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HPE Aruba Networking CX 6405 v2 Switch
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6400 Switch Series is a modern, flexible, and intelligent family of AOS-CX modular switches ideal for enterprise campus and data center deployments. With a cloud-centric design that combines a fully programmable OS with NAE, the CX 6400 Series extends industry-leading monitoring and troubleshooting across the network.
- Highly modular chassis with support for up to 10 line cards and mixed-speed ports
- Wire-speed switching up to ~28 Tbps with full Layer 3 and VXLAN/EVPN support
- Redundancy via VSX, redundant power & cooling, and hot-swappable modules
- Advanced automation, telemetry, and analytics capabilities via AOS-CX
- Designed for enterprise core, distribution, and large campus networks
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6405 v2 Switch is a modular, high-performance chassis switch engineered for enterprise core, aggregation, or dense campus deployments. It supports flexible line card configurations (from 1 GbE to 100 GbE), advanced routing and switching functions, high PoE power, and redundancy features—making it a scalable backbone solution in modern IT architectures.
Detailed Specifications
Chassis & Architecture
- Modular chassis with 5 or 10 line-card slots
- Supports VSX (dual control-plane architecture) for high availability
- Redundant, hot-swap power supplies and fan trays
- Management module with quad-core ARM supervisor CPU
Performance & Capacity
- Maximum switching capacity up to ~28 Tbps (fabric dependent)
- Full non-blocking architecture
- Throughput in billions of packets per second (Bpps) depending on configuration
- Line cards provide high density for 1/10/25/40/50/100 GbE ports
Port & Interface Options
- Support for mixed line cards: 1 GbE, 10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE, 50 GbE, 100 GbE
- Some port cards support high PoE (802.3af/at/bt) per port when configured
- SFP / QSFP uplinks and interconnects depending on selected cards
Layer & Routing Features
- Full Layer 2: VLANs, Spanning Tree, Link Aggregation, IGMP Snooping
- Full Layer 3: Static routing, OSPF, BGP, VRF, EVPN / VXLAN support
- Policy and access control: ACLs, segmentation, role-based access
- IPv6 support for data and management
High Availability & Redundancy
- VSX allows active-active chassis pairing with hitless upgrades
- Redundant power modules, fans, and supervisor modules
- Fabric-level resilience in multi-chassis designs
Physical & Environmental
- Large modular chassis (approx 12U height)
- Rack-mounted, enterprise form factor
- Operating temperature range compatible with data center environments
- Standard power and cooling infrastructure
Management & Automation
- Runs Aruba AOS-CX operating system
- Management via CLI, Web UI, REST APIs, SNMP
- Telemetry and analytics (Network Analytics Engine)
- Automation tools including NetEdit, integration with Aruba Central
- Stack and fabric management via VSX
Key Features
- Highly modular chassis with support for up to 10 line cards and mixed-speed ports
- Wire-speed switching up to ~28 Tbps with full Layer 3 and VXLAN/EVPN support
- Redundancy via VSX, redundant power & cooling, and hot-swappable modules
- Advanced automation, telemetry, and analytics capabilities via AOS-CX
- Designed for enterprise core, distribution, and large campus networks
Meta Description
The HPE Aruba CX 6405 v2 Switch is a modular enterprise switch chassis offering up to 28 Tbps of switching, support for high-speed line cards (1G to 100G), advanced routing, VSX redundancy, and full AOS-CX automation—ideal for scalable core and aggregation deployments.
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