Dell 6.2 Deleting an Entry from the Mast eror Local Sw itch Whitelist

DataColumn Description
Fordeployments with both master and local Dell controll ers:
lThesequence number on a m astercontroller should be the same as the remote
sequencenumber on the local controller.
lThesequence number on a l ocal controller should be the same as therem ote
sequencenumber on the master controller.
RemoteS equence Number Thenum ber of times that the controller whose WebUI you are currently viewing has
receivedand acknowl edged a campus AP whitelist change from the controller in the
whitelist.
Fordeployments with both master and local Dell controll ers:
lTherem otesequence number on a m astercontroller should be the same as the
sequencenumber on the local controller.
lTherem otesequence number on a l ocal controller should be the same as the
sequencenumber on the master controller.
Null UpdateCount Thenum ber oftim esthe controller checked its campus AP whiteli stand found nothing to
synchronizew ith theother controller. Bydefault, the controller compares its control
plane securitywhi telistagai nstwhi telistson other Dell controllers two mi nutes.If the
null update countreaches 5, the controller sends an “empty sync” heartbeatto the
remotecontroll er toensure the sequence numbers on both Dell controllers are the
same, thenreset the null update count to zero.
To view the master or local switch whitelists via the command-line interface,i ssue the followingcommands:
show whitelist-db cpsec-master-switch-list [mac-address <mac-address>]
show whitelist-db cpsec-local-switch-list [mac-address <mac-address>]
Deleting an Entry from the Mast eror Local Sw itch Whitelist
Therei s no need to delete a master controller from the master switch whitelist during the course of normal
operation. However,i f you remove a local controller from the network,y ou shouldalso remove the local controller
fromt helocal swit ch whitelist on the master controller.If the local switch whitelist contai ns entriesfor Dell
controllersno longer on the network, then a campus AP whitelist entry can be marked for deletion but is not
physically deleted,as t he controlleriswait ing for an acknowledgementfrom another controller no longer on the
network.This can increase network traffic and reducememory resources on the controller.
To delete an entryfrom the master or local switch whitelist via t heWebUI:
1. Access the controller’s WebUI, andnavigate t o Configuration>Controller.
2. Select theCon trol Plane Security tab.
3. To delete an entryfrom the Local Switch Whitelist: In the Local Switch List For AP Whitelist Sync secti on,
click the Delete button by each controller entry you want to remove.
Or,
To delete an entryfrom the Master Controller Whitelist: In the Master Switch List For AP W hitelist Sync
section, click the Delete button by each controller entry you want to remove.
4. Click Apply to save you settings.
To delete an entryfrom the master or local switch whitelist via t heco mmand-lineinterface, issue either of the
followingco mmands:
whitelist-db cpsec-master-switch-list del mac-address <mac-address>
whitelist-db cpsec-local-switch-list del mac-address <mac-address>
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