central-python-workflows

This repository contains Python based workflows & code samples that utilize Aruba Central's automation capabilities and the Python SDK pycentral

Aruba Central REST APIs

• Device Provisioning
  • Create a group (Template-based group)
  • Upload Configuration Template to Group
  • Move Devices to the newly created Group.
  • Create a Site
  • Move Devices to the newly created Site.
• Device Onboarding
  • Assign Devices to Central Application Instance
  • Provide Devices with Central Subscriptions.
  • Create a template group (Template-based group)
  • Upload Configuration Template to Group
  • Move Devices to the newly created Group.
  • Create a Site
  • Move Devices to the newly created Site.
• MSP Customer Onboarding
  • Create a customer account within the Greenlake MSP account
  • Install an Aruba Central instance in the customer account & set the default group.
  • Move & assign subscriptions to devices in the customer's Central Instance
  • Optional Steps
  • Create a Site in the customer's Central instance
  • Move Devices to the newly created Site.
• MSP Customer Deletion
  • Unassigns all devices & licenses within the customer's Aruba Central Instance. The devices & licenses will be moved back to the MSP's inventory.
  • Uninstall the customer's Aruba Central instance
  • Delete the customer's Greenlake Instance
• Inventory to Excel Workflows\ This workflow creates excel files populated with device details from devices currently in inventory.
• AP CLI Workflows\ Access point(AP) config workflows use direct command line interface(CLI) commands to configure APs in an Aruba Central group or directly to an AOS10 AP.
• WLAN Workflows\ This workflow can be used to create and manage WLANs in groups on an Aruba Central.
• Detailed Central Device Inventory\ This workflow can be used to fetch additional details for device inventory in Aruba Central & export it as a CSV.
• Device Inventory Migration This workflow automates the migration of multiple devices between two Aruba Central accounts.
• User Provisioning\ This workflow can be used to provision new users to HPE Greenlake and Aruba Central.
• Bulk Renaming of APs (with CSV)\ This workflow can be used to rename access points in Aruba Central with a custom CSV upload of serial numbers and names.
• Connected Clients
  • Gather connected client information based on site name and time frame
  • Output csv files are generated and created within workflow folder
• Aruba Central Postman Collection\ Postman is a popular tool used to test HTTP Requests to API endpoints. Aruba Central offers a Postman collection and Postman environment that you can use to test REST APIs with Aruba Central.

To manage REST APIs in Aruba Central, go to MAINTAIN -> ORGANIZATION -> PLATFORM INTEGRATION -> REST API.\ Learn more about Aruba Central REST APIs here.

Aruba Central Streaming API

• Streaming API Websocket Client Application The sample script in this section contains sample websocket client application based on python. The sample python script would establish a websocket connection and decode the google protobuf message to human readable format.

To manage Streaming APIs in Aruba Central, go to MAINTAIN -> ORGANIZATION -> PLATFORM INTEGRATION -> STREAMING.\ Learn more about Aruba Central Streaming APIs here.

Aruba Central Webhooks

• Webhook Client application The sample script in this section would start a HTTP(s) client to receive Alerts from Aruba Central via webhooks.

To manage Webhooks in Aruba Central, go to MAINTAIN -> ORGANIZATION -> PLATFORM INTEGRATION -> WEBHOOKS.\ Learn more about Aruba Central Webhooks here.

For more information about Aruba Central, refer here