After completing this module, you'll become familiar with two key AOS CX-management tools, NetEdit and the Aruba CX Mobile app, you'll be able to describe NetEdit features, configuration, and access, you'll be able to configure AOS CX switches to support NetEdit, and you'll be able to describe the Aruba CX Mobile app. This module covers some very useful AOS CX management tools, to improve your network administration efficiency, and ease with which you perform in many configuration and monitoring tasks. You begin by exploring NetEdit features, installation, configuration, and access before learning how to configure AOS CX switches to support NetEdit. Then you'll explore the Aruba CX mobile app. As networks grow, they become more challenging to maintain, especially when introducing a new protocol or feature. Changes to large networks must be prepared, designed, configured, invalidated on every single network device. The CLI, is a powerful configuration tool, but it is not very scalable. Aruba NetEdit provides for coordinated switch configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting. It provides for intelligent error-free configuration, with validation for consistency and compliance, and the automation of multi-device change workflows without the overhead of programming. IT teams, can coordinate end-to-end service rollouts, automate rapid network-wide changes, and ensure policy conformance after network updates. Aruba NetEdit works closely with the embedded analytics, in each AOS CX switch provided by the Aruba network analytic engine. You get intelligent assistance and continuous validation with compliance and design validation, analytics, and troubleshooting. As shown in the figure, NetEdit works with the CX switches via a restful API interface. NetEdit uses SSH for change validation and supports SNMP version to C and SNMP version three for non-CX device discovery. Aruba NetEdit is a web-based application and runs as an open virtualization application, OVA virtual machine, or VM, and that edit deployment in VM or VXSphere version 6.0 or higher, has the following requirements. 6 CPUs, 32 gigabytes RAM, 115 gigabytes of disk space, and network connectivity to the target switches to be managed. For the installation procedure first, select a host and cluster, and deploy the OVF template, two, complete the wizard to deploy the OVF. After it completes, the VM will be installed in the vSphere system. The following describes the initial configuration during the NetEdit installation. First, use the vSphere interface to select the NetEdit VM, open a console and log in as the neadmin account, two, NetEdit will prompt to reset that password, enter a new password for the neadmin account. Three, after successfully resetting the password, the user will be prompted again for the new password then the console-based configuration will automatically start. Four, the first configuration page states that this tool can be rerun at any time, click Next, five, select the license that applies, and then click, I Agree. NetEdit is currently available on a trial basis for up to 25 network switches. They're also licensing options for one-year and three-year subscriptions for Aruba supports services. It's important that if you need support for NetEdit, you need to purchase the one or three-year subscriptions based on a number of devices that NetEdit will manage. Six, using Network Configuration screen to specify a hostname and IP settings, and then click "Next". Seven verify the settings, and then click "Okay". Now, you can log into NetEdit using a web browser. From a web browser, navigate to the NetEdit application, entering https:// any IP address of a NetEdit server. On the login page, enter the default credentials. Username is admin and leave the password blank. Then click the login button. During the first login, a prop to change the password displays. Leave the old password field blank, then enter a new password and confirm it. The Overview page displays, this means that NetEdit is ready to use. Aruba NetEdit requires basic configuration on switches. The Admin User must have a password. The device must be reachable using the OBM port. SSH must be enabled using the management VRF. HTTPS must be enabled using the management VRF, and a rest interface must be enabled in read-write mode. Example shown on the screen will allow NetEdit to reach the management port of the switch. Please note that the switch can be configured to allow NetEdit to reach it, and the default VRF or a different VRF or VRS however for security purposes, it's recommended to restrict NetEdit access to just the management VRF. Aruba NetEdit supports an automated discovery process of AOS CX-enabled switches. This process will permit NetEdit to monitor and manage the switches. First, select discover devices under the action menu. Second, enter the credentials for the admin account on the CX switches that you wish to discover. Note that NetEdit supports a manually adding of devices. In step 3, add a seed address or addresses. These are the devices that NetEdit will initially interact with to pull the LLDP and CDP tables. In step 4, map the credentials and the seed addresses that'll be used. In step 5, click the "Discover" button to discover the devices. Upon finishing, the discovered devices are listed. The device details section displays device general information including a hostname, serial number, and a base MAC address. The device revision history section displays configuration changes that are applied to the device. The plan section allows you to configure a device or manage its operating system. Monitoring using NetEdit includes verifying the hardware installed such as transceivers, line cards, and power supplies on a CX switch or switches. The formal section will display the formal information in both the partitions, primary and secondary. From NetEdit, you can verify the running configuration of a selected switch or switches. Every time you need to configure a device, you will need to create a configuration plan. As an example, consider that you will configure a VLAN 1112 and assign interface 2/1/4 using NetEdit. In step 1, you'll create a configuration plan. Minimally, you'll need to give it a name then click the "Create" button. In step 2, you'll edit the configuration. This will feel like and looks like configuring a port and a VLAN from the command line interface. In step 3, you validate the changes. No errors should appear, in order to continue. In step 4, you'll deploy the configuration plan by clicking the "Deploy" button. In Step 5, you'll confirm the deployment of the plan. In Step 6, you verify the changes from the switch CLI or the validation process within NetEdit. Note that NetEdit supports configuring multiple devices using a single configuration plan. The Aruba CX mobile app accelerates day zero configuration and deployment of AOS-CX switches. No need for physical switch connections. Just connect your Apple or Android device via Bluetooth for easy monitoring and configuration workflows and templates. Configure your monitor virtual switch stacks and POE usage. This application was created to address the complexity of switch configuration and installation for large deployments. You can validate that switches were configured and installed correctly without relying on a network administration team for confirmation. The Aruba CX application integrates with the Aruba NetEdit for intelligent configuration management, continuous validation, and overall network health. Aruba OS-CX switches must run at least version 10.02.0001 for the 8400,8320, and 8325 models. The minimum code version for the 6300 and 6400 series switches is10.4. Your mobile device must be an Apple device running iOS version 12 or higher, or an Android device running version 5.0 or higher. Key features include the following; the application uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to communicate with the OS-CX switches. It's available for Apple iOS 12 or higher in Android 5.0 or higher platforms. Configuration of basic operational settings eliminates having to connect to a physical console port. Built-in configuration templates and the ability to customize your own are supported. Easily manage the running and startup configuration of the switch to switches. It allows you access to the switch CLI. You can check the PoE budget utilization. You can transfer files between a switch and your mobile device. It supports Role-Based Access Control. You can also perform firmware updates via HTTPS. The app supports stacking Automation for VSF, and it supports monitoring of PoE utilization. What is true about Aruba NetEdit connectivity options? It can use SNMP version 2c to discover third-party devices. Many useful functions are available via the REST API interface and you can simultaneously view and edit multiple device configurations of CX switches. Which of the following options below describe valid NetEdit installation and configuration options? NetEdit is a web-based application that runs on VMware. What is true about the Aruba CX mobile app? Android devices connect to CX switches via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Apple iOS devices connect to CX switches via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The app integrates with NetEdit. Last, you can transfer files between the switch and your mobile device. Congratulations, you've learned about some very useful CX management tools to improve your network administration efficiency and the ease with which you perform many configuration and monitoring tasks. You begin by exploring NetEdit features, installation, configuration, and access before learning how to configure CX switches to support NetEdit. Then you explored the Aruba CX mobile app. Also remember to sign up for the accompanying lab access for this fast track course.
