Prerequisites for New HPE Aruba Networking Central

Prerequisites for Optimal Switch Experience

Consider the following pre-requisites for optimal switch experience:

  • All AOS-CX switches and AOS-S switches.

  • The minimum recommended version to leverage all switch features in New HPE Aruba Networking Central is 10.13.1110. You can check for any AI-powered switch firmware recommendations in New HPE Aruba Networking Central.

  • Application Visibility is supported on AOS-CX 6300 and 6400 switches.

Prerequisites for Optimal AOS-CX Switch Telemetry

Consider the following pre-requisites for optimal AOS-CX telemetry:

  • Enable Client IP Tracking (CIPT)

    • Required for Client Insights profiling

    • Required for showing IP address in the Unified Clients List

  • Enable Device Fingerprinting (DFP)

    • Required for Client Insights profiling

    • Required for showing hostname in the Unified Clients List

  • Enable DHCP snooping and authentication/DHCP Events

    • Required for wired client connectivity details

  • Enable Traffic Insights and IPFIX

    • Required for wired client DNS connectivity details

  • Enable Application Visibility

    • Required for Application Visibility/TLS from wired clients

Prerequisites for Access Points

Consider the following pre-requisites for optimal access point(AP) experience:

  • All AP platforms. For the complete list of supported AP models, see Supported AP Platforms.

  • Minimum supported firmware version for AP is AOS 10.4.1.7 or greater.

Prerequisites for Gateways

Consider the following pre-requisites for optimal gateway experience:

  • All gateway platforms. For the complete list of supported gateway models, see Supported Gateway Platforms.

  • Minimum supported firmware version for gateway is AOS 10.4.1.7 or greater.

Prerequisites for HPE GreenLake

Consider the following pre-requisites for HPE GreenLake Platform (GLP):

  • GLP Scope—Inventory management, license management, user log in Single Sign-On (SSO), and user role-based access control stay within the GLP environment and are not part of New HPE Aruba Networking Central. These functions continue to be managed within the GLP environment.

  • HPE Aruba Networking Central—For monitoring inventory, licenses, user log in SSO, and user role-based access control, utilize the HPE Aruba Networking Central UI. New HPE Aruba Networking Central does not have the GLP banner and these functions are available within the HPE Aruba Networking Central UI.