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systemscsn · ‎08-20-2021

This started way before summer, and I thought it was fixed.

I made a minor change to the power on wifi1 interface (but basically any change i make), select the device, click on Update Device. Leave the default Update Network Policy and Configuration » Delta Configuration Update checked. I see the progress bar area show Queued for a few seconds, and then Device Update Failed is displayed next to the AP.

Hovering my pointer on the Device Failed to Update, i see this “Could not generate CLI configuration. Execute Method failed, with class”…………………….

Here are all the steps I tried, all of which failed:

I rebooted the AP, once it came back up, i tried a Delta Configuration Update. It failed.

I tried a Complete Configuration Update on the AP. It failed.

Rebooted the AP again, once it came back up I tried a Complete Configuration Update. It failed.

Went into the Aruba 2920 switch, disabled the port that the AP is plugged into (its like unplugging the AP), waited 10 minutes and then re-enabled the port. Once the AP came back up I tried a Delta Configuration Update. It failed.

Went back into the Aruba 2920 switch, disabled the same port again, waited 10 minutes and then re-enabled the port. Once the AP came back up I tried a Complete Configuration Update. It failed.

This is insane. This issue is going on with any of my 160 AP’s, doesn't matter what change I've made to the AP, whether its changing the channel its on, or the power on one of the interfaces. I remember when this first reared its ugly head, we just had the banner show up at the top of the web interface, stating it had been upgraded (IQ Engine?). We have not changed our network infrastructure in any way, so I'm absolutely positive its nothing we have done.

I need to make small changes to most the AP’s on campus. I need to fine tune all of our AP’s because of Cross Channel Interference, and so need to make changes with power and channels on the AP’s. This issue is holding me back.

How can this be resolved? We have 160 AP’s most of them are attached to the ceilings, so whatever the fix, it better not involve grabbing a paperclip, ladder and interrupting classes.

Whats going on? this is an AP650(AH), and all I did this time, was change the power from Auto to 5db.

I didnt realize my issue was still going on. But it never happened until an ExtremeIQ update (i remember seeing a banner ages ago, and thats when this started). The AP is running 10.0.r5.

Any help to get this resolved that does require a paperclip and ladder is appreciated.

Thanks,

J.

systemscsn · ‎09-27-2021

UPDATE and Possible Solution.

Let me start by saying the “fix” I was told to do, was to basically set the AP back to factory. After that, of course, id have to go back into it and give it a name, its original IP (no im not doing reservations), apply its network policy, and do a complete update. For 140+ AP’s that is not a very good fix, and quite honestly if other AP’s on the same firmware, plus the same model of AP were not failing, then of course this would work.

The reason I was given for the error, and something i’m very… VERY… upset about, was that when the backend was updated - im thinking multiple times - from Hive to ExtremeIQ, it messed something up on our end because of the version of firmware we are running. While i do believe it was something done on the backend (we had not made any changes on anything, network, AP, server related on our end) that for reasons i dont know, messed up most of our AP’s so they wouldn't do any kind of update, i dont think im convinced it was our firmware version. Because if that were true then all of our AP’s on that version would fail, and they are not. However im mad because if they went into updating the backend knowing it could mess up a customers AP’s, then an email to their customers telling them to upgrade to whatever version would have been appropriate, and i know I never received an email of a possible issue with their backend messing my AP’s up! To me, there was a basic lack of any kind of Quality Assurance when the backend was updated/migrated from Hive to XIQ and for that someone should take a spanking.

While they have escalated my support ticket, i have found a workaround. For any AP thats failing to Update, and has those errors about Bonjour. You MUST go into the AP, click on Configure and then select Bonjour Gateway Settings. Make sure you have the default value of 250 in the Priority Field (some of mine were either blank or had 10 as the value), Check the box for “Override the default realm name”, then Save the Bonjour Settings, Click on Update, Delta and then Update.

That seems to fix the issue. Of course, you can never uncheck that box, or the error will come back (and it doesn't matter what version of firmware running).

basically its getting that realm name from your Network 360 Plan, if you have created one, and placed the AP on its map. You wont see the update failed message if you have a value in Priority and dont have the AP within the Network 360 Plan.

This whole thing has been a pain, and will continue to be a pain until ive gone through every AP we have and make that change.

Once I've gone though that nightmare, i plan on upgrading the firmware to the latest version, even though i can only update them after hours - which is going to take an age to do -. To think this all came about from wanting to reduce the Transmission Power. Speaking of which, i did that on an AP that I made the above change to, and while it took the update, wifi0 is still showing auto instead of 5db, which i set it to. So, who knows, maybe checking the box gets rid of the error message, but doesn't update… really….. personally i think it just takes an age for the XIQ interface to reflect the changes on the AP, so i’m leaving it alone, and carrying on clicking!

Hope this helps the next poor bugger that may get this issue.

Ill post again if the person who got my escalated support ticket gets back to me with a better, less manual way to fix this problem.

Best,

Jason.

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Ash_Finch · ‎09-02-2021

Either via extremeportal.force.com (will require you to register first) or via the numbers here - https://www.extremenetworks.com/support/contact/

systemscsn · ‎09-02-2021

Sorry Ash,

Days have been long, and covered in issues for me to get back here.

But yes, that test policy didn't have bonjour enabled, so its very strange.

I have never had to do a support ticket, do i have to call a number, or is there some kind of Portal?

thanks much,

Jason.

Ash_Finch · ‎09-01-2021

Whoops, forgot about this as I stopped getting email alerts for the thread! As Sam said, a support case may be best, as it may stop the issue coming back in the future if a rest does resolve it for the time being. I don’t have a clue why the bonjour would be appearing if it’s not part of that network policy though...

SamPirok · ‎08-31-2021

That is all correct, after a reset the AP should automatically reconnect to XIQ and then you can set the hostname, IP address assuming you’re using a static address for this AP, apply the network policy and device template if that’s separate, then push a complete configuration update. Looking forward to hearing how the test goes!

systemscsn · ‎08-30-2021

Thanks Sam. My issue with opening a support case, is that i cant really do anything during the day, and of course that limits (and is frustrating) what can be done.

I wonder if the errors we see under Audit » Delta have been logged anywhere within Extreme. I find it really hard to believe we are the only place that is having, or had this issue.

Ok, so if i set this back to factory, all id have to do it name the AP, add in its IP info, apply the device template AND then apply our network policy, to get it back to where it is now?

im just wondering if setting it to factory, and then doing the above fixes the issue.

Might be a good test, not that im going to do that with the other 142 (minus the test AP) AP’s as that would be insane.

let me know when you have a second and thanks for posting back, appreciated.

J

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