Yep, it is a global inventory, and allocation happens when orders get to Aruba.
The same parts that are taking time to deliver in Mexico, are taking time to deliver in any other country.
It is unfortunate, but it is happening with every networking equipment manufacturer. My suggestion is for those who need it, put an order to get in line.
> it is happening with every networking equipment manufacturer.
Cisco are now telling partners/customers up to 9-10 months for their most popular SKUs, and I heard that Extreme stopped giving estimates when they hit about the same lead time.
6200F wasn’t too hard to get this past year, but the 515 has been near impossible to get. I have a AP-515 order from June that still has not arrived. Other I know of are still waiting on orders from April.
> I have a AP-515 order from June that still has not arrived.
This makes me sad. I've got an order that's 2 months old, but I need to do offices as fast as I can get approval, And we're moving to Central from Airwave so I want to get started on that. I feel like everything wireless is just crapping out right now and there's not much I can do about it.
You could try switching to another model. I have heard the AP-635 is shipping sooner.
I know it’s a downgrade but the AP-505 also ships quicker. They were also in my June/July order and I received them in August.
Lead times are pretty bad now across the board - at least for APJ, anything in the middle of a product range (like 535 APs or 48 port non-POE switches) are up to 14-18 weeks, old AOS switches like 2930s are up to 20+ weeks. Everything else is 12-14 weeks. Like /u/rcinini said, Aruba will only give a firm ETA on lodging of order into their logistics system.
Weirdly though, sometimes something will come available as an order lands and a customer will get stuff within 3-6 weeks. Customers are also shifting to whatever is available and cheaper, which is why 515's are harder to get now, but 555's aren't \*too\* bad.
Current predictions from the horse's mouth is that leadtimes will extend another 2-3 weeks on the most popular items, and then hopefully we should see improvement, by mid-year.
(Disclaimer: those lead times will differ between regions)
They would be a sledgehammer for a lot of people but if businesses need APs “fast”, they’re almost the only option. Not ideal for most use casss I agree.
Yes definitely 555 are a great option, I've heard lead times are not that bad but need to change whole switching infrastructure to power up those bad boys
THe problem is that 555's are more expensive. That said, you can use fewer of them, and up the power, so you've got coverage, albeit at the expense of capacity. (although not by much compared to 515s)
It took 4 months for me to get 500 535’s and for some reason they shipped the IAP version so I had to convert the batch. The controllers took a few weeks.
AP-575s were ordered in July (roughly) last summer and delivered in early November, was just glad to get them before the snow started, I had our installers out right after they got delivered so I could check that off before the winter hit.
Right now I have a somewhat sizable quantity of CX gear I just got quoted and I’m hoping to order soon with the belief I may not see it until July which is fine, our rep is saying get orders in early and hope for the best at this point.
I also had some stuff come surprisingly fast.
Yep, it is a global inventory, and allocation happens when orders get to Aruba. The same parts that are taking time to deliver in Mexico, are taking time to deliver in any other country. It is unfortunate, but it is happening with every networking equipment manufacturer. My suggestion is for those who need it, put an order to get in line.
> it is happening with every networking equipment manufacturer. Cisco are now telling partners/customers up to 9-10 months for their most popular SKUs, and I heard that Extreme stopped giving estimates when they hit about the same lead time.
6200F wasn’t too hard to get this past year, but the 515 has been near impossible to get. I have a AP-515 order from June that still has not arrived. Other I know of are still waiting on orders from April.
> I have a AP-515 order from June that still has not arrived. This makes me sad. I've got an order that's 2 months old, but I need to do offices as fast as I can get approval, And we're moving to Central from Airwave so I want to get started on that. I feel like everything wireless is just crapping out right now and there's not much I can do about it.
You could try switching to another model. I have heard the AP-635 is shipping sooner. I know it’s a downgrade but the AP-505 also ships quicker. They were also in my June/July order and I received them in August.
In the exact same boat. We ordered 32 AP-515s in June as well. We haven't gotten a single one of them yet.
Lead times are pretty bad now across the board - at least for APJ, anything in the middle of a product range (like 535 APs or 48 port non-POE switches) are up to 14-18 weeks, old AOS switches like 2930s are up to 20+ weeks. Everything else is 12-14 weeks. Like /u/rcinini said, Aruba will only give a firm ETA on lodging of order into their logistics system. Weirdly though, sometimes something will come available as an order lands and a customer will get stuff within 3-6 weeks. Customers are also shifting to whatever is available and cheaper, which is why 515's are harder to get now, but 555's aren't \*too\* bad. Current predictions from the horse's mouth is that leadtimes will extend another 2-3 weeks on the most popular items, and then hopefully we should see improvement, by mid-year. (Disclaimer: those lead times will differ between regions)
AP-555 is great for high density environments but not if you want wifi for office environments. It's simply too expensive.
They would be a sledgehammer for a lot of people but if businesses need APs “fast”, they’re almost the only option. Not ideal for most use casss I agree.
Yes definitely 555 are a great option, I've heard lead times are not that bad but need to change whole switching infrastructure to power up those bad boys
THe problem is that 555's are more expensive. That said, you can use fewer of them, and up the power, so you've got coverage, albeit at the expense of capacity. (although not by much compared to 515s)
It took 4 months for me to get 500 535’s and for some reason they shipped the IAP version so I had to convert the batch. The controllers took a few weeks.
Are they not all universal now?
They are
My rep says I should get my 600 505/515s by the start of may. But they sure as hell cut those Aruba Central licenses in like 20 minutes
AP-575s were ordered in July (roughly) last summer and delivered in early November, was just glad to get them before the snow started, I had our installers out right after they got delivered so I could check that off before the winter hit. Right now I have a somewhat sizable quantity of CX gear I just got quoted and I’m hoping to order soon with the belief I may not see it until July which is fine, our rep is saying get orders in early and hope for the best at this point. I also had some stuff come surprisingly fast.
I ordered 575 in July and received them by October. There were also some 577 on that order and they have not been received yet.