Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.02.xx and greater

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Introduction
ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module
In addition to managing the module’s software and configuration, the SNMP
server can also analyze the wireless traffic processed by the module. The
Wireless Edge Services xl Module acts as an sFlow agent, sampling wireless
traffic and forwarding the samples to the SNMP server or other sFlow collec-
tor. The module can also poll RP radios for overall traffic statistics and submit
the results to the sFlow collector. Through packet sampling and counter
polling, sFlow creates a highly accurate picture of network traffic—useful for
security auditing, traffic management, or network troubleshooting—without
consuming undue resources.
RP Licensing
Each Wireless Edge Services xl Module (J9001A) includes an RP license,
allowing it to adopt and manage up to 12 RPs. This nonremovable RP license
ships with the module.
Note Because an RP can include two built-in radios, the Wireless Edge Services xl
Module can manage up to twice as many radios as it can adopt RPs. With the
default RP license, the module can manage up to 24 radios.
If you connect a thirteenth RP to the wireless services-enabled switch, the
module does not adopt it. The module can, however, adopt the RP if you
disconnect one of the other RPs: the module does not bind a license to a
particular set of RPs.
For the same reason, you can move the module to a different wireless services-
enabled switch, and it continues functioning as before. It simply adopts the
RPs that connect to the new wireless services-enabled switch. (Modules also
retain licenses if you move them to a different slot in the same switch.)
You can purchase up to two additive licenses, each of which allows the
Wireless Edge Services xl Module to adopt 12 additional RPs. Table 1-4 shows
the number of RPs the module can adopt for every RP license.