That is correct. In 8.5 and 8.6 we introduced new chipset drivers which each added some missing 11ax functionality to our AP-5xx platforms.
8.6 is the release that delivers full 11ax functionality and Wi-Fi 6 compliance (all platforms are certified). In addition, 8.6 is the first release to support the entry-level AP-504/505 11ax platforms. Thanks, /Onno [aruba-hp-signature-2_160x105.jpg] Onno Harms Sr. Director Product Management – WLAN Platforms E: o...@hpe.com<mailto:o...@hpe.com> | M: +1-408-480-6498 3333 Scott Boulevard | Santa Clara, CA 95054 WWW.ARUBANETWORKS.COM<http://www.arubanetworks.com/> | FOLLOW US | Twitter<https://twitter.com/arubanetworks> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/aruba-networks> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Davis Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 2:06 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ArubaOS 8.5.0.7 AFAIK 8.6 will be the first to support the complete 802.11ax suite. While 8.5 provides support for the 500-series and their WiFi6 components, they are incomplete. So we'll all eventually be there, for now they're concentrating on getting 8.5 stable. On 3/31/20 4:39 PM, Adam Forsyth wrote: All I wish for is that one day they'll have a version that they think is stable enough to call a conservative release and which supports the AP515 (which they started selling more than a year ago. They have an 8.6.0.3 out as well. Does anyone know the logic of who should want to be using 8.6 code vs 8.5 code. I guess I didn't know that logic for 8.4 code either. We switched to that when we bought some AP515's, and then I switched from the 8.4 branch to the 8.5 branch when it seemed like the consensus on this list was that lots of people were having trouble with 8.4 and were having better luck with 8.5 On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 2:17 PM Cesar Fernandez <cfernan...@sandiego.edu<mailto:cfernan...@sandiego.edu>> wrote: Antonio, Thank you for feedback. I really hope this version is stable. The 8.5 code has been quite challenging. Please let us know if you experience any major issues. Cesar Fernandez Sr. Network Engineer University of San Diego On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:19 PM Antonio Garcia <aagar...@scu.edu<mailto:aagar...@scu.edu>> wrote: We just upgraded to 8.5.0.7 this past Friday so far so good. We also experienced two of our MDs crash and we had to take one MD out of the cluster due to it being unstable. We had been running 8.5.0.5 without issues, no new MD crashes. Aruba stated the crash was due to a corrupt AMON packet. I reintroduced the MD that was offline without issues and then upgrade the cluster to 8.5.0.7. On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:28 PM Steve Fletty <fle...@umn.edu<mailto:fle...@umn.edu>> wrote: At the University of Minnesota, we're running 8.5.0.5 in production. We have 8.5.0.7 in our lab. No issues with 8.5.0.7 so far. Been running close to a week, but not a lot of users on campus..... On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:24 PM Cesar Fernandez <cfernan...@sandiego.edu<mailto:cfernan...@sandiego.edu>> wrote: Hi Everyone, We are an Aruba wireless shop currently running ArubaOS 8.5.0.1 on an Active/Standby MM pair with 4 MD controllers. Ever since we upgraded to the 8.5 code we've encountered several critical issues requiring upgrades, and subsequent downgrades, between various 8.5.0.X versions. We have been on 8.5.0.1 for the better part of the school year as it has been the most stable for our environment. A couple weeks before the COVID-19 crisis, 3 of our 4 MD controllers randomly crashed. TAC is now recommending that we upgrade to 8.5.0.7, which was released last week. Are there any universities on this list that have recently upgraded to 8.5.0.7? If so, what has been your experience? I understand most campuses are only seeing a fraction of the normal wireless traffic load as most students are currently not on campus - so any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 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