30 Nov 2017 • 0 Comments
In ArubaOS 8 we have several methods of upgrading the wireless infrastructure. All these methods have one thing in commmon; they need a repository for the new image to be downloaded. Historically this has been done using TFTP, FTP, FTPS or SCP from a dedicated server or the engineers own laptop.
Starting from AOS 8.2 the Mobility Master or a Mobility Controller can be configured as a SCP server. Facilitating a central respository for image upgrades.
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12 Dec 2016 • 0 Comments
My blog has been dead for some time now. Mostly due to having two hyper-active kids and everything that follows with having a family.
But I recently got the chance to start as a Systems Engineer at Aruba Networks here in Denmark. So I have decided to start blogging again about my new employment and the things that come with working for a vendor.</p>
More to come :-)
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22 Jul 2014 • 0 Comments
It took a while but HP´s response to Cisco´s Meraki has hit the market. Say welcome to HP Cloud Network Manager!
So far it looks like a joint-venture with Aruba who already has a cloud solution on the market, just with a HP twist to it.
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20 May 2014 • 0 Comments
Good news! Prime Infrastructure 2.1 is out and available. But instead of getting a upgrade path from 1.4 we only get a 2.0 -> 2.1 upgrade. It seems that all that was promised in the 2.1 upgrade the last 6 months are postponed to 2.2. So no new LMS features, and were still waiting on the 7.6x wlc features.
I´ll be honest that i´m not the biggest fan of Prime. Too many bugs, slow feature turnaround. I´m personally prone to lean towards Solarwinds and HP´s IMC for many tasks, but Cisco´s getting there. If they hold true to their promise and deliver feature parity with LMS in 2015 and get rid of their stupid license department, they´ll have a kille product. But that´s many if´s...
New Features
- Support for the new Catalyst 3650.
- Support for all the new 802.11ac AP´s (3700, 2700 etc...).
- AVC gets some UI improvements.
Read the release notes here...
I just wish that they would do something about the 15+ min. boot time and service restart. It´s a killer !
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13 May 2014 • 0 Comments
Yesterday while installing IMC for an POC (proof of concept) I stumbled on a problem with configuring radius on the UAM module. I had everything lined up and configured, but nothing was working!
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09 May 2014 • 0 Comments
IMC administrator / operators can be externally authenticated via LDAP or Radius. Combine LDAP authentication and a Active Directory and you get and easy way to authenticate your IMC administrators.
LDAP is relatively easy to setup if you´re using the basic configuration without encryption (SSL). While an easy and quick setup is nice now and then I will also go through the setup of LDAP over SSL authentication. In my opinion using encryption is crucial because passwords and usernames in cleartext over the wire isn´t exactly best practice.
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06 May 2014 • 0 Comments
Since my change to HP networking, I´ve been working steadily on gaining experience on every aspect of HP networking products. One product in particular is HP´s IMC which is their solution to network management. In the past I have solely worked on Solarwinds and hold a SCP. But i´m pretty impressed with IMC and the roadmap that HP is showing. So far they have been able to stick to a 6 month update turnaround, which have shown good progress. Now with the latest version E0202 they have bumped IMC upwards with some enhancements and lots of bugfixes.
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05 Mar 2014 • 0 Comments
So it´s official... i´ll try and start blogging about everything networking and perhaps a little personal note once in a while :-D
First and foremost this blog will be about my life as a network specialist. I have worked with Cisco for 10 years now and have recently acquired a new job which entails a shift to HP networking products. Should be exciting.
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