HPE Aruba CX 8360-32Y4C vs Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE Aruba CX 8360-32Y4C is a compact 1U enterprise campus core and data center top-of-rack switch running ArubaOS-CX. The ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch is Lenovo's primary 1U 25GbE top-of-rack data center switch, designed for modern server clusters, hyperconverged systems, and NVMe-over-Fabrics storage arrays.
| HPE Aruba CX 8360-32Y4C | Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Nov 2020 | Jun 2017 |
| Form factor | 1U rack | 1U rack |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch with modular cooling and power | — |
| Models | Various models offering 32x 100G, 16x 100G, 48x 25G, 24x 10G, or 12x 10G/25G | — |
| Switching capacity | 2.4 Tbps aggregate switching throughput | 3.6 Tbps aggregate full duplex switching throughput |
| Forwarding rate | Up to 2,678 Mpps | — |
| Security | Hardware-based IEEE 802.1AE MACsec encryption standard on selected ports | — |
| Overlays | Integrated hardware VTEP for Layer 2 and Layer 3 EVPN-VXLAN fabrics | — |
| Ports | 32x 25GbE SFP28 ports + 4x 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports | 48x 25GbE SFP28 ports + 6x 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports |
| Power supply | Dual field-replaceable hot-swap AC power supplies with redundant fans | Dual redundant hot-swap AC power supplies (front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow) |
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