You are building a configuration in Central that will be used for a standardized network design for small sites for your company, you want to use GUI configuration for gateways and Aps, while template configuration for switches. You need to align with Aruba best practices. Which set of actions will satisfy these requirements?

In Aruba Central, configuration is managed at the group level. A fundamental principle is that a group can be configured using either the Graphical User Interface (GUI) or configuration templates, but not both simultaneously. The scenario requires GUI configuration for Access Points (APs) and gateways, and template-based configuration for switches. To satisfy this, devices with different configuration methods must be placed in separate groups. Therefore, the most efficient and best-practice approach is to create one UI group for both APs and gateways, and a separate template group for the switches. Sites are used for physical location management and monitoring, so creating a unique site for each physical location is also correct.

A: While this would work, creating separate groups for APs and gateways is less efficient, as both can be managed together within a single UI group. C: A single group cannot support both GUI and template-based configurations. This option violates a core architectural principle of Aruba Central group management. D: This is incorrect because a single group cannot mix configuration methods, and the concept of a "site" is for physical location, not for organizing device types.

1. Aruba Central User Guide - Managing Groups: "Aruba Central offers the following two types of configuration methods for device groups: Template-based configuration method... UI-based configuration method... A group can have either template-based configuration method or UI-based configuration method." This confirms that a single group cannot support both methods, invalidating options C and D. (Accessed via Aruba Networks Help Center, help.central.arubanetworks.com, under the "Managing Groups" section).

2. Aruba Central User Guide - Overview of Aruba Central: "Groups allow you to manage devices of the same type or different types together... Sites are the physical locations where the devices are installed." This documentation clarifies the distinct roles of groups (for configuration) and sites (for physical location), highlighting the incorrect use of sites in option D. (Accessed via Aruba Networks Help Center, help.central.arubanetworks.com, under the "Getting Started" > "Overview of Aruba Central" section).

3. Aruba Validated Solution Guide - Campus Network Design for Aruba Central-Managed Switches (April 2022): Section 3.1, "Groups," discusses the strategy of using template groups for switches to ensure configuration consistency and UI groups for APs and gateways for ease of management, aligning with the solution presented in option B.