Certification as an Arista Certified Engineering Associate marks you as a leader in understanding the configuration and management of the most advanced cloud networking products, leading a massive shift in the networking industry.
Who Should Take This Exam?
Network engineers, network operators, and
network administrators who are interested
in understanding, configuring, and testing
Arista’s differentiating features.
Exams and recommended training
Exam Description
This exam seeks to certify those who
demonstrate a thorough understanding of
Arista hardware and software (Extensible
Operating System EOS), and the theory,
operation, and configuration of Arista
differentiated features such as VM Tracer,
Latency Analyzer (LANZ), Multi-Chassis Lag
(MLAG), and Advanced Event Management
(AEM). Experience with Linux, Bash, and
Python is a plus. The goal of this exam is
to test the candidate’s knowledge of Arista
products and to see if they are capable of
managing and maintaining an Arista switch.
This test is heavily geared towards EOS CLI,
and Arista-specific features or differentiators.
In short, this is not a networking exam. This
is a “do you know how to operate an Arista
switch” exam.
Prerequisites and Preparation
Candidates should be comfortable with
configuring a network device through the
CLI and should have a working knowledge
of L2 and L3 protocols. Experience with
Linux Bash and Python is a plus. This is an
Arista Networking associate-level exam.
As such, there will be no questions about
programming, though we might ask how
to configure eAPI in CLI. We do not ask
about routing protocols, but we might ask
how to configure a feature that utilizes
XMPP. We might ask about a simple bash
command that you might learn in the ACE
class, but you are not expected to be a Linux
administrator for this exam. We recommend that you take an !Arista Configuration Essentials (ACE) Class before taking this exam.
Topics Covered
Switch Administration
- Booting
- Initial Configuration
- Password Recovery
- Default Features
Hardware
- Ethernet
- Management
- USB Ports
- Airflow
- General Hardware Design
ZTP
Multi-Switch CLI (XMPP)
MLAG
EOS
- Linux
- Initial Boot Configuration
- Agents
- Aboot
VXLAN
Monitoring
VM Tracer
DANZ
- Tap Aggregation
- Agile Ports
- Advanced Monitoring
eAPI
Exam Format
- Number of questions: 100
- Format: multiple choice
- Passing score: 80%
- Length of exam: 90 minutes
- Cost of exam: $295
- Non-disclosure agreeement administered at the start of the exam.
- EOS-4.12.1.swi, EOS-4.14.1F.swi, and EOS-4.15.1F.swi.
- Note that we generally try not to ask questions where the answer changes between releases of code.