03-22-2019 01:09 PM - edited 07-05-2021 10:07 AM
Experts, does anyone know if there is a way to clear the candidate WLC list without using the factory defaults reset? I have found the list of "remembered" WLCs to be troublesome, and would like to clear the list if possible.
03-22-2019 09:41 PM
03-28-2019 03:09 PM
That command might, work. I will have to give it a try.
Specificially, we "stage" APs on a local WLC to give it a name, label it, get the firmware downloaded, make sure it is not DOA, etc.. Then, we ship the AP to the final site location. Everything works great until it is time to perform a firmware update to the onsite WLC. At times, when updating the WLC firmware and rebooting the WLC, the APs will decide to join the WLC that was previously used to stage the APs. If you have a console cable connected to the AP while it boots, you can clearly see the staging WLC is in the "remembered" list of WLCs that the AP has ever connected too. Meanwhile, the upgraded WLC finshes its reboot, comes online, and now the site does not have any APs because they are connected to the staging WLC. Without manual intervention, it will take a few minutes before the APs rejoin the upgraded WLC.
I would like to add some kind of "clearing" step to our staging process so that the AP will forget that it ever connected to our staging WLC. Staging the APs this way might not seem worth it, but when rolling out hundreds of APs, its efficient to pay a low-level guy to perform all these steps as well as dealing with the logistics of adding assets to our inventory system.
03-29-2019 06:23 AM
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