Tired of network bottlenecks that slow down your office? Youre juggling bandwidth, security and growth, and the old switch cant keep up. The HPE Aruba CX 6300M gives you 48 gigabit ports, four 10-Gb SFP56 uplinks, and Layer-3 routing so traffic flows smoothly without manual work.
HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300M, 48-port 1GbE, 4-port SFP56, L3, Switch Managed
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300M, 48-port 1GbE, 4-port SFP56, L3, Switch Managed is a stackable, managed switch designed for midsize campuses, data-center top-of-rack and high-density access layers. It supports VSF stacking, advanced routing protocols and built-in analytics for real-time visibility.
Benefits
- Simplifies network scaling with up to 10-unit VSF stack.
- Delivers non-blocking 880-1760 Gbps switching capacity.
- Provides built-in routing (OSPF, BGP, VRF) for faster decisions.
- Enables real-time monitoring through Aruba Network Analytics.
- Supports high-power 802.11bt PoE for APs and IoT devices.
- Reduces downtime with active-active VSX redundancy.
Features
- 48 x 1 GbE RJ-45 ports
- 4 x SFP56 10 Gb uplink slots
- 7th Gen ASIC, 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72
- 496 Gbit/s switching capacity, 369 Mpps throughput
- Front-to-back airflow, 2 fans, 28.7 dB noise
- Stackable up to 10 units, VSF and VSX support
- L3 routing with OSPF, BGP, VRF, policy routing
- 8 MB packet buffer, 8 queues, 1.46 s latency
Specifications
| Management features |
| System event log |
Yes |
| Configuring Location Settings (CLI) |
Yes |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Yes |
| Switch layer |
L3 |
| Switch type |
Managed |
| Ports & interfaces |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity |
1 |
| Console port |
USB |
| SFP module slots quantity |
4 |
| Installed SFP+ modules quantity |
0 |
| Installed SFP modules quantity |
0 |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type |
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity |
48 |
| Network |
| VLAN support |
Yes |
| Auto MDI/MDI-X |
Yes |
| Link aggregation |
Yes |
| Spanning tree protocol |
Yes |
| IP routing |
Yes |
| Policy-based routing |
Yes |
| Port mirroring |
Yes |
| 10G support |
Yes |
| Networking standards |
IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ak, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3bt |
| Optical fiber |
| Transmission distance (max) |
10 km |
| Data transmission |
| Packet buffer memory |
8 MB |
| Number of queues |
8 |
| Latency (10 Gbps) |
1.46 µs |
| Latency (1 Gbps) |
2.28 µs |
| Throughput |
369 Mpps |
| Throughput |
369 Mpps |
| Switching capacity |
496 Gbit/s |
| MAC address table |
32000 entries |
| Security |
| SSH/SSL support |
Yes |
| IGMP entries |
8000 |
| Access Control List (ACL) |
Yes |
| DHCP features |
DHCP relay, DHCP server |
| Multicast features |
| MLD entries |
4000 |
| Number of multicast groups filtered |
8000 |
| IPv6 multicast entries |
8000 |
| IPv4 multicast entries |
8000 |
| Multicast support |
Yes |
| Protocols |
| Routing protocols |
OSPF, OSPFv3 |
| Design |
| Airflow direction |
Front-to-back airflow |
| Number of fans |
2 fan(s) |
| Product colour |
Black |
| Stackable |
Yes |
| Rack mounting |
Yes |
| Performance |
| Noise level |
28.7 dB |
| Flash memory |
32000 MB |
| Internal memory |
8000 MB |
| Memory type |
DDR4-SDRAM |
| Processor frequency |
1800 MHz |
| Processor model |
ARM Cortex-A72 |
| Built-in processor |
Yes |
| Physical stacking (units) |
10 |
| Power |
| Power consumption (max) |
75 W |
| AC input voltage |
100 - 240 V |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) |
No |
| Operational conditions |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
0 - 45 °C |
| Non-operating altitude |
0 - 4600 m |
| Operating altitude |
0 - 3040 m |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) |
15 - 90% |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
15 - 95% |
| Storage temperature (T-T) |
-40 - 70 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
0 - 45 °C |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Weight |
5.51 kg |
| Height |
44 mm |
| Depth |
385 mm |
| Width |
442 mm |
| 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 |
