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HPE HPE7-A08 Network Switching Professional Exam Practice Questions, practice question pack
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HPE HPE7-A08 Network Switching Professional Exam Practice Questions

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Question 1

You are planning a 10 Gbps link between two CX switches.

Which type of SFP port will be required?

  1. SFP28
  2. SFP+
  3. SFP
  4. QSFP+
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Correct answer: B. SFP+

A 10 Gbps link between two CX switches uses SFP+ ports and SFP+ transceivers or DAC cables. SFP+ keeps the small SFP form factor but raises the supported data rate to 10 Gbps, which is why access and aggregation switches use SFP+ uplinks for 10 Gbps connections. The other port types are built for different speeds: SFP for 1 Gbps, SFP28 for 25 Gbps and QSFP+ for 40 Gbps.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. SFP28 is the 25 Gbps port type, not the standard choice for a 10 Gbps link.
  • C. SFP ports are limited to 1 Gbps.
  • D. QSFP+ is a four-lane 40 Gbps port type.

Question 2

Your customer is concerned about users connecting unmanaged switches to the network and causing outages.

Which CX switch feature should you recommend?

  1. Port security
  2. BPDU Guard
  3. Loop protection
  4. MAC authentication
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Correct answer: C. Loop protection

Unmanaged switches do not take part in spanning tree and simply drop or flood BPDUs, so a loop created through one of them is invisible to spanning tree and its protections. Loop protection solves this: the CX switch sends its own loop protection packets on the enabled ports or VLANs, and if a packet returns to the same switch a loop exists, so the transmitting port is disabled by default. This makes loop protection the feature to recommend when users may plug unmanaged switches into edge ports and cause outages.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. Port security limits learned MAC addresses but does not detect loops.
  • B. BPDU Guard only reacts to received BPDUs, which unmanaged switches do not send.
  • D. MAC authentication controls access per device but does not stop a loop through an unmanaged switch.

Question 3

You have added a switch with existing configuration to an existing group in HPE Aruba Networking Central but the configuration is not synchronizing.

What could cause this?

  1. The switch is configured in a VSX pair, which HPE Aruba Networking Central does not support.
  2. Only switches with factory default config can be added to a group with existing config.
  3. Configuration auto-commit has been disabled for the group in HPE Aruba Networking Central.
  4. The switch is still pending authorization on the organization settings page.
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Correct answer: B. Only switches with factory default config can be added to a group with existing config.

When a switch already carrying its own configuration is added to a group in HPE Aruba Networking Central that also has a configuration, the two configurations conflict and the group configuration does not synchronize to the switch. Central expects a switch joining a configured group to start from factory default settings so that the group configuration can be applied cleanly. Resetting the switch to factory defaults, or creating a new group from the switch configuration, resolves the issue.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. Central supports managing switches configured as a VSX pair.
  • C. Auto-commit affects when changes are committed, not whether a configured switch can join the group.
  • D. A switch pending authorization would not be shown in the group at all.

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What’s in the HPE HPE7-A08 Network Switching Professional pack

  • 168 questions mapped to the HPE7-A08 exam objectives
  • Answers and explanations for every question, including the wrong options
  • A questions-only PDF for timed practice runs
  • Delivered by email shortly after checkout
  • Free monthly updates
  • Pass or your money back

Another HPE7-A08 attempt means paying the fee again, plus weeks of restudying. HPE prices its exams by country, and Pearson VUE shows your fee when you book. This pack is US$39, paid once, and refunded if you fail.

What makes the HPE7-A08 hard

HPE7-A08 is an implementation exam: 75 questions in 2 hours with a 65% pass mark. Installing and configuring the wired solution is the biggest objective at 33%, and troubleshooting is next at 27%. Expect AOS-CX configuration and show output, not definitions.

Creating the implementation plan is 18%, and managing, maintaining, optimising and monitoring the network is 22%. The scope runs across branch, edge and core, with features such as VSX, multicast, QoS, security and solution integration. Most hard questions give you a symptom and ask which configuration line is missing.

About the exam

HPE7-A08 (HPE Network Switching Professional) earns the HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional - Switching certification. It verifies advanced skills to implement and operate enterprise HPE Aruba Networking switching solutions across multiple sites, including branch, edge and core. Proctored exam, 75 questions, 2 hours, passing score 65%.

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