Introduction

Integrating HPE Aruba Central with your platform enables centralized management and automated discovery of network devices. This guide walks you through the process of connecting Aruba Central, obtaining necessary credentials, and configuring the integration for seamless inventory synchronization. By following these steps, you can ensure secure access and efficient monitoring of your Aruba network infrastructure.

Obtain Aruba Central Credentials

1. Log in to HPE Aruba Central Portal using your credentials.

2. Click your profile icon (top right) and copy the Customer ID from the profile section.

3. Locate the New Central toggle at the top right and turn it off.

   

4. Navigate to Organization (bottom left) and select the Platform Integration tab.

5. Click REST API under API Gateway.

   

6. In the APIs tab, copy the host/domain from the URL.
   This is your Host Name.

   

7. Switch to the My Apps & Tokens tab and click Add Apps & Tokens.

8. Click Generate to create application credentials.

   

9. Copy the generated Client ID and Client Secret from the My Apps & Tokens section.

10. Click Download Token in the Token List. Extract access_token as Access Token and refresh_token as Refresh Token from the downloaded JSON.

    

11. You should now have below details:

    • Customer ID
    • Host Name
    • Client ID
    • Client Secret
    • Access Token
    • Refresh Token

Configure Integration

1. From All Clients, select a client.

2. Navigate to Setup > Account.

3. Select the Integrations tab.

4. The INSTALLED INTEGRATIONS page is displayed with all the installed applications.
   

   Note

   If there are no installed applications, it will navigate to the AVAILABLE INTEGRATIONS AND APPS page.

5. Click + ADD on the INSTALLED INTEGRATIONS page. The AVAILABLE INTEGRATIONS AND APPS page displays all the available applications along with the newly created application.
   

   Note

   You can even search for the application using the search option available. Also, you can use the All Categories option to search.

6. Click ADD under Aruba central application.

7. On the Account Information page, provide the account details collected during Obtain Aruba Central Credentials:

   Field	Description
   Name	(required) User-defined, descriptive name
   Customer ID	(required) Enter Customer ID
   Host Name	(required) Enter Host Name
   Client ID	(required) Enter Client ID
   Client Secret	(required) Enter Client Secret
   Refresh Token	(required) Enter Refresh Token
   Access Token	(required) Enter Access Token
   Confirm Access Token	(required) Re-enter Access Token

   

8. Click Next.

9. In the RESOURCE TYPE section, select:

   • ALL: All existing and future resources will be discovered.
   • SELECT: Choose specific resources to be discovered.

10. In the DISCOVERY SCHEDULE section, select a recurrence pattern:

    • Minutes
    • Hourly (Recommended)
    • Daily
    • Weekly
    • Monthly

    Note

    It is recommended to select Hourly to avoid issues with refresh tokens. A refresh token becomes invalid if not used within 15 days.

11. Click Finish.

12. The application will now appear on the Installed Integration page. Use the search field to find the installed application.

13. After configuring the integration, view the Aruba Central inventory from the Infrastructure page.