Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS)

Commitment 5 Days, 7-8 hours a day.
Language English
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Delivery Options Instructor-Led Onsite, Online, and Classroom Live

COURSE OVERVIEW

This 5-day Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS) course prepares you for the HPE Aruba Networking AOS-CX based ACX – Switching certification exams (Written Exam Code: HPE7-A09 and Practical Exam Code: HPE4-A53). Attending this course will teach you the advanced skills necessary to implement and operate enterprise-level HPE Aruba Networking switching solutions. You will build on the skills you learned at the Professional level to configure and manage modern, open standards-based networking solutions using HPE Aruba Networking AOS-CX routing and switching technologies. In this Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS) course, you will learn about AOS-CX switch technologies, such as:

  • Switch virtualization with HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching eXtension (VSX)
  • Redundancy technologies such as Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
  • Link aggregation techniques, including Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP)
  • Securing port access with HPE Aruba Networking Dynamic Segmentation

This Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS) course is approximately 50% lecture and 50% hands-on lab exercises.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?
  • 5 Days of Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS) with an Authorized Aruba Instructor
  • Advanced AOS-CX Switching (AAXSTS) Course Guide
  • Certificate of Completion
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
COURSE OBJECTIVES

After you complete this Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS) course, expect to be able to:

  • Design optimized network architectures using AOS-CX switches.
  • Troubleshoot and monitor networks using a variety of tools, including Command Line Interface (CLI), port mirroring, HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine (NAE), IP SLA, and HPE Aruba Networking Central.
  • Configure and troubleshoot HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching eXtension and other Layer 2 features.
  • Configure optimized network routes using PBR, OSPF, and BGP techniques.
  • Implement virtual routing and route redistribution for a controlled routing architecture.
  • Apply QoS techniques for efficient traffic handling.
  • Employ dynamic segmentation for enhanced security and management.
  • Improve network security using access control lists, control plane policing, and MACsec.
CUSTOMIZE IT
CUSTOMIZE IT
  • We can adapt this Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS) course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
  • If you are familiar with some aspects of this Advanced AOS-CX Switching (AAXSTS) course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
  • We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the Advanced AOS-CX Switching (AAXSTS) course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
  • If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the Advanced AOS-CX Switching (AAXSTS) course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this Advanced AOS-CX Switching Training (AAXSTS) course:

  • The ideal candidate for this course is very familiar with HPE Aruba Networking wired switching solutions, including the ability to implement and optimize enterprise-level HPE Aruba Networking Switching campus LAN solutions. Typical candidates are preparing for the ACX – Switching written and/or ACX – Switching practical exams.
CLASS PREREQUISITES
CLASS PREREQUISITES

The suggested prerequisites for this course are to attend the course or pass the HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional – Switching (ACP – Switching) certification exam.

  • ArubaOS-CX Switching Fundamentals (CXSF)

COURSE SYLLABUS

Wired network design
  • Requirement analysis
  • Two-tier and three-tier network design considerations
  • Switching and routing design principles
Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting principles and methodology
  • Logging and debugging
  • Diagnostic commands
  • Traffic analysis
  • Troubleshooting using HPE Aruba Networking Central
Monitoring and automation
  • Network automation with AOS-CX
  • REST API
  • Sending REST API requests
  • HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine
  • Other monitoring
VSX and L2 technologies
  • VSX
  • VSX best practices
  • VSX troubleshooting
L3 routing and OSPF
  • Policy-based routing
  • Single-area OSPF troubleshooting
  • Multi-area OSPF
Border Gateway Protocol
  • BGP connections
  • BGP advertisements
  • BGP metrics and tuning
  • Route control
Route redistribution
  • Redistribution static routes to OSPF
  • Tuning static to OSPF route redistribution
  • Redistribute OSPF to BGP
VRF and route leaking
  • Virtual routing and forwarding
  • VRF route leaking
Multicast routing
  • IGMP
  • PIM-SM build-up process
  • Static RP configuration
  • Dynamic RP configuration
  • VSX and PIM
  • Multicast deployment
Quality of Service
  • Quality of Service (QoS) overview
  • Ingress stage
  • Prioritization stage
  • Remark QoS
  • Queuing stage
  • Scheduler stage
  • Active queue management
Dynamic Segmentation
  • Overview
  • Understanding user based tunneling
  • Downloadable user roles
Network security
  • Access Control Lists
  • Classifier policy
  • Control Plane Policing
  • User group management
  • Management access using TACACS+
  • DHCP snooping and ARP inspection
  • MACsec
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