HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Controller Virtual Appliances offer the functionality of a hardware controller in a cost-effective virtualized environment. They leverage your existing virtualization infrastructure and offer the same functionality as the physical mobility controllers to deliver network services that maximize Wi-Fi performance. 

The HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance is deployed as a virtual machine (VM), residing with other VMs sharing the same existing virtualization infrastructure for operational saving. Running on HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS-8), these virtual appliances can be managed by HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Software for higher scale and deployed using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP).

What's New

• Utilize your existing virtualization infrastructure to deploy enterprise WLAN at scale without purchasing additional hardware.
• Manage up to 16,000 concurrent users and 1,000 access points with the same functionality as the physical mobility controllers.
• Support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7, WPA3, Enhanced Open, and existing standards.

• Easily centralize the configuration of role-based access controls with built-in policy enforcement firewall for Dynamic Segmentation.
• Includes built-in AI-powered wireless RF optimization and provides seamless L2/L3 roaming for thousands of users or client devices.
• Simplify deployment using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP).

HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Controller Virtual Appliances

Notes:

- The HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Controller VA can be scaled by installing multiple instances of MC-VA-1K.

o 4x instances of MC-VA-1K install can scale up to 4,000 APs and 64,000 clients

o 6x instances of MC-VA-1K install can scale up to 6,000 APs and 96,000 clients

HPE Aruba Networking MC‑VA‑1K Virtual Mobility Controller License (IL) Support for 1000 AP E‑LTU