As an HP instructor, I’m often asked about details on exam and what it should be studied for the objectives.  With that in mind, I wanted to post information to help my students better navigate the HPExpertOne Networking Exam Objectives to the appropriate technology and get a sound understanding of material covered in the course.

HP ASE Certification

HP0-Y43 EXAM CONTENT
Networking Architecture and Technology   15%

• Identify and describe networking architecture and technology.
• Apply Quality of Service concepts.

Solution Implementation   31%

• Install and configure multicast protocols.
• Install and configure IPv4 and IPv6.
• Install and configure routing.
• Implement advanced VLAN types
  • MAC-based
  • Protocol-based
  • IP subnet-based
  • Voice Vlan
  • Isolate user VLAN
  • Super VLAN
• Install and configure the management and administration solution.

Solution Planning and Design   6%

• Plan and design to achieve a deployable solution.

Solution Optimization  32%

• Tune advanced Layer 3 routing protocols.
• Secure wired/wireless devices in small to medium sized networks
• and mitigate basic security threats.
• Manage network assets using HP tools.
• Optimize L3 routing protocol convergence and scalability
  • static routes
  • RIP
  • OSPF
  • OSPFv3
  • RIPng
  • ISIS
  • ECMP

Assess how to optimize network availability:

• MSTP
  • HP Comware CLI
• VRRP
  • HP Comware CLI

• Assess sensitive traffic and determine appropriate tools for optimizing traffic flow (QoS, DiffServ, Multicast/IGMP/PIM, IRF, bandwidth limitations, rate limiting, trunks, MSTP, multipath routing).

Solution Troubleshooting   11%

• Secure the network and mitigate security threats.

Solution Management  5%

Perform network management:

• SNMP
• Syslog
• Configuration Management

I would like to thank Computer Data for providing me access to equipment to demonstrate the technologies.

1. HP ExpertOne
2. HP Networking Curriculum
3. HP0-y43 Exam Preparation Guide
4. HP Networking guide to hardening Comware-based devices