Practice Free HPE7-A08 Exam Online Questions
You are configuring ClearPass to profile devices using the Data Interface in SPAN mode.
What configuration is required on a CX switch?
- A . Inspect the summary of the packets in real time on the switch using tcpdump.
- B . Configure a mirror session to the CPU, use tshark to capture to a PCAP file.
- C . Configure a mirror session with another port on the switch as the destination.
- D . Configure a mirror session using ERSPAN to a computer running Wireshark.
Refer to the exhibit from and HPE Aruba Networking CX6000:

Two CX 6000 switches are interconnected with LAG 1 .
Based on the output, which statement is true?
- A . The local switch is configured with LACP mode passive.
- B . The remote switch is configured with LACP mode static.
- C . The remote switch is configured with LACP mode passive.
- D . The local switch is configured with LACP mode active.
Your customer’s CISO would like to deploy colorless ports across the network.
Which will you need to configure to meet this requirement?
- A . 802.1Q
- B . 802.1X
- C . 802.11X
- D . 802.1AD
A recent routing change has caused an outage to one of your customer’s branch sites. You are about to run the command below. copy checkpoint 20240722 running-config
Which troubleshooting methodology does this exemplify?
- A . Replace configuration
- B . Top-down/Bottom up
- C . Spot the difference
- D . Divide and conquer
A cabling technician has relocated an access point to your company’s boardroom. Users are now reporting choppy video when making a video call from their devices in the boardroom.
Which troubleshooting methodology would be the most suitable to start?
- A . Top-down/Bottom-up
- B . Divide and conquer
- C . Replace configuration
- D . Follow the path
Which statement about managing VSX switches in HPE Aruba Networking Central is true when one of the switches may not be fully configured?
- A . Configuration using MultiEdit is not possible.
- B . VSX sync can have configuration sync issues.
- C . Requires switches to run firmware 10.13.x or later.
- D . Configuration using the UI interface is not possible.
Your customer is a large hotel that would like to use a single VLAN per floor and isolate each room’s wired network from the others.
Which CX switch feature should you recommend for the simplest solution?
- A . PVLAN
- B . VPN
- C . UBT
- D . VXLAN
You have added a switch with existing configuration to an existing group in HPE Aruba Networking Central but the configuration is not synchronizing.
What could cause this?
- A . Only switches with factory default config can be added to a group with existing config.
- B . Aruba-central support mode has not been enabled locally on the switch.
- C . The switch is still pending authorization on the organization settings page.
- D . The switch is configured in a VSX pair, which HPE Aruba Networking Central does not support.
You have attempted to configure DHCP snooping, but it is not working as expected .

Based on the output, what do you need to configure?
- A . Enable dhcpv4-snooplng globally.
- B . Enable dhcpv4-snooplng on VLAN 100.
- C . Configure an authorized DHCP server
- D . Configure a dhcpv4 trusted interface
How would the route type affect the configuration if an OSPF configuration has several external routers?
- A . If you have a primary exit with a secondary backup, you must choose E1, the primary with a lower default metric than the secondary.
- B . If you want to consider internal and external costs equally, use E2 routes.
- C . If you want to leverage all paths to destinations, use E2 with the same default metric.
- D . If you want to use the closet exit point, use E2 with appropriate seed metric.
