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Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) Exam

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Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) Exam


The Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) certification confirms your expertise in the networking fundamentals of ArubaOS CX switches and file structures, covering areas such as VLANs, secure access, redundancy technologies, and Aruba’s Virtual Switching Framework (VSF). It attests to your capability to implement Aruba wired networking technologies and demonstrates your proficiency in configuring, managing, and monitoring network deployments using Aruba management solutions.


Who should take the exam?

This exam is for networking IT professionals with a minimum of six months of experience in deploying small-to-medium scale network solutions.

IT Professionals who are new to deploying SMB solutions based on HPE Aruba products and technologies, including HPE Aruba Reseller Systems Engineers, Customer IT Staff, HPE Aruba System Engineers, and HPE Services Field & Call Center Support Engineers.


Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) Exam Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

  • Topic 1: Learn how to Identify, describe, and apply foundational networking architectures and technologies.
  • Topic 2: Understand about Identifying, describing, and differentiating the functions and features of Aruba products and solutions.
  • Topic 3: Installing, configuring, setting up, and validating Aruba solutions.
  • Topic 4: Tuning, optimizing, and upgrading Aruba solutions.
  • Topic 5: Learn Troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing Aruba solutions
  • Topic 6: Managing, monitoring, administering and operating Aruba solutions.

Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) Exam FAQs

In case a candidate fails an exam, they may retake the exam. For associate & professional level certification exams candidate must wait 14 days if the previous two attempts were within 14 days. 

Candidates can take the exam online with PearsonVue or in person at a PearsonVue testing facility.

the associate level certification is a prerequisite for the professional level certification within the same domain (mobility, switching, ClearPass, or design). 

This Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) Exam exam validates skills including - 

  • Domain 1 - Understand to identify, describe, and implement foundational networking architectures and technologies (23%)
  • Domain 2 - Understand the different functions and features of Aruba products and solutions (17%)
  • Domain 3 - Understand installing, configuring, setting up, and validating Aruba solutions (27%)
  • Domain 4 - Understand the process to tune, optimize, and upgrade Aruba solutions (13%)
  • Domain 5 - Understand to troubleshoot, repair, and replace Aruba solutions (12%)
  • Domain 6 - Understand to manage, monitor, administer and operate Aruba solutions (8%)

The Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) Exam has been developed for candidates working as networking IT professionals with at least six months of experience in deploying small-to-medium scale network solutions.

The Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) exam helps in developing the ability to -

  • Deploy Aruba wired networking technologies
  • Configure, manage and monitor network deployments with the Aruba management solutions
  • Contribute to the design, deployment and management of modern Aruba Mobile First Network solutions
  • Apply Aruba Switching Fundamentals for Mobility 

The exam is suitable for - 

  • IT Professionals who are responsible for deploying SMB solutions based on HPE Aruba products and technologies
  • HPE Aruba Reseller Systems Engineers
  • Customer IT Staff
  • HPE Aruba System Engineers
  • HPE Services Field & Call Center Support Engineers

  • Exam Code: HPE6-A72
  • Exam Format: Proctored
  • Exam duration: 90 minutes
  • Total Questions: 60 questions
  • Passing score: 75% and above
  • Exam languages: Latin American Spanish, Japanese, English

The Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) Exam has been developed to assess the skills and knowledge of the candidate related to the networking fundamentals of ArubaOS CX switches and file structures 

The candidate will receive an email from Credly with instructions to accept the digital badge and download the badge insignia.