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Hi All,

I have got some questions in regards to aruba switches;

1) How many switches can be stacked together some post says only 4 while other says 8?

2) When configuring password complexity it says need to disable webui if thats true than it means I wont be able to do anything on GUI console?

3) Configuring expired password notification, how would I do that on switch, do i need to config smtp address or what other method does aruba allow us to do?

Thanks a ton for help!

Rish

1. A 2930F VSF stack can have ###EDIT### 8 members as max. But design recommendations say stick on max 4. In early firmware the max. was 4 members, but in later firmware its changed to 8 members.

2. I never use the GUI, learn CLI and use Airwave for management. For password complexity yes GUI/Rest must be disabled.

3. I would recommend to use a TACACS+ server so you can use different AD accounts to manage the switches. But you need off course a TACACS+ server like Aruba ClearPass to make this happen.

Without TACACS+ (or RADIUS);

My standard approach (smaller environments) is not using password complexity feature but use a strong manager password (or create your own account name) and make sure that switch management is only reachable from the management vlan for administrators.  You can also set from what source ip pool management is reachable. For bigger environments with many administrators use TACACS+ with Aruba ClearPass.

For more information about the password complexity feature and configuration examples see this document: https://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-a00038763en_us-3.pdf

Greetings!

One clarification: the 2930F series supports a maximum of 8 members in a VSF stack, as does the new 6200 series running AOS-CX. The 6300 series supports up to 10 members per stack.

Dammit, your right! Thanks Matthew to keep me sharp ;;)).

Reference 16.10 User and Configuration Guide:

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00091307en_us

Thanks Matthew,

That was very useful.