ACSP - Aruba Certified Switching Professional AOS-CX VSF and VSX Questions and Answers

Question 1

A network administrator is designing a highly available core layer using two Aruba 8325 switches.
The primary requirement is to allow for live software upgrades with no downtime and to maintain independent control planes for maximum resiliency.
Which Aruba AOS-CX technology should be used?

Accepted Answer

VSX (Virtual Switching Extension)

Answer

VSF (Virtual Switching Framework)

Answer

Backplane Stacking

Answer

Distributed Trunking

Question 2

An engineer is configuring a VSF stack using Aruba 6300M switches. What is a key requirement to enable VSF split-detection?

Accepted Answer

Connecting the out-of-band management (OOBM) ports of the Conductor and Standby members, either directly or through a management network.

Answer

A direct fiber connection between the SFP+ ports of the Conductor and Standby members.

Answer

Configuring a dedicated VLAN for keepalive packets on all stack members.

Answer

Using only DAC cables for all VSF link connections.

Question 3

In an Aruba AOS-CX VSX environment, what is the primary purpose of the keepalive connection?

Accepted Answer

To provide a heartbeat mechanism to detect a split-brain scenario when the ISL is down.

Answer

To synchronize the running configuration between the primary and secondary VSX peers.

Answer

To forward user data traffic if the Inter-Switch Link (ISL) fails.

Answer

To carry control plane traffic for routing protocols like OSPF and BGP.

Question 4

A company is deploying a stack of eight Aruba 6200F switches in a wiring closet to provide user access. They need a simplified management approach where all eight switches are managed as a single logical device with a unified control plane. Which technology should be implemented?

Accepted Answer

Virtual Switching Framework (VSF)

Answer

Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MC-LAG)

Answer

Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)

Answer

Virtual Switching Extension (VSX)

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes a key difference between AOS-CX VSF and VSX?

Accepted Answer

VSX allows for active-active Layer 3 forwarding and gateway redundancy, while VSF operates as a single logical router.

Answer

VSF uses a dual, independent control plane, while VSX uses a single, shared control plane.

Answer

VSF is limited to a maximum of two members, while VSX can support up to 10 members.

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VSF requires a dedicated Inter-Switch Link (ISL), while VSX uses the out-of-band management ports for all synchronization.

Question 6

During a VSX split-brain event, where both the Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and the keepalive connection have failed, what is the default behavior of the secondary VSX switch?

Accepted Answer

It maintains all its links in an active state, becoming a second primary switch.

Answer

It immediately reboots to attempt to re-establish the ISL.

Answer

It transitions all its VSX-LAG member ports to a standby state.

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It shuts down all of its physical interfaces, including non-VSX ports.

A network administrator is designing a highly available core layer using two Aruba 8325 switches.The primary requirement is to allow for live software upgrades with no downtime and to maintain independent control planes for maximum resiliency.Which Aruba AOS-CX technology should be used?

A network administrator is designing a highly available core layer using two Aruba 8325 switches.
The primary requirement is to allow for live software upgrades with no downtime and to maintain independent control planes for maximum resiliency.
Which Aruba AOS-CX technology should be used?