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1. Question 1

   Your organization is integrating Aruba wireless infrastructure with an existing 802.1X authentication system using EAP-TLS. During a pilot deployment, some clients fail to authenticate despite having valid certificates, and logs show EAP fragmentation timeouts. The RADIUS server logs show successful client certificate validation, but the authentication never completes. What are the most likely causes and appropriate corrective actions? (Select two)

   AThe RADIUS server is not configured to support EAP fragmentation reassembly, and the Aruba AP MTU size is too small to accommodate the full EAP-TLS exchange with certificate chains.
   

   BThe EAP-TLS timeout on the Aruba AP is set too aggressively, and the RADIUS server certificate is not properly synchronized with the AP trust store, causing the AP to abort the exchange.
   

   CThe wireless SSID is configured with WPA2-Personal instead of WPA2-Enterprise, preventing the AP from processing EAP frames regardless of RADIUS configuration.
   

   DThe RADIUS accounting port (1813) is blocked between the AP and RADIUS server, causing the authentication server to timeout before sending the Access-Accept message.
   

   EThe EAP-TLS protocol version on the AP is set to 1.2 when the RADIUS server only supports 1.0, creating an incompatibility that prevents completion.
   

   Correct answer: A, B

   This is a complex troubleshooting scenario reflecting real-world EAP-TLS integration challenges on the HPE7-A01 exam.

   Correct Answers:

   Option 1: EAP-TLS uses large certificate chains that often exceed standard Ethernet MTU (1500 bytes). If the AP's MTU or the RADIUS server's reassembly buffer is insufficient, fragmented EAP packets will timeout. This is a common cause of mysterious EAP-TLS failures where RADIUS logs show success but clients don't authenticate.

   Option 2: EAP-TLS timeouts on the AP (typically 30-60 seconds default) must accommodate the client's certificate processing time plus server response time. If set too low, legitimate exchanges fail. Additionally, if the AP doesn't trust the RADIUS server's certificate (trust store mismatch), the AP itself will fail the EAP exchange even if RADIUS accepts the client.

   Incorrect Options:

   Option 3: The SSID is configured as WPA2-Enterprise (implied by EAP-TLS requirement), not Personal. This is a configuration error, not the cause of timeouts after RADIUS validation.

   Option 4: Accounting (port 1813) is separate from authentication (1812). Authentication failures happen on port 1812; accounting doesn't block authentication.

   Option 5: EAP-TLS version negotiation happens at the record layer, not as a fixed setting. Mismatches don't cause fragmentation timeouts—they cause negotiation failures, not partial completion.

2. Question 2

   Due to a shipping error, five (5) Aruba AP-515S and one (1) Aruba CX 6300 were sent directly to your new branch office You have configured a new group persona for the new branch office devices in Central, but you do not know their MAC addresses or serial numbers The office manager is instructed via text message on their smartphone to onboard all the new hardware into Aruba Central

   What application must the office manager use on their phone to complete this task?

   AAruba Onboard App
   

   BAruba Central App
   

   CAruba CX Mobile App
   

   DAruba installer App
   

   Correct answer: D

   Aruba Installer App is a mobile app that simplifies site installations and enables network connectivity for Aruba devices. The app allows the user to scan the barcode of the device and add it to the network using Aruba Central.The app also automates importing Aruba devices into Aruba NetEdit for intelligent configuration management and continuous conformance validation

   
   

3. Question 3

   A large retail client is looking to generate a rich set of contextual data based on the location information of wireless clients in their stores Which standard uses Round Trip Time (RTT) and Fine Time Measurements (FTM) to calculate the distance a client is from an AP?

   A802.11ah
   

   B802.11mc
   

   C802.11be
   

   D802.11V
   

   Correct answer: B

   802.11mc is a standard that uses Round Trip Time (RTT) and Fine Time Measurements (FTM) to calculate the distance a client is from an AP. 802.11mc defines a protocol for exchanging FTM frames between an AP and a client, which contain timestamps that indicate when the frames were transmitted and received. By measuring the RTT of these frames, the AP or the client can estimate their distance based on the speed of light. The other options are incorrect because they either do not use RTT or FTM or do not exist as standards. Reference: https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/wp/WP_WiFi6.pdf https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/ds/DS_AP510Series.pdf

   
   

4. Question 4

   You are working on a network where the customer has a dedicated router with redundant Internet connections Tor outbound high-importance real-time audio streams from their datacenter All of this traffic.

   * originates from a single subnet

   * uses a unique range of UDP ports

   * is required to be routed to the dedicated router

   All other traffic should route normally The SVI for the subnet containing the servers originating the traffic is located on the core routing switch in the datacenter What should be configured?

   AConfigure a new OSPF area including both the core routing switch and the dedicated router
   

   BConfigure a BGP link between the core routing switch and the dedicated router and route filtering.
   

   CConfigure Policy Based Routing (PBR) on the core routing switch for the VRF with the servers' SVI
   

   DConfigure a dedicated VRF on the core routing switch and make the dedicated router the default route.
   

   Correct answer: C

   The reason is that PBR allows you to route packets based on policies that match certain criteria, such as source or destination IP addresses, ports, protocols, etc. PBR can also be used to set metrics, next-hop addresses, or tag traffic for different routes.

   
   

5. Question 5

   A campus network requires high availability across multiple buildings with redundant connections to the core. You are implementing a Layer 2 switching topology with rapid failover capabilities. The customer has specified that convergence time must not exceed 2 seconds when an uplink fails. Which of the following mechanisms should you implement to meet this requirement? (Select all that apply.)

   ARapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) with PortFast enabled on access ports and uplinkFast on distribution layer switches
   

   BMultiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) configured to allow different VLANs to take different paths through the network topology
   

   CSpanning Tree Protocol (STP) with default timers to ensure stable convergence across all network segments
   

   DStatic port blocking on redundant links combined with manual failover procedures documented in operational runbooks
   

   ELink Aggregation with LACP configured on all uplinks to provide automatic failover without topology recalculation
   

   Correct answer: A, B

   RSTP and MSTP are the correct choices for sub-2-second convergence. RSTP improves upon standard STP with faster convergence through active topology verification and PortFast/uplinkFast features, typically achieving 2-3 second convergence. MSTP provides similar speed while allowing VLAN-based path optimization. Standard STP uses default timers (30+ seconds for convergence) and is too slow for this requirement. Static port blocking requires manual intervention and does not provide automatic failover. While Link Aggregation with LACP provides redundancy, it operates at Layer 1/2 and does not address Layer 2 topology convergence issues; in fact, LACP does not cause topology recalculation in the way spanning tree protocols do—it operates as a separate link bundling mechanism.