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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.de/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="23826" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.de/ibb/en/xml-course/aruba-aaxsts" lastchanged="2026-02-10T12:18:22+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.de/ibb/en/xml-courses"><title>Advanced AOS-CX Switching</title><productcode>AAXSTS</productcode><vendorcode>AA</vendorcode><vendorname>Aruba</vendorname><fullproductcode>AA-AAXSTS</fullproductcode><version>25.11</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:
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&lt;li&gt;Design optimized network architectures using AOS-CX switches.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troubleshoot and monitor networks using a variety of tools including Command Line Interface (CLI), port mirroring, HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine (NAE)), IP SLA, and HPE Aruba Networking Central.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and troubleshoot HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching eXtension and other Layer 2 features.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure optimized network routes using PBR, OSPF, and BGP techniques.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement virtual routing and route redistribution for a controlled routing architecture.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Apply QoS techniques for efficient traffic handling.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Employ dynamic segmentation for enhanced security and management.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Improve network security using access control lists, control plane policing, and MACsec.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;The suggested prerequisites for this course are to attend the &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/ibb/en/course/aruba-icxs&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Implementing AOS-CX Switching &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(ICXS)&lt;/span&gt; Rev. 24.31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; course or pass the HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional - Switching (ACP - Switching) certification exam.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;The ideal candidate for this course is very familiar with HPE Aruba Networking wired switching solutions, including the ability to implement and optimize enterprise-level HPE Aruba Networking Switching campus LAN solutions. Typical candidates are preparing for the ACX - Switching written and/or ACX - Switching practical exams.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;Wired network design&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Requirement analysis&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Two-tier and three-tier network design considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Switching and routing design principles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Troubleshooting&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting principles and methodology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Logging and debugging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diagnostic commands&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Traffic analysis&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting using HPE Aruba Networking Central&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Monitoring and automation&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Network automation with AOS-CX&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;REST API&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sending REST API requests&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Other monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VSX and L2 technologies&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VSX&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VSX best practices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VSX troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;L3 routing and OSPF&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Policy-based routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Single-area OSPF troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multi-area OSPF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Border Gateway Protocol&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;BGP connections&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;BGP advertisements&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;BGP metrics and tuning&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Route control&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Route redistribution&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Redistribution static routes to OSPF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tuning static to OSPF route redistribution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Redistribute OSPF to BGP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VRF and route leaking&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Virtual routing and forwarding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VRF route leaking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Multicast routing&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;IGMP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PIM-SM build-up process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Static RP configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dynamic RP configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VSX and PIM&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multicast deployment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Quality of Service&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Quality of Service (QoS) overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingress stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prioritization stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Remark QoS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Queuing stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Scheduler stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Active queue management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Dynamic Segmentation&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understanding user based tunneling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Downloadable user roles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Network security&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Access Control Lists&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Classifier policy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Control Plane Policing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;User group management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Management access using TACACS+&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;DHCP snooping and ARP inspection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MACsec&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><outline>&lt;h5&gt;Wired network design&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Requirement analysis&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Two-tier and three-tier network design considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Switching and routing design principles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Troubleshooting&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting principles and methodology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Logging and debugging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diagnostic commands&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Traffic analysis&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting using HPE Aruba Networking Central&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Monitoring and automation&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Network automation with AOS-CX&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;REST API&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sending REST API requests&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Other monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VSX and L2 technologies&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VSX&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VSX best practices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VSX troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;L3 routing and OSPF&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Policy-based routing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Single-area OSPF troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multi-area OSPF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Border Gateway Protocol&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;BGP connections&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;BGP advertisements&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;BGP metrics and tuning&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Route control&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Route redistribution&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Redistribution static routes to OSPF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tuning static to OSPF route redistribution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Redistribute OSPF to BGP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VRF and route leaking&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Virtual routing and forwarding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VRF route leaking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Multicast routing&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;IGMP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PIM-SM build-up process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Static RP configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dynamic RP configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VSX and PIM&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multicast deployment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Quality of Service&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Quality of Service (QoS) overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingress stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prioritization stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Remark QoS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Queuing stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Scheduler stage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Active queue management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Dynamic Segmentation&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understanding user based tunneling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Downloadable user roles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Network security&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Access Control Lists&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Classifier policy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Control Plane Policing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;User group management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Management access using TACACS+&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;DHCP snooping and ARP inspection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MACsec&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:



- Design optimized network architectures using AOS-CX switches.
- Troubleshoot and monitor networks using a variety of tools including Command Line Interface (CLI), port mirroring, HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine (NAE)), IP SLA, and HPE Aruba Networking Central.
- Configure and troubleshoot HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching eXtension and other Layer 2 features.
- Configure optimized network routes using PBR, OSPF, and BGP techniques.
- Implement virtual routing and route redistribution for a controlled routing architecture.
- Apply QoS techniques for efficient traffic handling.
- Employ dynamic segmentation for enhanced security and management.
- Improve network security using access control lists, control plane policing, and MACsec.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>The suggested prerequisites for this course are to attend the Implementing AOS-CX Switching (ICXS) Rev. 24.31 course or pass the HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional - Switching (ACP - Switching) certification exam.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>The ideal candidate for this course is very familiar with HPE Aruba Networking wired switching solutions, including the ability to implement and optimize enterprise-level HPE Aruba Networking Switching campus LAN solutions. Typical candidates are preparing for the ACX - Switching written and/or ACX - Switching practical exams.</audience_plain><contents_plain>Wired network design


- Requirement analysis
- Two-tier and three-tier network design considerations
- Switching and routing design principles
Troubleshooting


- Troubleshooting principles and methodology
- Logging and debugging
- Diagnostic commands
- Traffic analysis
- Troubleshooting using HPE Aruba Networking Central
Monitoring and automation


- Network automation with AOS-CX
- REST API
- Sending REST API requests
- HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine
- Other monitoring
VSX and L2 technologies


- VSX
- VSX best practices
- VSX troubleshooting
L3 routing and OSPF


- Policy-based routing
- Single-area OSPF troubleshooting
- Multi-area OSPF
Border Gateway Protocol


- BGP connections
- BGP advertisements
- BGP metrics and tuning
- Route control
Route redistribution


- Redistribution static routes to OSPF
- Tuning static to OSPF route redistribution
- Redistribute OSPF to BGP
VRF and route leaking


- Virtual routing and forwarding
- VRF route leaking
Multicast routing


- IGMP
- PIM-SM build-up process
- Static RP configuration
- Dynamic RP configuration
- VSX and PIM
- Multicast deployment
Quality of Service


- Quality of Service (QoS) overview
- Ingress stage
- Prioritization stage
- Remark QoS
- Queuing stage
- Scheduler stage
- Active queue management
Dynamic Segmentation


- Overview
- Understanding user based tunneling
- Downloadable user roles
Network security


- Access Control Lists
- Classifier policy
- Control Plane Policing
- User group management
- Management access using TACACS+
- DHCP snooping and ARP inspection
- MACsec</contents_plain><outline_plain>Wired network design


- Requirement analysis
- Two-tier and three-tier network design considerations
- Switching and routing design principles
Troubleshooting


- Troubleshooting principles and methodology
- Logging and debugging
- Diagnostic commands
- Traffic analysis
- Troubleshooting using HPE Aruba Networking Central
Monitoring and automation


- Network automation with AOS-CX
- REST API
- Sending REST API requests
- HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine
- Other monitoring
VSX and L2 technologies


- VSX
- VSX best practices
- VSX troubleshooting
L3 routing and OSPF


- Policy-based routing
- Single-area OSPF troubleshooting
- Multi-area OSPF
Border Gateway Protocol


- BGP connections
- BGP advertisements
- BGP metrics and tuning
- Route control
Route redistribution


- Redistribution static routes to OSPF
- Tuning static to OSPF route redistribution
- Redistribute OSPF to BGP
VRF and route leaking


- Virtual routing and forwarding
- VRF route leaking
Multicast routing


- IGMP
- PIM-SM build-up process
- Static RP configuration
- Dynamic RP configuration
- VSX and PIM
- Multicast deployment
Quality of Service


- Quality of Service (QoS) overview
- Ingress stage
- Prioritization stage
- Remark QoS
- Queuing stage
- Scheduler stage
- Active queue management
Dynamic Segmentation


- Overview
- Understanding user based tunneling
- Downloadable user roles
Network security


- Access Control Lists
- Classifier policy
- Control Plane Policing
- User group management
- Management access using TACACS+
- DHCP snooping and ARP inspection
- MACsec</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="5">5 days</duration><pricelist><price country="GB" currency="USD">3200.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">3495.00</price><price country="PL" currency="EUR">3450.00</price><price country="US" currency="USD">4000.00</price><price country="NL" currency="USD">4000.00</price><price country="AT" currency="USD">4800.00</price><price country="SE" currency="USD">4800.00</price><price country="IL" currency="USD">4800.00</price><price country="DE" currency="USD">4800.00</price><price country="CH" currency="USD">4800.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">4800.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">5520.00</price><price country="SI" currency="USD">4800.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>