ACSP Switch Configuration & Management 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Aruba AOS-CX command enables remote syslog forwarding to an external logging server?
- logging host <ip-address> (Correct answer)
- syslog server <ip-address>
- log forward <ip-address>
- remote-logging <ip-address>
Correct answer: logging host <ip-address>
The 'logging host <ip-address>' command configures AOS-CX to forward syslog messages to a specified remote server.
Question 2: What is the recommended method for managing multiple Aruba AOS-CX switches centrally in a cloud environment?
- Aruba AirWave
- Aruba Central (Correct answer)
- HPE IMC
- Aruba Activate only
Correct answer: Aruba Central
Aruba Central is the cloud-based network management platform designed for centralized monitoring, configuration, and lifecycle management of AOS-CX switches.
Question 3: Which feature allows AOS-CX switches to automatically receive and apply a configuration when first powered on and connected to the network?
- Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) (Correct answer)
- DHCP snooping auto-config
- PXE boot
- TFTP autoinstall
Correct answer: Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) allows AOS-CX switches to automatically download and apply a configuration from a server upon initial boot with no manual intervention.
Question 4: In AOS-CX, which command shows the complete MAC address table for a specified VLAN?
- show mac-address-table vlan <id> (Correct answer)
- show mac vlan <id>
- show arp vlan <id>
- show forwarding-table vlan <id>
Correct answer: show mac-address-table vlan <id>
'show mac-address-table vlan <id>' filters the MAC address table to display only entries learned on the specified VLAN.
Question 5: What is the maximum number of LACP (802.3ad) member links supported in a single LAG on Aruba AOS-CX switches?
- 4
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 16
- 32
Correct answer: 8
Aruba AOS-CX supports up to 8 active member links in a single LACP LAG (Link Aggregation Group).
Question 6: Which AOS-CX command verifies that LLDP is receiving neighbor information on interface 1/1/5?
- show lldp neighbor-info 1/1/5
- show lldp neighbors interface 1/1/5 (Correct answer)
- show lldp 1/1/5 detail
- debug lldp interface 1/1/5
Correct answer: show lldp neighbors interface 1/1/5
'show lldp neighbors interface 1/1/5' displays LLDP neighbor information discovered on that specific interface.
Question 7: When an Aruba AOS-CX switch is managed via REST API, which authentication method is typically used for API calls?
- Basic HTTP authentication only
- Cookie-based session token obtained via a login endpoint (Correct answer)
- RADIUS challenge-response
- SSH public key exchange
Correct answer: Cookie-based session token obtained via a login endpoint
AOS-CX REST API uses a cookie-based session token: clients POST credentials to the login endpoint and receive a session cookie for subsequent API requests.
ACSP Switch Configuration & Management 5
Which Aruba AOS-CX command enables remote syslog forwarding to an external logging server?