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HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional - Data Center

Certification of knowledge and skills to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performing data center infrastructure based on HPE Aruba Networking products.

Licensing authority: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Initial by examination
HPE Network Data Center Professional Exam
Applicant
Candidates new to this certification; no prerequisites for this path.
Assessment
One independently registered proctored written examination, not a practical assessment. No reference material at the testing site. Results are provisional and subject to HPE statistical review.
Delivery
Pearson testing center or OnVUE at home/office, subject to appointment availability and delivery requirements. This Professional examination is not an Aruba Expert exam. The requested future horizon is not a guaranteed seat allocation.
Language Scope
English delivery of HPE7-A05 only; other available languages are not selected.
Path Boundary
Initial certification only. The separately published recertification alternatives are not requirements of this initial path and are not investigated or registered here. No additional examination or aggregate award is introduced.
Registration
Use an HPE profile and the HPE credential management platform to select the eligible exam and finalize a Pearson VUE reservation. Current HPE and Pearson guidance supersedes the data sheet's older exam-account instructions: an HPE Learner ID and a separate Pearson account are no longer required to schedule/take an exam. Learner ID remains required for HPE Learning Partner ILT if attended. A reserved appointment and acceptance of the candidate agreement are required; the profile name must match government-issued picture ID.
Training
Implementing Data Center Networks, Rev. 23.41 (course 0001205541) is listed as Recommended Training. The exam guide advises training and review; neither that advice nor the typical three-year experience profile is converted into a mandatory certification prerequisite.

HPE Network Data Center Professional Exam

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Proctored written examination; Pearson testing center or OnVUE online proctoring; no reference material allowed.
Exam questions
Total questions: 75.
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
65%
Examination outline
  • Plan the low-level design (14%)
    • Create a low-level design from a high-level design for HPE Aruba Networking data center switches
    • Create or validate the BoM from the low-level design
    • Evaluate physical environment and data center infrastructure; recommend necessary changes
  • Install the solution (13%)
    • Stage network equipment for testing before final installation
    • Execute physical installation of equipment
    • Validate the installation
  • Configure the solution (23%)
    • Implement the low-level design using various interface mechanisms
    • Verify that configuration meets design requirements
    • Configure monitoring tools
  • Troubleshoot (15%)
    • Diagnose issues with embedded diagnostic tools
    • Determine issue severity and plan remediation
    • Resolve issues using appropriate tools
  • Create a monitored environment (12%)
    • Monitor performance, availability and system resources using monitoring and reporting tools
    • Establish baselines and define alert thresholds
    • Generate reports of switch and data center health
  • Maintain and optimize (12%)
    • Monitor HPE and third-party release cycles
    • Maintain licenses and subscriptions
    • Optimize traffic
    • Optimize security
    • Optimize automation
  • Integration (11%)
    • Implement switch features integrating and interoperating with server, storage, workload and applications
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