Fixed Port L3 Managed Ethernet Switches

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 8325 Switch Series serves as both a campus (core and aggregation) and data center (ToR and EoR) switch. This game-changing solution offers a flexible, innovative approach to meet demands in the mobile, cloud, and IoT era. The CX 8325 series is based on AOS-CX, with its microservices style modular architecture, REST APIs, Python scripting capabilities and NAE is a modern software system that automates and simplifies critical and complex network tasks, delivers enhanced fault tolerance and facilitates zero-service disruption during planned or unplanned control-plane events. CX 8325 series provides line rate 1/10/25/40GbE in a compact 1U form factor.

The CX 8325P models, deliver key solutions for providers in their 5G (Radio access network) and edge computing deployments. CX 8325H models are high-performance 1/10/25/40/100GbE half-width switches ideal for smaller, edge or colocation data centers, and wide variety of compute and storage networking use cases.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8360 v2 Switch Series is designed for next-generation core and aggregation layer of campuses, as well as virtual and highly dynamic data center environments. The switch series provides up to 4.8 Tbps switching capacity, with line-rate Gigabit Ethernet interfaces including support for HPE Smart Rate (1/2.5/5 Gbps), 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 50 Gbps, and 100 Gbps connectivity in a compact 1U form factor.

These switches deliver a fantastic investment for customers wanting to migrate from older 1/10GbE to faster 25GbE, or from 10/40GbE uplinks to 50/100GbE ports. In addition, the 48 and 32 x 25G port CX 8360 models support low-density MACsec ports and enable secured connectivity at 10GbE and 25GbE over unsecured domains. MACsec is also supported on 2 high-speed 40/100G ports on the CX 8360 48-port model.

The HPE Networking Comware Switch Series 5150 HI is a family of stackable L3 access switches powered by HPE Comware 9 delivering scalability and resiliency for medium and large enterprise campus networks.

With 24 and 48 MACsec-256 enabled 1 GbE downlink ports, 6x10/25 GbE uplinks, hot swappable dual power and fans, and up to 90 watts of 802.3bt PoE per port, this flexible series delivers security and performance for your clients, servers, and IoT devices. Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) stacking up to 9 members adds scale and high availability while Intelligent Network Quality Analyzer (iNQA) supports real-time visibility into network health and performance.

Network visibility, management, and operation tools for this series include standard CLI and the Smart Management Center (SmartMC), embedded and ready to use at no additional cost. The series integrates with HPE Aruba Networking IMC, delivering a centralized point of control for your entire network.

The HPE Networking Comware Switch Series 5600 HI delivers superior performance using multigigabit, PoE8, MACsec, AES 256 encryption, link flexibility, and scalability at the access layer of medium and large enterprise campus networks. Additional modules can be included for increased capacity. This series offers improved resiliency with DRNI and IRF, better reliability and performance in user quality of service (QoS), enhanced security with hardware-based MACsec and AAA authentication, impressive efficiency with dual redundant power supplies, embedded network management using smart management center (SmartMC) and enhanced network visibility using IMC.

The HPE Aruba Networking 2930M 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. Modular stacking, uplinks and power provide scalability and simplicity for enterprise edge, SMB and branch office networks. The HPE Aruba Networking 2930M Switch Series delivers performance and value with support for static, RIP and Access OSPF routing, 10 GbE and 40 GbE uplinks, models with 24 ports of HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet, up to 1440W of PoE, robust QoS, and Dynamic Segmentation for unified and secure access.

The HPE Networking Comware Switch Series 5520 HI delivers superior performance, high availability and manageability with advanced features at the access and aggregation layer of medium and large enterprise networks.

These switches deliver faster performance and advanced L3 features with support for larger ARP/MAC tables and Longest Prefix Match (LPM). VXLAN and EVPN enable greater scalability. Support for Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) and Bi-directional Forwarding Detection (BFD) provide resiliency. Intelligent Resilient framework (IRF) ensures high availability. Support for IPv4/IPv6, OpenFlow, and MPLS/VPLS features for investment protection with an easy transition from IPv4 to IPv6 networks.

These switches also include SmartMC at no additional cost, and when combined with Intelligent Management Center (IMC), it provides both embedded network management and enhanced network visibility.

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).

The HPE FlexFabric 5944 Switch series consists of high-density, low-latency top-of-rack (ToR) switches suited for deployment at the aggregation or server access layer of enterprise data centers and cloud service provider environments.
Delivering high performance switching capacity with ASICs,10G-BaseT connectivity, Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and Multicast, the HPE FlexFabric 5944 Switch series offers a choice that fits your budget and delivers low TCO.
The HPE FlexFabric 5944 Switch series includes HPE FlexFabric Network Analytics that enhances visibility and network manageability with real-time telemetry collection and analysis. It also supports automated network overlay/underlay deployment with HPE IMC Orchestrator and Analyzer.

The HPE Networking Comware Switch Series 5150 EI is a family of stackable L3 access switches powered by HPE Comware OS delivering scalability and resiliency at a modest TCO for small, medium, and large enterprise campus networks.

With 8, 24, and 48 gigabit ports, options for mixed copper and fiber connectivity, and up to 30 watts of 802.3at PoE per port this flexible series is ready to connect your edge clients, servers, and IoT devices. Built-in 10 GbE uplinks and  Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) stacking up to 9-members adds scale, resiliency, and simplification to your access network, enabling network operators to manage the whole stack as a single logical switch.

Network visibility, management, and operation tools for this series include standard CLI and the Smart Management Center (SmartMC), embedded and ready to use at no additional cost. The series integrates with HPE Aruba Networking IMC, delivering a centralized point of control for your entire network.