Reference Guide
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Prerequisites for Integration
If you have not discovered the Dell infrastructure or configured credentials, refer to the previous chapters of this
book:
Chapter 2, “Configuring AirWave for Global Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastructure” on page5
Chapter 3, “Configuring a Dell PowerConnect W Group in AirWave” on page9
Chapter 4, “Discovering Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastructure” on page11
Enable Stats Utilizing AirWave
To enable stats on the Dell PowerConnect W-Series controllers, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to AMP Setup> General and locate the Device Configuration section.
2. Set the Allow WMS Offload Configuration in Monitor-Only Mode field to Yes, as shown in Figure 9:
Figure 9 WMS Offload Configuration in AMP Setup > General
3. Navigate to Groups > Basic for the group that contains your Dell PowerConnect W-Series controllers.
4. Locate the Dell PowerConnect W section on the page.
5. Set the Offload WMS Database field to No, as shown in Figure 10:
Figure 10 Offload WMS Database field in Groups > Basic
6. Select Save and Apply.
7. Select Save.
This will push a set of commands via SSH to all Dell PowerConnect W-Series local controllers. AirWave must
have read/write access to the controllers in order to push these commands.
If your credentials are invalid or the changes are not applied to the controller, error messages will display on the
controller's APs/Devices > Monitor page under the Recent Events section. If the change fails, AirWave does not
NOTE: This process will not reboot your controllers.
CAUTION: If you don't follow the above steps, local controllers will not be configured to populate statistics. This decreases
AirWave's capability to trend client signal information and to properly locate devices. See Appendix A, “ArubaOS and AirWave
CLI Commands” on how to utilize the ArubaOS CLI to enable stats on Dell PowerConnect W-Series infrastructure.