HP HPE2-W07 Selling Aruba Products and Solutions Exam Practice Test

 Aruba Client Match maximizes performance in a dense environment with many different types of devices, enabling staff to communicate and access records more quickly12. Aruba Client Match is a patented RF technology that optimizes client experience by improving connectivity and roaming decisions3. It uses AI and machine learning to understand various media protocols and steer clients to the best APs without disrupting active sessions23.

Aruba as-a-Service solutions offer predictable budgets, converting large capital payments into monthly payments. Aruba as-a-Service solutions enable customers to consume Aruba products and services in a flexible and scalable way that aligns with their business needs and budget constraints. Aruba as-a-Service solutions include SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), NaaS (Network-as-a-Service), and MCS (Managed Connectivity Services).

Aruba AIOps benefits from a much larger data set that ensures problems are more accurately identified, dynamic baselines cut down on alert fatigue, and recommendations are based on AI models, not basic monitoring analytics3. Aruba AIOps is the critical component of Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform), which uses AI and analytics to identify exact root causes with greater than 95% accuracy, auto-remediate network issues, proactively monitor the user experience, tune the network to prevent problems before they occur4.

Schools lack the budget to obtain a reliable wired and wireless network that can handle the increase in devices and connectivity needs for digital learning environments6. Schools face challenges such as aging infrastructure, limited IT staff, security threats, and diverse user demands that require a robust and scalable network solution that can support digital learning initiatives.

Aruba Central offers APIs and an SDK that lets customers integrate many existing tools with Central1. Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) is a cloud-native platform that enables customers to automate, unify, and secure the edge using AI-powered insights2. Aruba Central is part of Aruba ESP and provides cloud-based management for wired, wireless, SD-WAN, and security across campus, branch, remote, and data center locations3.

One distinguishing feature of Aruba NetInsight and User-centric Service Assurance is that they help deliver a better user experience with in-depth network analytics to assess user, device, and application connectivity45. Aruba NetInsight is a cloud-based monitoring and analytics tool that compares similar Wi-Fi networks and provides configuration recommendations for improving network performance and the quality of users’ mobile experience6. Aruba User Experience Insight (UXI) is a solution that uses sensors and end-point agents to test Wi-Fi and application performance from the user perspective and provide proactive alerts and troubleshooting help .

A dentist office wants to provide wireless access for employees and guests, while maintaining high security1. Aruba Instant On is designed for small businesses that need simple and affordable network solutions with enterprise-grade security features26.

Aruba Central offers two benefits that you should explain to a customer who has many branch offices with limited staff of IT generalists: Central is designed for varied expertise levels, with wizards and easy drill-downs3, and Central offers Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) for streamlined deployment with no on-site expertise3. Central is a cloud-based platform that provides unified management, visibility, and analytics for Aruba wired and wireless networks3. Central allows users to easily configure devices, monitor network health and performance, troubleshoot issues, generate reports, and apply policies across multiple sites3. ZTP is a feature that enables devices to automatically download their configuration from Central when they connect to the network for the first time3.

 Aruba’s data center networking solutions exceed Juniper’s capabilities in automation, programming, and integrated analytics. Aruba’s solutions use a cloud-native approach that leverages AI-powered insights and automation to simplify operations and optimize performance. Juniper’s solutions rely on legacy architectures that are complex and rigid.QUESTION NO: 140

A customer wants to integrate Aruba CX switches with the company's own orchestration tool. What should you suggest?

A. Have customer staff use the switch's native UI, which eliminates the need for complex orchestrationB. That the customer team use the switches restfull API to program the integrationC. Customer choose an HPE orchestration tool that best fits aruba's data center solutionsD. Customer use Aruba Clearpass to integrate switches with aruba tool

Answer: B

Some possible suggestions are:

• The customer can use the switches’ RESTful API to program the integration with their own orchestration tool1. The RESTful API provides a simple and consistent way to access and configure the switches using standard HTTP methods1.
• The customer can use Aruba Fabric Composer to integrate the switches with their own orchestration tool3. Aruba Fabric Composer is a software-defined networking (SDN) solution that simplifies data center network operations by automating tasks such as provisioning, troubleshooting, and monitoring3. It also supports integration with third-party orchestration tools such as VMware vCenter, Ansible, and Terraform3.

ArubaOS switches provide a Network AnalyticsEngine (NAE) that helps to monitor, troubleshoot and ensure the health of both the wired and connected wireless network123. This is an advantage over other switches that do not have this feature.

The question that will help qualify the customer for the Aruba SD-Branch solution is option C because it relates to one of the main benefits of this solution: cloud connectivity. The Aruba SD-Branch solution is designed for distributed enterprises that need simplified branch networking with integrated security and cloud management. One of its key features is its ability to provide secure access to cloud services such as SaaS applications, IaaS platforms or public cloud workloads through its built-in firewall, VPN gateway or WAN optimization capabilities. Therefore, asking how they access cloud services and what issues they are seeing with their current router will help identify their pain points and opportunities for improvement with Aruba’s solution.

ArubaOS switches offer a full feature set without the requirement of software licenses1. This reduces the hidden costs of many networking solutions.

The feature of the Aruba 8400 switch that you should explain to the customer is Virtual Switching Extension (VSX). VSX is a cluster technology that allows two VSX switches to run with independent control planes (OSPF/BGP) and present themselves as different routers in the network67. In the data path, however, they function as a single router and support active-active forwarding6. This means that VSX provides high availability, resiliency, and load balancing for both Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic8. VSX also enables hitless software upgrades without any service disruption or packet loss9, which addresses the customer’s concern about having no maintenance window even for core switch software upgrade.

One benefit of Meridian that you should emphasize to a large entertainment venue that needs a location-based solution to enhance the guest experience is that it has built-in Bluetooth-based analytics, which give the customer more insight into how guests are using the space and interacting with the venue’s mobile app4. Meridian is a software platform that enables customers to create their own location-aware mobile apps using Aruba Beacons4. Meridian provides analytics such as dwell time, foot traffic patterns, app usage, and user feedback that can help customers improve their operations, marketing, and guest satisfaction4.

Asking what types of applications and workloads are experiencing issues can help you qualify a customer for an Aruba wireless solution by identifying their pain points and requirements.

Many customers’ IT staff lack adequate time and expertise to manage and secure the network1. Aruba Unified infrastructure solutions can help customers resolve this challenge by simplifying and improving IT operations with a cloud-native single point of control across campus, branch, remote, and data center locations12.

A key advantage of Aruba Central is that it provides single-pane-of-glass management for the complete network, while Cisco offers many different product lines with different management tools. Aruba Central is a cloud-based platform that simplifies the management of wired, wireless, SD-WAN, and security across campus, branch, remote, and data center locations.

The same Aruba APs can be deployed in controllerless Instant mode and then later changed to controlled mode12. This protects the customer’s investment by allowing them to start with a simple and cost-effective controllerless solution and then migrate to a controller-based solution when their needs change or grow. Aruba does not offer a buy-back program for controllerless Instant APs3.

One Aruba solution that you should emphasize meets these requirements is Aruba AirWave with its UCC Analytics dashboard4. Aruba AirWave is a network management tool that provides granular visibility into wired and wireless networks, devices, applications, and users. It also has a UCC Analytics dashboard that monitors key metrics such as call quality, MOS scores, jitter, packet loss, latency, etc., for Microsoft Skype for Business and other UCC applications. It helps IT teams quickly identify and resolve issues affecting UCC performance.

You can pursue more deals, as the wired total addressable market (TAM) is larger than the wireless one2. Aruba switches offer high performance, scalability, security, and intelligence for enterprise networks of any size3.

According to Aruba’s website1, Aruba Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions are solutions that allow customers to consume Aruba’s technology as a service with HPE GreenLake for Aruba. This means that customers can access Aruba’s entire portfolio of networking, security, and edge services without having to own or manage any hardware or software.

What distinguishes an Aruba SaaS solution from a simple subscription-based solution is that with the SaaS solution, Aruba handles maintaining and updating the software2. This means that customers do not have to worry about software patches, upgrades, or licenses. They also get access to the latest features and innovations from Aruba.

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Aruba CX Network Analytics Engine (NAE) provides continuous monitoring and alerts that help IT quickly discover issues and their root causes12. NAE uses simple scripting agents to collect network data and provide insights.

Virtual intranet access (VIA) is part of the Aruba remote networks solution intended for teleworkers and mobile users1. It detects the network environment (trusted and untrusted) of the user and connects the users to the enterprise network1. Branch Gateway, Instant On APs, and Virtual switching extension VSX are not designed for this use case.

Aruba has extensive experience in network security and has created easy-to-use solutions4. Aruba’s Zero Trust Security framework leverages dynamic segmentation, identity-based access policies, and AI-powered threat detection to protect networks from attacks.

Two of the most important values that IT executives consider when making purchasing decisions are:

• They want efficiency to do more with fewer resources. IT executives are under pressure to reduce costs while delivering more value to their organizations. They look for solutions that can optimize network performance, simplify management, automate tasks, and integrate with existing systems.
• They want trust in the network, knowing that it will ensure productivity and security. IT executives need to ensure that their networks can support the increasing demands of digital transformation, such as mobility, cloud, IoT, etc. They look for solutions that can provide reliable connectivity, high availability, scalability, resiliency, compliance, and protection against cyber threats.

You should explain to distinguish the Aruba location-based service solution from a Cisco solution that the Aruba solution can use cost-effective and easy-to-deploy battery-powered beacons or leverage beacons built into existing Aruba Aps while Cisco forces customers to rip and replace existing Aps for location services support12. Aruba beacons are small, low-power wireless transmitters that broadcast radio signals at regular intervals that can be heard and interpreted by iOS and Android devices1. Aruba beacons can be deployed as standalone devices powered by batteries or USB, or integrated into select Aruba Aps1. Cisco location-based services rely on Cisco Aironet Active Sensor devices that require external power supplies and Ethernet connections2.

They need management solutions that are faster to deploy and easier to scale1. Cloud-based network management provides a single dashboard for managing and optimizing networks across different locations and devices23.

Air Slice provides rate- and application-based quality of service (QoS) that improves users’ experience on the network by allocating resources dynamically.