AOS-CX Switching Fundamentals

Course Duration

5 Days

Audience

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites

Basic networking knowledge (OSI model, IP addressing, VLANs, spanning tree). No prior AOS-CX experience required.

Course Description

This course prepares you for the updated AOS-CX switching-based ACA - Switching certification exam (HPE6-A86). Attending this course will teach you the fundamental skills to configure and manage modern, open standard-based networking solutions using HPE Aruba Networking's AOS-CX routing and switching technologies. This 5-day course consists of approximately 60% lecture and 40% hands-on lab exercises to help you understand how to implement and validate small to medium enterprise network solutions. In this course, you will learn AOS-CX switch technologies such as: - Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) - Redundancy technologies such as Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) - Link aggregation techniques, including Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) - Switch virtualization with HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching Framework (VSF). You also learn about IP Routing, including static and dynamic routing with Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

Learning Objectives

• Identify the best HPE Aruba Networking switching portfolio products for various network types and sizes
• Install devices running the HPE Aruba networking AOS-CX network operating system
• Configure network segmentation using Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs)
• Demonstrate creating network efficiency with stacking, virtualization, and routing such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Deploy secure management and maintenance methodologies

Course Outline

Course Modules

• AOS-CX Switching Portfolio
• Network designs
• Switching Portfolio
• Switching Fundamentals
• Switching contexts
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Basic configuration
• VLANs
• Domains - Collision and broadcast
• LANs and VLANs
• 802.1Q
• Forwarding Tables
• Spanning Tree
• Purpose
• Redundant networks
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
• Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
• Link Aggregation
• Overview and interface requirements
• Static and dynamic LAGs
• Load sharing
• Switch Stacking and Extension
• Operational planes
• Virtual Switching Framework (VSF)
• Layer 3 Routing
• Intro to routing
• IP routes and default gateways
• Inter-VLAN routing
• Packet delivery
• IP Routing Fundamentals
• Principles of routing
• Routing tables
• Routing protocols
• Dynamic IP Routing
• Intro to OSPFv2
• Neighbor relationships
• OSPF network types
• Quality of Service
• Intro to Quality of Service (QoS)
• Packet classification and marking
• Queuing
• Rate Limiting
• Network Security Fundamentals
• Security fundamentals
• Port access
• Captive Portal
• Secure Management and Maintenance
• Secure management
• Maintenance

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