Redundancy not forming with wlc

Question

Hi,
We have two wlc 5508 running vers 7.4.100.60. They are not forming redundancy pair & are in maintenance mode.
Both RP's are connected physically direct.
Few outputs are given here:-
(WLC01) >show redundancy summary
Redundancy Mode = SSO ENABLED
     Local State = MAINTENANCE
      Peer State = UNKNOWN - Communication Down
            Unit = Primary
         Unit ID = 2C:11:5A:5F:C7:00
Redundancy State = Non Redundant
    Mobility MAC = 2C:11:5A:5F:C7:00
Maintenance Mode = Enabled
Maintenance cause= Negotiation Timeout
Redundancy Management IP Address................. 10.32.25.11
Peer Redundancy Management IP Address............ 10.32.25.12
Redundancy Port IP Address....................... 169.254.25.11
Peer Redundancy Port IP Address.................. 169.254.25.12
(WLC02) >show redundancy summary
Redundancy Mode = SSO ENABLED
     Local State = MAINTENANCE
      Peer State = UNKNOWN - Communication Down
            Unit = Secondary - HA SKU
         Unit ID = 10:B3:21:3C:01:B0
Redundancy State = Non Redundant
    Mobility MAC = 10:B3:21:3C:01:B0
Maintenance Mode = Enabled
Maintenance cause= Incompatible Software license
Redundancy Management IP Address................. 10.32.25.12
Peer Redundancy Management IP Address............ 10.32.25.11
Redundancy Port IP Address....................... 169.254.25.12
Peer Redundancy Port IP Address.................. 169.254.25.11
(WLC01) >show license summary
License Store: Primary License Storage
StoreIndex:  0  Feature: base                              Version: 1.0
        License Type: Permanent
        License State: Active, Not in Use
        License Count: Non-Counted
        License Priority: Medium
License Store: Evaluation License Storage
StoreIndex:  0  Feature: base-ap-count                     Version: 1.0
        License Type: Evaluation
        License State: Active, Not in Use, EULA not accepted
            Evaluation total period:  8 weeks  4 days
            Evaluation period left:  8 weeks  4 days
        License Count: 500 / 0 (Active/In-use)
        License Priority: None
(WLC02) >show license summary    
License Store: Primary License Storage
StoreIndex:  0  Feature: base                              Version: 1.0
        License Type: Permanent
        License State: Active, Not in Use
        License Count: Non-Counted
        License Priority: Medium
License Store: Evaluation License Storage
StoreIndex:  0  Feature: base-ap-count                     Version: 1.0
        License Type: Evaluation
        License State: Active, Not in Use, EULA not accepted
            Evaluation total period:  8 weeks  4 days
            Evaluation period left:  8 weeks  4 days
        License Count: 500 / 0 (Active/In-use)
        License Priority: None
In addition, other errors are also seen during the process.
Starting Redundancy: Starting Peer Search Timer of 120 seconds
Cannot open the file /mnt/application/ha/InheritedApCount.txt
Cannot open the file /mnt/application/ha/InheritedApCount.txt
Please help with all possible suggestions. thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hi,
i cant see that you have permenant AP count license on both.
review the following document for licensing requirement on AP SSO
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10315/products_tech_note09186a0080bd3504.shtml#licensing