Course Outline
1 - Introduction to Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Describe market trends that are causing customers to transform in four key Transformation Areas
- Describe how Aruba delivers the digital workplace
2 - Switch CLI (Command Line Interface) Navigation
- Describe out-of-band management
- Complete the initial setup on ArubaOS switches
- Verify configuration
3 - Protecting Management Access
- Explanation of in-band management
- Protect in-band and out-of-band management access
- Configure local authentication
- Control the privilege level allowed to managers
4 - Management of Software and Configurations
- Overview of ArubaOS and file structures
- Different methods for setting the software from which to boot Software update
- Saving and restoring configurations
5 - VLANS
- Explain use cases for VLANs
- Configure port-based VLANs on ArubaOS switches, using appropriate tagging
- Implement basic IP routing between directly connected VLANs or links
6 - Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Understand and configure Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
- Understand how Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) provides load sharing and implement MSTP
7 - Link Aggregation
- Differentiate between different types of link aggregation and understand the benefits of
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
- Configure and troubleshoot link aggregation on ArubaOS switches
8 - IP Routing
- Configure static routes on ArubaOS switches
- Interpret IP routing tables
- Configure a basic OSPF solution
9 - Virtual Switching Framework (VSF)
- Understand how VSF works and the advantages that it provides
- Configure and verify a simple VSF fabric
10 - Wireless for Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMBs)
- Understand the basics of wireless communications and 802.11 standards
- Define a WLAN and differentiate between wireless security options
- Configure basic settings on Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP)
- Form an Aruba Instant cluster
11 - Aruba AirWave
- Configure AirWave management settings on an IAP cluster
- Configure SNMP v2c settings on ArubaOS switches
- Discover ArubaOS switches in AirWave and bring switches and IAPs under monitoring and management
- Implement zero touch provisioning (ZTP) for Aruba IAPs and ArubaOS switches
Target Audience
Ideal candidates are IT Professionals who deploy small-to- medium scale enterprise network solutions based on Aruba products and technologies.