HP Exam HPE6-A73 Topic 5 Question 115 Discussion

Actual exam question for HP's HPE6-A73 exam

Question #: 115
Topic #: 5

An administrator has an aggregation layer of 8325CX switches configured as a VSX pair. The administrator is

concerned that when OSPF network changes occur, the aggregation switches will respond to the changes

slowly, and this will affect network connectivity, especially VoIP calls, in the connected access layer switches.

What should the administrator do on the aggregation layer switches to alleviate this issue?D18912E1457D5D1DDCBD40AB3BF70D5D

AImplement route aggregation

BImplement bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD)

CReduce the hello and dead interval timers

DImplement graceful restart

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Suggested Answer: A

'BFD tests the connectivity between two IP addresses in a BFD session. BFD reports when connectivity is lost. The router (or routing switch) can then use that information to take the appropriate actions, depending on the functions to which you have tied BFD'

by Brianne at Jul 06, 2025, 09:45 PM

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Beatriz

8 days ago

I believe implementing bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) could also be a good solution to alleviate the issue.

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Sherrell

9 days ago

Graceful restart is the way to go, man. Keep that network traffic flowing smoothly, even when things go down. Plus, it's like a gentle reboot for your switches - no one's the wiser.

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Ardella

10 days ago

I agree with Terina, faster hello and dead interval timers would definitely improve network connectivity for VoIP calls.

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Heike

14 days ago

Reduce the hello and dead interval timers? Sounds like a quick fix, but won't that just make the network more jittery? I'd go for the BFD option, get that fast failure detection in there.

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Cherri

6 days ago

Yeah, BFD will provide faster detection without compromising network stability. It's the best choice.

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Nell

7 days ago

BFD is definitely the better option for quick response to network changes. It's worth implementing.

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Loreta

10 days ago

I agree, reducing the timers might cause more issues. BFD is the way to go for fast detection.

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Terina

17 days ago

I think reducing the hello and dead interval timers could help speed up the response to OSPF network changes.

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