Aruba AOS-CX

Base Image

The base image can be downloaded from the HPE Support Portal. Search for aos-cx switch simulator.

Note

An account is required to download the image.

Import Image

Extract

The image is compressed in a .zip file so extract it.

unzip AOS-CX_Switch_Simulator_10_16_1010_ova.zip

Convert

The extracted file is in ova format and needs to be converted to qcow2.

mkdir aos-ova && \
  tar -xvf AOS-CX_10_16_1010.ova -C aos-ova && \
  cd aos-ova && \
  qemu-img convert -p -f vmdk -O qcow2 arubaoscx-disk-image-genericx86-p4-20251110170622.vmdk aos-cx.qcow2

Import

sherpa server image import \
  --src aos-cx.qcow2 \
  --version 10.16 \
  --model aruba_aoscx \
  --default

Default Node Parameters

Property	Value
Kind	Virtual Machine
Tested Version	10.16
CPU	2
RAM	4GB
CDROM Driver	SATA
DISK	virtioa.qcow2
DISK Driver	virtio
ZTP Method	TFTP
Management Interface	mgmt
Data Interfaces	1/1/1-52
Interface Driver	virtio

Example Manifest

name = "aruba-aoscx"

nodes = [
  { name = "dev01", model = "aruba_aoscx" },
]

Notes

• Approximate time for the system to be ready: 1 minute