Mind you aruba is not in the same playing field as cisco. These conveluted license schemes are mainly designed for the higher end datacenter and connectivity ha

Mind you aruba is not in the same playing field as cisco. These conveluted license schemes are mainly designed for the higher end datacenter and connectivity hardware. (And with that hardware comes support). It's the same reason optics are whitelisted (how bullshittish that might be). If you are a datacenter or L1 IXP, spending a couple of grand on licenses is nothing compared to the cost of running the rest of the infrastructure. Not to mention you need the support when shit really hit's the fan. My experience with aruba's support has been lackluster, while both cisco and juniper offer excellent support in my experience. (at a cost ofcourse).