AOS 8 controllers still use the "switch" in some places. This is a historical thing, a long time ago WLAN controllers were called WLAN switches.
show version displays the used hardware in the second line. You can see the controller model for the controller and the AP model for the IAP.
Here output from the VMC:
show version | include MODEL
ArubaOS (MODEL: ArubaMC-VA), Version 8.10.0.14 LSR
Here is the output of the Aruba 7005 Controller:
show version | include MODEL
ArubaOS (MODEL: Aruba7005), Version 8.10.0.9 LSR
Here is the output of the IAP 303H:
show version | include MODEL
ArubaOS (MODEL: 303H), Version 8.12.0.2 SSR
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 10, 2024 04:27 AM
From: pesikj
Subject: How to distinguish between a device running ArubaOS 8 and Aruba Instant OS?
Hello,
I have several Arista devices in my network, and I'm looking for the best way to distinguish whether a device is running ArubaOS 8 or Aruba Instant-OS. I initially focused on using the show version command, but the outputs are quite similar, making it difficult to differentiate between them.
One distinction I noticed is in the "up-time" line. For example, on an Instant-OS device, the output displays:
"AP uptime is 20 days 13 hours 33 minutes 5 seconds."
Meanwhile, on an ArubaOS 8 device, the line appears as:
"Switch uptime is 22 days 2 hours 33 minutes 4 seconds."
Does this mean that Instant-OS always labels the uptime information with "AP," while ArubaOS 8 uses "Switch"? Is this a consistent rule across all devices? Or are there some other commands I can rely on?