Expected A10-System-Administration Exam Topics, as suggested by A10 Networks :

• Module 1: Initial ACOS Configuration: For network administrators and system engineers, this section covers basic system setup using both CLI and GUI, backup and restore procedures, system upgrade processes, and working with configuration profiles.
• Module 2: Centralized Configuration Management: For network architects and senior administrators, this part focuses on clustering devices into a centralized chassis, understanding aVCS topology including vMaster and vBlade devices, and the process of vMaster election and maintenance.
• Module 3: High Availability: For network engineers responsible for ensuring system uptime, this domain covers Active-Standby mode and failover mechanisms, N+M deployments, and active device selection processes.
• Module 4: Application Delivery Partitions: For application delivery specialists and system architects, this section explores Layer 3 Virtualization Partitions (L3V), shared and private partitions, and the concept of public and private objects.
• Module 5: Role-based Administration: For IT security professionals and system administrators, this part covers admin account creation through CLI and GUI, assigning privileges, passwords, and access rights, understanding predefined and user-defined roles, and session management.
• Module 6: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting: For security specialists and compliance officers, this domain focuses on using AAA servers to manage device and command access, as well as account and command tracking.
• Module 7: Control Plane Logging: For network operators and support engineers, this section covers ACOS logging, external logging, and emailing events, and understanding events and thresholds.
• Module 8: SNMP: For network monitoring specialists, this part explores monitoring ACOS devices remotely, A10 MIBs, configuring traps, and OID discovery.
• Module 9: aXAPI Overview: For developers and integration specialists, this section provides an overview of aXAPI architecture and session flow, as well as API methods.