Aruba Comware Advanced study plan

Diagram the Comware control-plane/data-plane split and list which CLI contexts (user view, system view, interface view) expose each subsystem

Configure and verify VLANs, trunk/access/hybrid port modes, and GVRP-disabled static VLAN pruning on a lab switch

Compare IRF-fabric port behavior against standard link aggregation and document the differences

Build a device-management checklist covering configuration archival, rollback points, and software image staging

Configure static and dynamic link aggregation (LACP) and validate member-port failover by shutting a member link

Design a spanning-tree topology using MSTP with at least three instances and verify root-bridge election per instance

Explain how IRF interacts with STP and link aggregation to eliminate Layer 2 loops

Tune STP timers and edge-port settings and record convergence behavior before and after tuning

Configure single-area and multi-area OSPF, then verify adjacency states and LSDB consistency with show commands

Tune OSPF cost, hello/dead timers, and authentication, and predict path selection before verifying

Configure eBGP peering with route filtering and verify best-path selection across at least two candidate routes

Compare IS-IS level-1/level-2 behavior and RIP limitations against OSPF in a written summary

Introduce an OSPF area mismatch and a BGP AS-path loop and diagnose each using debug and display commands

Document a repeatable troubleshooting sequence from physical layer to routing protocol state

Configure route redistribution between OSPF and BGP with filtering to prevent feedback loops

Capture and interpret routing-protocol packet traces for at least two protocols

Configure PIM-SM with a static RP and verify multicast group join and forwarding state

Configure IGMP snooping on a VLAN and confirm that multicast traffic is pruned from non-member ports

Deploy IPv6 addressing and OSPFv3 alongside the existing IPv4 topology

Verify neighbor discovery, SLAAC, and dual-stack routing behavior

Describe the MPLS label stack and configure LDP between two provider-edge routers in a lab

Configure an advanced ACL matching on protocol, port ranges, and time ranges, and verify hit counters

Configure local and remote AAA with RADIUS and test authentication and authorization fallback

Apply a security policy that combines ACLs with AAA-based access control and validate with test logins

Build a two-member IRF stack, then trigger a master election and document the failover timeline

Configure BFD for a routing protocol and measure detection time versus default timers

Configure QoS classification, marking, and queuing on an interface and verify with display commands

Set up traffic mirroring and interface statistics collection for monitoring

Run a full timed practice assessment across all nine domains and score each domain separately

Re-review the two weakest domains using targeted lab re-runs

Build a one-page command reference for the highest-frequency operational tasks

Perform a final configuration audit and rollback drill on the lab devices