ACE: L7 Expert

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ACE: L7 Expert Exam Format

ACE-L7

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The ACE: L7 Expert certification validates advanced skills in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting Arista's Layer 7 network solutions. It covers security, automation, programmability, and architecture for modern data centers. Candidates demonstrate deep understanding of Arista's AVD framework, CloudVision orchestration, EVPN/VXLAN integrations, and automated workflows. Successful exam takers can architect scalable, secure, and automated networks that meet the demands of enterprise and cloud providers.

40 questions
120 min
80% to pass
4 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions40
Time limit120 minutes (180s per question)
Passing score80%
Domains4
LevelExpert
Question bank here40 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Arista L7 Security25%
  • CloudVision security policies and segmentation
  • MACsec encryption and key management
  • 802.1X authentication integration
  • +2 more
10
Automation and Programmability30%
  • Arista Validated Design (AVD) architecture
  • Ansible playbooks for configuration management
  • eAPI and RESTCONF programmability
  • +2 more
12
Network Design for L7 Services25%
  • EVPN and VXLAN design for L7 service insertion
  • Load balancing and service chaining
  • Data center fabric design with L4-L7 services
  • +2 more
10
Troubleshooting and Optimization20%
  • Advanced monitoring with CloudVision analytics
  • Packet and flow analysis for L7 issues
  • Performance tuning of VXLAN/EVPN overlays
  • +2 more
8

The heaviest domain is Arista L7 Security at 25%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Official exam SKU price in Arista Academy (all exams by track). The CORE ACE:L1-L7 levels have been migrated to the track program (Associate/Specialist/Professional/Expert); regional pricing may vary. The Expert exam requires a prior 4-hour pre-qualification exam. ACE:L7 Expert = AN-EX-EX01 exam (4 h) with a prior pre-qualification exam. Official exam page

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