ARUBA AUTHORIZED PARTNER SD-BRANCH

Aruba SD-Branch India

WAN · LAN · Wireless · Security — Unified from Cloud

Aruba SD-Branch converges branch WAN (EdgeConnect SD-WAN), switching (CX Series), wireless (APs), and security policy under a single management plane — Aruba Central. Ogma Consulting designs, deploys, and manages SD-Branch rollouts across India.

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Aruba Central — all branches
ZTP
Zero-touch branch deploy
60 min
Branch bring-up time
AI-Ops
Anomaly + root-cause
EdgeConnect
SD-WAN appliance or virtual
CX Switches
AOS-CX LAN at branch
WiFi 6 / 6E
Aruba APs managed centrally
Gateway IDS
Inline threat detection

SD-Branch Architecture Components

Three layers converged, one management plane

EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateway
Hardware or virtual

Aruba EdgeConnect (formerly Silver Peak) appliance provides SD-WAN transport — active-active dual ISP, dynamic path selection, built-in FW/IDS, and cloud breakout for SaaS. Connects branch to HQ, other branches, and cloud directly.

Aruba CX Branch Switches
CX 6100 / 6300

Cloud-managed CX switches at branch provide PoE for APs and phones, dynamic segmentation (role-based policy pushed from ClearPass), and EVPN-ready LAN. ZTP from Aruba Central — no manual config on-site.

Aruba APs — WiFi 6/6E
500 / 600 / 630 Series

WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and WiFi 6E (6 GHz) APs cloud-managed via Aruba Central. AI-Powered Radio Management (ARM) optimizes channel/power automatically. Guest SSID, WPA3, and employee SSID on separate VLANs.

Aruba Gateway Security
Inline at EdgeConnect

Each SD-Branch EdgeConnect gateway includes stateful firewall, IDS/IPS (signature + behavior-based), URL filtering, and application classification. No separate hardware firewall needed at most branch sizes (< 200 users).

ClearPass Policy Manager
NAC + Role-Based Access

ClearPass provides 802.1X and MAC authentication for wired and wireless. Dynamic VLAN and firewall role assignment based on user, device type, OS, or posture. Works with AD/LDAP and SAML IdPs.

Aruba Central — Cloud Management
SaaS, no on-prem

Aruba Central provides single-pane-of-glass for all branch WANs, switches, and APs. AI Insights surfaces anomalies before users notice. Zero-Touch Provisioning templates deploy new branches in under an hour.

Traditional Branch vs Aruba SD-Branch

Operational and cost comparison for Indian enterprise branch networks

Factor Traditional Branch
(Router + Switch + AP + Firewall)		 Aruba SD-Branch
Branch deploy time 2–3 weeks (site, cabling, config, testing) < 1 hour (ZTP + Aruba Central template)
On-site IT skill needed Network engineer required per branch Non-technical staff plugs in — ZTP does rest
WAN transport MPLS primary, Internet backup (manual) Dual ISP active-active, automatic path select
Security stack Separate firewall appliance per branch Stateful FW + IDS built into EdgeConnect GW
Management 4+ separate management consoles Single Aruba Central SaaS dashboard
Visibility SNMP-based polling, reactive troubleshoot AI-driven proactive anomaly detection
Cloud app performance Hair-pinned to HQ, high latency for SaaS Local internet breakout for Salesforce, M365
Cost for 50-branch India rollout High CAPEX + MPLS opex + 4 headcount Lower CAPEX + internet opex + 1–2 headcount

SD-Branch Use Cases in India

Bank Branch Network

Typical India bank with 200–500 branches: Aruba SD-Branch replaces aging router + firewall with EdgeConnect Gateway. Dual ISP (MPLS + broadband) for CBS availability. ClearPass enforces role-based policy for teller vs ATM vs back-office networks. Deployed and managed from a central NOC.

Retail Chain

Retail chains with stores across India use Aruba SD-Branch for POS network isolation, IoT device segmentation (CCTV, digital signage), and staff WiFi — all from a single Central dashboard. SD-WAN ensures POS transaction latency even on congested ISP links.

Corporate Campus + ROBO

Large enterprises with corporate HQ (Aruba CX core) and regional offices (SD-Branch Gateways) unify all locations under Aruba Central. AI Insights surfaces connectivity issues at branches before users raise tickets.

Hospital / Clinic Network

Hospitals deploy Aruba SD-Branch to segment medical devices (IoT), staff laptops, and patient WiFi on separate VLANs enforced by ClearPass. Clinical application traffic is prioritized by EdgeConnect app-aware QoS over MPLS or broadband WAN.

Why Choose Ogma for Aruba SD-Branch in India?

Aruba Certified Partner

Ogma is an authorized Aruba HPE partner with experience in SD-Branch deployments across BFSI, retail, and healthcare in India. Official channel ensures genuine hardware, warranty, and HPE support.

Multi-City Rollout Capability

Ogma manages branch rollouts at scale — remote ZTP configuration means our engineers do not need to visit every branch. We coordinate with local ISPs for WAN circuits and conduct centralized commissioning.

Managed SD-Branch Service

Prefer to outsource network ops? Ogma offers a managed SD-Branch service — monitoring, incident response, configuration changes, and monthly reporting — with defined SLAs for branch connectivity uptime.

Frequently Asked Questions

SD-WAN manages only the WAN layer — the transport between sites. Aruba SD-Branch extends SD-WAN to also manage the branch LAN (CX switches) and wireless (APs) under the same management platform (Aruba Central). This means a network admin can troubleshoot a branch connectivity issue end-to-end — from the ISP WAN link through the EdgeConnect gateway, across the CX switch to the specific WiFi AP — from a single cloud dashboard, without logging into multiple separate systems.

Aruba EdgeConnect (formerly Silver Peak) is available as physical appliances (EC-XS through EC-XL based on throughput), virtual machines (EC-V for cloud or hypervisor deployment), and a cloud service (EdgeConnect Microbranch for small office). For typical India branch offices with 10–50 users, the EC-XS (up to 200 Mbps SD-WAN throughput) or EC-S (up to 500 Mbps) are most common. Ogma sizes the correct model based on concurrent session count, ISP link capacity, and application mix.

Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN supports active-active dual WAN — for example MPLS + broadband in India. It continuously measures link quality (latency, jitter, packet loss) per application and steers traffic over the best path in real-time. If the MPLS link fails, traffic instantly moves to broadband without manual failover. For critical apps like CBS or SAP, MPLS is preferred; for SaaS like Microsoft 365, traffic is broken out to local internet directly from the branch — improving performance and reducing MPLS bandwidth cost.

Aruba EdgeConnect gateways include stateful zone-based firewall, IDS/IPS (signature and behavioral), application classification (L7), and URL filtering as part of the software license. For most medium-sized branch offices (< 200 users), this eliminates the need for a separate NGFW appliance. For branches with specific compliance requirements (PCI DSS, ISO 27001) or advanced threat prevention, Ogma can integrate third-party security services (Zscaler, Check Point CloudGuard) via the Aruba Central security service chaining feature.

Yes — Aruba EdgeConnect speaks standard routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRRP) and supports IPsec VPN to any compliant device. This means branches can run Aruba SD-Branch while HQ retains its existing Cisco or Juniper core. Aruba Central manages the branch infrastructure; the HQ network continues to use existing tools. Ogma commonly deploys this hybrid model during phased migrations — branch-first, HQ core replacement later.

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