Aruba 6300M 24-port HPE Smart Rate 1/2.5/5GbE Class 6 PoE and 4-port SFP56 Switch

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.

What's new
- 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 with intelligent monitoring and visibility via Aruba Network Analytics Engine.
- Aruba NetEdit support for automation, configuration and verification, and one touch deployment with the Aruba CX Mobile App.
- Aruba Dynamic Segmentation enables enhanced security and simple access for users and IoT.

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

24

SFP module slots quantity

4

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity

24

SFP module slots quantity

4

Network

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

Yes

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)

4.24 µs

Latency (10 Gbps)

1.5 µs

Jumbo frames support

Yes

Packet buffer memory

8 MB

Switching capacity

640 Gbit/s

Throughput

476 Mpps

MAC address table

29490 entries

Latency (1 Gbps)

4.24 µs

Latency (10 Gbps)

1.5 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.

AC input voltage

100 - 240 V

AC input voltage

100 - 240 V

Power consumption note

With JL086A PSU: Idle: 93W 100% Traffic Rate: 137W With JL087A PSU: Idle: 91W 100% Traffic Rate: 131W With JL670A PSU: Idle: 98W 100% Traffic Rate: 139W

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

Grey

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

24 x HPE Smart Rate 100 M [5]/1G/2.5G/5G BaseT Class 6 PoE ports supporting up to 60W per port 4 x 1G/10G/25G/50G [4] SFP ports Supports PoE standards IEEE 802.3af, 802.3at and 802.3bt (up to 60W) 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)

5.42 kg (11.9 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

252 mm

Depth

381 mm

Height

43.9 mm

Weight

5.42 kg