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The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325 Switch Series is a campus core and aggregation switch and data center (ToR) solution that offers an innovative and powerful approach to the cross-domain demands of the mobile, cloud, and IoT era.
It is fully programmable with the HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Operating System (AOS-CX), bringing automation, visibility, and simplified troubleshooting through scripting.
HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine enables monitoring and troubleshooting of network, system, application, and security issues using simple Python agents and REST APIs.
The series offers a high-speed, fully distributed architecture with 6.4 Tbps of switching capacity. It provides robust security and QoS with advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, including support for BGP, OSPF, VRF, and VXLAN.
The CX 8325H balances density, high availability, and affordability by conserving rack space and costs when deploying server, storage, and HCI solutions. It is ideal for compute and storage networking use cases where lower-density networking I/O and/or limited rack space are required.
Modern Software System Simplifies and Automates
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325 Switch Series is based on the HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Operating System (AOS-CX), a modern software platform that automates and simplifies many critical and complex network tasks.
The built-in time-series database lets customers and developers create software modules for historical troubleshooting and analysis of trends to predict and avoid future issues related to scale, security, and performance bottlenecks.
AOS-CX features are organized into CX Foundational and CX Advanced software licenses.
The system includes stability mechanisms, independent monitoring and restart of individual software modules, and enhanced software process serviceability. It also allows individual software modules to be upgraded for higher availability.
Every CX switch includes AOS-CX at no additional cost and with an active, perpetual set of native features that provide what is needed to deploy, connect, and troubleshoot an enterprise network.
High Performance and High Availability
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325 Switch Series uses a high-speed, fully distributed architecture and provides up to 6.4 Tbps for bidirectional switching and 2000 Mpps for forwarding. All switching and routing operate at wire speed to meet the demands of bandwidth-intensive applications.
HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) is a high-availability technology designed to deliver continuous availability, virtualization, and simplicity. Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans add resiliency.
The compact 1U switch delivers line-rate 1 GbE, 10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE, and 100 GbE with very low latency. Choose models optimized for your deployment: options include 48 ports of 1/10/25 GbE plus 8 ports of 40/100 GbE, or 32 ports of 40/100 GbE.
The CX 8325P-32C switch delivers advanced Layer 3 features including OSPF, BGP, VXLAN and breakout support to enable up to 128 ports of 10G and 25G.
The CX 8325H switch delivers high-performance, high-density 1/10/25/40/100G connectivity in a half-width, single RU form factor: throughput of 2.16 Tbps with 18 ports of 1/10/25 and 4 ports of 40/100 GbE, and throughput of 4 Tbps with 16 ports of 40/100 GbE.
New HPE Aruba Networking Data Center Solutions
HPE Aruba Networking offers highly differentiated, pre-engineered IT infrastructure solutions that combine HPE Compute, HPE Storage, and HPE Networking across virtualization, vSAN™, HCI, HPC, MCS, Microsoft, SAP HANA, VMware, Nutanix applications, and IaaS service offerings.
HPE Aruba Networking CX switches, both 10/25G and 40/100G models, can be deployed as part of these solutions and are commonly integrated with HPE platforms such as ProLiant DL/DX servers, SimpliVity, Synergy, Cray ClusterStor, Superdome Flex, and HPE GreenLake.
These ready-to-deploy, integrated IT DCN solutions simplify and accelerate IT service delivery, reducing time, risk, and the expertise required to deploy complex solutions. Use the new tracking SKUs (R9FXXX) when including CX switches in HPE integrated and mixed compute, storage, and networking configurations and deployments.
The CX 8325P switches provide flexibility across deployment models by supporting 1G, 10G, 25G, 40G, and 100G computing deployments while ensuring interoperability with key HPE Telco solutions.
The CX 8325H switches enable low-latency and “lossless” network QoS and connectivity characteristics required by storage. They are ideal for software-defined storage and HCI solutions where multiple servers share captive (SSD/flash-based) storage resources.
