HP HPE7-A04 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: HPE7-A04
- Exam Name: Aruba Certified Data Center Architect Exam
- Certification Provider: HP
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
What is the transit VLAN that runs between VSX members?
- A . Must not be assigned IP addresses on any switch.
- B . It is used as a keepAlive mechanism
- C . It is a routed VLAN allowed in the ISL to ensure that the two switches within a VSX pair can learn routes from one another, in potential failover situations
- D . Must be assigned identical IP address on both of the switches
Loopback addresses are very useful for troubleshooting and for device management.
What is true about the loopback interfaces?
- A . Not required for underlay connectivity using OSPF
- B . Should be avoided if NSX is used as an overlay
- C . Not required for EVPN VXLAN
- D . They need to be advertised for underlay connectivity when using OSPF
Mention two advantages of the ToR switches in Data Center Design
- A . Less unused ports on the switches
- B . Possibly less expensive
- C . Less cable sprawl
- D . Better issue isolation
In one of the spine and leaf designs, VMware vSphere is used including VMware NSX. OSPF is used for routing protocol across the spine and leaf topology.
What do you need to consider in this design? (Select three)
- A . Adding an anycast loopback interface on each VSX pair
- B . Using a L2 MTU of 9198 on leaf-to-spine links
- C . Using an IP MTU of 9198 on leaf-to-spine links
- D . Enabling OSPF in passive interface mode on the NSX transport VLAN
Which of the following CX switches support VSF stacking technology?
- A . 6200
- B . 8100
- C . 6400
- D . 6100
You are planning a leaf and spine topology for a data center. The campus is in a different building; the customer wants to connect the campus network directly to the data center network.
To which data center switch or switches do you connect the campus core switches?
- A . To two service leaf switches, which are dedicated to connecting the spine and leaf topology to external networks
- B . To two L3 edge switches, which are dedicated to connecting the spine and leaf topology to external networks
- C . To two border leaf switches, which are dedicated to connecting the spine and leaf topology to external networks
- D . To two L2 edge switches, which are dedicated to connecting the spine and leaf topology to external networks
CX Switches come with trusted platform modules (TPM).
What is the function of TPM?
- A . TPM stores a certificate signed by an HPE Aruba Networking Certification Authority (CA).
- B . TPM prevents customers from loading certificates signed by the CA of their choice to the switches
- C . TPM is just a convenient name to allow users to connect to the switch securely
- D . TPM stores a certificate signed by GeoTrust Certification Authority (CA).
You are adding EVPN VXLAN to an L3 spine and leaf topology that uses OSPF for the underlay. You plan to use a single BGP AS.
Which design for EVPN neighbors is correct?
- A . Leaf switches should establish iBGP sessions with other leaf switches using their VXLAN loopback IPs. Route reflectors are not required
- B . The border leaf switches should act as route reflectors and specify the leaf switches’ VXLAN loopback IPs as route reflector clients
- C . At least one spine switch should act as route reflector and specify the leaf switches’ unique loopback IPs as route reflector clients
- D . Leaf switches should establish iBGP sessions with spine switches on their actual P2P link IP addresses. Route reflectors are not required
What does a five-nines requirement in a service agreement refer to?
- A . Compliance with a particular section of PCI DSS
- B . Unplanned downtime less than .001% of the service term
- C . Five layers of redundancy in the network design
- D . Future-proof solution designed to last five or more years
What is true about the VSX switches in EVPN VXLAN?
- A . You should make the two switches in the VSX pair operate as a single logical VTEP
- B . VSX stacking and EVPN VXLAN are mutually exclusive
- C . Each member of the VSX acts as standalone from the EVPN VXLAN perspective