Aruba CX Switching

The lineup runs from ruggedized CX 4100i switches, through access models (CX 6000, 6100, 6200, 6300, 6300L), aggregation (CX 5420, CX 6400), campus core and data center (CX 8100, 8325, 8360 v2, 8400), to the CX 9300 fixed spine switch and the DPU-accelerated CX 10000 and CX 10040 distributed services switches. Every tier runs AOS-CX and is managed from HPE Aruba Networking Central.

The CX 10040 is HPE's newer distributed services switch, built for AI and high-density data centers with 8 Tbps of non-blocking switching capacity and 1.6 Tbps of L4 stateful inspection, roughly double the CX 10000's throughput. Both integrate AMD Pensando DPUs to run firewalling, segmentation, and telemetry inline, but the CX 10040 targets larger fabrics with 32x100G and 6x400G interfaces.

It depends on the model. Compact CX 6100 access switches deliver up to 370W of PoE budget total, CX 6300 models scale to 90W per port (IEEE 802.3bt Class 8) with up to 2,880W total budget, and a fully populated CX 6400 chassis can supply close to 29kW of PoE across its line cards for dense AP and camera deployments.

The CX 6300M is a Layer 3 stackable switch with BGP, EVPN-VXLAN, VRF, and OSPF routing plus hot-swappable redundant power supplies. The CX 6300L is a Layer 2-only variant built for cost-sensitive access and aggregation, and it only stacks with other CX 6300L units, not with 6300M switches.

Yes. HPE publishes validated TAA-compliant Aruba CX configurations for Trade Agreements Act procurement, and the CX line is available through GSA MAS (application in progress), SAP/FAR channels, and GPC direct, the standard vehicles federal, DoD, and many SLED buyers already use for HPE and Aruba purchases.

For mainstream Layer 3 access, the CX 6200 or CX 6300 cover most wiring closets, with the CX 6300 adding Smart Rate multi-gig ports and up to 90W PoE for Wi-Fi 7 APs and power-hungry edge devices. Smaller sites or IoT-only closets often fit the CX 6000 or CX 6100 Layer 2 access models instead.

CX 8325 or CX 8360 v2 switches typically serve as leaf/ToR, the CX 9300 serves as a fixed 32-port 100/200/400G spine, and CX 10000 or CX 10040 switches slot into either role when you need inline stateful security services running at wire rate inside the fabric itself.

Every CX switch is managed from HPE Aruba Networking Central, a cloud (or on-premises) console handling configuration, firmware, and monitoring across the whole estate, with zero-touch provisioning bringing new switches online automatically. Aruba Central's AIOps engine now shares a common automation layer with HPE Juniper Networking's Mist platform for consistent, self-driving operations.

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