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HP HPE6-A80 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | HPE Aruba Networking |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | HP Aruba Certified Design Expert Written Exam (HPE6-A80) |
| Exam Number: | HPE6-A80 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP) |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based questions, Multiple choice questions |
| Recommended Training: | HPE Aruba Official Training Courses |
| Exam Registration: | HPE Aruba Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam delivered via Pearson VUE (online or authorized testing center) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended prerequisite: Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP) or equivalent networking and wireless design experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.hpe.com/us/en/training/certification.html |
HP HPE6-A80 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Campus Network Architecture | - Redundancy and high availability design - Access, distribution, and core design models |
| Topic 2: Security and Access Design | - Authentication and authorization design - Role-based access control and segmentation |
| Topic 3: Wireless LAN Design | - Capacity and coverage design - High-density wireless environments - RF design considerations and planning |
| Topic 4: Network Design Fundamentals | - Design principles for enterprise WLAN and wired networks - High-level architecture planning |
| Topic 5: Aruba Solution Design Concepts | - ArubaOS / ArubaOS CX architecture considerations - Centralized vs distributed design approaches |
| Topic 6: SD-Branch and Remote Networking | - WAN integration and optimization concepts - Branch design and connectivity models |
HPE6-A80 (HP) Exam FAQs: What Candidates Ask Most
HP Aruba Certified Design Expert Written is an official HPE Aruba Networking exam, registered under the code HPE6-A80. A passing score earns you the Aruba Certified Design Expert (ACDX) certification, positioned at the Expert level. The credential also connects to Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP), so it can anchor a broader certification path. Because HPE Aruba Networking designs its exams around real job tasks, holding this certification signals practical skill rather than memorized theory.
Recommended prerequisite: Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP) or equivalent networking and wireless design experience
Vendor policies are revised from time to time, so double-check the eligibility details before registering on the official exam page.
Sign-up for the HP Aruba Certified Design Expert Written exam is handled through the official registration channels listed here.
One practical detail: the exam is delivered Proctored exam delivered via Pearson VUE (online or authorized testing center), so plan your logistics accordingly.
HPE Aruba Networking recommends the following training resources for candidates working toward HP Aruba Certified Design Expert Written.
Training gives you the theory, but repetition locks it in. Pair any course with the 62 practice questions in the ActualCollection HPE6-A80 package and you will know exactly how each topic shows up on exam day.
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HP Aruba Certified Design Expert Written is divided into 6 official domains. Among the headline areas are Network Design Fundamentals, Aruba Solution Design Concepts, and Security and Access Design. Scroll up to the exam topics section for the full breakdown, and use it as a checklist: any line you cannot confidently explain deserves another round of practice.
HP Aruba Certified Design Expert Written Sample Questions:
Refer to the exhibit.
A company needs a new wireless solution for its multi-site network. All branch sites must connect to the main site through secure tunnels over the Internet. The customer requires full redundancy for the Mobility Controllers (MC). Including stateful faiEoverand seamless roaming for the main site.
The architect plans to propose:
- 500 RAPS
- 100 APs at the main campus
- two 7205 MCs
- two 7210 MCS
- one MM appliance
The exhibit snows the existing wired network at the main site, which has a single building with two large floors.
Following the best-practices on design, performance and security, where should the architect plan to connect the MCs?
{Potential locations are numbered in the exhibit.)
- A. one 7205 MC at 3 and one at 4; two 7210 MCs at 1
- B. two 7205 MCs at 2; two 7210 MCs at 1
- C. all of the MCs at 2
- D. two 7205 MCS at 1; two 7210 MCS at 2
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A mall requires a wireless network upgrade to 802 -Max The company that owns the mall wants to provide the APs for the entire mall. However, several of the larger national chain retailers with spaces in the mall want to offer wireless services with their own SSIDs.
These individual retailers also have their own wireless guest services and wireless client devices They have their own corporate infrastructure and want to handle all of this wireless traffic on their own, including terminating the traffic on their own controllers. The mall requires redundancy for its services, out the retailers do not.
Which plan for mobility controllers (MCs) and mobility master (MW) meets the needs of this scenario?
- A. two MCs for the mall company and one MC for each retailer with its own SSIDs, all controlled by the same pair of MMs
- B. two MCs for the mall company and for all of the retailers, both controlled by the same pair of MMs
- C. two MCs for the mail company controlled by a pair of MMS; one standalone MC for each retailer with its own SSIDS
- D. a pair of MMs for the mall company, but not MCs: MMs control one MC for each retailer with its own SSIDs
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A customer has multiple medium and large branch sites, eacri of which requires between S ana 16 APs and supports between 200 and 600 wireless clients, Every branch site has an Internet connection, which it uses to reach the central data center. The customer would prefer the WAN links to be optimized in the solution.
Different use cases require SSID's for tunneled traffic from remote sites to central location, traffic that must remain local on the remote site, and traffic which would need to egress out from remote site Internet connection.
Which branch office solution best meets the customer needs?
- A. IAPs with branch office controllers
- B. lAPs with Aruba central
- C. CAPS and branch office controllers
- D. RAPs and branch office controllers
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A hospital wireless network must support many different types of users and devices, including:
* Visitors who access the Internet
* Admin staff, who run applications such as scheduling
* Medical staff, who look up patient info on their tablets
* Patient monitoring devices, which must not lose any traffic
* Communicator badges, which support real-time voice to allow nurses and doctors to communicate The hospital needs to ensure that the most vital and time-sensitive traffic is prioritized and that visitors do not interfere with hospital applications. The MC should mark traffic that passes through it for an appropriate priority.
Which plan meets the needs? (The plans describe firewall roles and rules but do not need to use correct syntax. Note that security roles are also not included.)
- A. Communicator = Highest. Patient monitoring = Highest. Medical staff = High. Admin staff = Normal: Visitors = Low.
- B. Patient monitoring = Highest. Medical staff = Highest. communicators = High. Admin staff = High. Visitors = Normal.
- C. Medical staff = Highest. Communicator = High. Patient monitoring = High. Admin = High. Visitors = Normal
- D. Medical staff = Highest. Patient monitoring = Highest. Admin staff - High. Communicator = Normal. Visitors = Low.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Refer to the exhibit.
This warehouse has the dimensions shown in the exhibit. The warehouse is 20 feet (6 m) high up to a steel railing on the celling. The shelves are about 16 feet (5m) high, and they hold large containers filled with fluid and metal equipment.
The customer needs consistent wireless coverage throughout the warehouse, mostly to support the tablets that employees use to run Inventory tracking and other applications. The warehouse staff works in shifts of 20.
The architect has selected AP-515S. About how many APs should the architect propose?
- A. about 23-32
- B. about 6-4
- C. about 13-16
- D. about 6-8
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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