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  • HPE Aruba New Central and 3rd Party LAN Switch Observability

    HPE Aruba Networking’s New Central platform now includes enhanced capabilities for monitoring third-party network devices. It leverages AI-driven insights to help administrators oversee and troubleshoot their entire network infrastructure, including non-HPE Aruba components such as LAN switches.This is done by integrating HPE Aruba Central with HPE OpsRamp platform which is a SaaS based IT operation… Read more

  • Aruba Cloud Auth for CX Switches

    This technote delves into Cloud Authentication and the policies offered through the Aruba Central foundational subscription. It highlights a streamlined approach to authentication for both wired and wireless clients. However, the primary focus in this technote is on wired clients, with the objective of creating simple yet effective access policies using HPE Aruba Classic Central.… Read more

  • Aruba New Central Device Insights and ClearPass Integration

    This short technote covers integrating Aruba New Central with ClearPass Policy Manager. With this integration Aruba Central sends the device profiling information and insights to ClearPass. Device Insight (DI) is part of the Aruba Central Platform and uses data collectors (APs, CX switches and gateways) that are on your network to continuously gather metadata. You… Read more

  • Aruba CX Switch Automation with Network Analytics Engine Lite

    In this technote I will explore simple automation with CX switches that does not require any knowledge of scripting. I am using NAE Lite which is a CLI based framework.The goal is to define the event you want to monitor, specify the conditions for this event, and outline the actions to be taken when these… Read more

  • OpsRamp Public Cloud Observability

    The increasing complexity of IT environments, especially with the addition of cloud services, can lead to chaos, inefficiencies, and uncontrolled “shadow IT.” OpsRamp addresses these challenges with a comprehensive, cloud-based observability platform. By integrating logs, alerts, events, and network data, OpsRamp delivers AI-driven insights.Essentially, OpsRamp is an AI-powered IT operations management platform that enables organisations… Read more

  • Aruba Classic Central Device Insights and ClearPass Integration

    This technote covers integrating Aruba Classic Central with ClearPass Policy, that enables Aruba Central to send the device profiling information and tags to ClearPass. Device Insight (DI) is part of the Aruba Central Platform and uses data collectors (APs, CX switches and gateways) that are on your network to continuously gather metadata and send them… Read more