Aruba Switch CLI useful Commands

[Shadow_Walker]

Just installed all of our new switches (Aruba 2940 on the edge) over past couple of months. Not used to the aruba switching before so just looking to see if anyone has any useful commands on the CLI as have got used to bits of it but still think i am missing some useful commands.

[jslate1980]

Pluralsight has a good selection of training videos for Aruba switches.

 

The commands haven't changed much from the procurve days.

https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/85991-hp-procurve-cli-cheat-sheet

 

When you are in a cli utility like putty just type ? To show a list of commands available on the switch.

[Davit2005]

You have the same auto completes and shortened commands in HP as you do in cisco.

 

Some HP switches you can do things like show run vlan [VLAN_ID] and this will give you all the info about a specific vlan. You can also pipe various commands.

 

The link below although for the comparison of Procurve/Comware/Cisco cli commands has some use full cli commands to get you started.

 

https://h17007.www1.hpe.com/docs/interoperability/Cisco/HP-Networking-and-Cisco-CLI-Reference-Guide_June_10_WW_Eng_ltr.pdf

Edited July 19, 2019 by Davit2005

[Norphy]

wr mem

 

Very important

[thebatman]

show lldp info remote

When you need to know what is connected to the switch.

[Norphy]

In all seriousness, one cool feature that I learned about 18 months back was MVRP. When it's enabled on two connect ports on switches, it does two things:

 

1) It automatically replicates any VLANs that are defined on either switch between the two

2) It automatically tags the uplink ports with those VLANs so that you don't have to.

 

Makes configuration a lot easier

[computer_expert]

In all seriousness, one cool feature that I learned about 18 months back was MVRP. When it's enabled on two connect ports on switches, it does two things:

 

1) It automatically replicates any VLANs that are defined on either switch between the two

2) It automatically tags the uplink ports with those VLANs so that you don't have to.

 

Makes configuration a lot easier

 

Nice!

 

Any other cool features you know of?

 

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If you use the CLI (which you should at least look at if you have a managed switch!) you can type menu and you get a nice little menu to configure basic things (like vlans) on HPE/Aruba gear

[Shadow_Walker]

Pluralsight has a good selection of training videos for Aruba switches.

 

The commands haven't changed much from the procurve days.

https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/85991-hp-procurve-cli-cheat-sheet

 

When you are in a cli utility like putty just type ? To show a list of commands available on the switch.

 

That is perfect, thanks!