- General Information
 - Manufacturer
 - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
 
- Manufacturer Website Address
 - http://www.hpe.com
 
- Brand Name
 - Aruba
 
- Product Series
 - CX 9300
 
- Packaged Quantity
 - 1
 
- Product Type
 - Ethernet Switch
 
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300SwitchSeries provides 25.6Tbps, 1U fixed configuration that supports 32 ports of 100/400GbE. This series is designed to provide flexible, cost-effective, high-density 400GbE for servers, storage, and intra-fabric connectivity.
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300SwitchSeries protects enterprises' investment as they as they transition server farms from 10GbE and 25GbE to 100GbE/400GbE EVPN-VXLAN spine configurations, with reduced power and a smaller footprint. It supports large data center pods of up to 6,000 x 25G servers or up to 2,000 x 100G servers. This is an significant jump in scaling/density over current HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325-32C, which scales to 700 x 25G servers.
- 25.6Tbps, 1U fixed configuration supporting 32 ports of 100/400GbE. Designed to provide flexible, cost-effective, high-density 10-400GbE for servers, storage, and intra-fabric connectivity.
 - Protects enterprises' investment as they as they transition server farms from 10GbE and 25GbE to 100GbE/400GbE EVPN-VXLAN spine configurations, with reduced power and a smaller footprint.
 - Support large data center pods connecting up to 6,000 x 25G servers or up to 2,000 x 100G servers.
 - Support large data center pods and increased density by connecting up to 6,000 x 25G servers or up to 2,000 x 100G servers.
 - HPE Aruba Networking Aruba Fabric Composer greatly simplifies the automation, orchestration, and end-end visibility of the network fabric underlay and virtualized overlay.
 - Introducing new HPE Aruba Networking 9300S 32p QSFP28 100G 8p QSFP-DD 400G Back-to-Front and Front-to-Back Bundles along with new compatible transceivers and power supply options.
 
High Performance and Scale
- The HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300 Switch Series meets the modern demands of large scale virtualized and cloud networks.
 - Provide flexible, cost-effective, high-density 100/400GbE for servers, storage, and intra-fabric connectivity.
 - The HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300 Switch Series with breakout cabling scalability allows a single 200GbE split into two 100GbE links.
 - 100GbE ports can breakout to four 25GbE ports linking one switch port, and accommodating up to four adapter cards in servers or other subsystems.
 - 400 Gbps port can be configured as 4x100GbE, 2x200GbE, or 1x400GbE.
 
Ethernet Storage Fabric
- The HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300 Switch Series enables low-latency and "lossless" network QoS and connectivity characteristics that storage requires.
 - Ideal for software-defined storage and HCI solutions, where multiple servers share captive (SSD/flash-based) storage resources.
 
Investment Protection
- The HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300 Switch Series eases transition from 10GbE and 25GbE to 100GbE/400GbE.
 - Provides higher scaling with reduced power and a smaller footprint.
 
Intelligent Analytics
- The HPE Aruba Networking CX 9300 Switch Series features real-time monitoring and troubleshooting with HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine (NAE).
 - Intelligent pre-processing of data turns raw telemetry into actionable insights.
 
- Interfaces/Ports
 - Total Number of Network Ports
 - 2
 
- Network (RJ-45)
 - Yes
 
- Port/Expansion Slot Details
 - 32 x 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Expansion Slot
 
- 8 x 400 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP-DD Expansion Slot
 
- 1 x RJ-45 Console Port
 
- 1 x Micro USB Console Port
 
- 1 x RJ-45 OOBM Ethernet Port
 
- Media & Performance
 - Media Type Supported
 - Twisted Pair
 
- Optical Fiber
 
- Ethernet Technology
 - 100 Gigabit Ethernet
 
- 400 Gigabit Ethernet
 
- Network Technology
 - 100GBase-X
 
- Maximum Data Transfer Rate
 - 50 GB/s
 
- I/O Expansions
 - Total Number of Expansion Slots
 - 40
 
- Expansion Slot Type
 - QSFP28
 
- QSFP-DD
 
- Network & Communication
 - Layer Supported
 - 3
 
- Networking Standards
 - IEEE 802.1Q
 
- IEEE 802.1p
 
- IEEE 802.3x
 
- IEEE 802.3ad
 
- IEEE 802.1w
 
- IEEE 802.1s
 
- IEEE 802.1t
 
- IEEE 802.1ab
 
- IEEE 802.1ak
 
- IEEE 802.3ba
 
- IEEE 802.1AX
 
- IEEE 802.3by
 
- IEEE 802.3cd
 
- Management & Protocols
 - Manageable
 - Yes
 
- Power Description
 - Input Voltage
 - 120 V AC
 
- 230 V AC
 
- Power Source
 - Power Supply
 
- AC
 
- Number of Power Supplies Supported
 - 2
 
- Number of Power Supplies Installed
 - 2
 
- Power Consumption
 - 600 W
 
- Physical Characteristics
 - Color Family
 - Black
 
- Product Color
 - Black
 
- Compatible Rack Unit
 - 1U
 
- Form Factor
 - Rack-mountable
 
- Height
 - 1.7"
 
- Width
 - 17.3"
 
- Depth
 - 23.2"
 
- Weight (Approximate)
 - 26.12 lb
 
- Miscellaneous
 - Application/Usage
 - Server
 
- Enterprise
 
- Data Center
 
- Network