HP HPE7-A01 Practice Test 15

Question 140

During campus implementation, a campus WLAN requires certificate-backed client authentication. What should the engineer configure or correct?

Use EAP-TLS with a trusted RADIUS certificate chain.
Apply dedicated management segmentation and source filtering.
Apply quarantine/deny role based on verified endpoint status.
Separate guest access with appropriate portal/role policy.

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EAP-TLS authenticates endpoints using public-key certificates. The engineer should use EAP-TLS with a trusted RADIUS certificate chain.

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Controller/AP administration must be protected from public client VLANs. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Enforcement should follow authenticated context rather than an unverified MAC alone. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Guest credentials should not bypass corporate identity policy. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Question 141

An engineer is planning corrective work because a router needs to redistribute a limited static route subset into OSPF. Which step should be prioritized?

Integrate supported BFD on the relevant routed interfaces.
Apply redistribution with explicit route maps or permitted prefixes.
Correct the neighbor remote AS and intended eBGP/iBGP relationship.
Verify peer capabilities and bounded stale-route timers.

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Unfiltered redistribution can advertise unintended internal routes. The engineer should apply redistribution with explicit route maps or permitted prefixes.

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BFD can drive rapid protocol fault detection independent of standard hello timers. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

BGP OPEN negotiation checks peer AS compatibility. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Graceful restart may preserve forwarding while control-plane updates recover. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Question 142

The campus team is closing a service ticket about this condition: A spanning-tree design converges slowly after an access link fails. Which validation step is most relevant?

Record port role and convergence time after a controlled link event.
Disable one uplink and observe AP management and client continuity.
Verify VLAN-to-instance mappings and active roots.
Map failure domains and test representative single-component outages.

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Rapid spanning tree speeds appropriate topology changes compared with legacy STP. Record port role and convergence time after a controlled link event directly tests the desired behavior.

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Failover paths must preserve required management and client VLAN reachability. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

MSTP can provide separate spanning-tree topologies for groups of VLANs. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Device redundancy is ineffective when both paths depend on one shared failed component. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Question 143

An engineer is planning corrective work because a wireless client fails on a DFS channel after a radar event. Which step should be prioritized?

Verify DFS channel move and new channel availability.
Enable protected management frames on compatible client SSIDs.
Distinguish the AP control path from client forwarding and VLAN policy.
Review preferred scanning channel and discovery configuration.

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DFS regulations require compliant devices to vacate channels after radar detection. The engineer should verify DFS channel move and new channel availability.

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PMF protects specific robust management frames from unauthenticated spoofing. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Management connectivity does not automatically grant data-plane reachability. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

6 GHz discovery procedures differ from legacy 2.4/5 GHz behavior. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Question 144

The engineer reports completing this change: Fix the returned VLAN/role attributes and effective enforcement settings. Which verification should be included in the handover?

Connect a second unauthorized endpoint and verify it stays isolated.
Capture EAPOL-Request and absence/presence of EAPOL-Response.
Inspect RADIUS attributes and the port's applied VLAN.
Connect an approved and unregistered printer MAC and compare roles.

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Authentication success and assigned authorization policy are separate decisions. Inspect RADIUS attributes and the port's applied VLAN directly tests the desired behavior.

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Client-mode authenticates connected clients individually where supported. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

EAPOL exchange requires the endpoint to participate in authentication. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

MAB can accommodate legacy devices but offers weaker identity assurance. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Question 145

A reported campus outage affects one department but not adjacent offices. Which change most directly meets this campus requirement?

Scope by device, SSID, VLAN and location before changing global policy.
Check VLAN admission, native/tagged expectation and VLAN existence.
Inspect EAP/TLS trust and expiration before changing WLAN channels.
Check negotiated PoE class and switch power availability.

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Fault isolation starts by defining the smallest affected domain. The engineer should scope by device, SSID, VLAN and location before changing global policy.

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A trunk can pass some VLANs while filtering another. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Certificate validation occurs after the client discovers the SSID. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Insufficient PoE can cause reduced AP functionality while link remains up. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Question 146

After completing the planned work for this situation—an employee port should deny ordinary data traffic until identity is checked—how should success be checked?

Trace the access VLAN, uplink tags and DHCP offer on the affected port.
Review ARP and MAC tables and capture ARP exchange for the target.
Capture frames or inspect trunk membership to verify the expected VLAN IDs.
Connect an unapproved and an approved endpoint and compare port-access sessions.

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802.1X controls port authorization before granting authenticated network access. Connect an unapproved and an approved endpoint and compare port-access sessions directly tests the desired behavior.

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VLAN assignment determines the broadcast domain in which the DHCP exchange occurs. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

ARP resolves IPv4 neighbors to MAC addresses within the local broadcast domain. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

VLAN tags identify individual logical Layer 2 networks on a shared trunk. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Question 147

A technician has applied this fix: Align supported member images and the stack compatibility requirements. Which observation would provide the strongest acceptance evidence?

Inspect LACP partner state and each member's forwarding role.
Inspect negotiated media speed and both sides' interface counters.
Capture the first management exchange and inspect uplink VLAN settings.
Inspect member inventory, version and stack state after alignment.

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Stack membership commonly requires compatible software and platform capabilities. Inspect member inventory, version and stack state after alignment directly tests the desired behavior.

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A LAG requires compatible peer negotiation and member parameters. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Link establishment depends on mutually supported PHY settings. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

AP management requires consistent tagged versus untagged treatment. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Question 148

Following a campus change for this issue—a VRRP standby becomes master unexpectedly—which result most directly verifies that the remedy works?

Disable one AP and measure surviving signal and reassociation.
Check the FIB for multiple equal next hops and sample path use.
Capture VRRP advertisements and compare current master state.
Record port role and convergence time after a controlled link event.

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Virtual-router election depends on priority and exchanged advertisements. Capture VRRP advertisements and compare current master state directly tests the desired behavior.

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Redundant coverage is a radio design concern, not only switch redundancy. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Equal-cost multipath distributes flows without a spanning-tree blocked uplink. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Rapid spanning tree speeds appropriate topology changes compared with legacy STP. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Question 149

The campus team is closing a service ticket about this condition: A switch uses a static management IP in the wrong subnet. Which validation step is most relevant?

Compare connected routes, ARP for the gateway and management subnet plan.
Power on a representative unit and trace automatic policy assignment.
Inspect topology and simulated single-link resilience during maintenance.
Compare system clock, synchronization status and NTP reachability.

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Incorrect address/prefix selection prevents ordinary management routing. Compare connected routes, ARP for the gateway and management subnet plan directly tests the desired behavior.

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Preprovisioning moves repeatable configuration into central management. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

A resilient stack topology avoids relying on one physical intermember path. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Accurate time is needed for logging and certificate validation. That observation tests a different condition, not the required result.

Question 150

During campus implementation, a newly configured ACL blocks legitimate application traffic. What should the engineer configure or correct?

Trace DHCP and assigned VLAN before RF optimization.
Scope by device, SSID, VLAN and location before changing global policy.
Find the exact matching ACE and its direction before broad changes.
Correlate roam events, authentication timing and application jitter.

Explanation

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ACL ordering and attachment point determine real packet authorization. The engineer should find the exact matching ACE and its direction before broad changes.

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Association and authentication are separate from address assignment. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Fault isolation starts by defining the smallest affected domain. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

Fast RF association and data-plane continuity are different measures. It is not a direct remedy for the condition described.

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