Apologies if this turns into a bit of blog but I am going to post my findings as I go through in case anyone else find themselves trying to do the same thing.
You can see current status here http://ale_server_ip/#/diagnostics
Also worth downloading the ALE Demonstrator app for Android from Google Play. Needs full name to find it. You won't get it with ALE or Aruba searches.
Still not worked out how to see anything in CLI!