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Aruba Switching Professional Online Training | HP Aruba Switching (HPE7‑A08) Certification Prep

This intermediate HPE Aruba training helps network engineers and infrastructure analysts get hands-on with enterprise switching. You’ll learn how to plan, configure, and troubleshoot wired network solutions using Aruba Central and CLI. Build skills in VLAN setup, Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration, routing protocols, QoS, and switch security. Prepare for the HPE Network Switching Professional certification and manage Aruba networks across multiple sites with confidence.

Updated August 2025

30Skills
129Videos
25h 48mTotal
129 videos25h 48m

Who This Course Is For

This course is for IT professionals with at least two years of networking experience who work with or plan to support Aruba infrastructure. It’s built for engineers managing wired networks across campuses, branches, or data centers who need real-world skills in configuration, automation, and advanced troubleshooting.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Provision and manage Aruba switches in Aruba Central
  • Configure Layer 2 features like VLANs, trunks, and STP
  • Set up Layer 3 routing, overlays, and multicast services
  • Use CLI to configure and troubleshoot Aruba switches
  • Implement switch security and QoS policies
  • Audit and manage switch configurations programmatically

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Understand Aruba Switching51m
  • Premium skill.Understand Private VLANs53m
  • Premium skill.Configure STP51m
  • Premium skill.Optimize Layer 2 Topologies55m
  • Premium skill.Configure OSPF52m
  • Premium skill.Manage OSPF Networks49m
  • Premium skill.Understand Multi-Area OSPF52m
  • Premium skill.Configure Stub Areas51m
  • Premium skill.Understand Filtering & Summarisation50m
  • Premium skill.Manage OSPF Path Selection51m
  • Premium skill.Understand BGP48m
  • Premium skill.Understand iBGP57m
  • Premium skill.Configure Weight and Local Preference53m
  • Premium skill.Understand AS-Path and Origin47m
  • Premium skill.Configure MED and Peer Groups50m
  • Premium skill.Configure Route Reflectors50m
  • Premium skill.Understand Confederations47m
  • Premium skill.Understand BGP Communities50m
  • Premium skill.Understand BGP Aggregation & Admin Distance56m
  • Premium skill.BGP Design and Filtering50m
  • Premium skill.Understand Virtual Routing & Forwarding49m
  • Premium skill.Understand Multicast58m
  • Premium skill.Understand ACLs53m
  • Premium skill.Understand Virtual Switching48m
  • Premium skill.Understand 802.1X51m
  • Premium skill.Secure Network Access54m
  • Premium skill.Understand the Aruba REST API54m
  • Premium skill.Understand QoS and PBR56m
  • Premium skill.Understand Aruba NAE52m
  • Premium skill.Implement Network Troubleshooting51m

Certification

HPE Network Switching Professional

The HPE Network Switching Professional certification validates the skills and knowledge required to design, implement, and manage HPE switching solutions, including campus, branch, and data center networks. This certification is ideal for network eng...

Exam HPE7-A08Level ProfessionalDifficulty IntermediateCost $350
HPE switching solutionscampus networksbranch networksdata center networksnetwork designimplementation
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For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Enterprise switching changes create risk when routing, segmentation, access control, and troubleshooting practices are inconsistent across the team. This intermediate, professional-level HPE Aruba Networking course is best assigned to IT Practitioners and Network Engineers who support Aruba switching in campus, branch, or data center environments, with Team Leads using it to standardize operational knowledge before production changes.

The curriculum is a substantial commitment: about 26 hours of video per learner before review, practice, or internal change validation. For change management, Training Managers can sequence the course by domain—Aruba switching foundations and STP, OSPF and BGP operations, VRF/multicast/security, then REST API, QoS/PBR, Aruba NAE, and troubleshooting—so teams build shared vocabulary before implementing or modifying live networks.

CBT Nuggets supports the rollout with Playlists for staged assignments, Team Reporting for completion visibility, Practice Exams for certification readiness, and Virtual Labs where available for hands-on reinforcement.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

Teams supporting Aruba switching need more than exam familiarity — they need engineers who understand how switch changes affect live wired networks. This training helps network teams build working knowledge of HPE Aruba switch setup, CLI configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting across campus and branch environments.

For IT leaders, that translates into stronger day-to-day operations: more consistent switch configurations, faster triage when wired users lose connectivity, cleaner handoffs during refresh or expansion projects, and less reliance on a small number of Aruba specialists. It’s especially useful for teams standardizing on Aruba infrastructure or preparing engineers to take ownership of switching work at the professional level.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • Aruba switching concepts used in professional-level HPE Aruba Networking environments.
  • Private VLANs, STP, virtual switching, and Layer 2 topology optimization.
  • OSPF configuration and operations, including multi-area designs, stub areas, filtering, summarization, and path selection.
  • BGP concepts and design considerations, including iBGP, route reflectors, confederations, communities, aggregation, administrative distance, and filtering.
  • Network segmentation, traffic control, and access security concepts including VRF, multicast, ACLs, 802.1X, QoS, and policy-based routing.

Ability

  • Configure and manage OSPF behavior for routed Aruba switching environments.
  • Evaluate BGP attributes such as weight, local preference, AS-path, origin, and MED when influencing path selection.
  • Apply segmentation and access-control concepts using VRF, ACLs, private VLANs, and 802.1X.
  • Use Aruba REST API and Aruba NAE concepts to support network operations and visibility.
  • Troubleshoot switching and routing issues with a structured understanding of the technologies covered in the course.

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