Symptom
17.x releases are behaving differently from 16.12 releases when it comes to show ap cdp neighbors command:
example from 17.3.2:
WLC#show ap cdp neighbors
Number of neighbors: 3
AP Name AP IP Neighbor Name Neighbor Port
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9120AXI-A xx.xx.xx.xxx 9120AXI-A.Switch.vasa.local GigabitEthernet1/0/21
Example from 16.12.5 (no ap name prefixed):
WLC#show ap cdp neighbors
Number of neighbors: 2
AP Name AP IP Neighbor Name Neighbor Port
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1815I-E xx.xx.xx.xxx Switch.vasa.local GigabitEthernet1/0/26
Conditions
observed on 17.3.2 and 17.3.3
Further Problem Description
different output observed, makes things a bit more difficult if one is trying to automate things