Aruba Installation and Configuration Guide

This documentation helps network administrators and support personnel install and manage Aruba network devices in a CSM install.

The HPE Cray recommended way of configuring the network is by using the CANU tool. Therefore this guide will not go into detail on how to configure each switch manually using the CLI. Instead, it will give helpful examples of how to configure/use features generated by CANU, in order to provide administrators easy ways to customize their installation.

Also included in this guide are the current documented and supported network scenarios.

NOTE Not every configuration option is covered here; for any configuration outside of the scope of this document, refer to the official Aruba user manual. See Aruba Networks.

This document is intended for network administrators and support personnel.

NOTE The display and command lines illustrated in this document are examples and might not exactly match any particular environment. The switch and accessory drawings in this document are for illustration only, and may not exactly match installed products.

CANU

See CSM Automatic Network Utility (CANU)

Examples of Network Topologies

Network Design Explained

Built in High Availability

Management Network Overview

Key Features Used in the Management Network Configuration

How to Connect Management Network to a Campus Network

Manage Switches from CLI

Device Management

Layer One Features

Layer Two Features

Layer Three Features

Multicast

Security

Quality of Service

Perform a VSX Upgrade on Aruba Switches

Switch Replacement in the VSX Cluster

Back Up Switch Configuration

Erase All zeroize

Troubleshooting

Port Mirroring on Aruba CX

DHCP

DNS

PXE Boot