Quite often, I get some queries from my partners and customers who are interested to learn more about Aruba technologies. Luckily, there are many great free resources that are available that can complement the official trainings. Below are some links for the most useful resources grouped by technology based on Airheads Broadcasting Channel, Aruba Support Portal, and Aruba Validated Reference Designs, Tech Notes & more! Don’t forget to check the bonus material at the end!
Aruba Wireless
- Aruba AOS 8 Fundamentals Guide – This is a must read guide!
- Aruba Wi-Fi 6 Deployment Guide – This is a new guide covering Wi-Fi 6 best practice deployments
- Aruba AOS 8.2 Video Series by John Schaap – This is an excellent video series covering AOS 8. The majority of the videos are still applicable with AOS 8.7.
Aruba Central
- Aruba Central 2.5.2 Overview covers Aruba Central Dashboard
- Aruba AOS-CX + Central covers AOS-CX switch Onboarding with Aruba Central
Aruba AOS-CX
- Aruba AOS-CX Basics Series by Joe Neville provides a quickstart to learn AOS-CX
- Aruba AOS-CX Data Center VXLAN EVPN Series by Daryl Wan is an excellent series that explains VXLAN EVPN and its use cases in depth.
- Aruba AOS-CX + Central covers AOS-CX switch Onboarding with Aruba Central
- Aruba User Roles and User-Based Tunneling – Dynamic Segmentation – Technical Whitepaper (Requires Partner Access)
Aruba SD-Branch (SD-WAN + SD-LAN + Security!)
- SD-Branch from Scratch Video series by Mitchell Pompe explains how to deploy Aruba SD-Branch including VPNC, Branch Gateways, Micro-branches and client VIA VPN!
- SD-Branch Virtual Lab series by Mitchell Pompe shows how Aruba virtual gateways can be deployed in GNS3 so you try it yourself without the need for physical appliances.
- Aruba SD-Branch Fundamentals Guide + Other Integration Guides
Aruba ClearPass
- ClearPass Workshop by Herman Robers is a great resource to cover ClearPass Essentials & more!
- ClearPass Docs contains links to the various integration guides. A very useful guide for switching is found there is Wired Policy Enforcement (Solution Guide)
Aruba Dynamic Segmentation
- Complete Aruba Dynamic Segmentation Series by Dik van Oeveren explains all the concepts and configurations related to Dynamic Segmentation. It explains Port Based Tunneling, User Based Tunneling, Controller and ClearPass Configuration & more!
- User Roles and User-Based Tunneling White Paper based on AOS-Switch
- Interested to see advanced Dynamic Segmentation (VNBT based tunneling) on AOS-CX then checkout this video
- Aruba User Roles and User-Based Tunneling – Dynamic Segmentation – Technical Whitepaper (Requires Partner Access)
Aruba SilverPeak (Advanced SD-WAN)
The best resource to learn SilverPeak is via the Silverpeak training portal. You can register for free.
Aruba Automation ( Ansible, Python, NAE…etc.)
This Aruba Bots automation series covers key topics including Ansible, Python and NAE.
Aruba Networking Essentials + Stay Home and Learn Series
- Check these Aruba Networking Essentials on Airheads community that cover Aruba Switching
- Check Stay Home and Learn Video Series that cover the below topics
- Aruba Campus Design: Complete – View Recording – 57 Mins
- Aruba Mobility Master, Mobility Controller, Virtual Controller – View Recording – 50 Mins
- Firewall Roles and Policies – View Recording – 55 mins
- Voice and Video Optimization – View Recording – 86 mins
- Device and Endpoint Profiling – View Recording – 50 mins
- Dynamic Segmentation with Aruba Switches – View Recording – 57 mins
Below are also some additional bonus resources to learn more about Aruba
Aruba ATM Digital
Access Aruba Airheads Digital Portal and you can browse through a huge list of technical sessions covering various Aruba technologies.
Aruba Webinars
You can access live or recorded webinars by Aruba Engineers covering various technologies here.
HPE Digital Learner (Aruba)
You can signup for 7 days free trial on HPE Digital Learner and access the below Aruba courses
Official HPE Press
You can as well order official books from HPE Press covering various Aruba Associate and Professional Level certifications
ACSA Fast Track (Cisco) eLearning + self-directed lab
You can as well attend the Aruba ACSA 1 day course for free here. This can act as a quick bridge from Cisco to Aruba in terms of switching.
Feel free to share your comments and feedback below. Let me know if you know additional useful links to add. Needless to say, don’t forget to subscribe to Airheads Broadcasting Channel and join Airheads Community if you want to learn more.
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