Solved: Upload Certificate to standby WLC ( AireOS)

MICHAEL SCHROEDER · ‎05-19-2021

Hi Team,

2 years after installing 2x 8540 (8.10) in SSO HA, the Customer decides to rollout Device Certificates. Since the Controller does not replicate this to the Standby, my Idea was to install the Certificate Chain to the Active Controller and afterwards force Switchover to standby and install the Certificate Chain again. Does this work? Any other Idea?

WLC, Wireless LAN Controller

Regards, Mike

marce1000 · ‎05-19-2021

- Check if this thread is useful :

https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/updating-webauth-certificate-within-5508-wlc-ha-pair/td-p/2700296

M.

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Rich R · ‎05-20-2021

Yes that's exactly what we do when we update the cert:

- Upload to primary then switchover which reloads primary to activate cert

- Upload to secondary then switchover which reloads secondary to activate cert

At that point you're back on primary with new cert active on both WLC.

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