How does the CX 10000 Series enhance security in a distributed architecture?

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Options

• ABy providing centralized firewalls
• BBy integrating VRF-based microsegmentation
• CBy applying QoS policies
• DBy enabling VLAN routing

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  96% (45)
• C
  2% (1)

Explanation

B is correct because the HPE Aruba CX 10000 Series embeds a stateful firewall directly into the distributed forwarding architecture, using VRF-based microsegmentation to enforce policy boundaries between workloads at the network edge - without routing traffic through a centralized chokepoint.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (centralized firewalls) is the opposite of what the CX 10000 does - its value proposition is eliminating centralized firewall bottlenecks by pushing security enforcement to the distributed fabric.
• C (QoS policies) addresses traffic prioritization, not security segmentation - a different plane of operation entirely.
• D (VLAN routing) is a basic Layer 3 function available on virtually any modern switch; it provides no meaningful security isolation compared to VRF-based microsegmentation.

Memory tip: Think VRF = Virtual security bubbles. The CX 10000 wraps each segment in its own VRF "bubble," so even if one segment is compromised, traffic cannot leak laterally - that's microsegmentation in a distributed model, not a centralized wall.

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