HPE7-A13 HPE Networking Campus Access Architect Expert Written Exam Practice Questions
Prepare for HPE7-A13 with more than an answer.
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Domains covered on the exam 4
- Discover Requirements20%
- Build a high-level design30%
- Document the Design30%
- Propose the Solution20%
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You are creating a functional diagram for an EVPN-VXLAN campus architecture. The customer requires strict macro-segmentation between 'Corporate', 'Guest', and 'IoT' traffic across the entire campus. In your logical design, how should this requirement be mapped to the EVPN-VXLAN overlay construct?
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Correct answer: C
In an EVPN-VXLAN architecture, macro-segmentation is achieved by mapping different tenant or security zones (like Corp, Guest, IoT) to dedicated VRFs. Each VRF is then associated with a unique Layer 3 Virtual Network Identifier (L3VNI) in the VXLAN overlay, ensuring complete routing separation across the fabric.
flowchart LR subgraph Underlay [OSPF/BGP Underlay] Core((Core Fabric)) end subgraph VTEP1 [Access Switch 1] VRF1[VRF: Corp - L3VNI 10001] VRF2[VRF: Guest - L3VNI 10002] VRF3[VRF: IoT - L3VNI 10003] end subgraph VTEP2 [Access Switch 2] VRF1b[VRF: Corp - L3VNI 10001] VRF2b[VRF: Guest - L3VNI 10002] VRF3b[VRF: IoT - L3VNI 10003] end VTEP1 Core VTEP2 - 2
A retail customer with 500 small branch locations requires a new network design. The branches have no local IT staff. The requirements dictate zero-touch provisioning for all access points and switches, centralized visibility, AI-driven troubleshooting, and the ability to define global SSIDs that automatically deploy to all sites. Which TWO HPE Aruba Networking technologies must be included in the high-level design to satisfy these requirements? (Select TWO)
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Correct answer: D, E
Aruba Central is the cloud-native management platform required for Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP), global configuration management, and AI-driven troubleshooting (AIOps) across distributed environments.
AOS-10 is the modern, distributed WLAN architecture designed to be managed exclusively by Aruba Central, eliminating the need for physical mobility controllers at each branch while supporting global SSIDs and cloud-native management.
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When designing a large campus network, an architect is evaluating whether to use Aruba Central NetConductor or a manually configured EVPN-VXLAN fabric using CLI/API. The customer has a lean IT team, requires end-to-end global policy enforcement based on user identity, and wants to minimize the operational overhead of managing fabric tunnels. What is the primary architectural trade-off the architect must accept if they select Central NetConductor?
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Correct answer: B
Aruba Central NetConductor orchestrates EVPN-VXLAN fabrics and global policy using a cloud-native control plane. The primary trade-off is the reliance on Aruba Central (cloud) for orchestration and management, meaning the customer cannot maintain a completely air-gapped, locally managed fabric as they could with manual CLI/API configuration.
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As a Lead Architect, you are conducting a current-state discovery for a manufacturing plant planning to upgrade its campus access network. The customer currently operates a flat Layer 2 network using legacy third-party switches and wants to migrate to an HPE Aruba Networking routed access design. Which specific piece of current-state information is most critical to capture during discovery to prevent broadcast storms during the phased migration?
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Correct answer: A
During a phased migration from a legacy Layer 2 network to a routed access design, the new and old networks will temporarily coexist. Understanding the specific STP variant (e.g., PVST+, MSTP, RSTP) and root bridge placement is critical to ensure Layer 2 interoperability and prevent loops or broadcast storms during the transition.
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During a requirements gathering workshop for a new university campus network, stakeholders provide various statements about what the new system must achieve. Which TWO of the following statements represent non-functional requirements rather than functional requirements? (Select TWO)
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Correct answer: B, E
Scalability (supporting 25,000 concurrent clients) is a non-functional requirement as it defines the performance capacity of the system rather than a specific feature or behavior.
Non-functional requirements specify 'how well' a system must perform its functions, such as performance, availability, and scalability metrics. 99.999% availability is a classic non-functional requirement.
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A financial institution requires a new campus core network. The CIO states: 'Our trading floor applications cannot tolerate any dropped packets during maintenance windows or switch upgrades.' As an architect, how should you translate this business requirement into a specific HPE Aruba Networking technical requirement?
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Correct answer: B
The business requirement demands hitless upgrades. In the HPE Aruba Networking CX portfolio, Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) combined with VSX Live Upgrade allows for independent control planes and orchestrated firmware upgrades that result in near-zero packet loss, directly satisfying the CIO's requirement.
