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HPE6-A72 Aruba Certified Switching Associate Exam

March 31, 2021 by admin

Exam ID :HPE6-A72
Exam type: Proctored
Exam duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Exam length : 60 questions
Passing score : 75%
Delivery languages: Latin American Spanish, Japanese, English
Supporting resources: ArubaOS-CX Switching Fundamentals, Rev. 20.21
Additional study materials : Aruba Certified Switching Associate (HPE6-A72) Study Guide

Ideal candidateIT Professionals who are new to deploying SMB solutions based on HPE Aruba products and technologies, including HPE Aruba Reseller Systems Engineers, Customer IT Staff, HPE Aruba System Engineers, and HPE Services Field & Call Center Support Engineers.

Exam contents
This exam has 60 questions.
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This exam validates that you can:

23% Identify, describe, and apply foundational networking architectures and technologies.
Describe and explain the OSI Model.
Describe and explain the most common layer media (Layer 1).
Describe the basics of Layer 2 Ethernet, including broadcast domains and ARP messages.
Interpret an IP routing table and explain default routes, static routing, and dynamic routing, including OSPF.
Define and recognize the purpose and interaction of Layer 4 (Transport) protocols in an IP network.
Identify and describe multicast traffic and its purpose on a network.
Identify the role of TFTP, SFTP, FTP, Telnet, and SNMPv2 in managing Aruba network devices and how to apply the appropriate security for these features
Identify and describe the concept of QoS and explain its significance in converged networks.
Describe and explain basic network security setup on Aruba switches.
Describe Layer 2 redundancy technologies such as STP/RSTP/MSTP and VSF, including their benefits.
Describe and apply link aggregation.
Identify, describe, and explain VLANs
Describe network management.
Describe the concepts of server-related networking (NIC and CNA).

17% Identify, describe, and differentiate the functions and features of Aruba products and solutions.
Identify basic features and management options for Aruba wired products
Compare and contrast Aruba Networking solutions and features and identify the appropriate product for an environment
Identify which Aruba Networking products should be positioned given various customer environments and infrastructure needs (include the criteria needed to make such a recommendation).
Identify and describe available toolsets for managing Aruba Networking products (CLI-based, web, scripted, SNMP, NetEdit, mobile app, and API).

27% Install, configure, set up, and validate Aruba solutions.
Perform an environmental survey for site readiness.
Configure basic features on Aruba switches, including initial settings and management access.
Configure Aruba switches with Layer 2 technologies such as RSTP/MSPT, link aggregation, VLANs, LLDP, and device profiles.
Configure basic IP routing with static routes or OSPF on Aruba switches.
Configure the management software and manage configuration files on Aruba switches. Manage the software and configuration files on Aruba switches; NetEdit
Validate the installed solution via debug technology, logging, and show commands.

13% Tune, optimize, and upgrade Aruba solutions.
Optimize layer 2 and layer 3 infrastructures via broadcast domain reduction, VLANs, and VSF.
Manage network assets using Aruba tools.
Verify L3 routing tables convergence and scalability (OSPF, RIP, static routes, ECMP, directly connected).
Assess how to optimize network availability (vrrp, vsf, trunks, xstp, additional hardware redundancy)

12% Troubleshoot, repair, and replace Aruba solutions
Troubleshoot switched and routed networks.
Apply troubleshooting methodology.
Use general troubleshooting tools.
Perform troubleshooting methodology on the wired networks.

8% Manage, monitor, administer and operate Aruba solutions.
Perform network management according to best practices.
Perform Administrative tasks (Moves / Adds / Changes / Deletions) (Add new devices, VLAN assignment)

QUESTION 1
Core# configure terminal
Core(config)# vrf Green
Core(config-vrf)# exit
Core(config)#
Core(config)# interface vlan 50
Core(config-if-vlan)# ?

Given the configuration on the CORE switch shown above, what command would follow to assign the switched virtual interface (SVI) vlan 50 to the VRF created?

A. Core(config-if-vlan)# vrf attach Green
B. Core(config-if-vlan)# ip vpn-instance Green
C. Core(config-if-vlan)# ip vrf forwarding Green
D. Core(config-if-vlan)# routing-context Green vrf

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 2
What is the correct description of a Multi-Layer Switch?

A. a switch with Layer 3 routing capabilities but lacks any Layer 1 features as a consequence
B. any switch that supports PoE, LLDP-MED and Flow Control
C. has all the functionality of a Layer 2 switch and most of the functionality of a Layer 3 router
D. multi-Layer refers specifically to using chassis switches with several line cards over stack port switches

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 3
What is true about VSX? (Choose two.)

A. VSX is ideal for Campus access layer deployments where ease of deployment is needed.
B. VSX allows upgrading members with near zero downtime or loss of packets.
C. VSX is available on all Aruba OS-CX switches except the 6300F model.
D. VSX is implemented on static port switches. VSX-plus needed to stack chassis together.
E. VSX run separate control planes to reduce latency and improve performance.

Correct Answer: B,E

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