SWITCHES

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 Switch Series serves the needs of modern campus core and aggregation as well as dynamic top-of-rack (ToR) data center environments. offering a flexible and innovative approach to addressing the application. security. and scalability demands of the mobile. cloud. and IoT.

The HPE CX 8100 Switches are based on AOS-CX. a modern software system that automates and simplifies critical network tasks. offers programmability with REST APIs and Python scripts. and delivers enhanced fault tolerance and zero-service disruption during planned or unplanned control-plane events. Real-time. network-wide visibility and analytics are also available in every switch.

The series includes industry-leading line rate ports with 1/10GbE (SFP/SFP+) and 40/100GbE (QSFP+/QSFP28) connectivity in a compact 1U form factor. 4x10Gbps and 4x25Gbps break out from 40/100G. These switches are great for customers needing 1GbE/10GbE with a mix of fiber and copper ports.

Features

Modular Cloud-Native Architecture
- HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 Switch Series features AOS-CX which simplify the complexities of managing data center networks with automation options to match your IT organization’s operating model.
- Proactively detect issues and speed troubleshooting with actionable insights provided by an analytics engine embedded in every switch. Always-on infrastructure designed for resiliency and upgrades with zero downtime.
- REST APIs and Python scripting provide fine-grained microservices architecture enabling full integration with other workflow systems and services.
- Continual state synchronization provides superior fault tolerance and high availability. Always-on infrastructure designed for resiliency and upgrades with zero downtime.

Aruba Network Analytics Engine
- HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 Switch Series utilizes the Aruba Network Analytics Engine (NAE) for advanced telemetry and automation to provide industry-first monitoring and troubleshooting systems that greatly improving network operations.
- Customers can use data from the Time Series Database (TSDB) to store configuration and operational state to write software modules to troubleshoot problems. This data may also be used to analyze trends. identify anomalies. and predict future capacity requirements.

High Availability and Resiliency
- All software processes in the HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 Switch Series run as microservices that communicate via the state database of the switch| there is no direct communication between microservices. Should a software process crash. the impact of that failure will be limited.
- The ability of AOS-CX to maintain synchronous state across dual control planes allows a unique high availability solution called Aruba Virtual Switching Extension (VSX).
- Aruba VSX provides a robust. yet simple solution for high availability with a unique design for control plane synchronization and an architecture that is redundant in both hardware and software by deploying two chassis with an inter-switch link. maintaining its independent control.

Software-Defined Automation
- The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 Switch Series is supported by Aruba Fabric Composer. a software-defined orchestration solution that simplifies and accelerates leaf-spine network provisioning and day-to-day operations across rack-scale compute and storage infrastructure.
- Orchestrate a discrete set of switches as a single networking fabric to simplify operations and troubleshooting. This infrastructure and application-aware solution also automates various configuration and lifecycle events.

Management features
Switch type: Managed
Switch layer: L3
Feature: Quality of Service (QoS) support
Ports & interfaces
SFP+ module slots quantity: 24
USB Type-A ports quantity: 1
Console port: RJ-45/USB Type-C
QSFP28 ports quantity: 4
Network
Feature: 10G support
Feature: Port mirroring
Feature: Flow control support
Feature: Link aggregation
Feature: Spanning tree protocol
Feature: VLAN support
Virtual LAN features: Port-based VLAN
Number of VLANs: 1024
Data transmission
Switching capacity: 1280 Gbit/s
MAC address table: 147456 entries
Feature: Jumbo frames support
Packet buffer memory: 32 MB
Security
DHCP features: DHCP relay. DHCP server
Feature: Access Control List (ACL)
Feature: IGMP snooping
Feature: SSH/SSL support
Authentication type: RADIUS. TACACS+
Multicast features
Feature: Multicast support
IPv4 multicast entries: 4096
IPv6 multicast entries: 4096
MLD entries: 4096
Protocols
Management protocols: SNMPv2c. SNMPv3
Routing protocols: BGP. BGP4. OSPF. RIP-2. RIPng. VRRP
IPv4 & IPv6 features: IPv4/IPv6 access-control list (ACL)
Design
Feature: Rack mounting
Form factor: 1U
Airflow direction: Front-to-back airflow
Number of fans: 3 fan(s)
Performance
Feature: Built-in processor
Processor model: ARM Cortex-A72
Processor frequency: 1800 MHz
Memory type: RAM / Flash
Internal memory: 16384 MB
Flash memory: 32768 MB
Power
Power source: AC
Feature: Power supply included
Feature: Redundant power supply (RPS) support
Number of power supply units: 2
AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V
AC input frequency: 47/63 Hz
Power consumption (max): 375 W
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H): 15 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H): 15 - 95%
Operating altitude: 0 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude: 0 - 4600 m
Heat dissipation: 1275 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions
Width: 442.5 mm
Depth: 406.4 mm
Height: 44 mm
Weight: 8.16 kg