Redundancy for WLC 5508 7.1.103

Question

I was trying to setup 2x WLC 5508 follow this instruction , copy config of 1 WLC to another and change the IP address. Then setup HA in global config for all AP
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2036661
Is there a way to confirm fail-over work without turning off the 1st WLC ?
I tried this command on 1 of the AP "show capwap client config"
But it does not show secondary controller config.

Answer 1

Are you sure you don't see primary and secondary controller's IP addresses on the command "show capwap client config"?
If configured, primary, secondary or tertiary WLCs appear on the output of this command like this:
mwarName               WLC1
mwarIPAddress        x.x.x.x
mwarName               WLC2
mwarIPAddress        y.y.y.y
mwarName               WLC3
mwarIPAddress        z.z.z.z
Where, WLC1 is the primary, WLC2 is the secondary and WLC3 is the tertiary.
Note that the listing order determines which one is primary and which is secondary...etc. (first listed is primary, second is secondary..etc).
You double check the output of your command.
You can take Leo's advice about testing HA without reloading the WLC, but you can also check HA per AP basis. Try adding one ACL that prevents specific AP from communicating with the primary WLC and wait to see if it will join the secondary or not.
HTH
Amjad
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