Network Monitoring

How long does HPE Aruba Networking Central retain monitoring data?

HPE Aruba Networking Central retains the data of the network health and activity for 30 days. However, reports and audit trails can be retained for up to 90 days. For more information, refer to the following page:

https://arubanetworking.hpe.com/techdocs/central/2.5.8/content/nms/compliance/data-retention.htm

Are there any configuration prerequisites for switch monitoring in HPE Aruba Networking Central?

Yes. For detailed information on the prerequisites, refer to Configuring Prerequisites for Switch Telemetry.

Can Networking Copilot integrate with third-party tools such as Teams or Slack?

Currently, Networking Copilot is accessible only within HPE Aruba Networking Central. Integration with Teams and Slack will be supported in future updates.

What client visibility options does HPE Aruba Networking Central provide?

Comprehensive client visibility capabilities such as client profiling, behavioral analysis, and network traffic-based classification for policy enforcement are available. It also includes advanced features like the automatic and manual tagging, Network Access Control (NAC), and third-party integrations (UEM and EDR solutions).

Which subscriptions provide access to the client visibility features?

The following subscriptions determine the level of access to the client visibility features:

  • Foundation License

    • Client profiling

    • Network and application correlation

    • Integration with ClearPass Policy Manager and NAC

  • Advanced License

    • Advanced classification (including ML-based IoT identification)

    • Third-party integrations (UEM and EDR)

    • Tagging (automatic and manual)

    • Behavioral and network-based insights

For more information, refer to our Ordering Guide.

Can I control how device health is calculated and displayed in HPE Aruba Networking Central?

Yes. Device health in HPE Aruba Networking Central is determined by the severity of alerts associated with each device:

  • Poor (Red diamond)—One or more Critical alerts.

  • Fair (Yellow triangle)—No Critical alerts, but one or more Major alerts.

  • Good—No Critical or Major alerts.

You can control which alerts impact device health by navigating to Alert Management, where you can configure alert severities.

What if I want the device to show Poor only when it is offline or unavailable?

You can configure device health so that Poor is shown only when a device is offline or unavailable.

To achieve this:

  1. Set the severity of all non-offline alerts to Major or lower.

  2. Keep the following offline alerts set to Critical:

    • AP Offline

    • Switch Offline

    • Gateway Offline

    • Bridge Offline

    With this configuration:

    • Devices show Poor health only when offline/unavailable.

    • Other alerts set to Major result in Fair health instead.