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The Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series is a modern, flexible, and intelligent family of stackable switches designed for enterprise network access, aggregation, core, and data center Top-of-Rack deployments.
Built for cloud, mobile, and IoT-driven environments, the CX 6300 Series combines high-performance Layer 3 switching, advanced security, high availability, multigigabit connectivity, and flexible management in a scalable switching platform.
Built for Cloud, Mobile, and IoT Networks
The Aruba CX 6300 Series is designed to improve operational efficiency while providing the security and resiliency required for modern enterprise networks.
Its flexible architecture allows the switches to be deployed across several network layers, including:
- Enterprise access
- Network aggregation
- Core environments
- Data center Top-of-Rack deployments
This versatility gives organizations a common switching platform that can support a wide range of network requirements.
Advanced Layer 3 Switching
The Aruba CX 6300 Series provides powerful Layer 3 switching capabilities for scalable enterprise networks.
Supported technologies include:
- BGP
- EVPN
- VXLAN
- VRF
- OSPF
The platform also combines these routing technologies with:
- Robust network security
- Quality of Service (QoS)
These capabilities provide the flexibility required to build and manage modern enterprise network architectures.
Scalable and Always-On Performance
The Aruba CX 6300 Series delivers high switching and forwarding performance for demanding network environments.
The series provides up to:
- 880 Gbps system switching capacity
- 660 MPPS system throughput
For improved availability, selected configurations also support:
- Redundant power supplies
- Hot-swappable power supplies
- Redundant fans
- Hot-swappable fans
These capabilities help maintain network availability while simplifying hardware maintenance.
Speed and Power for Users and IoT
The CX 6300 Series provides flexible connectivity designed to support users, wireless access points, IoT devices, and other connected infrastructure.
Available capabilities include:
- Built-in wire-speed 10GbE uplinks
- 25GbE uplinks
- 50GbE uplinks
- High-density SFP+ connectivity
- HPE Smart Rate multigigabit connectivity
- Up to 90W PoE on every port on supported configurations
This combination provides the bandwidth and power required for modern enterprise access environments.
Scalable Growth with Aruba VSF
The Aruba CX 6300 Series supports Aruba Virtual Switching Framework (VSF).
VSF allows multiple physical switches to operate together as a single logical switching environment.
The series supports stacking of:
- Up to 10 switches
This provides organizations with a scalable way to expand network capacity while simplifying management.
Top-of-Rack Deployment
The Aruba CX 6300 Series also includes a power-to-port switch bundle designed for data center environments.
The bundle provides:
- Back-to-front airflow
- Support for 1GbE data center Top-of-Rack deployments
- Support for Out-of-Band Management environments
This expands the CX 6300 Series beyond traditional campus access and aggregation deployments.
Flexible Network Management
The Aruba CX 6300 Series provides multiple options for network management and programmability.
Available management methods include:
- Cloud-based Aruba Central
- On-premises Aruba Central
- Command-Line Interface (CLI)
- Switch Web GUI
- AOS-CX operating system
- REST APIs
This flexibility allows organizations to select the management approach that best matches their operational requirements.
Aruba CX 6300M Models
Aruba CX 6300M 24p HPE Smart Rate Class 6 PoE – R8S89A
The Aruba CX 6300M R8S89A provides:
- 24 HPE Smart Rate ports
- 1G/2.5G/5G/10G connectivity
- Class 6 PoE
- 2 x 50G ports
- 2 x 25G ports
Aruba CX 6300M 48p HPE Smart Rate Class 8 PoE – R8S90A
The Aruba CX 6300M R8S90A provides:
- 48 HPE Smart Rate ports
- 1G/2.5G/5G connectivity
- Class 8 PoE
- 2 x 50G ports
- 2 x 25G ports
Aruba CX 6300M 12p Class 8 PoE and 36p Class 6 PoE – R8S91A
The Aruba CX 6300M R8S91A combines:
- 12 Class 8 PoE ports
- 36 Class 6 PoE HPE Smart Rate ports
- 1G/2.5G/5G connectivity
- 2 x 50G ports
- 2 x 10G ports
This configuration provides a combination of higher-power and standard high-power PoE connectivity within the same switch.
Aruba CX 6300M 24p SFP+ – R8S92A
The Aruba CX 6300M R8S92A provides:
- 24 SFP+ ports
- LRM support
- 2 x 50G ports
- 2 x 25G ports
- MACsec support
This model provides a fiber-focused configuration for enterprise network environments.
Aruba CX 6300M 24-Port SFP+ and 4-Port SFP56 – JL658A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL658A provides:
- 24 x SFP+ ports
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300M 48-Port HPE Smart Rate Class 6 PoE – JL659A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL659A provides:
- 48 HPE Smart Rate ports
- 1G/2.5G/5GbE connectivity
- Class 6 PoE
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300M 24-Port HPE Smart Rate Class 6 PoE – JL660A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL660A provides:
- 24 HPE Smart Rate ports
- 1G/2.5G/5GbE connectivity
- Class 6 PoE
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300M 48-Port 1GbE Class 4 PoE – JL661A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL661A provides:
- 48 x 1GbE ports
- Class 4 PoE
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300M 24-Port 1GbE Class 4 PoE – JL662A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL662A provides:
- 24 x 1GbE ports
- Class 4 PoE
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300M 48-Port 1GbE – JL663A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL663A provides:
- 48 x 1GbE ports
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300M 24-Port 1GbE – JL664A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL664A provides:
- 24 x 1GbE ports
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300M Power-to-Port Bundle – JL762A
The Aruba CX 6300M JL762A provides:
- 48 x 1GbE ports
- 4 x SFP56 ports
- Power-to-port airflow
- 2 fan trays
- 1 power supply
This configuration is designed for Top-of-Rack and Out-of-Band Management deployments that require back-to-front airflow.
Aruba CX 6300F Models
Aruba CX 6300F 48-Port 1GbE Class 4 PoE – JL665A
The Aruba CX 6300F JL665A provides:
- 48 x 1GbE ports
- Class 4 PoE
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300F 24-Port 1GbE Class 4 PoE – JL666A
The Aruba CX 6300F JL666A provides:
- 24 x 1GbE ports
- Class 4 PoE
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300F 48-Port 1GbE – JL667A
The Aruba CX 6300F JL667A provides:
- 48 x 1GbE ports
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Aruba CX 6300F 24-Port 1GbE – JL668A
The Aruba CX 6300F JL668A provides:
- 24 x 1GbE ports
- 4 x SFP56 ports
Flexible Layer 3 Switching for Modern Enterprise Networks
The Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series provides organizations with a scalable Layer 3 platform for access, aggregation, core, and data center deployments.
With switching capacity up to 880 Gbps, 660 MPPS throughput, 10/25/50GbE uplinks, HPE Smart Rate multigigabit connectivity, high-power PoE, VSF stacking for up to 10 switches, and multiple CX 6300M and CX 6300F configurations, the series provides the flexibility required for modern enterprise network environments.
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