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14. AOS-CX Management Tools

Introduction to Aruba NetEdit NetEdit provides coordinated switch configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting. It provides intelligent, error-free configuration with validation for consistency and compliance, and the automation of multi-device change workflows without the overhead of programming. NetEdit works closely with the embedded analytics in each AOS-CX switch. This gives you intelligent assistance and continuous validation, analytics and troubleshooting. NetEDit is a…

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13. Secure Management and Maintenance

Management VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) creates separate virtual routers inside a physical router, with separate routing tables. AOS-CX devices have a default VRF for the data plane and a separate management VRF for the management port to handle OOBM traffic. Out-of-Band Management Port (OOBM) This port is used exclusively to monitor and manage the…

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12. Stacking

Stacking Technologies Operational Planes A network device is logically composed of three operational planes, and each plane performs specific tasks. 1. Data Plane This plane sends and receives frames using specialised hardware called Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC). 2. Control Plane This plane determines what to do with the data that has been received. These decisions include things like routing,…

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11. OSPFv2 Single Area

OPFv2 Router ID and Messaging OSPFv2 is the most popular option for corporations to route traffic within their networks. OSPF Introduction OSPF does not use UDP or TCP. OSPF advertisements are placed directly in an IP packet, therefore it does not have a TCP or UDP port number. It has IP protocol number 89. NOTE: The IP protocol number is…

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