Which two attributes are part of the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000 architecture? (Select TWO)

Question

Options

• ACentralized Control Plane
• BDistributed Services Architecture
• CEnhanced Data Plane Performance
• DVirtual Firewall Integration

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  94% (31)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

B (Distributed Services Architecture) and C (Enhanced Data Plane Performance) define the CX 10000 because it leverages AMD Pensando DPUs (Data Processing Units) to push stateful security and network services directly into the switch hardware at line rate - distributing those services across the network edge rather than routing traffic to a central appliance. This architecture inherently delivers enhanced data plane performance by offloading stateful firewall processing to dedicated silicon, achieving wire-speed throughput without CPU bottlenecks.

A (Centralized Control Plane) is wrong because the CX 10000's design philosophy is the opposite - it decentralizes services to avoid the latency and scalability limits of central chokepoints. D (Virtual Firewall Integration) is wrong because the firewall capability is native hardware functionality baked into the Pensando DPU, not a virtual appliance integration.

Memory tip: Think "DPU = Distributed Performance Unlocked" - the two correct answers both flow from the Pensando DPU chip: distributed placement of services and enhanced hardware-level data plane speed.

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