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title: Aruba Central
description: Monitor your Aruba Central Environment with Network Device Monitoring
breadcrumbs: Docs > Integrations > Aruba Central
---

# Aruba Central
Supported OS Integration version1.0.0
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# Important note for users on the following Datadog sites: us2.ddog-gov.com

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To find out if this integration is available in your organization, see your [Datadog Integrations](https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations) page or ask your organization administrator.

To initiate an exception request to enable this integration for your organization, email [support@ddog-gov.com](mailto:support@ddog-gov.com).
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        Aruba Central OverviewAruba Central Access PointsAruba Central Radio and Channel UtilizationAruba Central Application Usage
## Overview{% #overview %}

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The Aruba Central integration is in Preview. Please reach out to your Datadog representative to sign up.
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This integration provides comprehensive visibility into your Aruba Central Environment by collecting metrics for [Network Device Monitoring](https://app.datadoghq.com/devices), including access point and switch health, client connectivity and signal quality, uplink throughput and WAN performance, and site-level traffic trends. This will enable you to monitor device status, troubleshoot wireless issues, and identify network bottlenecks.

## Setup{% #setup %}

1. **Create client credentials** following [instructions in Aruba's documentation](https://developer.arubanetworks.com/new-central/docs/generating-and-managing-access-tokens#create-client-credentials). Copy the generated **Client ID** and **Client secret** to a secure location.

1. From the **URL** section of Aruba's credentials page, copy the [Base URL](https://developer.arubanetworks.com/new-central/reference/getdevicesv1) that matches the region you want to monitor. Paste the hostname portion into **API domain** (for example, `us5.api.central.arubanetworks.com`).

1. Paste your **Client ID** and **Client secret** into the corresponding fields.

1. Use the **Monitor access points**, **Monitor switches**, and **Monitor gateways** toggles to choose which device types to collect. At least one must remain enabled.

1. *(Optional)* Use **Site IDs** to restrict collection to specific Aruba Central sites. Leave empty to monitor every site visible to the credentials. Site IDs are numeric strings (for example, `284018783611`). To find one, navigate to a site in Aruba Central and copy the `siteId` query parameter from the browser URL.

**Note:** Any Aruba Central user can create client credentials, but the API token inherits the permissions of the user who created it. We recommend using an account with at least read-only access to the **Network Operations** module to ensure full visibility across all devices and sites.

## Data Collected{% #data-collected %}

### Metrics{% #metrics %}

|  |
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| **aruba\_central.access\_point.client\_count**(gauge)                  | Number of wireless clients currently associated with this access point.*Shown as unit*         |
| **aruba\_central.access\_point.power\_consumption\_w**(gauge)          | Power consumed by the access point in watts.*Shown as watt*                                    |
| **aruba\_central.access\_point.status**(gauge)                         | Operational status of the access point (1 = up).*Shown as unit*                                |
| **aruba\_central.access\_point.uptime**(gauge)                         | Time since the access point last booted.*Shown as millisecond*                                 |
| **aruba\_central.application\_experience\_fair**(count)                | Number of clients reporting fair application experience.*Shown as unit*                        |
| **aruba\_central.application\_experience\_good**(count)                | Number of clients reporting good application experience.*Shown as unit*                        |
| **aruba\_central.application\_experience\_poor**(count)                | Number of clients reporting poor application experience.*Shown as unit*                        |
| **aruba\_central.application\_rx\_bytes**(count)                       | Bytes received by clients for the application.*Shown as byte*                                  |
| **aruba\_central.application\_tx\_bytes**(count)                       | Bytes sent by clients for the application.*Shown as byte*                                      |
| **aruba\_central.client**(count)                                       | One emission per network client observed in the crawl window.*Shown as unit*                   |
| **aruba\_central.client.count**(gauge)                                 | Number of network clients connected to each AP or switch.*Shown as unit*                       |
| **aruba\_central.client.health**(gauge)                                | Aruba Central client health score (0 = poor / 1 = fair / 2 = good).*Shown as unit*             |
| **aruba\_central.client.usage**(gauge)                                 | Per-client data usage over the reporting window (top-N by site).*Shown as byte*                |
| **aruba\_central.cpu.utilization\_pct**(gauge)                         | CPU utilization for the device.*Shown as percent*                                              |
| **aruba\_central.device.count**(gauge)                                 | One emission per device observed during metadata collection.*Shown as unit*                    |
| **aruba\_central.device.uptime\_ms**(gauge)                            | Device uptime since last boot.*Shown as millisecond*                                           |
| **aruba\_central.gateway.status**(gauge)                               | Operational status of the gateway (1 = up).*Shown as unit*                                     |
| **aruba\_central.memory.utilization\_pct**(gauge)                      | Memory utilization for the device.*Shown as percent*                                           |
| **aruba\_central.radio.channel\_change\_count**(gauge)                 | Number of channel changes observed on the radio.*Shown as unit*                                |
| **aruba\_central.radio.channel\_quality**(gauge)                       | Aruba Central radio channel quality score.*Shown as unit*                                      |
| **aruba\_central.radio.channel\_utilization.interference\_pct**(gauge) | Channel utilization attributed to non-Wi-Fi interference.*Shown as percent*                    |
| **aruba\_central.radio.channel\_utilization.rx\_pct**(gauge)           | Channel utilization for receive (rx) traffic.*Shown as percent*                                |
| **aruba\_central.radio.channel\_utilization.tx\_pct**(gauge)           | Channel utilization for transmit (tx) traffic.*Shown as percent*                               |
| **aruba\_central.radio.client\_count**(gauge)                          | Number of wireless clients associated with this radio.*Shown as unit*                          |
| **aruba\_central.radio.frames.drop\_pct**(gauge)                       | Percentage of frames dropped on the radio.*Shown as percent*                                   |
| **aruba\_central.radio.frames.retry\_pct**(gauge)                      | Percentage of frames retried on the radio.*Shown as percent*                                   |
| **aruba\_central.radio.noise\_floor\_dbm**(gauge)                      | Radio noise floor in dBm (lower is better).*Shown as unit*                                     |
| **aruba\_central.radio.power\_change\_count**(gauge)                   | Number of transmit power changes observed on the radio.*Shown as unit*                         |
| **aruba\_central.radio.power\_dbm**(gauge)                             | Radio transmit power in dBm.*Shown as unit*                                                    |
| **aruba\_central.switch.poe\_available**(gauge)                        | Power-over-Ethernet budget available on the switch.*Shown as watt*                             |
| **aruba\_central.switch.poe\_consumption**(gauge)                      | Power-over-Ethernet currently consumed by attached devices.*Shown as watt*                     |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.collisions**(gauge)                       | Collisions observed on the switch port during the reporting window.*Shown as unit*             |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.giants**(gauge)                           | Giant frames received on the switch port during the reporting window.*Shown as unit*           |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.in\_discards**(gauge)                     | Inbound packets discarded on the switch port.*Shown as unit*                                   |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.in\_errors**(gauge)                       | Inbound packet errors on the switch port.*Shown as unit*                                       |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.out\_discards**(gauge)                    | Outbound packets discarded on the switch port.*Shown as unit*                                  |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.out\_errors**(gauge)                      | Outbound packet errors on the switch port.*Shown as unit*                                      |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.runts**(gauge)                            | Runt frames received on the switch port during the reporting window.*Shown as unit*            |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.speed**(gauge)                            | Negotiated link speed of the switch port.*Shown as bit*                                        |
| **aruba\_central.switch.port.status**(gauge)                           | Operational status of the switch port (1 = up).*Shown as unit*                                 |
| **aruba\_central.switch.power\_consumption**(gauge)                    | Total power consumed by the switch.*Shown as watt*                                             |
| **aruba\_central.switch.rx\_bytes**(gauge)                             | Bytes received on the switch over the reporting window.*Shown as byte*                         |
| **aruba\_central.switch.status**(gauge)                                | Operational status of the switch (1 = up).*Shown as unit*                                      |
| **aruba\_central.switch.temperature**(gauge)                           | Switch internal temperature.*Shown as degree celsius*                                          |
| **aruba\_central.switch.total\_power\_consumption**(gauge)             | Total power consumed by the switch including PoE delivered to attached devices.*Shown as watt* |
| **aruba\_central.switch.tx\_bytes**(gauge)                             | Bytes transmitted by the switch over the reporting window.*Shown as byte*                      |
| **aruba\_central.switch.uptime**(gauge)                                | Switch uptime since last boot.*Shown as millisecond*                                           |
| **aruba\_central.switch.usage\_bps**(gauge)                            | Aggregate switch throughput in bits per second.*Shown as bit*                                  |
| **aruba\_central.throughput.rx\_bps**(gauge)                           | Wireless rx throughput on an access point or switch uplink in bits per second.*Shown as bit*   |
| **aruba\_central.throughput.tx\_bps**(gauge)                           | Wireless tx throughput on an access point or switch uplink in bits per second.*Shown as bit*   |
| **aruba\_central.uplink.bandwidth.rx**(gauge)                          | Receive bandwidth on the switch uplink in bits per second.*Shown as bit*                       |
| **aruba\_central.uplink.bandwidth.tx**(gauge)                          | Transmit bandwidth on the switch uplink in bits per second.*Shown as bit*                      |
| **aruba\_central.uplink.usage.rx**(gauge)                              | Bytes received on the switch uplink during the reporting window.*Shown as byte*                |
| **aruba\_central.uplink.usage.total**(gauge)                           | Total bytes (rx + tx) on the switch uplink during the reporting window.*Shown as byte*         |
| **aruba\_central.uplink.usage.tx**(gauge)                              | Bytes transmitted on the switch uplink during the reporting window.*Shown as byte*             |

## Uninstallation{% #uninstallation %}

Click "Delete Account" from the [Aruba Central integration tile](https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/aruba-central)

## Support{% #support %}

Need help? Contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).