After you log in as an administrator, you can install a from Centralized Management.

Follow these steps to install the SolutionPack for Aruba Wi-Fi and perform Aruba device discovery.

Prerequisites

  • Determine whether you need a SolutionPack license file by checking the feature names and expiration dates listed in Centralized Management > License Management. If the license is not listed, obtain one by completing a Support Request (SR) form, which you can find on the Online Support website athttps://my.vmware.com/ .

  • Make sure the core modules, such as the Module-Manager, are up-to-date on all servers since not all module dependencies are validated during the SolutionPack installation. See the M&R Installation and Configuration Guide for more information.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Centralized Management.
  2. Select SOLUTIONPACK CENTER.
  3. Select the SolutionPack for Aruba Wi-Fi in the Browse and Install SolutionPacks screen.
  4. Read the summary information and click Install.
  5. Select the Administration Web-Service Instance as the default and click Next.
  6. In the SNMP Masks wizard, click Install.
  7. Wait until the installation is complete for both SNMP Masks and Report and then click OK.
  8. Under Collecting, click Administration > Device Discovery.
  9. On the Device Discovery page, click Collectors.
  10. Create a new collector by accepting all the default options.
  11. Click Device and add the Aruba device to be discovered.
    1. Type the IP address, the SNMP community string, and assign the collector that you previously created.
    2. Select all Aruba capabilities to be discovered and any other capabilities.
  12. Select the Aruba device that you just added and click Approve.
  13. From the Dashboard:
    1. Click Import devices from all enabled device sources.
    2. Click Discover capabilities from all approved devices.
    3. Click Distribute all approved devices with capabilities on all enabled collectors.
    4. Click Send the generated configurations on all available collectors.
      Green indicators appear on the Dashboard after successful executions of the above functions.
  14. Select Centralized Management > SolutionPack to verify the installedSolutionPack.