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The ArubaOS-CX time-series database helps to support network analytics and troubleshooting is a correct description of the ArubaOS-CX architecture. The time-series database (TSDB) is a component of the ArubaOS-CX software that stores information about the switch’s configuration, status, and performance over time. The TSDB helps to support network analytics and troubleshooting by providing historical data and trend analysis for various metrics1.

Aruba CX 8325 switches are an appropriate choice for leaf switches in a leaf-spine topology that uses Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) with Ethernet VPN (EVPN) is a correct positioning of ArubaOS-CX switches in the data center. The Aruba CX 8325 switches are designed for data center spine or core roles, but they can also be used as leaf switches in a VXLAN with EVPN scenario. They support advanced features such as VSX, EVPN, and PFC that enable high performance, scalability, and resiliency for data center networks1.

VTEPs that use headend replication forward unicasts with unknown destination MAC addresses as unicast packets to each VTEP in the same VNI is a correct description of how the VTEPs handle VXLAN traffic forwarding. Headend replication is a method of replicating VXLAN packets at the ingress VTEP instead of using multicast routing. The ingress VTEP sends a copy of the VXLAN packet to each egress VTEP that belongs to the same VNI using unicast tunnels1.

Headend replication is a method of handling BUM traffic in VXLAN networks without EVPN, where the ingress VTEP replicates every BUM packet and sends them as a separate unicast to the remote egress VTEPs in the same VNI1. This avoids the need for multicast routing in the underlay network, but it can increase the load on the ingress VTEP. Therefore, this correctly describes how the VTEPs handle VXLAN traffic forwarding without EVPN.

ERPS is a feature of ArubaOS-CX that prevents loops at layer 2 on ring networks1. ERPS uses a protocol called Ring Auto Protection Switching (RAPS) to detect link failures and perform fast traffic switchover1. ERPS supports multiple rings and multiple instances per ring1. Each instance has a control VLAN and one or more protected VLANs1. The control VLAN carries the RAPS PDUs and must be unique per ring1. The protected VLANs are the user traffic VLANs that are protected by ERPS and must be unique per instance1. Based on the exhibit, the design for the control and protected VLANs on the VSX fabric 1 switches is not valid. The control VLAN 51 is used for both instances 1 and 2 on ring 1, which violates the rule that the control VLAN must be unique per ring1. The protected VLANs 51-100 and 101-150 are also overlapping with the control VLAN 51, which violates the rule that the protected VLANs must be unique per instance1. Therefore, this is not a valid design for the control and protected VLANs on the VSX fabric 1 switches, and the correct answer is no. For more information on ERPS and VLANs, refer to the Aruba Data Center Network Specialist (ADCNS) certification datasheet2 and the ERPS Guide for your switch model1.

The solution is incorrect because enabling the REST interface in read-only mode is not a minimum requirement for setting up communications between the switch and NetEdit. NetEdit uses the REST interface to configure the switch, so it needs write access as well as read access. Therefore, enabling the REST interface in read-write mode is a minimum requirement for setting up communications between the switch and NetEdit.

Inside a configuration plan, right-click any device-specific parameters and modify the parameter per-device is what you should do if you want to use NetEdit to manage ArubaOS-CX switches and deploy a standard config to the switches, but need the config to include a few device-specific settings such as hostname and IP address. This approach allows you to edit any parameter value for individual devices within a configuration plan without affecting other devices or creating separate plans1.

A broadcast arrives in VLAN 10 on Switch-1. Switch 1 forwards the frame on all interfaces assigned to VLAN 10, except the incoming interface. It encapsulates the broadcast with VXLAN and sends it to 192.168.1.3, but not 192.168.1.2 is not a correct explanation of how the switch handles the traffic. Switch-1, Switch-2, and Switch-3 are ArubaOS-CX switches that use VXLAN and EVPN to provide Layer 2 extension over Layer 3 networks. VXLAN is a feature that uses UDP encapsulation to tunnel Layer 2 frames over Layer 3 networks using VNIs. EVPN is a feature that uses BGP to advertise multicast information for VXLAN networks using IMET routes. Switch-1 receives a broadcast in VLAN 10, which belongs to VNI 5010. Switch-1 forwards the frame on all interfaces assigned to VLAN 10, except the incoming interface, as per normal Layer 2 switching behavior. However, Switch-1 does not encapsulate the broadcast with VXLAN and send it only to 192.168.1.3, which is Switch-2’s loopback interface, but rather replicates the broadcast, encapsulates each broadcast with VXLAN, and sends the VXLAN traffic to both 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3, which are Switch-3’s and Switch-2’s loopback interfaces respectively.

To ensure a minimum bandwidth guarantee between two endpoints traffic with various 802.1p values is a use case for implementing Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) on an ArubaOS-CX switch. ETS is a feature that provides bandwidth allocation and priority assignment for different traffic classes based on IEEE 802.1Qaz standard. ETS can help to ensure a minimum bandwidth guarantee between two endpoints by assigning different priority groups and bandwidth percentages to different traffic classes based on their 802.1p values1.

IPv6 protocol cannot be encapsulated in the underlay network’s IPv4 packets. EVPN is a protocol that provides layer 2 and layer 3 services over an IP network1. It uses VXLAN tunnels to encapsulate Ethernet frames in UDP packets and transport them across the underlay network1. The underlay network can use either IPv4 or IPv6 protocol, but it must match the protocol used by the VXLAN tunnels1. The statement is false because it implies that IPv6 protocol can be encapsulated in IPv4 packets, which is not possible.