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HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 9300

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HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 93001U fixed 400G switch32 ports25.6 Tbps

The Aruba CX 9300-32D is a high-density 1U 100/400GbE fixed-configuration spine and leaf switch engineered for hyperscale enterprise datacenters, AI clusters, and cloud service providers. Providing 32 ports of 400GbE QSFP-DD with a total switching bandwidth of 25.6 Tbps, the CX 9300 delivers low latency, massive radix interconnectivity, and full support for EVPN-VXLAN topologies.

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Specifications

BrandHPE
FamilyAruba CX
Form factor1U fixed 400G switch
ReleasedApr 2022
Form factor1U fixed datacenter switch
Ports32x 400GbE QSFP-DD ports (backward compatible with 100G/200G)
Switching capacity25.6 Tbps bidirectional switching bandwidth
Forwarding rateUp to 5.68 Bpps
Datacenter featuresEVPN-VXLAN, RoCEv2, PFC, ECN, and deep packet telemetry
Cooling and powerHot-swappable 5+1 redundant fans and dual hot-swap power supplies

Generations

Works together

How the HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 9300 connects to servers, storage and the network: 4 ways, with the parts and products on each path.

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetFile storage (NFS and SMB)Hyperconverged clusterGPU cluster fabric

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

Hyperconverged cluster

Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.

HCI nodes

Adapters for the server

Optics

Hyperconverged cluster: how it fits together

GPU cluster fabric

InfiniBand adapters and switches must match the generation: HDR is 200Gb, NDR is 400Gb. VPI adapters such as ConnectX-6 and ConnectX-7 can run either InfiniBand or Ethernet.

Servers

GPUs

Adapters for the server

GPU cluster fabric: how it fits together

Plan and size it

Check compatibility with HPE

Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that HPE has tested with the HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 9300.

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FAQ

Can 400G QSFP-DD ports break out to 100G connections?

Yes, each 400G port can be broken out into 4x 100GbE QSFP28 connections using breakout DACs or optical transceivers.

Is the CX 9300 suitable for AI cluster networking?

Yes, its 25.6 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth and hardware RoCEv2 capabilities provide the high throughput required for GPU model training fabrics.

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