Ap-Count License In A Stack - Cisco Catalyst 3850 Deployment Manual

Switch# reload
Reload command is being issued on Active unit, this will reload the whole stack
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
After switch 2 reloads successfully, it joins the stack with the active switch.
Switch# show switch
Switch/Stack Mac Address : 00e1.6d52.c600 - Local Mac Address
Mac persistency wait time: Indefinite
Switch#
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AP-Count License in a Stack

AP-Count license is available only with IP Base and IP Services licenses. A Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch stack can
support a maximum of 50 access points. An AP-Count license is required only if a Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch is
configured as both a mobility controller and a mobility agent. An AP-Count license is not needed if the Cisco
Catalyst 3850 Switch is configured only as an mobility agent, which is the default configuration.
The total AP-Count license of a Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch stack is equal to the sum of all the individual member
AP-Count licenses, up to a maximum of 50 AP-Counts. The total AP-Count license of the stack is affected when
stack members are added or removed:
● When new members are added to the stack, the total AP-Count license of the stack is automatically
recalculated.
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When members are removed from the stack, the AP-Count license contributed by the removed switch is
decremented from the total available AP-Count license in the stack.
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If more AP-Counts are connected than the available AP-Count license, a syslog warning message indicates
this fact without disconnecting the excess connected AP-Counts until a stack reload.
● After the stack reload, the surplus AP-Count s are removed from the total AP-Count. The following
examples explain the process.
Stack member addition example: A Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch stack includes 3 switches, each with an AP-
Count license that allows 10 AP-Counts, for a total of 30 supported AP-Counts. When a new Cisco Catalyst 3850
Switch (switch 4) is added to the stack with an AP-Count license allowing 25 AP-Counts, the stack supports a total
of 50 AP-Counts because the total number of 55 access points (30+25) exceeds the stack limit.
Stack member removal example: In the preceding example, if switch 4 is removed from the stack, the AP-Count
license remains at 50 AP-Counts until the stack is reloaded, if 50 AP-Counts are connected and active in the stack.
After reload, the stack returns to its original value of 30 AP-Counts.
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Role Mac Address
Active 00e1.6d52.c600
Standby 44ad.d96d.b480
Member 0000.0000.0000
H/W Current
Priority Version
15 V03
1 V03
0 0
State
Ready
Ready
Provisioned
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