Supported AOS-S Platforms

HPE Aruba Networking Central uses the SSL Secure Sockets Layer. SSL is a computer networking protocol for securing connections between network application clients and servers over the Internet. certificate by GeoTrust Certificate Authority for device termination and web services Web services allow businesses to share and process data programmatically. Developers who want to provide integrated applications can use the API to programmatically perform actions that would otherwise require manual operation of the user interface.. As the SSL certificate is about to expire, HPE Aruba Networking is replacing it with a new certificate from another trusted Certificate Authority. During the certificate upgrade window, all devices managed by HPE Aruba Networking Central will be disconnected. After the upgrade, the devices reconnect to HPE Aruba Networking Central and resume their services with HPE Aruba Networking Central. However, for AOS-S switches to reconnect to HPE Aruba Networking Central after the certificate upgrade, you must ensure that the switches are upgraded to the recommended software version listed in Table 1.
HPE Aruba Networking Central does not support switch software versions below 16.08 release for firmware upgrade. In addition, only the latest three switch software versions of all major release versions will be available for firmware upgrade from HPE Aruba Networking Central. For example, if the latest switch software version released is 16.10.0016, the following versions will be available for firmware upgrade: 16.10.0014, 16.10.0015, and 16.10.0016.
If the switches are managed in UI groups, it is not recommended to change the AOS-S switches firmware from latest version to earlier major versions. For features that are not supported or not managed in HPE Aruba Networking Central on earlier AOS-S versions, changing firmware to earlier major versions might result in loss of configuration.

The following tables list the switch platforms, corresponding software versions supported in HPE Aruba Networking Central, and switch stacking details.

Table 1: Supported AOS-S Switch Series, Software Versions, and Switch Stacking
Switch Platform	Supported Software Version	Recommended Software Version	Switch Stacking Support	Supported Stack Type (Frontplane (VSF) / Backplane (BPS))	Supported Configuration Group Type for Stacking (UI or Template)
Aruba 2530 Switch Series	YA/YB.16.08.0021 and later YA/YB.16.09.0016 and later YA/YB.16.10.0012 and later YA/YB.16.11.0002 and later	YA/YB.16.08.0027 YA/YB.16.09.0022 YA/YB.16.10.0025 YA/YB.16.11.0015	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aruba 2540 Switch Series	YC.16.08.0019 and later YC.16.09.0015 and later YC.16.10.0012 and later YC.16.11.0002 and later	YC.16.08.0027 YC.16.09.0022 YC.16.10.0025 YC.16.11.0015	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aruba 2930F Switch Series	WC.16.08.0019 and later WC.16.09.0015 and later WC.16.10.0011 and later WC.16.11.0002 and later	WC.16.08.0027 WC.16.09.0022 WC.16.10.0025 WC.16.11.0015	Yes Switch Software Dependency: WC.16.08.0019 and later WC.16.09.0015 and later WC.16.10.0012 and later WC.16.11.0002 and later	VSF Virtual Switching Framework. VSF allows network administrators to stack multiple individual switches into a single logical device using standard Ethernet links.	UI and Template
Aruba 2930M Switch Series	WC.16.08.0019 and later WC.16.09.0015 and later WC.16.10.0012 and later WC.16.11.0002 and later	WC.16.08.0027 WC.16.09.0022 WC.16.10.0025 WC.16.11.0015	Yes Switch Software Dependency: WC.16.08.0019 and later WC.16.09.0015 and later WC.16.10.0012 and later WC.16.11.0002 and later	BPS	UI and Template
Aruba 3810 Switch Series	KB.16.08.0019 and later KB.16.09.0015 and later KB.16.10.0012 and later KB.16.11.0002 and later	KB.16.08.0027 KB.16.09.0022 KB.16.10.0025 KB.16.11.0015	Yes Switch Software Dependency: KB.16.08.0019 and later KB.16.09.0015 and later KB.16.10.0012 and later KB.16.11.0002 and later	BPS	UI and Template
Aruba 5400R Switch Series	KB.16.08.0019 and later KB.16.09.0015 and later KB.16.10.0012 and later KB.16.11.0002 and later	KB.16.08.0027 KB.16.09.0022 KB.16.10.0025 KB.16.11.0015	Yes Switch Software Dependency: KB.16.08.0019 and later KB.16.09.0015 and later KB.16.10.0012 and later KB.16.11.0002 and later	VSF	Template only

Provisioning and configuring of Aruba 5400R switch series and switch stacks are supported only through configuration templates. HPE Aruba Networking Central does not support moving Aruba 5400R switches from the template group to a UI group. If an Aruba 5400R switch is pre-assigned to a UI group, then the device is moved to an unprovisioned group after it joins HPE Aruba Networking Central.

Data sheets and technical specifications for the supported switch platforms are available at: https://www.arubanetworks.com/products/switches/.