Hi,
First, Aruba does not recommend DHCP over controller. Especially, for clients more than 500.
Did you check the pool or the logs. If the pool is full, you may not reconnect. One of your clients may attack over dhcp (starvation, poisining vs).
And yes ACL may be a factor for dhcp. But if you are taking the IP address or some are taking some not, I susspect for lack of dhcp pool or Aruba's dhcp server.
Best regards,
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husnu demir
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