aruba-provision
HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch (ProVision)
Configuration guides for HPE Aruba switches running ArubaOS-Switch (formerly HP ProCurve ProVision OS), covering the 2920, 2930, 3800, 5400, and 8200 series.
ProVision (now ArubaOS-Switch) is the operating system that runs on the HPE Aruba fixed-configuration and modular switches — the 8200, 5400, 3800, 2930, 2920, 2910al, 2600, and 2500 series among others. It was originally known as the HP E Series OS before the Aruba acquisition prompted a full rebrand.
These guides cover common configuration tasks on ArubaOS-Switch. For guides covering HPE switches running the Comware OS, see the Comware v7 section.
- 802.1x Port Authentication on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to configure 802.1x EAP-RADIUS port authentication and MAC-based authentication on HPE Aruba switches, including Avaya phone bypass via LLDP-MED and Microsoft NPS configuration.
- ACL / Access Lists on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to create and apply extended ACLs on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch to isolate a guest network from internal RFC1918 address space.
- DHCP Server on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to configure the built-in DHCP server on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch, including DHCP pools, enabling DHCP on a VLAN, and creating static IP reservations per device.
- NTP / SNTP on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to configure NTP or SNTP time synchronisation on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch (HP ProCurve ProVision).
- Policy Based Routing (PBR) on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to configure Policy Based Routing on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch (3800, 5400, 8200 series) to route traffic to different next-hops based on source and destination, with an important note on locally connected networks.
- Port Security on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to configure port security on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch — limiting MAC addresses per port, static MAC binding, dynamic learning lockdown, and clearing intrusion flags.
- RADIUS Login Authentication on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to configure RADIUS authentication for switch management login on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch using Microsoft NPS, with full NPS policy screenshots.
- SNMPv3 Configuration on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch with HPE IMC How to configure SNMPv3 on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch for use with HPE IMC, using SHA authentication and AES-128 encryption.
- Static ARP for Microsoft NLB Multicast on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch How to stop Microsoft NLB multicast traffic flooding on HPE Aruba ArubaOS-Switch using ip arp-mcast-replies and IGMP, with equivalent Cisco commands for reference.