The Aruba CX 9300 Switch series provides 25.6Tbps, 1U fixed configuration that supports 32 ports of 100/400GbE. This series is designed to provide flexible, cost-effective, high-density 400GbE for servers, storage, and intra-fabric connectivity.
The Aruba CX 9300 Switch series protects enterprises’ investment as they as they transition server farms from 10GbE and 25GbE to 100GbE/400GbE EVPN-VXLAN spine configurations, with reduced power and a smaller footprint. It supports large data center pods of up to 6,000 x 25G servers or up to 2,000 x 100G servers. This is an significant jump in scaling/density over current Aruba CX 8325-32C, which scales to 700 x 25G servers.
Features
High Performance and Scale
- The Aruba CX 9300 Switch series meets the modern demands of large scale virtualized and cloud networks.
- Provide flexible, cost-effective, high-density 100/400GbE for servers, storage, and intra-fabric connectivity.
- The Aruba CX 9300 Switch series with breakout cabling scalability allows a single 200GbE split into two 100GbE links.
- 100GbE ports can breakout to four 25GbE ports linking one switch port, and accommodating up to four adapter cards in servers or other subsystems.
- 400 Gbps port can be configured as 4x100GbE, 2x200GbE, or 1x400GbE.
Ethernet Storage Fabric
- The Aruba CX 9300 Switch series enables low-latency and “lossless” network QoS and connectivity characteristics that storage requires.
- Ideal for software-defined storage and HCI solutions, where multiple servers share captive (SSD/flash-based) storage resources.
Investment Protection
- The Aruba CX 9300 Switch series eases transition from 10GbE and 25GbE to 100GbE/400GbE.
- Provides higher scaling with reduced power and a smaller footprint.
Intelligent Analytics
- The Aruba CX 9300 Switch series features real-time monitoring and troubleshooting with Aruba Network Analytics Engine (NAE).
- Intelligent pre-processing of data turns raw telemetry into actionable insights.
Products specifications
| Attribute name |
Attribute value |
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Width
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17.3" |
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Depth
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23.2" |
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Height
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1.71" |
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Switch Type
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Managed |
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Power Source
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AC |
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Internal memory
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32768 MB |
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Heat dissipation
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4435 BTU/h |
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Built-in processor
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Yes |
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Switching capacity
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25600 Gbit/s |
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Power supply included
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Yes |
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Number of VLANs
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4040 |
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SFP+ module slots quantity
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2 |
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Port mirroring
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Yes |
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DHCP features
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DHCP relay, DHCP server |
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Link aggregation
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Yes |
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Access Control List (ACL)
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Yes |
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SSH/SSL support
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Yes |
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IGMP snooping
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Yes |
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Airflow direction
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Back-to-front airflow |
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Authentication type
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RADIUS, TACACS+ |
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Cloud-managed
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Yes |
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Form factor
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1U |
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Flow control support
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Yes |
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Number of fans
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6 fan(s) |
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Console port
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RJ-45/micro-USB |
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Fiber optic connector
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QSFP-DD |
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Networking standards
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IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ak, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1t, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3bs, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z |
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Fiber ports quantity
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32 |
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Processor frequency
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1700 MHz |
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Rack mounting
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Yes |
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AC input frequency
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50/60 Hz |
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AC input voltage
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100 - 240 V |
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Number of power supply units
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2 |
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Redundant power supply (RPS) support
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Yes |
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Power consumption (max)
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615 W |
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Multicast support
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Yes |
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Jumbo frames support
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Yes |
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10G support
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Yes |
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Quality of Service (QoS) support
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Yes |
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VLAN support
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Yes |
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Spanning tree protocol
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Yes |
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Virtual LAN features
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Private VLAN |
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Operating temperature (T-T)
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0 - 45 °C |
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Switch layer
|
L3 |
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Management protocols
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SNMP v2c, SNMP v3, RMON |
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Routing protocols
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BGP4, OSPF, OSPFv3, RIP-2, RIPng, VRRP |
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Power over Ethernet (PoE)
|
No |
