HPE Aruba ACSA (HPE7-A01) Exam Study Guide

Aruba Certified Switching Associate prep — AOS-CX switching, VLANs, STP, VSX, OSPF, security, QoS, NAE automation, and exam strategy.

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Chapter Guides

  1. 1 Introduction to HPE Aruba CX Switching and the ACSA Exam
  2. 2 AOS-CX CLI, Configuration Management, and Initial Setup
  3. 3 Layer 2 Switching: VLANs, Trunks, and MAC Learning
  4. 4 Spanning Tree Protocol and Loop Prevention on AOS-CX
  5. 5 Link Aggregation, LACP, and VSX Multi-Chassis LAG
  6. 6 Layer 3 Routing — Static Routes, OSPF, and VRRP/Active-Gateway
  7. 7 Switch Security: Authentication, Access Control, and Port Security
  8. 8 Quality of Service, Multicast Snooping, and DHCP Services
  9. 9 Monitoring, Automation, and the Network Analytics Engine (NAE)
  10. 10 Troubleshooting, Upgrade Workflows, and Exam Strategy