Networking

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6100 Switch Series is a modern family of entry-level access switches ideal for branch offices, mid-market enterprises, and SMB networks. Designed for reliable, simple, and secure access, this switch family provides a convenient wired access solution for enterprise networks supporting Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, and cloud applications.

Prepare your network for future demands with a powerful ASIC and the programmable HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Operating System to deliver a more consistent, more efficient operator experience. This Layer 2 switch series has convenient built-in high speed uplinks with up to 740W of IEEE 802.3at Class 4 PoE to support IoT devices such as security cameras and wireless APs. A compact and fanless 12-port model is ideal for use in quiet workspaces. With robust quality of service (QoS), support for static routing, and IPv6, these switches also simplify ownership with no switch software licensing requirements.

The HPE Aruba Networking 2930F Switch Series is designed for digital workplaces optimized for mobile users. These powerful Layer 3 access switches are easy to deploy and manage with advanced security and network management tools like HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager, HPE Aruba Networking Management Software (AirWave) and cloud-based HPE Aruba Networking Central. HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) provides stacking scale and simplicity for enterprise edge, SMB and branch offices. The 2930F delivers performance and value with support for RIP routing, Access OSPF, 10 GbE uplinks, up to 740W PoE+, robust QoS, and requires no software licensing.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6000 Switch Series is a modern family of entry level access switches ideal for branch offices, midsize businesses, and small enterprises. Designed for reliable, simple, and secure access, this switch family provides a convenient and cost-effective wired access solution for networks supporting Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, and cloud applications.

Prepare your network for future demands with a powerful ASIC and HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Operating System for a consistent, and efficient operator experience. This fully-managed series has convenient built-in uplinks with up to 740W of Class 4 PoE to support IoT devices such as security cameras and wireless APs. A compact and fanless model is ideal for use in quiet, small workspaces. The CX 6000 series is easy to deploy and use with flexible management choices, allowing the ideal fit for your business and network environment.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 5420 Switch Series is an intelligent, flexible and modular Layer 3 switch chassis created for today's enterprise small and medium campus, branch enterprise networks with built-in MACsec hardware capability, analytics and automation. The CX 5420 series chassis is part of the CX switching portfolio that provides an enterprise-class access layer solution that is easy-to-deploy, simple, secure and resilient. By combining a modern, fully programmable OS with HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine (NAE), the CX 5420 series provides industry-leading monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities across the network.

A powerful Gen7 ASIC architecture delivers performance and extensive feature support with flexible programmability for the tomorrow's applications. This advanced modular 4U chassis switch offers up to 960 Gbps with low latency, 6 half-width line card slots, VSX live upgrade, and HPE Smart Rate 10GbE up to 90W Class-8 PoE with BGP/OSFP/PIM support.

The HPE Networking Comware Switch Series 5140 EI delivers scalability, high availability, and low TCO at the access layer of medium and large enterprise campus networks. The series offers enterprise-class QoS and security, HPE Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) stacking, static layer 3 routing and RIP; convenient fixed 10 GbE uplink ports, PoE+, ACLs, and IPv6; and delivers energy savings with Energy Efficient Ethernet.

The HPE Networking Comware Switch Series 5140 EI also includes Smart Management Center (SmartMC), an embedded network management tool that can be leveraged at no additional cost by small and medium networks for centralized management and operations. The series can also be managed with HPE Aruba Networking IMC for a single view of your entire network.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8400 Switch Series is a campus core and aggregation switch and a game‑changing solution offering a flexible, innovative approach to address the new application, security and scalability demands of the mobile‑cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) era. The CX 8400 series also serves as a data center switch in a core/aggregation or a leaf/spine topology.

The CX 8400 series provides carrier-class high availability with industry‑leading line rate 10/25/40/100GbE connectivity in a compact 8 slot chassis. It provides up to 19.2 Tbps of switching capacity based on a fully resilient design that includes redundant fabric, management, power and fans to create a resilient, highly available network that is ideal for the most demanding campus core and data center networks. It is based on the HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Operating System (AOS-CX), a software that automates and simplifies critical and complex network tasks.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8320 Switch Series provides industry‑leading line rate 1/10GbE (SFP/SFP+ and 10GBASE‑T) and 40GbE connectivity in a compact 1U form factor. It provides up to 2.5 Tbps of switching capacity with redundant power and fans combined with HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching Extension for a high availability solution ideal for enterprise campus and data center deployments. The CX 8320 series also serves as a top-of-rack (ToR) switch for data centers needing 10GbE connectivity to servers and 40GbE to the spine.

The CX 8320 series is based on HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Operating System, a modern, database‑driven operating system that automates and simplifies many critical and complex network tasks. A built‑in time series database enables customers and developers to utilize software scripts for historical troubleshooting, as well as analysis of past trends. This helps predict and avoid future problems due to scale, security, and performance bottlenecks.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 Switch Series serves the needs of modern campus core and aggregation as well as dynamic top-of-rack (ToR) data center environments, offering a flexible and innovative approach to addressing the application, security, and scalability demands of the mobile, cloud, and IoT.

The CX 8100 switches are based on HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Operating System (AOS-CX) that automates and simplifies critical network tasks, offers programmability with REST APIs and Python scripts, delivers enhanced fault tolerance and zero-service disruption during planned or unplanned control-plane events. Real-time, network-wide visibility and analytics are available in every switch.

The series includes industry-leading line rate ports with 1/10GbE (SFP/SFP+) and 40/100GbE (QSFP+/QSFP28) connectivity in a compact 1U form factor. 4 x 10 Gbps and 4 x 25 Gbps break out from 40/100G. These switches are great for customers needing 1/10GbE with mix of fiber and copper ports.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6400 Switch Series is a modern, flexible, and intelligent family of modular switches ideal for enterprise campus and data center deployments. With a cloud-native design that combines a fully programmable OS with HPE Aruba Networking CX Network Analytics Engine, the CX 6400 series extends industry-leading monitoring and troubleshooting across the network.

Powerful Gen7 ASIC architecture delivers fast, future-ready non-blocking performance. HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) brings high availability and enables fast, uninterrupted upgrades. Support for HPE Aruba Networking Switch Multi-Edit Software and the HPE Aruba Networking CX Mobile App validates configurations and simplify deployment. This series offers 5 and 10-slot compact chassis, a choice of line rate interfaces including 25GbE, 100GbE, and full-density 60W Power over Ethernet (PoE) with HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet ideal for access, aggregation and core deployments.

The HPE Networking Comware Switch Series 5900 are high-density, low-latency top-of-rack (ToR) switches suited for deployment at the access layer and management network of medium-sized and large enterprise data centers.

To meet the increased demand for virtualization, scalability, and programmability, these switches provide high-performance switching with low latency and a user-friendly operating system (OS) Comware v7. HPE Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) helps create simpler, flatter, and more agile networks by combining multiple physical switches into a logical device. Network and security features, coupled with dual, redundant hot-swappable power supplies, provide investment protection, reliability, and availability, and allow advanced chassis power management. These switches also provide network visibility through multi-vendor network management with HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC).