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Connecting Aruba Switches to Aruba Central
The Aruba switches have the ability to automatically provision themselves and connect to Aruba Central once they are powered on. The switches support zero touch provisioning (ZTPZero Touch Provisioning. ZTP is a device provisioning mechanism that allows automatic and quick provisioning of devices with a minimal or at times no manual intervention.) using which devices obtain the IP address in the option 43 from the DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to an IP-enabled device from a defined range of numbers configured for a given network. server.
To provision Switches:
- Connect your switches to the provisioning network.
- Wait for the device to obtain an IP address through DHCP.
- Observe the LEDLight Emitting Diode. LED is a semiconductor light source that emits light when an electric current passes through it. indicators. For more information, refer to the Switch Installation Guide.
- If the device has factory default configuration, you must manually add either the serial number, MACMedia Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address, or part number of the switch in Aruba Central (on-premises) for the switch to connect to Aruba Central (on-premises).
- If the device has preconfigured configuration, you must first create a backup of the configuration, then reset the switch using the
erase all zeroizecommand in the CLI. This initiates ZTP on the switch, enabling the switch to obtain the IP address from the option 43 sent by the DHCP server and then connect to Aruba Central (on-premises).
- If the device has preconfigured configuration, you must first create a backup of the configuration, then reset the switch using the
- When a Switch identifies Aruba Central as its management entity, it connects to Aruba Central and shows up as a connected device in Aruba Central.
- If the Switch is running a software version that is not compatible with Aruba Central, upgrade the Switch to a supported software version and wait for it to connect to Aruba Central.
- If the device has factory default configuration, you must manually add either the serial number, MACMedia Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address, or part number of the switch in Aruba Central (on-premises) for the switch to connect to Aruba Central (on-premises).
