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HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches

HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches

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What is HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches?

HPE offers Ethernet switches under the Aruba Networks product line.

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Aruba Switches are fantastic!

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 13, 2025
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We are using a couple of Aruba switches in our company. We are using a core switch in a cluster, and many other Aruba switches in the company. Approximately 15 switches are be...
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Administrator
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches3 years of experience

Robust network hardware that won't let you down.

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 9, 2025
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We primarily use HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches as our core and edge switches. In particular, their PoE offerings are excellent, as they are competitively priced and provide rock...
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Administrator
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches21 years of experience

Reliable and easy to use switching for a reasonable price

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 3, 2025
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We have a lot of POE phones and other devices that require reliable power and data routing. The HPE switches work very reliably and when you have an issue the support team is ...
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Director
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches8 years of experience

HPE Aruba Switches a great value, feature rich and excellent hardware.

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 20, 2023
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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 ...
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Administrator
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches5 years of experience

Rock solid network switch and affordable price point

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 30, 2021
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We use them for our internal office LAN. It connects our firewall, desktops, servers, and soon to be phones.
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Chris Hein
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Systems Engineer
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HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches2 years of experience
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Product Details

What is HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches?

HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches Technical Details

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HPE offers Ethernet switches under the Aruba Networks product line.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Smooth sailing to Aruba

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 27, 2021
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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
Pros
  • Ease of deployment
  • Ease of management
  • Reliability
Cons
  • Command line learning curve.
Likelihood to Recommend
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches are well suited for all types of network connectivity to include PoE devices. With high bandwidth and switch stacking features, it is capable of handling high network traffic. They would not be suitable for an SDWAN solution.
Most Important Features
  • Reliability
  • Ease of management
Return on Investment
  • 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.
Alternatives Considered
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.
Other Software Used
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm), Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series
Support Rating
10
Support cases are handled quickly and professionally. If problems are not resolved within a certain amount of acceptable time, the escalation process is fairly easy to get to problem resolution.
Premium Support
We did not purchase any premium support due to the fact that the equipment has a lifetime warranty.
Bug Resolution
No

Reliable and easy to use switching for a reasonable price

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
January 03, 2025
Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Law Practice Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
8 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have a lot of POE phones and other devices that require reliable power and data routing. The HPE switches work very reliably and when you have an issue the support team is there to help and get you running again quickly. The administration is easy and understandable, no need to get specific training for managing them.
Pros
  • The switches are very reliable
  • Support is ready to help and send replacements if needed
  • Easy to administer
  • Excellent documentation for CLI commands
Cons
  • The new ArubaOS is closer to Cisco switches than the OS running on the 2530 series. Could be a plus if you are familiar.
  • I wish there were better uplink ports, 1G seems really dated when cheaper competitors have 10G SFP+
  • Lack of real support for POE++ devices, most switches in the lineup are still POE+ only
Likelihood to Recommend
These devices are rock solid, you will se them up once and not have to mess with them for years. They are work horses that don't die. We use them in an office environment and have only ever had 1 fail due to a PSU issue, we got a replacement next day and it's been working great.
Return on Investment
  • More reliable than competitors like Ubiquiti
Usability
8
I preferred the OS running on the 2530 series switches, but the ArubaOS is very usable. It's similar to the Cisco OS command line interface, but somehow more understandable. It takes a bit of getting used to, but the documentation is great and it makes sense after a while of using it.
Alternatives Considered
We like the reliability and support of the HPE switches over the UniFi devices despite the UniFi being cheaper and better performing for the price. We like the additional configuration options of the HPE switches over the Instant On line, we are also a staffed office, and don't need the cloud configuration abilities.
Other Software Used

HPE Aruba Switches

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
December 08, 2020
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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.
Pros
  • 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.
Cons
  • I would like for the Aruba CLI to also support HP CLI commands as well.
Likelihood to Recommend
We Deployed around 600+ Aruba Switches at multiple locations, we have not had any issues with switches just a couple of bad stacking cables and a power supply on a core switch.
Return on Investment
  • My overall experience with Aruba Switches and APs has been positive.
Alternatives Considered
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.
Support Rating
9
Support has been excellent and support documentation is available on their support web site.
Other Software Used

HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 30, 2021
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 501-1000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches are used across the whole organization.
Pros
  • 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.
Cons
  • 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.
Likelihood to Recommend
Every switching functionality you need can be achieved with an Aruba switch.
Most Important Features
  • 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.
Return on Investment
  • 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.
Alternatives Considered
Other Software Used

HPE Aruba Switches a great value, feature rich and excellent hardware.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
May 20, 2023
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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.
Pros
  • Easy to set up and configure.
  • Price
  • Good quality hardware.
  • Lifetime Warranty.
Cons
  • Expensive management software.
  • Some of the CX range of switches can be slow to boot/reboot.
  • Currently a lot of stock issues.
Likelihood to Recommend
We manage a lot of public infrastructure and schools which means we need reliable hardware that is easy to prep and install quickly due to time constraints. The price is great as we must keep a close eye on our budget. We use these switches in all types of situations and configurations some are full SFP and others are ethernet but honestly the software and hardware are great for our usage.
Most Important Features
  • Layer 3 switching.
  • Cloud-based management.
  • Great hardware.
Return on Investment
  • 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.
Alternatives Considered
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.
Other Software Used
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