HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 48-port 1GbE and 4-port SFP56 Switch

HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 48-port 1GbE and 4-port SFP56 Switch, Managed, L3, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), Rack mounting

Key Features

• Stackable Layer 3 switches with BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, VRF, and OSPF with robust security and QoS
• High performance 880 Gbps system switching capacity, 660 MPPS of system throughput and up to 200 Gbps stacking bandwidth
• Compact 1U switches with full density HPE Smart Rate (1/2.5/5GbE) multi-gigabit, 60W PoE and SFP+ models
• Built-in high speed 10GbE/25GbE/50GbE uplinks
• Intelligent monitoring, visibility, and remediation with Aruba Network Analytics Engine
• One touch deployment with the Aruba CX Mobile App
• Aruba NetEdit support for automated configuration and verification
• Aruba Dynamic Segmentation enables secure and simple access for users and IoT

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 48-port 1GbE and 4-port SFP56 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: 48, USB 2.0 ports quantity: 1, Console port: USB. MAC address table: 32000 entries, Switching capacity: 496 Gbit/s. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1D. Rack mounting

Specifications

Management features
Switch layer	L3
Switch type	Managed
System event log	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Multicast support	Yes
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)	Yes
Ports & interfaces
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantity	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0
SFP module slots quantity	4
Console port	USB
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Network
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1D
VLAN support	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes
Port mirroring	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes
IP routing	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes
10G support	Yes
Policy-based routing	Yes
MLD entries	4000
IPv6 multicast entries	8000
IPv4 multicast entries	8000
IGMP entries	8000
Optical fiber
Transmission distance (max)	10 km
Data transmission
MAC address table	32000 entries
Switching capacity	496 Gbit/s
Throughput	369 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)	2.28 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)	1.46 µs
Number of queues	8
Packet buffer memory	8 MB
Number of multicast groups filtered	8000
Security
SSH/SSL support	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes
IGMP entries	8000
DHCP features	DHCP relay, DHCP server
Multicast features
Number of multicast groups filtered	8000
Multicast support	Yes
MLD entries	4000
IPv6 multicast entries	8000
IPv4 multicast entries	8000
Protocols
Routing protocols	OSPF, OSPFv3
Design
Rack mounting	Yes
Stackable	Yes
Product colour	Black
Airflow direction	Front-to-back airflow
Certification	EN 60950-1:2006; +A11:2009 +A1:2010; +A12:2011 + A2:2013 UL 60950-1 2nd Ed CAN/CSA-C22.2; No. 60950-1-07 IEC 60950-1:2005 EN 55022:2010, A; EN 55032:2012, A; EN 55024:2010; EN 61000-3-2:2014; EN 61000-3-3:2013 FCC 15 A ICES-003 A VCCI A; CISPR 22 A; CISPR 32 A; CISPR 24:2010
Performance
Physical stacking (units)	10
Processor frequency	1800 MHz
Noise level	31.5 dB
Memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Internal memory	8000 MB
Flash memory	32000 MB
Built-in processor	Yes
Stackable	Yes
Packet buffer memory	8 MB
Power
Power supply included	Yes
AC input voltage	200 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)	74 W
Number of power supply units	1
Input current	2.5/1.4 A
Power consumption note	Idle: 52W 100% Traffic Rate: 74W
Power supply note	Internal (fixed) power supply (200W)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No
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)	9.83 lbs
I/O ports	48 x 10/100/1000 BaseT ports 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
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)	1.73 x 17.4 x 12.9"
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 - 90%
Operating altitude	0 - 119685" (0 - 3040 m)
Non-operating altitude	0 - 181102.4" (0 - 4600 m)
Virtual LAN features
VLAN support	Yes
Weight & dimensions
Width	1.73" (44 mm)
Depth	17.4" (442 mm)
Height	12.9" (327 mm)
Weight	9.83 lbs (4.46 kg)
Packaging content
Rack mount kit	Yes
Certificates
Certification	EN 60950-1:2006; +A11:2009 +A1:2010; +A12:2011 + A2:2013 UL 60950-1 2nd Ed CAN/CSA-C22.2; No. 60950-1-07 IEC 60950-1:2005 EN 55022:2010, A; EN 55032:2012, A; EN 55024:2010; EN 61000-3-2:2014; EN 61000-3-3:2013 FCC 15 A ICES-003 A VCCI A; CISPR 22 A; CISPR 32 A; CISPR 24:2010
Packaging data
Rack mount kit	Yes