HPE7-A08 · Question #120
Your customer recently decided to build a new wireless network based on AOS-10. The following legacy settings still exist: The DHCP server still sends option 60 "ArubaInstantAP" and option 43…
The correct answer is C. The new APs will contact the cloud and get the "ACX-Group" configuration in HPE Aruba. AOS-10 APs are cloud-native by design, meaning the AP-655 uses Aruba Activate (Aruba's cloud onboarding service) as its primary ZTP path - not legacy DHCP or DNS discovery. Since HTTPS to the internet is permitted, the AP reaches Activate, which looks up its serial number…
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Your customer recently decided to build a new wireless network based on AOS-10. The following legacy settings still exist:
The DHCP server still sends option 60 "ArubaInstantAP" and option 43 including the IP address of the Airwave server in the ZTP VLAN. The DNS server has an entry for "aruba-airwave" pointing to the Airwave server. The customer purchased new AP-655 access points and HPE Aruba Networking Central subscriptions. Each AP is assigned to the "ACX- Group" in the "Device Preprovisioning" section of Central, and the external firewall allows HTTPS traffic between APs and the Internet. What will happen when the new factory default APs are connected to the customer's network for the first time?
Options
- AThe new APs will contact the IP address of Airwave from DHCP option 43
- BThe new APs will contact the IP address of Airwave learned from the DNS entry "aruba-airwave"
- CThe new APs will contact the cloud and get the "ACX-Group" configuration in HPE Aruba
- DThe new APs will contact the cloud and will be pointed to the IP address of Airwave
How the community answered
(47 responses)- A6% (3)
- B9% (4)
- C83% (39)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
AOS-10 APs are cloud-native by design, meaning the AP-655 uses Aruba Activate (Aruba's cloud onboarding service) as its primary ZTP path - not legacy DHCP or DNS discovery. Since HTTPS to the internet is permitted, the AP reaches Activate, which looks up its serial number, finds the Central subscription, and delivers the pre-provisioned "ACX-Group" configuration - making C correct.
A and B are wrong because DHCP option 43 and the DNS entry aruba-airwave are legacy AOS-8 Instant AP discovery mechanisms targeting Airwave. AOS-10 APs ignore these during ZTP; they do not reach out to Airwave at all.
D is wrong because Central does not redirect AOS-10 APs back to Airwave - Airwave is a separate, older on-premises management system. With a valid Central subscription and Device Preprovisioning in place, the AP stays cloud-managed in Central.
Memory tip: Think "AOS-10 = Cloud Tenancy" - AOS-10 APs are cloud-first and go straight to Central via Aruba Activate, completely bypassing any legacy Airwave breadcrumbs left in DHCP or DNS.
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