HP HPE6-A86 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Exam Code/Number: HPE6-A86
Exam Name/Title: HPE Network Switching Associate Exam
Certification Provider: HP
Corresponding Certification: Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA)

Exam Questions: 132
Updated On: Oct 04, 2026

Question #1

Which of these is a configurable VLAN on a CX switch?

A. 32768

B. 0

C. 4096

D. 3748

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Question #2

Which is at the Physical Layer of the OSI model?

A. IP Address

B. TCP Port

C. Switch Port

D. URL

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Question #3

Which statement is true when creating VLANs on an HPE Aruba Networking CX switch?

A. A newly created VLAN needs to be enabled with a command:
vlan 100
enable

B. A newly created VLAN needs to be enabled with a command:
vlan 100
no shutdown

C. A VLAN range can be created with a syntax of:
vlan 100:110

D. A VLAN range can be created with a syntax of:
vlan 100-110

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Question #4

A switch port connected to an end-user workstation should never receive Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs). Which feature helps protect the network if a switch is accidentally connected to that port?

A. Loopback Detection

B. DHCP Relay

C. BPDU Protection

D. Link Aggregation

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Question #5

A security auditor asks whether you use any insecure management protocols to configure your CX-6200 switches from their factory default state. What can you tell them?

A. No, SSH and HTTPS are enabled by default.

B. Yes, HTTP is enabled by default.

C. Yes, Telnet is enabled by default.

D. No, Telnet and HTTPS are enabled by default.

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Question #6

You are configuring a switch to support new AP-635 access points. The wireless architect has asked you to configure multiple tagged VLANs for bridged client traffic and an untagged management VLAN.
How would you configure each switch port?

A. Trunk port allowing client VLANs, management VLAN as native.

B. Trunk port allowing client VLANs, client VLANs as native.

C. Access port allowing client VLANs, management VLAN as native.

D. Access port allowing client VLANs, clients VLAN as native.

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Question #7

A customer requires a network upgrade to replace their existing core switches. The new solution must support 100G speeds to the aggregation layer and occupy a physical space of 10U max as a chassis solution.
Which HPE Aruba Networking CX switch model would you initially propose?

A. CX 9300

B. CX 8400

C. CX 8360

D. CX 10000

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Question #8

Which firewall port needs to be opened between your Network Monitoring System and CX switches to collect monitoring data using SNMP?

A. TCP 162

B. UDP 161

C. TCP 1156

D. UDP 1157

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