Mastering Aruba Switching AOS-CX: Zero to Hero Course

Discover Aruba's switching portfolios, Aruba OS switch and Aruba OS CX, covering fixed and modular chassis for campus to data center, with microservice architecture and the Aruba network analytics engine.

Explore the Aruba iOS software architecture built on modular Linux with a stateful database, programmable via Python and Rest APIs, enabling layer two, layer three networking, security, and high availability.

Explore Aruba iOS switches in detail, including access, aggregation, campus data center models such as 2530, 2540, 2930, 3810, 5400R, and C-series, with 3D models, comparisons, and Aruba Central management.

This lecture compares Aruba EOS switch models from 6300 to 10,000 series, highlighting V6, VSX, data center spine and leaf, campus deployment, modular versus fixed switches, and management options.

Introduce Aruba AOS-CX in section 3, providing the introduction to guide learners from zero to hero.

Install eve-ng on vmware workstation using an iso image, following prerequisites and downloading the free community edition; configure the vm, access cli and gui, and prepare for labs.

Install eve-ng on VMware workstation using an ova/ovf image, covering prerequisites, downloading the ova, importing the ovf, configuring the network, and logging in to set up labs.

Learn how to install the Aruba iOS virtual switch in Eve-ng, including prerequisites, obtaining the OVA, transferring via sftp, converting formats, loading the image, and initial setup.

Learn how to install the Aruba iOS virtual switch in GNS3, including prerequisites, downloading ova files, extracting vmdk, importing the appliance, booting, and basic configuration.

Explore Aruba iOS prompt modes, including operator, manager, and global configuration contexts, and navigate interface, router, and vlan configuration contexts with exit or end commands to return to higher modes.

Learn how VRF management isolates switch management in a dedicated VRF. Configure the management interface within that VRF, using DHCP, static IP, and DNS.

Learn to configure layer 2 vlans on Aruba iOS switches by creating vlans, naming them, using bulk ranges (11–22) or mixed lists (11, 30–35), and enabling or shutting down vlans.

Configure access and trunk ports on Aruba AOS-CX by assigning single or multiple VLANs, switching interfaces from routing to layer two, and setting trunk VLAN allowed lists and native VLAN.

This VLAN lab demonstrates configuring two switches to enable communication between PC1 and PC2 by setting VLAN 10 on access ports, trunk links, and verifying with ping and MAC learning.

Configure ip addresses on layer 3 switch ports or on a switch virtual interface to enable management and routing, then create an SVI for a vlan and assign 192.168.10.1/24.

This lab demonstrates achieving pc1 to pc2 reachability by using an SVI vlan ten as gateway, blending layer two with layer three connectivity.

Discover how to configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routes on Aruba OS switches using IP route, specify destination and next hop or interface, and verify with show commands.

Configure static routing and layer 3 interfaces across two switches to achieve bidirectional reachability between PC1 and PC2, including cross-connects, IP addressing, and final validation.

Configure OSPF on Aruba iOS, including loopback, router ID, multiple areas (area zero, area one, area two), default information originate, redistribution from BGP, and passive interfaces.

Configure OSPF on interfaces by assigning IP addresses, binding interfaces to an OSPF process, adjusting cost and timers, selecting network types, managing DR/BDR elections, and verifying with show commands.

Perform an OSPF lab on IOS switches to form neighbors, configure area zero with loopbacks, advertise networks, redistribute connected, and originate a default route to enable PC1 and PC2 reachability.

Learn to configure BGP on iOS devices, create neighbors, use the IPv4 address family with unicast, and advertise networks; secure sessions with update-source loopback, multihop for loopback-to-loopback, and timer adjustments.

Learn to configure BGP on Aruba AOS-CX with max icmp paths, address-family ipv4 unicast, aggregate and default originate, route maps, send community, and session control commands.

Learn to configure BGP on IOS devices using loopback-based neighbors across AS 100 and AS 200, with update-source loopback, multihop, IPv4 unicast, and next-hop self in a lab topology.

Configure layer 2 link aggregation on Aruba AOS-CX with a lag between two switches, creating VLANs 10 and 100, enabling trunk, active LACP, lag members, SVIs, and verification.

Configure layer three link aggregation on Aruba iOS switches by creating lag two with IP 192.168.2.1/30 and lsap mode active, replicate on switch two, and verify with ping.