Installing a
SolutionPack

After you log in as an administrator, you can install a from Centralized Management.
  • Determine whether you need a SolutionPack license file by checking the feature names and expiration dates listed in
    Centralized Management
    License Management
    . If the license is not listed, obtain one by completing a Support Request (SR) form, which you can find on the Online Support website athttps://my.vmware.com/ .
  • Make sure the core modules, such as the Module-Manager, are up-to-date on all servers since not all module dependencies are validated during the
    SolutionPack
    installation. See the
    M&R Installation and Configuration Guide
    for more information.
Follow these steps to install the SolutionPack for Aruba Wi-Fi and perform Aruba device discovery.
  1. Log in to
    Centralized Management
    .
  2. Select
    SOLUTIONPACK CENTER
    .
  3. Select the
    SolutionPack for Aruba Wi-Fi
    in the
    Browse and Install SolutionPacks
    screen.
  4. Read the summary information and click
    Install
    .
  5. Select the
    Administration Web-Service Instance
    as the default and click
    Next
    .
  6. In the
    SNMP Masks
    wizard, click
    Install
    .
  7. Wait until the installation is complete for both SNMP Masks and Report and then click
    OK.
  8. Under
    Collecting
    , click
    Administration
    Device Discovery
    .
  9. On the
    Device Discovery
    page, click
    Collectors
    .
  10. Create a new collector by accepting all the default options.
  11. Click
    Device
    and add the Aruba device to be discovered.
    1. Type the IP address, the SNMP community string, and assign the collector that you previously created.
    2. Select all Aruba capabilities to be discovered and any other capabilities.
  12. Select the Aruba device that you just added and click
    Approve.
  13. From the Dashboard:
    1. Click
      Import devices from all enabled device sources
      .
    2. Click
      Discover capabilities from all approved devices
      .
    3. Click
      Distribute all approved devices with capabilities on all enabled collectors
      .
    4. Click
      Send the generated configurations on all available collectors
      .
      Green indicators appear on the Dashboard after successful executions of the above functions.
  14. Select
    Centralized Management
    SolutionPack
    to verify the installed
    SolutionPack
    .