HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 24p 10M/100M/1G Class4 PoE 4p SFP56 50G TAA Switch

HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 24p 10M/100M/1G Class4 PoE 4p SFP56 50G TAA Switch, Managed, L3, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), Power over Ethernet (PoE), Rack mounting, 1U

Reasons To Buy

AI-ready performance and power

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 Switch Series is a wire-speed solution that uses a fully distributed architecture with Gen7 ASICs that deliver low latency, increased packet buffering, and intelligent power consumption for AI, Wi-Fi 7, and Internet of Things (IoT) requirements.
HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) allows you to quickly grow your network using high performance front plane stacking. Four built-in uplinks support speeds of up to 10, 25, 50, and 100GbE for a total of 200 to 400 Gbps of stacking throughput per switch.
HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) and an inter-switch link (ISL) provides for a high availability solution that maintains state synchronization and an independent control plane across a 2-member active-active switch design ^[2].
HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet delivers adaptive speed options for Wi-Fi, Internet of Things (IoT), and other clients, alongside Class 4 (30W), Class 6 (60W), and Class 8 (90W) PoE on each port (720W, 1440W, and 2880W maximum PoE budget options).
Additional features include a hibernation mode that enables CX 6300 and CX 6300L (Layer 2-only) switches to schedule downtime to conserve energy. Note: CX 6300L stackable switches are Layer 2-only, balancing scalability, high-capacity, and cost-effective connectivity.

Automation and analytics

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 Switch Series delivers unparalleled visibility with built-in analytics for real-time monitoring and a time series database (TSDB) that stores configuration and operational state data, making it available to quickly resolve network issues.
HPE Aruba Networking Central provides secure, AI-native full-stack network management and operations to optimize performance, accelerate troubleshooting, and unify wired networks with Wi-Fi, wide area networks, and more.
HPE Aruba Networking CX Network Analytics Engine (NAE) provides real-time insights and actions, analyzing events that can impact network health and even mitigating problems directly through quarantining to support network, application, system and security operations.
HPE Aruba Networking Switch Multi-Edit Software introduces automation that allows for rapid network-wide changes and helps ensures policy conformance post network updates. Intelligent capabilities include search, edit, validation (including conformance checking), deployment, and audit features.
Import switch information into HPE Aruba Networking Switch Multi-Edit Software for simplified configuration management and to continual conformance validation.

Full stack management and security

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 Switch Series is supported on HPE Aruba Networking Central for single point of control management that delivers enhanced network visibility and an expanded AI toolset, addressing the scale and demands of the most mission-critical environments.
Dynamic segmentation that automatically applies and enforces user, device, and application-aware policies on HPE Aruba Networking wired and wireless infrastructures.
Automated device profiling, role-based access control, and Layer 7 firewall features deliver enhanced visibility and performance for a better end-user experience and streamlined IT operations. Application recognition and control are available through CX Advanced Feature Pack ^[1].
Switch-to-switch tunnels enable scalable multi-tenancy support with Virtual Extensible Local-Area Networks (VXLAN) to VRF mapping, while allowing policy application through user roles ^[1].
Reduce manual IT operation tasks around initial deployment or on-going configuration changes to accommodate adds, moves, and changes with colorless ports using local user roles and local MAC authentication (LMA).

Deploy in data center topologies

HPE offers customers highly differentiated pre-engineered IT infrastructure solutions that span a wide variety HPE Compute, HPE Storage, HPE Networking that span virtualization, vSAN™, HCI, HPC, MCS, Microsoft, SAP HANA, VMware, Nutanix application and IaaS service offerings.
The 10/25 and 40/100 G CX switches can be deployed as part of an HPE integrated and mixed compute, storage and networking configuration and deployments.
These ready-to-deploy, integrated IT data center solutions help simplify and speed IT service delivery while reducing the time, risk, and expertise needed to deploy complex solutions.

Description

HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 24p 10M/100M/1G Class4 PoE 4p SFP56 50G TAA Switch. Switch type: Managed, Switch layer: L3. Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity: 24. MAC address table: 29490 entries, Switching capacity: 448 Gbit/s. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE.... Power over Ethernet (PoE). Rack mounting, Form factor: 1U

Specifications

Management features
Switch layer	L3
Switch type	Managed
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Multicast support	Yes
Ports & interfaces
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantity	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0
Fiber ports quantity	4
Fiber optic connector	SFP56
USB Type-A ports quantity	1
Network
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3x
VLAN support	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes
Port mirroring	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes
Flow control support	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	1000,10000,25000,50000 Mbit/s
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes
10G support	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes
Data transmission
MAC address table	29490 entries
Switching capacity	448 Gbit/s
Throughput	334 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)	2.28 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)	1.46 µs
Jumbo frames support	Yes
Packet buffer memory	8 MB
Security
SSH/SSL support	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes
Authentication type	RADIUS
DHCP features	DHCP server
Multicast features
Multicast support	Yes
Protocols
Management protocols	SNMP v2c, SNMP v3
Routing protocols	BGP, BGP4, IP, OSPF
Design
Rack mounting	Yes
Stackable	Yes
Form factor	1U
Performance
Physical stacking (units)	10
Processor frequency	1800 MHz
Memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Internal memory	8000 MB
Flash memory	32000 MB
Built-in processor	Yes
Processor model	ARM Cortex-A72
Stackable	Yes
Packet buffer memory	8 MB
Power
Power supply included	Yes
AC input voltage	200 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (max)	67 W
Power consumption note	Idle: 52W 100% Traffic Rate: 67W
Power source	AC
Power supply note	Internal (fixed) power supply (950W)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget	370 W
Other features
Latency	1 Gbps: 2.28 μs 10 Gbps: 1.46 μs 25 Gbps: 1.90 μs 50 Gbps: 3.49 μs
Performance management	Management flexibility with support for HPE Aruba Networking Central, easy-to-use Web GUI, CLI, and HPE Aruba Networking Switch Multi-Edit Software
Memory and processor	CPU: Dual-core Arm Cortex-A9 @ 1.8GHz Memory: 8 GB DDR4, 32 GB eMMC Flash: 8 MB, 16 MB, or 32 MB, depending on model and configuration
Fan	Fixed fans
Weight (imperial)	13.27 lbs
I/O ports	24 x 10/100/1000 BaseT ports supporting up to 30W per port 4 x 1G/10G/25G/50G [4] SFP ports Supports PoE standards IEEE 802.3af, 802.3at 1 x USB-C console port 1 x USB Type-A host port 1 x OOBM port
Ethernet LAN data rates	1000,10000,25000,50000 Mbit/s
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	15 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	15 - 95%
Virtual LAN features
VLAN support	Yes
Weight & dimensions
Width	1.73" (44 mm)
Depth	17.4" (442 mm)
Height	1.73" (43.9 mm)
Weight	13.3 lbs (6.02 kg)
Optical fiber
Fiber optic connector	SFP56