HPE Aruba CX 6100 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152T RackSwitch
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Aruba CX 6100 switch series is a family of 1U enterprise access switches offering Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with high-speed 10GbE SFP+ uplinks. The Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152T RackSwitch is a 1U Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack data center switch designed for out-of-band server management and 1GbE host connectivity.
| HPE Aruba CX 6100 | Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152T RackSwitch | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Sep 2020 | Nov 2018 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U rack |
| Form factor | 1U fixed configuration switch | — |
| Access ports | 12, 24, or 48 ports of 1GbE (10/100/1000BASE-T) | — |
| Uplink ports | 4x 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ optical uplinks | — |
| Poe capabilities | IEEE 802.3at Class 4 PoE up to 370W across ports | — |
| Switching capacity | Up to 176 Gbps throughput | 176 Gbps non-blocking switching throughput and 130.9 Mpps forwarding rate |
| Operating system | Aruba AOS-CX | Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) with OpenFlow and telemetry support |
| Management | Aruba Central, Aruba NetEdit, Web GUI, and REST APIs | CLI, SNMP v1/v2/v3, RESTful API, Ansible, Python scripting |
| Port configuration | — | 48x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports and 4x 1/10GbE SFP+ uplink ports |
| Airflow | — | Front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow models available |
| Latency | — | Sub-1 microsecond packet latency |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-swap AC power supplies |
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