About the ArubaOS-CX Manuals for 10.02

The ArubaOS-CX manuals describe the features for the ArubaOS-CX operating system and guide you through the software configuration process. These manuals also provide configuration examples to help you apply the software features to different network scenarios.

This guide provides brief descriptions of what is found in each of the guides in the ArubaOS-CX documentation suite.

Links to the ArubaOS-CX documentation can be found in the HPE Information Library at http://www.hpe.com/networking/resourcefinder or on the HPE Support Center (http://www.hpe.com/support/manuals).

ArubaOS-CX manuals Content
Command-Line Interface Guide

This document contains reference information for the CLI commands for the ArubaOS-CX network operating system.

This guide includes syntax, parameters, options, context, and authority required for all commands supported.

Configuring ACLs and Classifier Policies Guide

This document contains information about Access Control Lists (ACLs) and classifier policies for the ArubaOS-CX network operating system

This guide includes:

  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)

  • ACL configuration examples

  • Classifier policies

  • Classifier policy configuration examples

  • Interoperability considerations

CoPP Guide

CoPP provides a way to for administrators to protect the management processor on the switch from high packet loads (generated by malicious or nonmalicious sources) that might interfere with its ability to keep data plane traffic flowing.

This guide provides information on CoPP and how it is configured.

Diagnostics and Supportability Guide

This document provides information on how to diagnose issues with ArubaOS-CX. Topics include:

  • Debug logging

  • Log rotation

  • Finding events

  • Supportability copy

  • Traceroute

  • Ping

  • Remote syslog

  • ServiceOS

  • In-System programming

  • Selftest

  • Zeroization

  • Troubleshooting Web UI and REST API access issues

Fundamentals Guide

This document contains information for getting started with the ArubaOS-CX network operating system. Only basic information on each topic is provided. Further detail is found in the other guides. Topics include:

  • Introduction to the OS

  • CLI session commands

  • Initial configuration

  • Configuring the hardware forwarding table

  • Layer 2/3 interfaces

  • VLANs

  • Configuration and firmware management

  • SNMP

  • CoPP

  • DNS

  • LLDP

  • Switch system hardware commands

High Availability Guide

This document contains information about the high availability functionality of the ArubaOS-CX network operating system. Management Module failover and high availability commands are discussed.

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) is also covered in this guide.

Introduction to the Web UI

This document provides an introduction to the ArubaOS-CX Web UI. The Web UI provides quick and easy visibility into what is happening on the switch.

IP Routing Guide

This document contains IP routing reference information for the ArubaOS-CX network operating system.

This guide includes:

  • Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)

  • Loopback

  • Static routing

  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) versions 2 and 3

  • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

  • Route policies and route maps

  • Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP)

  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

  • Inter-Virtual Router Forwarding (IVRF)

IP Services Guide

This document contains information for configuring IP services on the ArubaOS-CX network operating system.

This guide includes:

  • ARP

  • IRDP

  • IPv6 router advertisement

  • sFlow

  • IP tunnels

  • Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

  • DHCP

  • DNS

Layer 2 Bridging Guide

This document contains information for configuring layer 2 bridging with the ArubaOS-CX network operating system.

This guide includes:

  • MAC address table

  • VLANs

  • Loop protection

  • Spanning tree protocols

  • MVRP

  • UDLD

Link Aggregation Guide

Provides information on configuring Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) and MCLAG.

Monitoring Guide

This document contains information about the monitoring functionality of the ArubaOS-CX network operating system.

This guide includes:

  • Monitoring hardware through visual observation

  • LEDs

  • Boot commands

  • Switch system hardware commands

  • External storage

  • Mirroring overview

  • Monitoring the device using SNMP

  • IP-SLA

  • AirWave

Multicast Guide

This document contains information about multicast functionality of the ArubaOS-CX network operating system.

This guide includes:

  • Multicast overview

  • Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)

  • IGMP snooping

  • MLD snooping

  • Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM v4 and v6)

Network Analytics Engine Guide

This document describes the ArubaOS-CX Network Analytics Engine, including information about example use cases for the Network Analytics Engine, creating agents that use Network Analytics Engine scripts, using scripts provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, finding and using scripts written by others, and creating your own scripts.

Topics include:

  • Overview

  • Framework

  • Managing agents

  • Managing scripts

  • Troubleshooting agent and script issues

  • Using the Aruba Solutions Exchange (ASE)

  • NAE scripts repository on GitHub

  • Scripts and security

  • Scripts

  • Agents

  • NAE commands

  • HTTPS server commands

Quality of Service Guide

This document contains information for configuring quality of service (QoS) on ArubaOS-CX.

REST API Guide

This guide describes the ArubaOS-CX REST API. It is intended for experienced users who require a programmatic interface to the switch and understand the schema and data relationships of the switch as modeled by the switch configuration database.

Topics include:

  • Enabling access to the REST API

  • Ways to access

  • VSX peer-switches and RESTP API access

  • GET method usage and considerations

  • Write methods (POST, PUT, and DELETE)

  • Real-time notifications subsystem

  • HTTPS server commands

  • REST API response codes

  • Troubleshooting

Security Guide

This document contains information about authentication for the ArubaOS-CX network operating system.

Topics include:

  • Managing local users and groups

  • SSH server

  • Local AAA

  • Remote AAA with TACACS+

  • Remote AAA with RADIUS

  • PKI

  • Enhanced security

  • Auditors and auditing tasks

SNMP/MIB Guide

This guide provides information on configuring SNMP on ArubaOS-CX. Information on the MIBs available on ArubaOS-CX is also provided.