Introduction
The Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series is a modern, flexible, and intelligent family of AOS-CX stackable switches ideal for enterprise access and aggregation. With a cloud-centric design that combines a fully programmable OS with the Aruba Network Analytics Engine, the Aruba CX 6300 extends industry-leading monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities to the access layer. Support of Aruba NetEdit and the Aruba CX Mobile App verify that configurations are flawless and easy to deploy.
A powerful Aruba Gen7 ASIC architecture delivers fast, non-blocking performance, meaning your network is ready for tomorrow's unpredictable demands. Aruba Virtual Stacking Framework (VSF) allows for stacking of up to 10 switches, providing scale and simplified management. This flexible series has built-in wirespeed 1/10/25/50GbE uplinks and supports high density IEEE 802.3bt high power PoE with HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet for high speed APs and IoT devices using existing cabling.
Features
Automation and Analytics
- The Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series delivers unparalleled visibility with built-in analytics for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting to help fix problems faster. The Aruba Network Analytics Engine (NAE) automatically interrogates and analyzes events that can impact network health.
- Advanced telemetry and automation provide the ability to easily identify and troubleshoot network, system, application and security related issues easily, through the use of Python agents and REST APIs.
- The Time Series Database (TSDB) stores configuration and operational state data, making it available to quickly resolve network issues.
Performance and Power
- The Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series uses a fully distributed architecture with Aruba Gen7 ASICs that deliver very low latency, increased packet buffering, and adaptive power consumption. All switching and routing are wire-speed to meet the demands of bandwidth-intensive applications.
- Aruba Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) allows you to quickly grow your network using high performance front plane stacking. Four built-in QSFP28 ports support speeds of 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, and 50GbE for a total of up to 200 Gbps of stacking throughput per switch.
- Deploy wireless access points and IoT devices with Aruba CX 6300 models that offer high density HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet with 60W PoE on every port for a total of 2880W of PoE.
Smarter Segmentation
- The Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series supports Aruba Dynamic Segmentation that automatically applies and enforces user, device, and application-aware policies on Aruba wired and wireless infrastructures.
- Automated device profiling, role-based access control, and Layer 7 firewall features deliver enhanced visibility and performance for a better overall experience for both IT and end-users alike.
- Switch-to-switch tunnels enable scalable multi-tenancy support with VXLAN to VRF mapping, while allowing policy application via user roles.
Management features
Switch type
Managed
Switch layer
L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support
Yes
Switch type
Managed
Switch layer
L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support
Y
Ports & interfaces
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantity
4
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantity
4
Network
Networking standards
IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at
10G support
No
Port mirroring
Yes
Flow control support
Yes
Link aggregation
Yes
Rate limiting
Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X
Yes
Spanning tree protocol
Yes
VLAN support
Yes
Networking standards
IEEE 802.1AX,IEEE 802.1D,IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.1ab,IEEE 802.1ak,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.1s,IEEE 802.1v,IEEE 802.1w,IEEE 802.1x,IEEE 802.3ad,IEEE 802.3ae,IEEE 802.3af,IEEE 802.3at,IEEE 802.3bt,IEEE 802.3x,IEEE 802.3z
10G support
Y
Port mirroring
Y
Flow control support
Y
Link aggregation
Y
Rate limiting
Y
Auto MDI/MDI-X
Y
Spanning tree protocol
Y
VLAN support
Y
Optical fiber
Transmission distance (max)
10 km
Transmission distance (max)
10 km
Data transmission
MAC address table
29490 entries
Latency (1 Gbps)
2.28 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)
1.46 µs
Jumbo frames support
Yes
Packet buffer memory
8 MB
Switching capacity
496 Gbit/s
Throughput
369 Mpps
MAC address table
29490 entries
Latency (1 Gbps)
2.28 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)
1.46 µs
Jumbo frames support
Y
Packet buffer memory
8 MB
Power
Power supply note
2 field-replaceable, hot-swappable power supply slots 1 minimum power supply required (ordered separately). Supported PSUs JL086A, JL087A and JL670A.
Power supply included
No
AC input voltage
100 - 240 V
AC input voltage
100 - 240 V
Power consumption note
With JL086A PSU: Idle: 70W 100% Traffic Rate: 90W With JL087A PSU: Idle: 71W 100% Traffic Rate: 88W With JL670A PSU: Idle: 73W 100% Traffic Rate: 96W
Power supply included
Y
AC input voltage
100 - 240 V
AC input frequency
50/60 Hz
Security
DHCP features
DHCP server
Access Control List (ACL)
Yes
IGMP snooping
Yes
SSH/SSL support
Yes
DHCP features
DHCP server
Access Control List (ACL)
Y
IGMP snooping
Y
SSH/SSL support
Y
Multicast features
Multicast support
Yes
Multicast support
Y
Protocols
Routing protocols
BGP
Routing protocols
BGP, BGP4, IP, OSPF
Design
Rack mounting
Yes
Form factor
1U
Product colour
Black
Rack mounting
Y
Stackable
Y
Form factor
1U
Product colour
Grey
Performance
Processor model
ARM Cortex-A72
Physical stacking (units)
10
Built-in processor
Y
Processor model
ARM Cortex-A72
Processor frequency
1800 MHz
Memory type
DDR4-SDRAM
Internal memory
8192 MB
Flash memory
32 MB
Operational conditions
Storage temperature (T-T)
-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
15 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)
0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
15 - 95%
Other features
Latency
1 Gbps: 2.28 µs 10 Gbps: 1.46 µs 25 Gbps: 1.90 µs 50 Gbps: 3.49 µs
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
I/O ports
48 x 10/100/1000 BaseT PoE+ 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
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
Weight (imperial)
5.16 kg (11.4 lbs)
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)
43.9 x 442 x 386.1 mm (1.73 x 17.4 x 15.2")
Fan
Switch has two fan tray slots and comes with one fan tray installed. Minimum one fan tray required. Fan trays are field replaceable and hot-swappable. Each fan tray contains two fans.
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code
85176990
Harmonized System (HS) code
85176990
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Y
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget
1440 W
Weight & dimensions
Width
442 mm
Depth
385 mm
Height
44 mm
Weight
5.72 kg
