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HPE Aruba Networking Certified Associate - Campus Access
A complete Aruba campus at associate level: wired switching on the database-driven AOS-CX where CLI and API share one source of truth, VLANs, spanning tree and LACP with VSX dual-homing both links forwarding, and SVIs, static and OSPF routing with VRRP redundancy; then wireless fundamentals across the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz bands with radio planning, cloud operation through Aruba Central with AIOps, and identity-driven access security where 802.1X, MAC authentication and captive portals feed ClearPass role-based access that follows the user wherever they connect.
What you get
Papers are cut from the bank and weighted like the real exam, and no question appears in two of them. Every wrong answer comes back on later days until you have it right.
What the exam covers
| Wired campus fundamentals on AOS-CX | Not published |
| Wireless, Central and access security | Not published |
Two sample questions
1. Which is a benefit of centralised wireless management via Central?
- Automatic channel selection within each individual cell
- Consistent configuration and monitoring across many points — correct
- Encryption of the traffic between client and access point
- Authentication of each user against the corporate directory
Why: Central provides consistent configuration and monitoring across many APs from one place.
2. What does the inter-switch link between VSX peers carry?
- Synchronised state and inter-peer data — correct
- The keepalive heartbeat only
- The default routes configured for the users
- The spanning-tree root bridge
Why: Configuration and forwarding state cross it so the peers behave as one. The keepalive runs on a separate path for exactly that reason.
The real HPE7-A01 exam
| Length | 90 minutes |
|---|---|
| Questions | Around 60 |
| Pass mark | Scaled; HPE does not publish the percentage |
| Price | $230 USD |
| Recommended before you sit it | None enforced. General networking familiarity is assumed. |
| Valid for | 3 years |
Exam facts as published by HPE Aruba; always check the vendor’s page before you book.
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