ArubaOS 8.9 Series - Part 1 - Virtual Mobility Controller (VMC)

In this first video we are going to have a look on how to install and configure a standalone VMC on VMware ESXi running ArubaOS 8.9.0.0.
ArubaOS 8.9.00 VMC Installation Guide : www.arubanetworks.com/techdoc...
⏰Timestamps:
00:26 AOS 8 Terminology
01:03 VMC Models and Capacities
01:26 AOS8 without Mobility Conductor
01:47 Licenses
02:24 Interfaces on the VMC
02:44 Install a VMC on VMware ESXi
03:29 Settings on VMware
04:04 Power up the VMC
04:35 The initial setup of the VMC
06:19 Logging into the VMC with web browser
06:52 Adding the licenses
09:41 Adding the first access point, controller discovery
10:13 Add unapproved ap to VMC
11:22 Configure basic settings VMC and CPSec
12:05 Add VLANs
12:44 Enable firewall visibility and DPI
13:06 Configure two WLANs, employee & guest
15:12 Configure source interface RADIUS and add IP address to guest VLAN
15:59 Check that AP is up and clients are connected
16:22 Check the same in the CLI
17:08 Finish

[@XThe-Dead-ManX]

This is awesome! Please continue the series. I'm following up with this course as I'm applying these steps in my new project nowadays :)

[@jcmschaap]

Thanks

[@fabiengiraud4459]

Great !!! Thanks, this make me realize that I just forgot to approve my AP on the controller to get it up and running 👍

[@anusitr1792]

Thank you . Looking forward to watch next part

[@raresica2009]

Very well explained

[@ciscowifiguy]

fantastic!

[@DiscipleoftheDumbOx]

Thank you for this set of instructional videos. Is it possible to interrupt the boot process in VMWare in order to set environment variables on the Aruba?

[@jcmschaap]

There are no environment variables on a VMC.

[@bhanuprasad2906]

Great video. Please mention what New features are on 8.9 and if feasible a video on IoT profiles.

[@johnschaap5905]

Thanks, new features are always listed in the release notes which can be found here: asp.arubanetworks.com/downloads;fileTypes=DOCUMENT;products=Aruba%20Mobility%20Controllers%20%28AOS%29;softwareMajorVersions=8.9

[@johnschaap5905]

IoT profiles are added to the list so will make a video on this

[@bhanuprasad2906]

@@johnschaap5905 Thank you

[@fatihyalcin8147]

Hello, my company has purchased two Mobility Controllers without any conductors to manage APs in one office. I would've preferred to cluster them but I can't so I've set them up as standalone. Is there any point in having two standalone controllers? How should I set this up so that the controllers still have some kind of redundancy to each other in case one of them fails? I was thinking of assigning half the APs to first controller and the other half to the second controller.

[@joeyjia1126]

Just want to know where to find the compatibility matrix of ArubaOS vs. ESXI version? For example, if I migrate the current VMC (8.9.x.x) to ESXI 7.0 platform, is it compatible? Thanks.

[@jcmschaap]

8.9 is not officially supported on ESXi 7.0 but 8.10 which is out now is providing official support for ESXi 7.0

[@wailbenammar8457]

Hi sir,
i can't download the OVA image from their website, any another link please ?

[@billwoodall562]

Question, will the AMC understand VLAN assignments from the Radius server?

[@jcmschaap]

Don't know what you mean with AMC but the VMC will understand VLAN assignment from a RADIUS server and there is even a VSA in the Aruba RADIUS dictionary for this, Aruba-User-Vlan (2)

[@billwoodall562]

@@jcmschaap Sorry, I meant VMC (Fat finger!). Thank you, it works as well! Great videos and Cheers!

[@NoahChou]

Is it possible to add subtitles to your video. thanks

[@cmpunkalvarez2734]

subtittles?