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Connect your Aruba switch (AOS-CX or ArubaOS-Switch) so Myrmex can read the running configuration, document the device, and — with approval — run CLI operations. Myrmex reaches the switch over SSH through a Collector on your network and queries it in real time.

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What Myrmex Can Do

Read & document

Run show commands to inspect ports, VLANs, and the running configuration — read on demand.

Port operations

Execute port and configuration commands, with changes applied on approval.

Inventory

Track the switch model, OS version, and interfaces — nothing stored on the Myrmex side.

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Before You Start

  • A Collector that can reach the switch’s management IP over SSH. See Deploying the agent and Collector mode.
  • An account with CLI access to the device — read-only is enough for analysis; read-write is required to run configuration changes.

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Step 1 — Create the Credential in Aruba

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Enable SSH

On AOS-CX, the SSH server is enabled by default on the management VRF — confirm it is running. On ArubaOS-Switch, generate host keys with crypto key generate ssh and enable SSH with ip ssh.
2

Create a user

Create a user for Myrmex with a strong password. On AOS-CX, assign the administrators group for read-write or operators for read-only. On ArubaOS-Switch, create a manager-level account for read-write, or an operator account for analysis. Note the username and password.
Prefer least privilege: start with an operator/read-only account, and grant manager/administrator access only when you want the agents to run changes for you.

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Step 2 — Add the Integration in Myrmex

From the Directory, choose Add Integration → Aruba Switch, then fill in:

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Connect

Click Connect to validate the SSH connection and finish. The switch then appears under Environment → Integrations, and you can ask the Integration Specialist about it in the Workspace.
Myrmex queries the switch in real time over SSH and acts only on approval. It does not store or retain the device’s configuration or data on the Myrmex side.