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1. Re: Aruba Instant AP Serial Number Help (n b)
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Thanks for the screenshot, Paul
I have the same view and it includes the Aruba AP Serial field but that
unfortunately doesn't contain any info for me. I'll investigate the Hook::exec
jobs and turn on some debugging to see if that reveals the error of my ways.
Thanks again
On Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 05:50:07 AM EST, Mackie, Paul
<[email protected]> wrote:
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Hello,
I’m not sure, it works reliably for me on AOS-8 and AOS-10 devices. Note that
the serial number field will remain unpopulated, you should see a new field
called ‘Aruba AP Serial’ if you followed my approach below. You will also see
‘Hook::exec’ jobs in the Job Queue, as this custom field is queried outside of
the normal discovery.
As for how to proceed, I’m not really sure what to advise, but I would check
those Hook::exec jobs are running first.
Best regards,
Paul Mackie
GEA INTERNAL
From: n b <[email protected]>
Sent: 25 February 2026 18:56
To: [email protected]; Mackie, Paul <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Netdisco] Aruba Instant AP Serial Number Help
Paul, I have added those to my deployment.yml plus installed jq support but
still don't get serial number info on any of the Aruba IAPs other than the
virtual controllers. Should I purge the database or start with a fresh install
of Netdisco?
My Unifi, Liebert / Vertiv, Fortinet and HP network devices all have the serial
number column populated.
Thanks your time and assistance
On Monday, February 23, 2026 at 07:10:13 AM EST, Mackie, Paul
<[email protected]> wrote:
No I did not make any changes to aruba.pm, just added the custom field.
Best regards,
Paul Mackie
GEA INTERNAL
From: n b <[email protected]>
Sent: 20 February 2026 17:53
To: [email protected]; Mackie, Paul <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Netdisco] Aruba Instant AP Serial Number Help
Thank you for that, Paul
I have modified my deployment.yml to include your settings and am waiting for
the results. By chance did you make modifications to your aruba.pm or is it the
default?
BTW, I'm on Netdisco version 2.097002, aruba.my and aruba-instant.my are tagged
ArubaOS 8.13.1.0_93688 if that makes a difference.
Thanks again for the help
On Friday, February 20, 2026 at 10:17:16 AM EST, Mackie, Paul
<[email protected]> wrote:
Probably not the answer you are looking for, but I gave up to some extent and
went for the custom field like shown below. This works for all our IAP’s
whether virtual controllers or members.
host_groups:
aruba_access_points:
- 'os:airos'
host_group_displaynames:
aruba_access_points: 'Aruba APs'
custom_fields:
device:
- name: 'arubaserial'
label: 'Aruba AP Serial'
snmp_object: 'AI-AP-MIB::aiAPSerialNum'
only: 'group:aruba_access_points'
Would be great if we could also pull all the AP info such as SSID and connected
clients etc on Instant AP’s just like we can with real controllers. It is
exposed by SNMP but Netdisco doesn’t see it. That’s not related to your issue
though.
Best regards,
Paul Mackie
Network& Cloud Solution Architect
GEA INTERNAL
From: n b via netdisco-users <[email protected]>
Sent: 20 February 2026 14:55
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Netdisco] Aruba Instant AP Serial Number Help
I just tried a new aruba-instant.my and guess what - I now have a few serial
numbers on the inventory page. They are displaying in the following format:
HASH(0x000000000000) VNQ0000000
[the example ^ has obfuscated information]
The few that now have serial number information turn out to be the IAP devices
elected as the virtual controller for each of our Aruba Central groups.
Can anyone offer a configuration (either Aruba or Netdisco) for the individual
Aruba AP315, AP365, AP375, AP567, AP615 and AP635 models to respond with their
own serial numbers?
TY
On Friday, February 20, 2026 at 04:54:04 AM EST, n b via netdisco-users
<[email protected]> wrote:
I have the same problem and can't get it sorted. Have hundreds of various
models of Aruba IAP across campus. When I SNMPwalk them from the cli, serial
reports as undef.
When I try
netdisco-do show -d <IP> -e AI-AP-MIB::aiAPSerialNum
it too returns undef.
I *believe* I modified the Aruba.pm correctly but have the same results.
Vertiv / Liebert UPS, HP switches and some of my Unifi Nanobeam bridges -
Netdisco discovered those with no problem at all.
I have read the earlier posts about this issue and just not making any headway.
Understand I am only days into a Netdisco install so I have much to learn. Was
there a resolution and I am overlooking something simple?
Thanks
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