Free HPE6-A72: Aruba Certified Switching Associate Exam Questions and Answers

Last updated: August 30, 2026

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HPE6-A72

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1. Question #1

   Refer to the exhibit. What command will display the debug l2mac events?

   • A. show module L2MAC
   • B. show debug terminal
   • C. show debug buffer module L2MAC
   • D. show debug all
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2. Question #2

   Which command will suppress LLDP messages from egressing on a given port while still allowing LLDP to be enabled on the switch?

   • A. switch(config-if)# no lldp interface (port) transmit
   • B. switch(config-if)# no lldp transmit
   • C. switch(config-if)# no lldp receive
   • D. switch(config)# no lldp
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3. Question #3

   Refer to the exhibit. Switch-1 is not the root bridge. The ports shown are all the connected pointtopoint interfaces. What Role (hidden by the blue rectangle) will be assigned to the Lag 1 interface?

   • A. Alternate
   • B. Backup
   • C. Root
   • D. Designated
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4. Question #4

   Interface 1/1/1 is up Admin state is up Link transitions: 1 Description: TO_PC-1 Hardware: Ethernet, MAC Address: 00:11:22:33:44:55 MTU 1500 Type 1GbT Full-duplex qos trust none Speed 1000 Mb/s Auto-negotiation is on Flow-control: off Error-control: off MDI mode: MDIX VLAN Mode: access Access VLAN: 1111 Which command will produce the above output?

   • A. show interface vlan 1111
   • B. show interface 1/1/1
   • C. show interface gigabit 1/1/1
   • D. show vlan 1111
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5. Question #5

   What command displays information regarding the secondary image installed on an AOS-CX switch?

   • A. show secondary
   • B. show version detail
   • C. show version
   • D. show images
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6. Question #6

   What is the correct description of a Multi-Layer Switch?

   • A. a switch with Layer 3 routing capabilities but lacks any Layer 1 features as a consequence
   • B. any switch that supports PoE, LLDP-MED and Flow Control
   • C. has all the functionality of a Layer 2 switch and most of the functionality of a Layer 3 router
   • D. multi-Layer refers specifically to using chassis switches with several line cards over stack port switches
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7. Question #7

   Refer to the exhibit. Using the static IP address configured above, what is the converted binary value of the third octet assigned to the local interface?

   • A. 11010101
   • B. 10110001
   • C. 1001011
   • D. 11111000
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8. Question #8

   Refer to the exhibit. Traffic is failing between Core-1 and Host-B. IP addressing has correctly been applied, and all interfaces are attached to the vrf GREEN. Which configuration will correct the issue?

   • A. Core-2(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.1.1.1 vrf GREEN Host-B: assign the default-gateway address 10.1.20.181
   • B. Core-1(config)# ip route 10.1.20.0/24 10.1.1.2 vrf GREENHost-B: assign the default-gateway address 10.1.20.181
   • C. Core-1(config)# ip route 10.1.20.0/24 10.1.1.2 vrf GREENHost-B: assign the default-gateway address 10.1.20.1
   • D. Host-B: assign the default-gateway address 10.1.20.181
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9. Question #9

   Refer to the exhibit. The above command was applied to an Aruba AOS-CX 6300M 24-port switch with 4-port SFP56 uplinks. All ports are set as access switchports. Which ports carry VLAN 1 traffic?

   • A. 1/1/8, 1/1/10, 1/1/5-1/1/24
   • B. 1/1/1-1/1/28
   • C. 1/1/1-1/1/24
   • D. 1/1/8-1/1/10, 1/1/5-1/1/28
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10. Question #10

    Core# configure terminal Core(config)# vrf Green Core(config-vrf)# exit Core(config)# Core(config)# interface vlan 50 Core(config-if-vlan)# ? Given the configuration on the CORE switch shown above, what command would follow to assign the switched virtual interface (SVI) vlan 50 to the VRF created?

    • A. Core(config-if-vlan)# vrf attach Green
    • B. Core(config-if-vlan)# ip vpn-instance Green
    • C. Core(config-if-vlan)# ip vrf forwarding Green
    • D. Core(config-if-vlan)# routing-context Green vrf
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