I upgraded the firmware to 3116, but I still get the same behavior. 802.1X does not authenticate and does not prompt for authentication. The logs on the RADIUS server do not show any entries for 802.1X authentication or for the HPE 1950.
HPE Comware Software, Version 7.1.045, Release 3116 Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP HPE 1950 48G 2SFP+ 2XGT Switch uptime is 0 weeks, 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes Last reboot reason : USER reboot Boot image: flash:/1950-cmw710-boot-r3116.bin Boot image version: 7.1.045, Release 3116 Compiled Apr 06 2017 16:00:00 System image: flash:/1950-cmw710-system-r3116.bin System image version: 7.1.045, Release 3116 Compiled Apr 06 2017 16:00:00 Slot 1: Uptime is 0 weeks,0 days,0 hours,45 minutes HPE 1950 48G 2SFP+ 2XGT JG961A with 1 Processor BOARD TYPE: 1950-48G-2SFP+-2XGT DRAM: 1024M bytes FLASH: 512M bytes PCB 1 Version: VER.D Bootrom Version: 147 CPLD 1 Version: 001 Release Version: HPE 1950 48G 2SFP+ 2XGT JG961A-3116 Patch Version : None Reboot Cause : UserReboot [SubSlot 0] 48GE+2SFP-Plus+2XGT