HPE Aruba Switching Expert (Written, HPE7-A06) case studies
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The HPE Campus Access Switching Expert Written Exam (HPE7-A06) is a proctored HPE certification exam that validates mastery of campus networking with a specific focus on wired networking. According to HPE's exam datacard, the exam covers routing and switching, security, connectivity, performance optimization, and troubleshooting, and it also requires knowledge of some campus mobility topics. The HPE Aruba Switching Expert (Written, HPE7-A06) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,573 words.
1VSX Pair Recovering From an Uplink Failure
Two Aruba CX 8325 switches form a VSX pair (SW1 primary, SW2 secondary) at a distribution layer. Each has a 2x100G ISL and a 2x40G MC-LAG uplink to a pair of core routers running OSPF.
564 words, about 3 min2802.1X and MPSK Coexistence on a Mixed-Fleet Floor
A hospital wing has Aruba CX 6300 access switches managed by Aruba Central, with ClearPass as RADIUS. Wired ports serve three populations: managed clinical workstations (802.1X, EAP-TLS), biomedical devices that cannot do 802.1X (need MPSK), and guest printers on a shared VLAN.
490 words, about 2 min3MC-LAG Uplink Saturation on a Campus Aggregation
A university building aggregates 48 Aruba CX 6200 access switches into a pair of CX 8360 aggregation switches via 2x10G MC-LAG uplinks per access switch. The building also has a 10G fiber ring to the core.
488 words, about 2 min4Intermittent Roaming Failures After Controller Firmware Upgrade
A campus with 600 Aruba APs (mixed 500-series and 600-series) is managed by Aruba Central, with two Mobility Controllers in an L2 cluster for a legacy building and Central-managed gateways elsewhere. After a controller firmware upgrade, users in the legacy building report that clients roaming between floors occasionally lose connectivity for 10-30 seconds, and some clients get stuck on the old AP with poor signal.
507 words, about 3 min5OSPF Neighbor Stuck in EXSTART Across a VSX MC-LAG
A pair of Aruba CX 8360 switches (VSX) connects to a pair of core routers via MC-LAG. OSPF is configured on the VSX pair toward the core.
524 words, about 3 min