HP Manager Software manual Syntax set ap port-listdap dap-numauto bias high low

310CHAPTER 9: MANAGED ACCESS POINT COMMANDS

set {ap dap} bias Changes the bias for a MAP. Bias is the priority of one WX switch over other WX switches for booting and configuring the MAP.

Syntax — set {ap port-listdap (dap-numauto)} bias {high low}

„ap port-list— List of ports on which to change the bias for directly connected MAPs.

„dap dap-num— Number of a Distributed MAP for which to change the bias.

„dap auto — Configures bias for the MAP configuration template. (See set dap auto on page 306.)

„high — High bias.

„low — Low bias.

Defaults — The default bias is high.

Access — Enabled.

History —Introduced in MSS Version 3.0. Option auto added for configuration of the MAP configuration template, MSS Version 4.0.

Usage — High bias is preferred over low bias. Bias applies only to WX switches that are indirectly attached to the MAP through an intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 network. A MAP always attempts to boot on MAP port 1 first, and if an WX switch is directly attached on MAP port 1, the MAP always boots from it.

If MAP port 1 is indirectly connected to WX switches through the network, the MAP boots from the switch with the high bias for the MAP. If the bias for all connections is the same, the MAP selects the switch that has the greatest capacity to add more active MAPs. For example, if a MAP is dual homed to two WX4400 wireless LAN switches, and one of the switches has 50 active MAPs while the other switch has 60 active MAPs, the new MAP selects the switch that has only 50 active MAPs.

If the boot request on MAP port 1 fails, the MAP attempts to boot over its port 2, using the same process described above.