Aruba Certified Design Expert Written Exam (ACDX1) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

This exam validates that you can:
9%

  • Gather and analyze data, and document customer requirements.
  • Given an outline of a customer's needs for a complex multi-site, multi-vendor environment, determine the information required to create a solution.

20%

  • Evaluate the requirements, and select the wired and wireless networking technologies for the design.
  • Given a scenario, evaluate the customer requirements for a complex multi-site, multi-vendor environment to identify gaps per a gap analysis and select components based on the analysis results.
  • Given a scenario, translate the business needs of a complex multi-site, multi-vendor environment into technical customer requirements.

33%

  • Plan and design an Aruba solution per the customer requirements.
  • Given a scenario, select the appropriate products based on the customer's technical requirements for a complex multi-site, multi-vendor environment (complex integration).
  • Given the customer requirements for a complex multi-site multi-vendor environment, design the high-level architecture.
  • Given a customer scenario, explain how a specific technology or solution would meet the customer's requirements.

30%

  • Produce a detailed design specification document. (Network design, Visio diagram, RF plan)
  • Given a customer scenario for a complex multi-site, multi-vendor environment, choose the appropriate components that should be included in the BOM.
  • Given the customer requirements for a complex multi-site multi-vendor environment, determine the component details and document the high-level design.
  • Given a customer scenario for a complex multi-site multi-vendor environment, determine and document the detailed network management design.
  • Given a customer scenario for a complex multi-site, multi-vendor environment, design and document a detailed network security solution.
  • Given a customer scenario, design and document the branch access solution.
  • Given a customer scenario of a complex multi-site, multi-vendor environment, design and document the logical and physical network solutions.
  • Given the customer scenario and service level agreements, document the licensing and maintenance requirements. (Note: These will be line items in BOM [Service packs, subscriptions, uptime scenarios].)

8%

  • Recommend the solution to the customer.
  • Given the customer's requirements, explain and justify the recommended solution.