Upgrade to WLC & WCS 5.x

I've recently upgraded from 4.2 to 5.0, and started getting these alarms
AP's Interface:0(802.11b) Operation State Up: Base Radio MAC:00:1d:46:fd:f4:b0 Cause=Admin Configured
I've seen some issues with some clients deauthenticating, does this means the radio is actually going down or is just a bug? The alarms is showing up all day longs.
Appreciate your help.

I am not sure. I will look into it. It appears you have become the first christian thrown to the lions and they are hungry. I wouldn't be so alarmed by a state up alarm as you would be if you see a state down alarm. Are you seeing any of those? Also, any disassociation from the controller?

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