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HPE Network Switching Associate Exam Question and Answers

HPE Network Switching Associate Exam

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Questions 1

Which statement about Flash memory is true?

Options:

A.  

Additional Flash can be added to increase available storage space.

B.  

It contains the configuration used when the device is running.

C.  

The contents of Flash survive when a device reboots or powers down.

D.  

The command show running-config can view the configuration stored in Flash.

Discussion 0
Questions 2

A new firewall for the default gateway is connected to an HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 switch. The security administrator has requested that you configure the Layer 3 switch without a bridged port.

How can this be done on an HPE Aruba Networking switch?

Options:

A.  

interface 1/1/1

no routing

ip address 10.10.10.1/29

no shutdown

B.  

interface 1/1/1

routing

vlan access 1

ip address 10.10.10.1/29

no shutdown

C.  

interface 1/1/1

no routing

vlan access 1

ip address 10.10.10.1/29

no shutdown

D.  

interface 1/1/1

routing

ip address 10.10.10.1/29

no shutdown

Discussion 0
Questions 3

A technician installed a new HPE Aruba Networking 550 Series access point, which is cabled back to an HPE Aruba Networking CX 6000 Series switch. However, there are no lights on the access point.

What could cause this?

Options:

A.  

STP has not been configured.

B.  

PoE is disabled on the interface.

C.  

The access point cannot connect to HPE Aruba Networking Central.

D.  

The wrong VLAN has been configured.

Discussion 0
Questions 4

Which user group exists by default on an HPE Aruba Networking CX 6400 Series switch?

Options:

A.  

read-only

B.  

restricted

C.  

auditors

D.  

reporting

Discussion 0
Questions 5

What describes the use of the Network Analytics Engine?

Options:

A.  

Automatically creates tech support diagnostics in the event of a failure

B.  

Schedules automated backups of the switch configuration

C.  

Automates root cause analytics

D.  

Creates support events for the HPE Aruba Networking Support Portal

Discussion 0
Questions 6

With HPE Aruba Networking CX switches, which key feature is a fundamental concept of Zero Trust Security and SASE frameworks?

Options:

A.  

Virtual Switching Framework

B.  

Virtual Switching Extension

C.  

Network Analytics Engine

D.  

Dynamic Segmentation

Discussion 0
Questions 7

A customer requires a network upgrade to replace their existing access switches. The new solution must support 25G speeds to the aggregation layer, with a maximum physical space of 1U, and it must be a fixed switch solution.

Which HPE Aruba Networking CX switch model would you initially propose?

Options:

A.  

CX 6300

B.  

CX 6400

C.  

CX 6100

D.  

CX 6200

Discussion 0
Questions 8

A retail store chain customer is replacing 1,496 AOS-S switches with HPE Aruba Networking CX 6000 switches. The customer is interested in using ZTP to provision the new switches. However, they are concerned about when the switch starts the ZTP process and whether ZTP may change configurations on switches that are already deployed.

What would address this concern?

Options:

A.  

If the ZTP operation detects that the DHCP option provided by the TFTP server already has the switch serial number assigned as a configuration file, the ZTP operation ends.

B.  

If the ZTP operation detects that the switch has already been added to HPE Aruba Networking Central, the ZTP operation ends.

C.  

If the ZTP operation detects that ztp force-provisioning is set, software and configuration are automatically deployed, and the ZTP operation starts.

D.  

If the ZTP operation detects that the switch configuration is different from the factory-default configuration, the ZTP operation ends.

Discussion 0
Questions 9

A customer has a skilled internal DevOps team with extensive Python programming knowledge.

Which HPE Aruba Networking CX switch would you recommend for the customer to support self-made or HPE Aruba Networking-provided scripts for onboard analytics?

Options:

A.  

CX 6100

B.  

CX 6200

C.  

CX 4100i

D.  

CX 6000

Discussion 0
Questions 10

At which layer of the OSI model does HTTP operate?

Options:

A.  

Session Layer

B.  

Network Layer

C.  

Application Layer

D.  

Data Link Layer

Discussion 0
Questions 11

Match the HPE Aruba Networking CX switch feature with the correct product line.

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 12

The customer requires the highest speed available using a single-port link between an HPE Aruba Networking CX 6200 and an HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 over a distance of 3 meters, or 9 feet.

Which is the correct validated connectivity option for a single port?

Options:

A.  

10G-DAC

B.  

100G-DAC

C.  

25G-LR

D.  

50G-DAC

Discussion 0
Questions 13

How many collision domains are shown in the diagram below?

Options:

A.  

1

B.  

2

C.  

3

D.  

6

Discussion 0
Questions 14

Why would a device perform an ARP request?

Options:

A.  

To find the source IP address for a specific MAC address.

B.  

To find the destination MAC address for a specific IP address.

C.  

To find the source MAC address for a specific IP address.

D.  

To find the IP address for a specific MAC address.

Discussion 0
Questions 15

The configuration below is an example of which security concept?

Switch(config)# user-group external-auditors

Switch(config-ur-grp-external-auditors)# 10 permit cli command " show version "

Switch(config-ur-grp-external-auditors)# 20 permit cli command " show run "

Options:

A.  

Authentication

B.  

Accounting

C.  

Zero Trust

D.  

Role-based Access Control

Discussion 0
Questions 16

Which firewall port needs to be opened between your HPE Aruba Networking CX switches and the Network Monitoring System to send monitoring alerts using SNMP?

Options:

A.  

TCP 161

B.  

UDP 1157

C.  

TCP 1156

D.  

UDP 162

Discussion 0
Questions 17

Which of these is a configurable VLAN on a CX switch?

Options:

A.  

4096

B.  

0

C.  

32768

D.  

3311

Discussion 0
Questions 18

You would like to monitor your HPE Aruba Networking CX switches from your existing Network Management System using SNMP and ensure the data is encrypted.

Which version should you enable on the switches?

Options:

A.  

SNMP v3

B.  

SNMP v2

C.  

SNMP v2c

D.  

SNMP v4

Discussion 0
Questions 19

You have configured the following on a Core-1 HPE Aruba Networking CX switch for primary and secondary ISP connectivity:

Core-1(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.1.251.2

Core-1(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.1.252.2 distance 10

The default route via 10.1.251.2 stopped working, and no failover happened. The ISP reported a broken fiber on the path of an upstream device.

In what condition should the route fail over to the 10.1.252.2 router?

Options:

A.  

When uplink-failure-detection enables the 10.1.252.2 route.

B.  

When the BFD session terminates on 10.1.251.2.

C.  

When the default route graceful-restart timer expires.

D.  

When 10.1.251.2 is no longer in the routing table.

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Based on the example below:

show vsf

Force Autojoin : Disabled

Autojoin Eligibility Status : Not Eligible

MAC Address : ec:67:94:c4:77:80

Secondary : 2

Topology : Ring

Status : No Split

Split Detection Method : mgmt

Mbr Mac Address Type Status

ID

--- ------------------- ------- ----------

1 ec:67:94:c4:77:80 R8Q69A Conductor

2 ec:67:94:c4:37:80 R8Q69A Standby

3 ec:67:94:c5:7f:80 R8Q68A Member

What happens if the VSF link between members 1 and 2 is disconnected?

Options:

A.  

Member 2 is promoted to Conductor role.

B.  

The VSF stack is split and members 2 and 3 remain operational.

C.  

The VSF stack is split and member 1 remains operational.

D.  

The VSF stack remains fully operational.

Discussion 0
Questions 21

A customer requires a network upgrade to replace their existing core switches. The new solution must support 100G speeds to the aggregation layer and occupy a maximum physical space of 10U as a chassis solution.

Which HPE Aruba Networking CX switch model would you initially propose?

Options:

A.  

CX 10000

B.  

CX 9300

C.  

CX 8360

D.  

CX 8400

Discussion 0
Questions 22

Based on the example below:

show vsf

Force Autojoin : Disabled

Autojoin Eligibility Status : Not Eligible

MAC Address : ec:67:94:c4:77:80

Secondary : 2

Topology : Ring

Status : No Split

Split Detection Method : mgmt

Mbr Mac Address Type Status

ID

--- ------------------- ------- ----------

1 ec:67:94:c4:77:80 R8Q69A Conductor

2 ec:67:94:c4:37:80 R8Q69A Standby

3 ec:67:94:c5:7f:80 R8Q68A Member

How is the VSF integrity verified if the VSF links between members 1 and 3, and members 2 and 3, are disconnected?

Options:

A.  

The peer-switch-based detection will be used.

B.  

The VSF has been configured with no split and remains operational on the member.

C.  

The management port is used for multi-active detection.

D.  

The VSF will detect a split when the topology changes from ring to chain.

Discussion 0
Questions 23

You are trying to verify that your HPE Aruba Networking CX switch has access to the local DNS server through the out-of-band management interface. You have run the following ping command, but there has been no response:

ping 10.1.50.11

What would explain this?

Options:

A.  

The out-of-band management interface only supports connectivity to its local subnet.

B.  

You need to specify the mgmt VRF at the end of the ping command.

C.  

You need to create an out-of-band management VRF first.

D.  

The out-of-band management interface does not support ping.

Discussion 0
Questions 24

Your colleague is installing a new HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 switch in a data center in the default configuration. You monitor the peer switch port 1/1/1 status, connected with a 10Gb 3m DAC cable to the new switch, and validate that the cable is attached. The port remains down.

What should you suggest your colleague do so the port can come online?

Options:

A.  

Request to move the DAC cable to another port on the CX 8100 switch.

B.  

Request to issue command: no shutdown on the port the DAC cable is connected to.

C.  

Request to issue command: switching enable on the port the DAC cable is connected to.

D.  

Request to swap the DAC cable between the switches for correct Tx/Rx alignment.

Discussion 0
Questions 25

What is the default behavior of a trunked port on an HPE Aruba Networking CX switch?

Options:

A.  

By default, all VLAN traffic is tagged to traverse a trunk link.

B.  

By default, all VLAN traffic is tagged to traverse a trunk link when the port is part of a LAG.

C.  

By default, all VLAN traffic is tagged to traverse a trunk link when the port type is routed.

D.  

By default, all VLAN traffic is tagged to traverse a trunk link except the native VLAN.

Discussion 0
Questions 26

Which attributes are true about TCP? Select two.

Options:

A.  

Does not support retransmission

B.  

Connectionless

C.  

Uses sequence numbers

D.  

Requires an established connection

E.  

Used for latency-sensitive traffic

Discussion 0
Questions 27

Which customer use case would be ideal for an HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises deployment?

Options:

A.  

Customers who have server resources hosted by hyperscalers

B.  

Customers who need a management platform maintained as SaaS

C.  

Customers that do not allow cloud connectivity

D.  

Customers who need geographical redundancy for the management platform

Discussion 0
Questions 28

A CX 6200 VSF stack is the Layer 3 gateway for a mid-sized company. Users are divided into three different subnets on VLANs 100, 200, and 300. VLAN 50 contains a management network for access points, switches, and DHCP servers.

How do the access points get an IP address using DHCP?

Options:

A.  

As a response to the anycast DHCP query.

B.  

As a response to the unicast DHCP query.

C.  

As a response to the multicast DHCP query.

D.  

As a response to the broadcast DHCP query.

Discussion 0
Questions 29

On a switched infrastructure using Spanning Tree, what entity defines the best path for traffic in an HPE Aruba Networking CX environment?

Options:

A.  

Root bridge

B.  

Designated bridge

C.  

Alternative bridge

D.  

Common bridge

Discussion 0