ARISTA CERTIFIED ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE (ACE-A) Practice Exam

The Arista Certified Engineering Associate (ACE-A) validates your foundational knowledge and skills in managing and maintaining Arista network switches. 

Who Should Take This Exam?

This certification is ideal for various IT professionals:

• Network engineers or administrators new to Arista switches.
• Professionals seeking an entry-level qualification in Arista network management.
• Help desk technicians or support specialists wanting to specialize in Arista technologies.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for taking the ACE-A exam. However, a basic understanding of networking concepts and familiarity with command-line interfaces (CLI) would be beneficial.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Arista Network Support Specialist: Providing basic support to network users on Arista switch functionalities and troubleshooting common issues.
• Junior Network Engineer (Arista Focus): Assisting senior network engineers with Arista switch configuration, deployment, and basic troubleshooting tasks.
• Network Automation Specialist (Arista Focus): Contributing to network automation efforts using Arista EOS APIs and scripting languages (for more advanced roles).

Exam Details

• Exam Duration 90 minutes
• Exam Format Multiple Choice
• Number of Questions 100 Questions
• Exam Language English
• Pass Score 80% and above

Course Outline

1. Switch Administration 

• Booting 
• Initial Configuration 
• Password Recovery 
• Default Features 

2. Hardware 

• Ethernet 
• Management 
• USB Ports 
• Airflow 
• General Hardware Design 

3. ZTP 

4. Multi-Switch CLI (XMPP)

5. MLAG

6. EOS 

• Linux 
• Initial Boot Configuration 
• Agents
•  Aboot

7. VXLAN

8. Monitoring

9. VM Trace

10. DANZ 

• Tap Aggregation 
• Agile Ports 
• Advanced Monitoring

11. Eapi