cisco Catalyst 9200 Catalyst 9200 vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6200M
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 9200 is an enterprise 1U access switch offering modular uplink flexibility, dual field-replaceable power supplies, and hot-swappable cooling fans. The Aruba CX 6200M switch series provides enterprise-grade modular resiliency in a 1U stackable form factor.
| cisco Catalyst 9200 Catalyst 9200 | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6200M | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Mar 2019 | Mar 2021 |
| Form factor | 1U modular switch | 1U modular stackable switch |
| Downlink ports | 24 or 48 ports 10/100/1000 Ethernet or multi-gigabit | — |
| Modular uplinks | Field-replaceable network modules (4x 1G, 4x 10G, or 2x 25G) | — |
| Stacking bandwidth | StackWise-160 delivering 160 Gbps across 8 switches | — |
| Power supplies | Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies | Dual hot-swappable redundant power supplies |
| Cooling | Dual field-replaceable fan modules | — |
| Poe power | Full PoE+ up to 1440W total power budget | — |
| Switching performance | Up to 260 Gbps | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U modular power and fan rack switch |
| Fan trays | — | Field-replaceable hot-swap fan trays |
| Port configurations | — | 24 or 48 ports of 1GbE, with optional Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports |
| Poe support | — | IEEE 802.3bt Class 6 PoE (up to 60W per port, up to 1440W system budget) |
| Uplinks | — | 4x 10GbE SFP+ ports |
| Operating system | — | AOS-CX with Python scripting and NAE |
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