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Aruba Central Next Gen

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Overview

This node interacts with the Aruba Central Next Gen API to retrieve detailed information about access points (APs) and their radios. Specifically, the "Get AP Radios List" operation fetches a list of radios associated with a given access point identified by its serial number.

Common scenarios where this node is beneficial include:

  • Network monitoring: Gathering radio details for troubleshooting wireless performance issues.
  • Inventory management: Listing radios on specific APs to maintain an up-to-date hardware inventory.
  • Automated reporting: Extracting radio data for analytics or compliance reports.

For example, a network administrator can use this node to automatically pull radio configurations and statuses from all APs in their environment to detect anomalies or plan upgrades.

Properties

Name Meaning
Debug Mode Whether to enable detailed debug logs for troubleshooting.
Domain API domain to interact with. Options:
- Monitoring: Monitor devices, clients, and sites
- Configuration: Configure devices, groups, and profiles
Serial Number Access point serial number (required). Identifies the specific AP whose radios are being queried.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the list of radios associated with the specified access point. Each item in the output array typically contains detailed properties of a radio such as its identifier, status, frequency band, channel, and other performance metrics.

If the node supports binary data output (not explicitly shown here), it would generally represent attachments or raw data related to the radios, but this node primarily returns structured JSON data.

Dependencies

  • Requires an active connection to Aruba Central Next Gen API.
  • Needs an API authentication token configured via n8n credentials (an OAuth2 or similar API key credential).
  • The node depends on internal helper modules for executing operations and logging, bundled within the node's source code.

Troubleshooting

  • Common Issues:

    • Invalid or missing serial number: Ensure the serial number corresponds to an existing AP in Aruba Central.
    • Authentication errors: Verify that the API credentials are correctly set up and have sufficient permissions.
    • Network connectivity problems: Confirm that n8n can reach Aruba Central endpoints.
  • Error Messages:

    • "Unknown error in node execution": Generic catch-all error; check debug logs if enabled.
    • Authentication failures will typically indicate invalid credentials or expired tokens.
    • If debug mode is enabled, detailed logs will help pinpoint the failure step.

Enabling "Debug Mode" property can provide verbose logs to assist in diagnosing issues.

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