HPE Aruba Certified Central Associate (ACCA) — Question 37

Your colleague is installing a new HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 switch in a data center in the default configuration. You monitor the peer switch port 1/1/1 status, connected with a 10Gb 3m DAC cable to the new switch, and validate that the cable is attached. The port remains down.
What should you suggest your colleague do so the port can come online?

Answer options

• A. Request to move the DAC cable to another port on the CX 8100 switch.
• B. Request to issue command: no shutdown on the port DAC cable is connected to.
• C. Request to issue command: switching enable on the port DAC cable is connected to.
• D. Request to swap the DAC cable between the switches for correct Tx/Rx alignment.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because issuing the 'no shutdown' command is necessary to enable the port, which is typically administratively down by default. Options A, C, and D are not valid solutions since moving the cable, enabling switching, or adjusting cable alignment would not address the fact that the port is down due to being administratively disabled.