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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
Administrator - Information Technology
Systems Engineer
CIH
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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Frequently Asked Questions

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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Rock solid network switch and affordable price point

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 30, 2021
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Chris Hein
Systems Engineer
CIH (Financial Services, 51-200 employees)
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Verified User
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use them for our internal office LAN. It connects our firewall, desktops, servers, and soon to be phones.
Pros
  • Redundant power supplies
  • Seems to be well built
  • UI is nice
Cons
  • More ability to use UI instead of CLI for configuration
  • Ability to download updates direct from HPE
  • Spanning tree not turned on as default
Likelihood to Recommend
It works great when running a network LAN.
Most Important Features
  • Stability
  • Speed
Return on Investment
  • It gives us piece of mind for redundancy
Alternatives Considered
I think it compares very favorably against Cisco and others because it is much cheaper and doesn't require continued support costs.
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

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

HPE Aruba Switches are a cost-effective alternative

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
May 12, 2021
Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use HPE Aruba Switches all over our organization. They allow us to use extra switch features such as VLAN and trunking compared to a "dumb" switch that has no management capability. We like that they support SSH and SNMP access so we can monitor them remotely.
Pros
  • Simple configuration
  • Easy firmware upgrades
  • Supported by HP for a long time
Cons
  • Web interface is a bit weird
  • Some things can't be done in the web interface
Likelihood to Recommend
HPE Aruba Switches are a good cost-effective alternative to high-end switches. They offer management capabilities which allow the extra features that are necessary in a corporate environment in today's world. Depending on budget, they may still be too expensive for some users.
Most Important Features
  • Fast switching capability
  • Easy to deploy
  • Rack mountable
Return on Investment
  • Increased network speeds
  • Allowed separation of voice and data traffic
  • Easy to monitor remotely
Alternatives Considered
The HPE Aruba Switches are definitely easier to setup than Cisco Catalyst Switches. We prefer to have a managed interface, so the HPE Aruba Switches are a better option than most Netgear or D-Link switches. Compared to HPE Networking Switches, the Aruba models typically are cheaper and perform nearly as well.
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
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