Guide descriptions

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

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

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

This guide includes:

• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• ACL configuration examples
• Classifier policies
• Classifier policy configuration examples
• ACL and policy hardware resource considerations
• High capacity TCAM

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.

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

• Debug logging
• Log rotation
• Finding events
• Cable diagnostics
• Event logs
• Supportability copy
• Traceroute
• Ping
• Remote syslog
• Runtime diagnostics
• ServiceOS
• In-System programming
• Selftest
• Zeroization
• Terminal Monitor
• Troubleshooting Web UI and REST API access issues

This document contains information for getting started with the AOS-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
  • ZTP
  • Aruba CX mobile app
  • CLI
  • Banners
  • In-band management
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
  • Restore factory default
• Interface configuration
• Source interface selection
• VLANs
• Configuration and firmware management
• Dynamic segmentation
• SNMP
• CoPP
• Aruba Central integration
• Port filtering
• DNS
• Device discovery and configuration
  • LLDP
  • CDP
• DCBx
• Zero Touch Provisioning
• Switch system and hardware commands

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

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) and Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) are also covered in this guide.

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

This document contains IP routing reference information for the AOS-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)
• Policy Based Routing (PBR)
• IP Directed Broadcast
• IP Neighbor Flood
• Key chain
• IP Client Tracker
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

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

This guide includes:

• IRDP
• IPv6 router advertisement
• sFlow
• DHCP
• DHCP snooping
• ND Snooping
• IP tunnels
• IP source lockdown
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• DNS
• ARP
• Network Load Balancing (NLB)

This document contains information for configuring the Job Scheduler, which can be used to execute batches of CLI commands on a user-configured schedule or interval.

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

This guide includes:

• MAC address table
• VLANs
• Loop protection
• Spanning tree protocols
• MVRP
• UDLD

Provides information on configuring Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs).

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

This guide includes:

• Member, slot, and port notation
• Monitoring hardware through visual observation
• LEDs
• Boot commands
• External storage
• IP-SLA
• L1 100Mbps downshift
• Mirroring
• Monitoring the device using SNMP
• Power over Ethernet
• Breakout cable support
• AirWave

This document contains infomration on configuring and using Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), a routing technique in telecommunications networks that directs data from one node to the next based on short path labels rather than long network addresses.

This guide includes:

• MPLS overview
• Configuration
• Protocol features
• Use cases
• Debugging and troubleshooting

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

This guide includes:

• Multicast overview
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
• IGMP snooping
• MLD snooping
• Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)
• Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM)
• Multicast Source Discover Protocol (MSDP)
• mDNS gateway

This document describes the AOS-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 scripts
• Managing agents
• 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

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

These guides (one for RESTv1 and one for RESTv10.0x) describe the AOS-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:

• Introduction to the AOS-CX REST API
• Enabling access to the API
• Accessing the REST API
• AOS-CX REST API reference
• Using curl commands
• VSX peer switches and REST API access
• Troubleshooting

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

Topics include:

• Managing local users and groups
• SSH server and client
• Local AAA
• Remote AAA with TACACS+
• Remote AAA with RADIUS
• RADIUS dynamic authorization
• PKI
• Captive portal (RADIUS)
• Enhanced security
• Auditors and auditing tasks
• Port access commands
• Port security
• Fault Monitor

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

Virtual Switching Framework, or VSF, defines a virtual switch, comprising multiple individual physical switches, interconnected through standard Ethernet links. VSF applies only to the 6300 Switch Series.

Topics include:

• Stack management
• Failure and recovery
• Configuring a VSF stack
• VSF restrictions

VSX binds two AOS-CX switches of the same model type to operate as one device for layer 2. VSX also operates as independent nodes for layer 3.

Topics include:

• Upgrading to the latest version of VSX
• Setting up the VSX environment
• Enabling VSX configuration synchronization
• Monitoring VSX
• Preventing traffic loss
• SPT and VSX
• Loop protect configurations over VSX
• EVPN VSX support
• Upstream connectivity
• Troubleshooting