ArubaOS Switch Task Configuration Example

Description

This Workflow is an example of using Ansible Task Lists to Automate configuration for ArubaOS-Switch. It will execute a list of tasks for each Switch in the defined inventory.

Each Task in the Playbook allows you to configure the Switch. All used tasks can be found under "./aruba_task_lists/aos_switch".

Workflow

Using task list files found in aruba_task_lists/aos_switch, Ansible will do the following using REST API:

• Login to the switch
• Configure VLAN 233
• Execute show vlans
• Verify VLAN 233 in show vlans
• Set DNS server
• Create SNMP community Test123 with manager access
• Set SNMP server hosts with community Test123
• Enable Jumbo on VLAN 233
• Configure Spanning Tree Globally
• Configure Spanning Tree for interface 5
• Logout of the switch

Prerequisites

Set Up Inventory

Set up your inventory as described in Project Inventory Set Up

Enable REST on Switch

ArubaOS-Switch:

switch(config)# web-management
switch(config)# web-management ssl
switch(config)# rest-interface

Execution

• Run via: "ansible-playbook arubaoss_tasks_config_example.yml -e site=branch1" (Assuming current directory is "aruba-switch-ansible" and all pre-configurations have taken place)