Aruba Networks, Configuration Example
Aruba Airwave 8.2.4 and no CLI / shell access
BE AWARE: reading and applying this blog is at your own risk. Following the below procedure could affect the support validity on your Aruba AirWave appliance. All AirWave firmware versions prior to 8.2.4 gave you shell access to the CentOS operating system. Once you upgrade from 8.2.3 to 8.2.4 you receive the message that the … Read More
ClearPass, Configuration Example
ClearPass & Sophos Mobile Control
A lot of companies are using MDM to control and manage their (mobile) assets. By connecting the MDM solutions to HPE Aruba ClearPass an organization has the possibility for advanced context-aware access for a (mobile) device to the corporate network, wired and wireless. ClearPass supports multiple MDM solutions via built-in “External Context Servers”, like Airwatch … Read More
Cisco Catalyst 2960X keeps crashing
Yesterday evening I had to troubleshoot a Cisco Catalyst 2960X switch stack, which didn’t return to normal after a reboot. The following error message was visible on the console: Error: ASIC/PHY POST failed. Cannot continue. %Software-forced reload This error message is listed as a bug (CSCut90593) at Cisco.com. Cisco describes a very “good” workaround: the switch … Read More
Cisco WLC – HA SSO upgrade
“Is the upgrade procedure for a high-availability pair of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers the same as the procedure for a single Cisco WLC?” Several customers asked me this questions and the answer is YES. First you check the current and backup firmware image. (Cisco Controller) >show boot Primary Boot Image…………………………. 8.2.111.0 (default) (active) Backup Boot Image………………………….. … Read More
ClearPass – dual interface and routing
When you are using both interfaces on a ClearPass server (MGMT and DATA) than ClearPass uses the DATA interface to connect to services, like LDAPS to Active Directory, SMTP delivery, Active Directory joining and more. ClearPass uses the DATA interface as default gateway if no specific route is available on the MGMT interface. That being … Read More
Cisco FMC – Dashboard Widgets
Some widgets on the dashboard don’t generate graphs after deploying a default configuration of Cisco FireSight Management Center. The first two widgets, Top Server Applications Seen and Top Operating Systems Seen, are generated after the configuration of a Network Discovery Profile. The configuration of the Network Discover Profile is done via Policies – Network Discovery – … Read More