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Assign Gateways to a Group
A group in HPE Aruba Networking Central is a primary configuration element that acts like a container. In other words, groups are a subset of one or several devices that share common configuration settings. HPE Aruba Networking Central supports assigning devices to groups for the ease of configuration and maintenance. For example, you can create a common group for Branch Gateways that have similar configuration requirements.
HPE Aruba Networking Gateway Groups
The device groups in HPE Aruba Networking Central support the following features:
- Combining Branch Gateways of identical characteristics and configuration requirements under a single group.
- Creating groups according to your branch requirements.
- You can create separate groups for the small, medium, and large sized branches.
- You can also create separate groups for the branch sites in different geographical locations; for example, East Coast and West Coast branch sites. If these groups have similar characteristics with minor differences, you can create the first group and then clone it.
- You can use either a single group for all the devices or deploy devices in multiple groups. For example, you can deploy 7008 controllers and Aruba 2930F Switch Series with 24 ports in a single group for every branch.
- You can also deploy 7005 controller and Aruba 2930F Switch Series with 24 ports in one group and provision 7008 controller with Aruba 2930F Switch Series with 48 ports in another group.
- Provisioning Branch Gateways and VPN Virtual Private Network. VPN enables secure access to a corporate network when located remotely. It enables a computer to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if it were directly connected to the private network, while benefiting from the functionality, security, and management policies of the private network. This is done by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated connections, encryption, or a combination of the two. VPNCs in separate groups. As the configuration requirements for Branch Gateways and VPNCs are different, the Branch Gateways and VPNCs must be assigned to different groups.
- Combining different types of devices under a group. For example, a group can have Instant APs, switches, and SD-Branch gateways.
- Adding different gateways to the same group will not create any problems in case of CaaS. However, HPE Aruba Networking does not recommend this as it might lead to inefficient configuration management. For example, if you add 9012 and 9004 gateways to the same group, you cannot configure ports (0/0/4 - 0/0/11).
Important Points to Note
- The groups in HPE Aruba Networking Central are not device-specific, so you can provision Branch Gateways, switches, and Instant APs in a single group. However, VPNCs and Branch Gateways must be assigned to different groups.
- A device can be part of only one group at any given time.
- After assigning the SD-Branch gateways to groups, you must set the group persona or role as Branch Gateway
To assign gateways to a group, complete the following steps:
1. In the WebUI, set the filter to .
The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.
2. Under , click > .
The page is displayed.
3. Under , from the devices table on the right, select the gateway that you want to assign to a new group.
4. Drag and drop the device to the group to which you want to assign the device.
5. Click in the confirmation dialog box.
If the group is not available in the list, click 
to create a new group, and then drag and drop the gateways to the group that you just created.
