Not a bad idea @rhbirkelund maybe offer Meraki swag for when you find features that haven't been announced yet, but might have been leaked in the release notes apparently. 😁 @PhilipDAth @cmr this was a wish for a long time. In a similar fashion that Meraki allows staged upgrades in Meraki switch networks, there can be seamless AP firmware upgrades.
Dashboard will determine how to best break up the APs into two groups and run an algorithm that examines connected clients, AP load, neighbor tables, and dynamically select two AP groups to upgrade firmware one group at a time, such that it minimizes the downtime for all clients overall. Very handy for critical wireless networks where they're in constant operation and it's difficult or impossible to get a change window.
So with standard roaming behavior you can create a very seamless firmware upgrade without badly disrupting client connectivity from a mass-reboot of APs. So in theory, with good RF coverage and roaming behavior, you now have a hitless ISSU mechanism for MR wireless. And it's Meraki simple. 😀
And I know what you might be thinking, what about having more control over the process, via AP tagging to create your own groups for example, and I've raised that suggestion already. We'll see I suppose.
https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Other_Topics/Access_Point_Firmware_Upgrade_Strategy
