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What is HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches?
HPE offers Ethernet switches under the Aruba Networks product line.
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HPE offers Ethernet switches under the Aruba Networks product line.
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The most common users of HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Users have found HPE Aruba switches to be highly valuable for their office LAN setups, allowing them to connect various devices such as firewalls, desktops, servers, and phones. These switches offer a range of features, including VLAN and trunking capabilities, that provide efficient network segmentation and traffic management. One notable advantage is their support for SSH and SNMP access, enabling remote monitoring of networks. HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches are widely used across organizations' network infrastructures, facilitating connectivity for IP phones, WiFi access points, computers, and IoT devices. Users appreciate the ease of implementation and management, as well as the added value of a lifetime hardware warranty. Upgrading to Aruba Gigabit Switches like the 2930m, 3810, 5412, and 5406 models has proven reliable for interconnecting campuses and establishing connections with end-devices. The CLI's similarity to Cisco switches results in a smooth transition for users familiar with Cisco's interface. Additionally, users find ArubaOS to be an efficient operating system. With support for L3/L2 and routing protocols, these switches offer versatile solutions for different network roles.
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We currently use HPE Aruba switches in all our offices and
in all the nodes in our MAN.
These switches offer excellent value and features in our
current usage.
We currently have around 80 switches and some other Aruba
products in our network, so we need business-class products but also have a restrictive
IT budget, so the HPE Aruba line of products meets our needs.
- Easy to set up and configure.
- Price
- Good quality hardware.
- Lifetime Warranty.
- Expensive management software.
- Some of the CX range of switches can be slow to boot/reboot.
- Currently a lot of stock issues.
- Layer 3 switching.
- Cloud-based management.
- Great hardware.
- A lifetime warranty means we don't have to replace hardware due to failure.
- Great value compared to other brands.
- Ease of management with Aruba Networking Central saving a lot of time.
We used to have a lot of Cisco switches which are great, but
the support contracts and other expenses mount up quickly; one of the main
reasons for switching to HP for networking was the cost, but the hardware and
software have gotten so much better over the years.
I can’t see us changing network hardware unless the price increases dramatically.
April 30, 2021
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches Review
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches are used across the whole organization.
- REST API capability
- Wired & Wireless 802.1x configuration easiness
- Wireless Access Points (APs) zero touch provisioning
- Its high-end family (running the AOS-CX firmware) supports a virtualization technology called VSX (Virtual Switching Extension) which allows 2 switches to present itself as one virtualized switch under Layer 2, and as 2 separate routers under Layer 3; thereby providing high availability.
- The AOS-CX family should have an easy way to backup their configuration rather than using an automation tool like Ansible or Python or Network Analytic Engine (NAE) to do it. Its PVOS family has that functionality which makes it easy to backup its configuration. That same functionality should be transferred to the AOS-CX family as well.
- ArubaOS CLI commands should have backward compatibility with PVOS switches. These two are one company now.
- I understand that there are a lot of automation tools now for orchestration and device management purposes but, adding the ability of Cisco's Embedded Event Manager (EEM) would definitely add to its pros.
- Support for REST API which allows for automation with Ansible and/or Python.
- The VSX technology which allows for high availability.
- Port security features like DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP protection, IP source binding, port-access & user-access based 802.1x, etc.
- Enabled us to achieve LAN/port security.
- Its ease of configuration has saved us time for branch/site deployments.
- Its REST API support has made automation very interesting and exposed us to automation experience.
- Extreme Ethernet Switches, Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points and Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
April 27, 2021
Smooth sailing to Aruba
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches are being used across the entire organization. Ease of deployment and management have made for a smooth transition to this product in our environment. They provice network connectivity for IP phones, WiFi access points, computers, and IoT devices
- Ease of deployment
- Ease of management
- Reliability
- Command line learning curve.
- Reliability
- Ease of management
- Ease of deployment has cut back on labor hours.
- Ease of management has allowed us to be more proactive to other potential issues that may occur on the network.
Cost was a big factor in our organization selecting HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches compared to other options. Also, installation was fairly easy, although there were some challenges with initial learning of the command line.
We did not purchase any premium support due to the fact that the equipment has a lifetime warranty.
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December 08, 2020
HPE Aruba Switches
We are currently using and deploying Aruba Switches across our whole organization. We are upgrading our network with Aruba 2930m, 3810, 5412,5406 Gigabit Switches.
- Aruba switches are well built the modular power supplies are a plus.
- Swithces are so silent you don't even know they are on.
- VSF Stacking is easy to setup.
- I would like for the Aruba CLI to also support HP CLI commands as well.
- My overall experience with Aruba Switches and APs has been positive.
Cisco Switches are build to last forever however they are more expensive to purchase. HP Switches work well the fans do go out from time to time which will cause the switch to fail. Aruba Switches are priced right and have software and hardware improvements over HP.