HPE Aruba CX 8325-32C JL860A – 32×100 Gb Fixed Switch (Back-to-Front)

Overview

The HPE Aruba CX 8325-32C (JL860A) is a high-density, fixed 1U Ethernet switch designed for data center or aggregation deployments. It offers 32 QSFP28 ports that support 40/100 GbE, making it ideal for very high-bandwidth spine-leaf fabrics or Top-of-Rack (ToR) racks.With 6.4 Tbps of switching capacity and a forwarding rate in the billions of packets per second, the JL860A delivers wire-speed performance. It runs Aruba’s AOS-CX, giving you advanced L2/L3 features like BGP, OSPF, VRF, and VXLAN, alongside APIs and Python scripting for automation.Redundancy and reliability are built in: the switch includes dual DC power supply inputs, six hot-swappable fans, and a back-to-front airflow design—perfect for dense rack environments or telecom setups. It also supports Aruba’s VSX for high availability when deployed in dual-switch topologies.

Key Features

• 32 × 100 Gb QSFP28: High-density, high-speed fabric connectivity.

• 6.4 Tbps fabric capacity: Handles massive east-west traffic in modern data centers.

• Advanced Layer-3 routing: BGP, OSPF, VRF, VXLAN supported.

• VSX-capable: Supports active-active redundant control-plane for high availability.

• Back-to-front airflow: Optimized for efficient rack cooling.

• Redundant DC power: Dual hot-swap power supplies for uptime.

• Programmable OS: REST API, Python scripting, microservices architecture of AOS-CX.

• Analytics-ready: Use Aruba Network Analytics Engine (NAE) for real-time insight.

Technical Specifications