topic Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax in Controllers

APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Ralph Olsen — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:30:40 GMT

Hi,

I'm currently trying to use the APIC-EM PNP feature to configure Access-points running 8.3 with the WLC-IP, Ap-MODE, AP-Group and FlexConnect-Group.

I can't find the JSON syntax for WLC 8.3 software (AP image 15.3(3)JD).

The 8.2 syntax shows as follows:

{"apGroup":"BldgA-local","primaryWlcIP":"10.10.80.5","primaryWlcName":"5508-1","secondaryWlcIP":"10.10.80.6","secondaryWlcName":"5508-2","tertiaryWlcIP":"10.10.10.7","tertiaryWlcName":"8500-1","apMode":" flexconnect"}

But I'm missing the FlexConnect Group setting added in 8.3.

Regards

Ralph

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

aradford — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:14:57 GMT

That would be apFlexGroupName

Note: You also need to set the apMode as well.

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Ralph Olsen — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:21:36 GMT

Yeah, I'm already setting the apMode, but I'm missing the syntax for the flexConnectGroup.

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

aradford — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:26:01 GMT

"apFlexGroupName" : "flexgroup" for example.. It is just another attribute.

That should be all you need.

And you need to remove the "apGroup" attribute.

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Ralph Olsen — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:37:16 GMT

Ohh. missed the "apFlexGroupName the first time.

(Will test right away)

So you can't set both apGroup and apFlexGroupName?

Do you know if any documentation exists for this? I can't seem to find it.

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Ralph Olsen — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:51:07 GMT

Both apGroup and apFlexGroupName works fine together.

Thank you.

{

"primaryWlcIP":"10.10.80.5",

"primaryWlcName":"BranchWLC-A",

"secondaryWlcIP":"10.10.80.6",

"secondaryWlcName":"BranchWLC-B",

"tertiaryWlcIP":"10.10.10.7",

"tertiaryWlcName":"BranchWLC-HA",

"apMode":" flexconnect",

"apGroup":"APGrp-BranchA",

"apFlexGroupName":"FlexGrp-BranchA"

}

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

aradford — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 02:14:57 GMT

Yes you are correct. You can have both.

apGroup: sets RF characteristics (i.e. to cater for physical/environmental differences within a site)
flexGroup is for having different security, DHCP, ACL and VLAN mappings for different sites that (for instance) all broadcast the same SSID

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Justin bollinger — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:58:59 GMT

Is there a document that lists all of the configurable attributes?

For example how did you aradford know that flexGroup was an attribute that could be set?

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Ralph Olsen — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:51:46 GMT

Hi Justin,

I'm also missing documentation.

Adam has inside information And he was sure fast to answer the request when I posted it originally.

Regards

Ralph

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

aradford — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:57:49 GMT

Yes, I do have some inside information, I am an SE @ Cisco, so spoke to engineering team.

I am trying to get a definitive list for you all.

I have some that I know about, I just want to make sure I have them all.

Will update soon.

Adam

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Justin bollinger — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:59:40 GMT

Do you have any updates to this?

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Justin bollinger — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:03:55 GMT

Can you confirm that apFlexGroupName is accurate? It does not appear to be taking that setting, but the other documented ones work. Here is my sanitized config

{

"primaryWlcIP": "1.1.1.1",

"primaryWlcName": "primary",

"secondaryWlcIP": "2.2.2.2",

"secondaryWlcName": "secondary",

"apMode": "flexconnect",

"apGroup": "APGroup",

"apFlexGroupName": "Flex-100"

}

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

aradford — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:38:33 GMT

Hi Justin,

sorry for the dumb Q, but are you sure it is 8.3 image on the AP?

That is the only version that supports apFlexGroupName

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

aradford — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:40:39 GMT

primary, secondary, tertiary WlcIP and WlcName
apMode
apGroup
apFlexGroupName

Are the ones that are documented. There are 9 options in total. You only need to specify a primate wlcIP and wlcName, no need to provide secondary and tertiary.

Adam

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Justin bollinger — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:52:36 GMT

AIR-CAP1702I-B-K9 Version 15.3(3)JC102 I presume this is not 8.3. So this is likely my issue.

This is what the AP's shipped with. If 8.3 is the requirement then looks like I'm stuck setting the flexconnect groups manually after they join.

I also noticed that after the AP has been upgrade to 8.3 and the mode button is pressed to reset the config it ignores the PNP information because its not booted into a recovery image. If you have an AP that has been previously upgrade to 8.3 without connecting to the console and manually booting to the AP using ap: boot flash:/ap3g2-rcvk9w8-mx/ap3g2-rcvk9w8-mx

how can you get the AP to accept the pnp config? or is this the only way?

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

aradford — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:14:18 GMT

Hi Justin,

There is a 8.3 recovery image on CCO.

ap3g2-rcvk9w8-tar.153-3.JD.tar

That is an 8.3 recovery image.

Adam

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Justin bollinger — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:20:24 GMT

Is there a way to automate the updating of the recovery image? Needing the manually copy recovery image via console doesn't seem viable.

Since FlexConnect Group is the only thing I'm missing from the 8.2 image it almost makes more sense to let PnP do what it can and then add the device to the FlexConnect group after its been added to the controller, but this is obviously not ideal.

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Jacob Snyder — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:59:27 GMT

i just did this with a staging controller for 2802 APs, because they don't do PNP on their 8.2 code.

DHCP option for staging controller, DNS for PNP.

first boot they join the staging controller, upgrade to 8.3, then I have a script run to clear config on the AP.

Then they boot, PNP and get their real config.

the flex group is harder, as the config clearing script would have to check that they were not in a flex group. Totally doable.

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

bradwilson75 — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 23:32:09 GMT

Hi Adam,

Has this list been extended to allow for more options in the JSON file?

Thanks,

Brad

Re: APIC-EM - AP FlexConnectGroup 8.3 JSON Syntax

Jacob Snyder — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 23:45:11 GMT

FYI, this is not necessary. They will use the PNP option every boot, so after they upgrade they will autonatically check PNP post image upgrade.