Network Management & Monitoring Flashcards

Which Aruba platform provides cloud-based centralized management for wireless and wired networks?

Answer: Aruba Central

Aruba Central is Aruba's cloud-based network management solution that provides centralized visibility and control over wired and wireless infrastructure.

Which Aruba management solution is deployed on-premises specifically for WLAN management and RF monitoring?

Answer: AirWave

AirWave is Aruba's on-premises WLAN management and monitoring platform that provides RF visualization, client tracking, and historical reporting.

Which SNMP version provides both authentication and encryption for secure network device monitoring?

Answer: SNMPv3

SNMPv3 introduced user-based security with MD5/SHA authentication and DES/AES encryption, making it the only version with strong security controls.

What is the primary purpose of syslog in network management?

Answer: To collect and store event and diagnostic log messages from devices

Syslog is a standard protocol for forwarding event and diagnostic log messages from network devices to a centralized log server for storage and analysis.

In Aruba Central, which feature allows administrators to apply a common configuration to multiple devices at once?

Answer: Configuration templates

Aruba Central's configuration templates allow administrators to define a standard configuration and push it to multiple devices simultaneously, simplifying large-scale management.

Which tool in the Aruba ecosystem is specifically designed to automate the initial provisioning and onboarding of new Aruba devices?

Answer: Aruba Activate

Aruba Activate is a cloud-based provisioning service that automatically configures new Aruba devices and directs them to the correct management platform upon first boot.

What is the default UDP port used by SNMP for polling network devices?

Answer: 161

SNMP uses UDP port 161 for polling (GET/SET operations) and UDP port 162 for receiving traps from monitored devices.