ACSP - Aruba Certified Switching Professional Network Monitoring and Management Questions and Answers

Question 1

A network administrator needs to implement a monitoring solution on an Aruba CX core switch to analyze traffic patterns and identify top talkers.
The solution must have minimal impact on the switch's CPU.
Which technology is most suitable for this requirement?

Accepted Answer

sFlow

Answer

Port Mirroring (SPAN)

Answer

SNMP Polling

Answer

Syslog

Question 2

An IT department uses Aruba NetEdit to manage its fleet of ArubaOS-CX switches. What is a primary function of Aruba NetEdit?

Accepted Answer

Orchestrating multi-switch configuration changes with validation and auditing.

Answer

Real-time deep packet inspection and threat analysis.

Answer

Wireless LAN planning and RF heat map generation.

Answer

On-box scripting and automated remediation of network events.

Question 3

A security policy requires that all SNMP traffic to and from Aruba CX switches must be authenticated to verify the source and encrypted to protect the data in transit. Which SNMP version and security level MUST be configured?

Accepted Answer

SNMPv3 with authPriv

Answer

SNMPv2c

Answer

SNMPv3 with noAuthNoPriv

Answer

SNMPv3 with authNoPriv

Question 4

An administrator is troubleshooting a fiber optic link and needs to check the health of the SFP+ transceiver, including its real-time transmit (Tx) power and receive (Rx) power levels. Which ArubaOS-CX feature provides this information?

Accepted Answer

Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM)

Answer

LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol)

Answer

NetFlow

Answer

Cable Diagnostics (TDR)

Question 5

A network engineer wants to proactively monitor an Aruba CX switch for intermittent high CPU utilization. When the CPU exceeds 80% for more than five minutes, the switch should automatically collect detailed process information and send an alert. Which built-in AOS-CX feature is best suited for this type of intelligent, on-box monitoring and automation?

Accepted Answer

Network Analytics Engine (NAE)

Answer

Remote Syslog Server

Answer

Port Mirroring

Answer

SNMP Traps

Question 6

Which command will configure an ArubaOS-CX switch to send all log messages of severity 'warning' and higher to a remote syslog server located at 192.168.50.100?

Accepted Answer

logging 192.168.50.100 severity warning

Answer

syslog server 192.168.50.100 severity warning

Answer

logging host 192.168.50.100 level warn

Answer

log server 192.168.50.100 level warning

A network administrator needs to implement a monitoring solution on an Aruba CX core switch to analyze traffic patterns and identify top talkers.The solution must have minimal impact on the switch's CPU.Which technology is most suitable for this requirement?

A network administrator needs to implement a monitoring solution on an Aruba CX core switch to analyze traffic patterns and identify top talkers.
The solution must have minimal impact on the switch's CPU.
Which technology is most suitable for this requirement?