HPE Aruba Certified Switching Professional (ACSP) — Question 34

A company has these requirements to manage its ArubaOS switches:
✑ Management and data traffic cannot share links.
✑ Managers must be able to reach switches remotely over IP connections.
How should the administrator set up switches to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Assign at least one port on each switch to a Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) link and connect those ports in a dedicated network.
• B. Create a management VLAN and tag the VLAN on all switch-to-switch links.
• C. Enable IP authorized managers for the administrator subnet.
• D. Configure IP addressing on OOBM ports and connect them in a dedicated network.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as assigning ports to a Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) link ensures that management and data traffic are kept separate in a dedicated network. Option B does not fulfill the requirement of separation of traffic. Option C allows remote access but does not address the traffic separation requirement. Option D focuses on OOBM ports, which may not guarantee the necessary separation between management and data traffic.