Assigning Manual Subscriptions to HPE Aruba Networking Devices

To assign subscription to a HPE Aruba Networking Device, complete the following steps:

  1. Subscription Assignment can now be done from the HPE GreenLake platform.

    For more information on adding devices, see Onboarding Devices.

  2. Under AP Subscriptions or Switch Subscriptions or Gateway Subscriptions, select the device to which you want to assign a subscription.
  3. Expand the drop-down in the Assignment column for the selected device.
  4. Select the subscription; for example, Foundation.
  5. To assign subscription to multiple devices:
    1. Select the devices in the table.
    2. Click Batch Assignment.
    3. Select the subscription to assign.
When a subscription assigned to a gateway expires, Classic Central automatically assigns a valid subscription from the same subscription category.
  • When you assign a subscription with security license, the gateways reboot to enable the traffic inspection engine for the first time. It is recommended that you apply the security license after business hours, as this might result in a downtime in the network.
  • When assigning subscriptions, if you change a subscription with security license to a subscription without a security license, you must reboot the gateway manually to release the CPU Central Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions. resources that were assigned to the traffic inspection engine. It is recommended to reboot the gateway after business hours, as this might result in a down time in the network.