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Aruba AOS-CX switches in EVE-NG

Add the AOS-CX virtual switch, from 10.03 to 10.14, straight from Add Node in your CloudLabBox workspace, with Aruba NetEdit beside it. Learn the AOS-CX CLI for campus and data centre switching without hardware.

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Vendor
Aruba
In Add Node
10 images
Templates
arubacx arubanet
Newest
arubacx-10.14

Installed versions

Every AOS-CX name in the Add Node image list, exactly as you’ll pick it.

Template arubacx

AOS-CX virtual switch

6 images on this template. Newest first.

  • arubacx-10.14
  • arubacx-10.11
  • arubacx-10.07
  • arubacx-10.05
  • arubacx-10.04
  • arubacx-10.03

Template arubanet

NetEdit

4 images on this template. Newest first.

  • arubanet-2.13.0
  • arubanet-2.12.0
  • arubanet-2.6.1
  • arubanet-2.1.0

Add it to a lab

In Add Node, choose the template, then the image. The template fills in these settings; change them before you start the node.

Add Node defaults for AOS-CX, read from the EVE-NG templates on 28 October 2026
ImageTemplateCPURAMInterfacesConsole
AOS-CX virtual switcharubacx24096 MB7 interfacestelnet
NetEditarubanet48192 MB1 interface: eth0VNC

EVE-NG admits a node by the CPU and RAM set on it, so a running node counts against your plan at these values. The largest of these templates starts nodes at 4 vCPU and 8,192 MB, which fits the free demo’s 6 vCPU and 8 GB, so you can start one there and open its console.

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Two AOS-CX switches routing between VLANs

Give each switch an access VLAN with an Alpine host, route between the switches with VLAN interfaces and OSPF over a point-to-point link, and use AOS-CX configuration checkpoints to roll back a change.

  • 2×AOS-CX virtual switch arubacx2 vCPU, 4096 MB each
  • 2×Alpine Linux clbalpinebase2 vCPU, 512 MB each

Added with these defaults, the lab uses 8 vCPU and 9 GB of RAM. The smallest plan that fits is Standard, with 12 vCPU and 16 GB: £5 a day, or £1.25 an hour On-Demand.

Choose a planGive nodes more CPU or RAM and you add that instead.

Licences are yours to bring

CloudLabBox doesn't provide Aruba licences or support entitlements. If NetEdit or a feature you're testing asks for one, use your own licence or an Aruba evaluation.

The images run only inside your CloudLabBox workspace; they aren’t available to download.

Guided labs that use AOS-CX

Ready-made labs in the Shared folder of every lab workspace, each with a scenario, tasks, checks and the full solution. Here are 8 of the 21 that use it, from 3 courses, counted on 2 November 2026.

All guided practice labs

Questions about AOS-CX

What is Aruba AOS-CX?

The AOS-CX virtual switch runs Aruba's AOS-CX switch operating system, for campus and data centre switching labs with the AOS-CX CLI. Aruba NetEdit, which manages AOS-CX switch configuration, is installed too.

Which interface on an AOS-CX node is for management?

The first one, mgmt. The data ports follow as 1/1/1 to 1/1/6, the same port names AOS-CX uses on a switch.

What is Aruba NetEdit?

NetEdit is Aruba's tool for searching, editing and checking the configuration of many AOS-CX switches at once. Add it from the arubanet template; it opens with a VNC console.

Which AOS-CX images are installed?

10 images (6 AOS-CX virtual switch, 4 NetEdit), all listed on this page exactly as Add Node shows them. The newest is arubacx-10.14.

How much CPU and RAM does a AOS-CX node use?

When you add one, the arubacx template adds 2 vCPU and 4096 MB of RAM; the arubanet template adds 4 vCPU and 8192 MB of RAM. You can change both in Add Node, and your plan counts what each running node is set to.

More images

CloudLabBox is independent of the vendors named on this page. Their names identify the images in the workspace’s Add Node list.