 5.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Aug 17, 2022 02:16 PM
    "Obviously"

    I would run the "show user-table" command on both controllers where the APs terminate.

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  • 6.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    Posted Aug 17, 2022 02:49 PM
    Perhaps I don't have permission to do this with my current mobility master user.

    (ARUBAMM) [mynode] #show user-table
This command is not applicable on master switch...

(ARUBAMM) [mynode] #cd CONTROLLER01
(ARUBAMM) [00:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX] #show user-table
The commands for applications run on MM need to be executed on /mm tree.
The commands for applications run on individual devices need to be executed on the device node in 'mdconnect' mode.

(ARUBAMM) [00:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX] #mdconnect
Error:You do not have permission to execute this command
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  • 7.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Aug 17, 2022 02:54 PM
    type "whoami" to see what permissions you have.


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  • 8.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    MVP
    Posted Aug 18, 2022 09:38 AM
    That command needs to be run on the individual controllers, not the MMs

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  • 9.  RE: How to get list of wireless clients in AOS8 via API?

    MVP
    Posted Aug 17, 2022 02:23 PM
    Side note as it is related...

    I had noticed vast differences in client counts among the conductors, controllers, and airwaves. So much so that I had opened a TAC case and after months of them looking into things they finally filed a bug about it. The fix isn't expected until 8.11.x.

    Take all the "client counts" with a grain of salt. With that said - I think the best way to get an "as accurate count as possible" is the technique cjoesph mentioned... check the user-table on all controllers.
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