Changing an AOS-CX VSF Stack to Standalone Switches

You can change an AOS-CX VSF stack in Aruba Central (on-premises) to standalone switches. It involves completing procedures both in Aruba Central (on-premises) and the switch CLI.

Using the VSF Stacking page UI, you can only change the conductor switch to standalone switch.

To change an AOS-CX VSF stack in Aruba Central (on-premises) to standalone switches, complete the following procedure:

  1. Make a note of the serial numbers of switches that are part of the stack.
  2. Disable Aruba Central (on-premises) from the switch CLI.
    switch# configure switch(config)# aruba-central switch(config-aruba-central)# disable
  3. Wait for the stack to display as offline in the List view.
  4. Delete the stack from Aruba Central (on-premises).

    See Deleting an Offline Switch.

  5. Run the erase all zeroize command on the switch CLI of the conductor.

    This causes the switches to will reboot, rollback to factory defaults, and function as standalone switches. The switches will be added to the default group. You can verify the serial number of the switches once they are onboarded and move the switches to template or UI group as required.

    The password for AOS-CX switch will be SERIALNUM_central, until the switches are moved to template or UI group and custom password is set. For more information on passwords, see the Password Requirements for Template-Based Configuration section in the Using Configuration Templates for AOS-CX Switch Management topic.