HP HPE6-A86 Practice Exams
Last updated on Sep 12,2026- Exam Code: HPE6-A86
- Exam Name: HPE Network Switching Associate Exam
- Certification Provider: HP
- Latest update: Sep 12,2026
Which two commands can help verify if a VLAN is correctly assigned to a switch port? (Select TWO)
- A . show arp
- B . show ip route
- C . show vlan
- D . show interfaces switchport
Which two Aruba solutions provide AI-powered network monitoring? (Select TWO)
- A . Aruba NetEdit
- B . Aruba Central
- C . Aruba ClearPass
- D . Aruba UXI
What is a key advantage of Aruba’s AOS-CX operating system?
- A . It supports only CLI-based management
- B . It offers a fully programmable and modular OS
- C . It requires manual software updates
- D . It only supports Layer 2 switching
Which Layer 2 redundancy protocol prevents loops in a switched network?
- A . RIP
- B . OSPF
- C . STP
- D . BGP
Which command displays the current VLAN configuration on an Aruba switch?
- A . show vlan
- B . show running-config vlan
- C . show vlan brief
- D . show interfaces vlan
A switch port is up, but no traffic is being forwarded.
What could be a possible reason?
- A . The port is in a blocking state due to STP
- B . The IP address is incorrect
- C . The switch does not support VLANs
- D . The switch is running in LACP passive mode
Which command is used to verify VLAN configurations on an Aruba switch?
- A . show running-config vlan
- B . show vlan
- C . show ip route
- D . show spanning-tree
What is the default STP mode on Aruba switches?
- A . PVST+
- B . RSTP
- C . BPDU Guard
- D . MSTP
An Aruba switch is not responding to SSH or SNMP management requests.
Which step should the administrator take first?
- A . Check if the management VLAN is active
- B . Restart all connected switches
- C . Disable LACP on the uplink
- D . Upgrade the switch firmware
A network engineer needs to automate switch configurations across multiple Aruba devices using scripted commands and APIs.
Which Aruba tool should they use?
- A . Aruba Central
- B . AirWave
- C . ClearPass
- D . NetEdit