Release Notes Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Collector 6.6.0

Below please find the Release Notes for Wireless LAN Controller collector 6.6.0. Please contact your Technical Account Manager (if applicable) or Systems Engineering Team or Support Team to discuss and plan the installation. Thank you for being a customer.

Browser Requirements
Compatibility Matrix
Useful Guides
- Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Guide(s)
- SevOne Data Insight Guides
WLC Vendor-specific Metadata
New Features / Enhancements
Resolved Issues
Known Issues
Legal Information

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Compatibility Matrix

T & S - Tested & Supported
S - Supported
HF - HotFix
- NMS-77609 (available with SevOne NMS release 5.7.2.32)

IMPORTANT
For multiple containers to run properly, minimum memory required is (2 + n * 1) or more GB where, n = number of containers.

Useful Guides

From IBM's Documentation Portal (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/sevone-npm), please refer to the following Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) / SevOne Data Insight guides for details.

Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Guide(s)

Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Collector Installation Guide
Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Data Insight Widgets User Guide
Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Prerequisites & Common Questions
Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Variables and Report Linking Usage Guide
Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Solutions Widgets for Data Insight Installation Guide

SevOne Data Insight Guides

SevOne Data Insight Administration Guide
SevOne Data Insight Installation Guide
SevOne Data Insight Pre-Installation Guide
SevOne Data Insight User Guide
SevOne Data Insight GraphQL Guide
SevOne Data Insight Report Linking URL Specification Guide
Automated Rebuild (Customer) Instructions
SevOne Data Insight Appliance Insert

WLC Vendor-specific Metadata

Metadata common for both Cisco & Aruba

HW Version
MAC Address
Model
Name
Serial Number
WLC Name

Metadata for Aruba Only

License Count
Role

Metadata for Cisco Only

Make
Supported APs
SW Version

New Features / Enhancements

Added support for APs with Wi-Fi 6E (6 GHz) radios.

Resolved Issues

Component/s

Key

Release Notes

WIFI Solution, Wifi-Collection

SC-10699

Platform: In case of a fresh install, the unit for Radio Signal Strength and Signal Noise Level indicators has now been changed to dBm for all Wifi object types.

WIFI Solution, Wifi-Data Insight

SC-10701

Wifi Widgets: The unit of measurement for Radio Signal Strength and Signal Noise Level indicators across all types of Wifi objects has been updated to dBm. Similarly, the unit of measurement for the Signal Noise Ratio (SNR) indicator has been changed to dB for all Wifi object types.

WIFI Solution

SC-13914

Platform: An indicator and metadata named Band have been added for the Cisco AP Radio interfaces in SevOne NMS.

WIFI Solution

SC-13924

Platform: The following WiFi 6E indicators have been added for the object type Wifi Aggregation.

NOTE: Applicable to Cisco only.

Name	Measured As	Description
6GHz noise_avg	Decibel Milliwatts	6GHz-Signal Noise level Average
6GHz quality_avg	Percent	6GHz-Signal Quality Average
6GHz rssi_avg	Decibel Milliwatts	6GHz-Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) Average
6GHz rx_bytes_avg	Bytes	6GHz-Btyes Received Average
6GHz rx_bytes_total	Bytes	6GHz-Bytes Received Total
6GHz snr_avg	Decibels	6GHz-Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) Average
6GHz stations	Number	6GHz Stations
6GHz tx_bytes_avg	Bytes	6GHz-Bytes Transmitted Average
6GHz tx_bytes_total	Bytes	6GHz-Bytes Transmitted Total

WIFI Solution

SC-13927

Platform: The following WiFi 6E indicators have been added for the object type Wifi Controller.

NOTE: Applicable to Cisco only.

Name	Measured As	Description
6GHz noise_avg	Decibel Milliwatts	6GHz-Signal Noise level Average
6GHz quality_avg	Percent	6GHz-Signal Quality Average
6GHz rssi_avg	Decibel Milliwatts	6GHz-Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) Average
6GHz rx_bytes_avg	Bytes	6GHz-Btyes Received Average
6GHz rx_bytes_total	Bytes	6GHz-Bytes Received Total
6GHz snr_avg	Decibels	6GHz-Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) Average
6GHz stations	Number	6GHz Stations
6GHz tx_bytes_avg	Bytes	6GHz-Bytes Transmitted Average
6GHz tx_bytes_total	Bytes	6GHz-Bytes Transmitted Total

WIFI Solution

SC-13928

Platform: OID for attribute SW Version (related to the Catalyst 9800 WLC) has now changed to 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.10.2000. Value for the attribute is set to unknown if it is not available.

WIFI Solution, Wifi-Data Insight

SC-14155

Wifi Widgets: Wi-Fi 6E (6 GHz) related indicators are now added in OOTB reports.

Wifi-Collection

SC-14355

Platform: In case of an upgrade, the unit for Radio Signal Strength and Signal Noise Level indicators has now been changed to dBm for all Wifi object types.

WIFI Solution

SC-14407

Platform: In SevOne NMS, metadata for Physical Radio Type is now updated as expected.

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Known Issues

This section lists issues that SevOne is aware of in Wifi 6.6.0 release. Most of these issues were discovered during quality assurance testing and are published here to provide you with information that may be relevant when you plan your update. This list does not include feature requests or low impact issues that do not affect functionality. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us.

Component/s	Key	Known Issues
Wifi-Data Insight	SC-14520	Wifi Widgets: Upon initial loading, the following reports will display an error message No Service!. However, you can select a device from the Report variable to resolve this issue. Once you select a device, the report will function as intended. Wifi Solution - 6d. Cisco WLC Rogue AP Report Wifi Solution - 6e. Cisco WLC CDP Neighbor Report
WIFI Solution, Wifi-Collection	SC-14529	Platform: WiFi objects will not be visible on SevOne NMS for SNMP v3 devices, if the encryption type is set to AES256 for the device.
Wifi-Data Insight	SC-14613	Wifi Widgets: Import of out-of-the-box (OOTB) reports from Wifi 6.6 builds to SevOne Data Insight < 6.6 is not supported.
Wifi-Data Insight	SC-14614	Wifi Widgets: The following reports do not support report linking on the column Wifi Access Point.WLC Name. Wifi Solution - 2a. AP Group Report Wifi Solution - 2b. AP Report

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