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• A cluster member cannot adopt more APs than its hardware capacity allows. This is important
when the number of pooled AP and AAP licenses exceeds the aggregated AP and AAP capacity
available after a cluster member has failed. A cluster supported profile should be designed to
ensure adequate AP and AAP capacity exists to address failure scenarios involving both APs
and AAPs.
• When clustering is enabled for a profile and a failure occurs, AP and AAP licenses are
persistent in the cluster even during reboots or power outages. If a cluster member failure were
to occur, Brocade recommends clustering remain enabled on all remaining cluster members or
the pooled member licenses will be lost.
Profile Adoption Configuration (APs Only)
Adoption is the process an Access Point uses to discover available controllers, pick the most
desirable controller, establish a controller association and optionally obtain an image upgrade and
configuration. Adoption is configurable and supported within a device profile and applied to other
Access Points supported by the profile. Individual attributes of an Access Point’s auto provisioning
policy can be overridden as specific parameters require modification.
At adoption, an Access Point solicits and receives multiple adoption responses from controllers and
service platforms available on the network. These adoption responses contain loading policy
information the Access Point uses to select the optimum controller or service platform for adoption.
By default, an auto provisioning policy generally distributes AP adoption evenly amongst available
controllers and service platforms. Modify existing adoption policies or create a new one as needed
to meet the adoption requirements of a device and their assigned profile.
To define an Access Point’s adoption configuration:
Select the Configuration tab from the Web UI.
8. Select Profiles from the Configuration tab.
9. Select Manage Profiles from the Configuration > Profiles menu.
Select Adoption.