Item: HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it all across the board. Their performance are very great, is very similar to Cisco switches. We use it to interconnect campuses with the Edge Devices. Mostly, we use it for access connections to end-devices.

Pros and Cons

You can make Stack. That is how we use them, using stacking cables to connect up to 4 devices in our case.
Better OS than old HP series.
Great GUI if you don't like the CLI.
They support 2 power supplies for redundancy

They need to improve on the delivery of traps to the NCM.
Traps and syslogs are sometimes too generics.

Return on Investment

The performance is great
Less down time because of the solid OS and 2 power supplies.

Support Rating

I do not have any complain with the HPE Aruba support. You can also find more info and support on the Aruba community forum.

Key Insights

Do you think HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches's feature set?

Yes

Did HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

You can use it on any IDF to interconnect your network with the MDF and beyond. They are more useful for end devices connection bringing POE for Phones or cameras. Using them with Aruba WAP is a good combination.

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Overall Satisfaction with HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches