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  • 1.  [AP-535/AP-555]: 8.11.2.0 => "Reboot caused by kernel panic: Take care of the TARGET ASSERT first"

    Posted Nov 13, 2023 10:04 AM

    Since 8.11.2.0 we Aruba AP-535 and AP-555 breaking away, i.e. they reboot because of kernel panic. We have mixed AP-635, AP-615, AP-503, AP-535, AP-555, ... IAP clusters running, so we hve 8.11.2.0 installed. It doesn´t matter which PoE+ switch is used (HP A5510, A5520, 5130-HI, ...) they fail from time to time. Is there any known bug with 8.11.2.0 causing  this issue? I actually cannot find anything interesting while scrolling "show tech-support".



  • 2.  RE: [AP-535/AP-555]: 8.11.2.0 => "Reboot caused by kernel panic: Take care of the TARGET ASSERT first"

    Posted Nov 13, 2023 10:14 AM
    Edited by MichaelM55 Nov 13, 2023 10:14 AM

    Seems I should have read some other release notes first. ArubaOS 8.6.0.22 release notes (Released on Aug 9, 2023) mention, e.g.

    AOS-238656
    AOS-242252

    Some APs crashed and rebooted unexpectedly. The log files listed the
    reason for the event as: Kernel panic - not syncing: Take care of the
    TARGET ASSERT first (ratectrl.c:999). The fix ensures that the APs
    work as expected. This issue was observed in AP-535 access points
    running ArubaOS 8.6.0.18 or later versions.

    Hopefully we get a patched version 8.11.3.0, soon.


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  • 3.  RE: [AP-535/AP-555]: 8.11.2.0 => "Reboot caused by kernel panic: Take care of the TARGET ASSERT first"

    Posted Nov 14, 2023 09:13 AM

    That particular bug already shows as fixed in 8.11.1.1, if you are still seeing issues then opening a case with TAC is called for.



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  • 4.  RE: [AP-535/AP-555]: 8.11.2.0 => "Reboot caused by kernel panic: Take care of the TARGET ASSERT first"

    Posted Nov 22, 2023 02:52 AM
    Edited by netone Nov 22, 2023 02:53 AM

    Kernel panic issues are already known, e.g.:

    AOS-246862

    AOS-246409 

    AOS-241619

    Bugfixes are not available for 8.11 branch, yet.

     


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  • 5.  RE: [AP-535/AP-555]: 8.11.2.0 => "Reboot caused by kernel panic: Take care of the TARGET ASSERT first"

    Posted Sep 12, 2025 01:39 AM

    Still occurs with 8.12.0.5

    => Let´s see whether 8.13.0.1 works better

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  • 6.  RE: [AP-535/AP-555]: 8.11.2.0 => "Reboot caused by kernel panic: Take care of the TARGET ASSERT first"

    Posted Sep 12, 2025 04:36 PM

    All of those have already been patched in previous versions.  If you are currently seeing kernel panics, please open a case with TAC so that they can determine if the issue is new or something was missed.



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