The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 Switch Series is a modern, flexible, and intelligent family of stackable switches ideal for access, aggregation, and data center top-of-rack (ToR). With its cloud-native design, fully programmable operating system, and the HPE Aruba Networking CX Network Analytics Engine, the CX 6300 Series extends industry-leading monitoring and troubleshooting to the access layer. Support for HPE Aruba Networking Switch Multi-Edit Software and the CX mobile app verify that configurations are flawless and easy to deploy. A powerful ASIC architecture delivers fast, non-blocking performance, ready for tomorrow’s unpredictable demands. HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Stacking Framework (VSF) allows for stacking of up to 10 switches, providing scale and simplified management. This flexible series has built-in high speed uplinks and supports high density IEEE 802.3bt high power PoE with HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet for APs and IoT devices.
What is new supporting point:
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 series is a family of stackable Layer 3 switches with BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, VRF, OSPF robust security, QoS, MACsec 256, PTP, AVB and LRM [1]
Three stackable Layer 2-only HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300L switches (datasheet) with HPE Smart Rate Multi-Gigabit and MACsec 256 encryption are available for high performance access deployments.
Powerful 7th Gen ASIC architecture provides the CX 6300 series with 880 to 1760 Gbps system switching capacity, 660 to 1310 Mpps of system throughput and up to 200 to 400 Gbps stacking bandwidth.
High availability with choice between 2 to 10-member Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) stacking for scale, or 2-member Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) cluster for active-active redundancy.
Options include 24 to 48 ports of HPE Smart Rate (1/2.5/5/10 GbE) Multi-Gigabit and 1 GbE fiber, supporting up to 90W 802.11bt PoE, all with telemetry and automation via the Network Analytics Engine
Manage via single point of control with HPE Aruba Networking Central across wired, wireless, and WAN. Dynamic Segmentation enables enhanced security and simple access for users and IoT.
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 |
