Aruba CX Switching Operations

View VLANs, MAC address tables, and manage Layer 2 operations on HPE Aruba CX switches. Includes read-only operations for viewing network segmentation and write operations (ITSM-gated) for VLAN management.

When to Use

• Viewing VLAN configurations and port assignments
• Tracking MAC addresses across the switching fabric
• Finding which port a specific endpoint is connected to
• Creating, modifying, or deleting VLANs (with ITSM approval)
• Auditing network segmentation
• Troubleshooting Layer 2 connectivity

MCP Server

• Server: aruba-cx-mcp (community MCP from slientnight)
• Command: python3 -u mcp-servers/aruba-cx-mcp/aruba_cx_mcp_server.py (stdio transport)
• Auth: REST API via ARUBA_CX_TARGETS (JSON array) or ARUBA_CX_CONFIG (file path)
• ITSM: Write operations require CR when ITSM_ENABLED=true