Free HPE Networking CX 10000 Exam Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the HPE Networking CX 10000 Exam practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1Which component executes stateful services in a CX 10000 distributed services switch?

   1. A.The distributed services moduleCorrect answer: A
   2. B.The Policy and Services Manager
   3. C.The Fabric Composer controller
   4. D.The AOS-CX management plane

   Explanation: The guide calls the DSM "the stateful services execution engine of the DSS". PSM manages policies, Fabric Composer orchestrates the fabric, and AOS-CX supplies the switch operating system and management plane.

   Reference: AMD Pensando Policy and Services Manager for Aruba CX 10000: User Guide — Glossary, page 13

2. 2For Fabric Composer 7.2 on VMware, which statement correctly describes how to select a small fabric size?

   1. A.The OVA method offers the small-size selection
   2. B.The ISO method offers the small-size selectionCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Both methods offer only the large-size selection
   4. D.Both methods offer the small-size selection

   Explanation: The guide states: "Use the ISO method if you want to configure the VM for a Small fabric size." This supports the selected option under the specified version and conditions.

   Reference: HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer 7.2.0 Installation Guide — Installation Considerations, Guidelines and Restrictions, page 11

3. 3What is a primary purpose of Aruba Fabric Composer?

   1. A.Orchestrate leaf-spine provisioning and operationsCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Execute stateful inspection inside each switch DSM
   3. C.Provide the routing and switching operating system
   4. D.Manage authentication policies inside the PSM

   Explanation: The user guide states: "simplifies and accelerates leaf-spine network provisioning and day-to-day operations" The remaining choices confuse orchestration with execution or physical hardware.

   Reference: Aruba Fabric Composer 6.4.0 User Guide — About the Aruba Fabric Composer, page 14

4. 4Which Guided Setup action discovers new switches in Fabric Composer 6.4?

   1. A.SwitchesCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Fabric
   3. C.DNS Configuration
   4. D.VSX Configuration

   Explanation: The guide states: "In Guided Setup, click Switches to open the wizard and enter the details of the switches to be discovered" The other actions configure fabrics or services after discovery.

   Reference: Aruba Fabric Composer 6.4.0 User Guide — Maintenance, Discover Switches, page 194

5. 5Which policy object groups endpoints identified by IPv4 addresses or VM names and tags?

   1. A.Endpoint groupCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Service qualifier
   3. C.Application
   4. D.Policy group

   Explanation: The guide states: "create collection of endpoints that can be defined by IPv4 or VMname/Tag." Other policy objects organize services or policies, not this endpoint collection.

   Reference: Aruba Fabric Composer 6.4.0 User Guide — Configurations: Policy, Endpoint Groups, page 176

6. 6In PSM 1.62.2, what does the help icon show when viewing the Networks overview?

   1. A.Help for the displayed Networks viewCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Help for the most recently edited role
   3. C.Help for the Dashboard only
   4. D.Help for the System Upgrade view

   Explanation: The guide states: "clicking the help icon while in the Networks overview will display descriptive help and examples on how to create a Network object" Help follows the currently displayed GUI context.

   Reference: AMD Pensando Policy and Services Manager for Aruba CX 10000: User Guide — The PSM Graphical User Interface, Online Help, page 32

7. 7Which Fabric Composer visualization includes host virtual elements such as VMs and vSwitches alongside their paths to fabric switches?

   1. A.Host VisualizationCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Network Visualization
   3. C.Statistics Visualization
   4. D.Dashboard switch inventory

   Explanation: The guide states: "Host Visualization enables you to view and obtain information about the host environment, as well as paths and port connections to Aruba Fabric Composer." The host view supplies host elements and connectivity.

   Reference: Aruba Fabric Composer 6.4.0 User Guide — Visualizations, Host Visualization, page 214

8. 8Which traffic pattern is a primary target of the CX 10000's distributed stateful firewall in a leaf-spine data center fabric?

   1. A.Management traffic between PSM cluster nodes
   2. B.East-west traffic between workloadsCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Control traffic from the switch to PSM
   4. D.North-south traffic at the data center perimeter

   Explanation: The guide states that the CX 10000 provides "a distributed stateful firewall for east-west traffic". The other choices misidentify its traffic scope.

   Reference: AMD Pensando Policy and Services Manager for Aruba CX 10000: User Guide — Firewall Policy Functionality and Configuration, page 58

9. 9According to the Fabric Composer 7.2 host requirements table, what is the minimum RAM for a small VMware VM?

   1. A.8 GBCorrect answer: A
   2. B.16 GB
   3. C.24 GB
   4. D.48 GB

   Explanation: The guide states: "Small: 8 switches maximum (1 minimum) 2 integrations maximum (1 minimum) VMware VM 2 CPUs 8 GB 100 GB" This supports the selected option under the specified version and conditions.

   Reference: HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer 7.2.0 Installation Guide — Installation Considerations, Host Requirements, page 11

10. 10In Fabric Composer, what is the name for the single entity formed from an orchestrated set of switches?

    1. A.A fabricCorrect answer: A
    2. B.A VRF
    3. C.A VLAN
    4. D.A VSX pair

    Explanation: The guide says "Aruba Fabric Composer orchestrates a discrete set of switches as a single entity called a fabric". VRFs, VLANs and VSX pairs have different scopes and purposes.

    Reference: Aruba Fabric Composer 6.4.0 User Guide — About the Aruba Fabric Composer, page 14