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Aruba 8320 Switch Series
Models
Aruba 8320 32p 40G QSFP+ with X472 5 Fans 2 Power Supply Switch Bundle
JL579A
Aruba 8320 48p 10G SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40G QSFP+ with X472 5 Fans 2 Power Supply Switch Bundle
JL479A
Aruba 8320 48p 1G/10GBASE-T and 6p 40G QSFP+ with X472 5 Fans 2 Power Supply Switch Bundle
JL581A
Product overview
The past several decades in networking have been defined by static, closed networking solutions designed for the client-server era.
Aruba is introducing the Aruba 8320 campus core and aggregation switch, a game
inn
The 8320 provides industry
factor. Together with the modular Aruba 8400 chassis, the
enterprise core and aggregation solution that ensures higher performance and higher uptime.
The 8320 is based on the new ArubaOS
critical and complex network tasks, delivers enhanced fault tolerance and facilitates zero
unplanned control
The key innovations in ArubaOS
the Aruba Network Analytics Engine.
ArubaOS
Python scripting enables fine
provides the ability to monitor and troubleshoot the network easily.
The Network Analytics Engine framework is made up of a time series database and associated REST
The time series database may be used to store configuration and operational state. Customers can use ArubaOS
Python scripting capabilities and time series data to write software modules for trouble shooting problems. The time series d
may also be used to analyze trends, identify anomalies and predict future capacity requirements.
-changing solution offering a flexible and
ovative approach to dealing with the demands of the mobile, cloud and IoT era.
-leading line rate 10GbE (SFP/SFP+ and 10GBASE-T) and 40GbE connectivity in a compact 1U form
-CX is based on a modular architecture that allows individual process re-startability and upgrades. It’s REST APIs and
-plane events.
-CX are its micro-services style modular architecture, REST APIs, Python scripting capabilities and
-grained programmability of the switch functions and its unique Aruba Network Analytics Engine
-CX, a modern software system for the enterprise core that automates and simplifies many
8320 rounds out Aruba's Mobile First switching portfolio with an
-service disruption during planned or
APIs.
-CX REST APIs,
ata
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Key features
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Features and benefits
Product architecture
Performance
Connectivity
Quality of Service (QoS)
High performance 2.5Tbps with 1,905 mpps
• High availability with redundant power and fans
• ArubaOS-CX enables automation and programmability using built-in REST APIs and Python scripts
• Intelligent monitoring and visibility with Aruba Network Analytics Engine
• Advanced Layer 2/3 feature set includes BGP, OSPF, VRF, and IPv6
• Compact 1U switches with 10GbE (SFP+ and 10GBASE-T) and 40GbE connectivity
• Multi-chassis link aggregation
• ArubaOS-CX.
- Modular, Linux based and built with OVSDB to support a database-centric operating system.
• Network Analytics Engine
- Distributed architecture with separation of data and control planes.
- Includes independent monitoring and restart of individual software modules, and enhanced software process
- Allows individual software modules to be upgraded for higher availability.
A first of a kind built-in framework for monitoring, troubleshooting and capacity planning.
serviceability functions.
• High-speed fully distributed architecture
• Scalable system design
• High-density port connectivity
• Jumbo frames
• Loopback
• Flexible port selection
• Packet storm protection
Provides 2.5Tbps for switching and 1,905MPPS for forwarding. All switching and routing are wire-speed to meet the
demands of bandwidth-intensive applications today and in the future.
Provides investment protection to support future technologies and higher-speed connectivity
Choice of compact 1U switches include model with 32 ports of 40GbE and models with 48 ports of 10GbE (SFP+ and
10GBASE-T) and 6 ports of 40GbE. 40GbE ports support QSFP+ transceivers.
Allows high-performance backups and disaster-recovery systems; provides a maximum frame size of 9K bytes
Supports internal loopback testing for maintenance purposes and an increase in availability; loopback detection protects
against incorrect cabling or network configurations and can be enabled on a per-port or per-VLAN basis for added
flexibility
Provides connectivity for 10GbE (SFP+, 10GBASE-T) and 40GbE (QSFP+).
Protects against unknown broadcast, unknown multicast, or unicast storms with user-defined thresholds
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• Powerful QoS feature
Resiliency and high availability
Virtual private network (VPN)
Management
Restricts access to critical configuration commands; offers multiple privilege levels with password protection; ACLs provide
dependent devices within the network so the devices can provide diverse applications based on the consistent time
Supports the following congestion actions: strict priority (SP) queuing and weighted fair queuing
• Redundant and load-sharing fans, and power supplies
Increases total performance and power availability while providing hitless, stateful failover
• All hot-swappable modules
Allows replacement of modules without any impact on other modules
• Separate data and control paths
Separates control from services and keeps service processing isolated; increases security and performance
• VRRP
Allows groups of two routers to dynamically back each other up to create highly available routed environments
• Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD)
Monitors link connectivity and shuts down ports at both ends if unidirectional traffic is detected, preventing loops in STPbased networks
• IEEE 802.3ad LACP
Supports up to 128 trunks, each with eight links per trunk; and provides support for static or dynamic groups and a userselectable hashing algorithm
• Redundant power supplies
Provides N+1 high reliability with hot swappable, redundant power supplies
• Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Enables tunneling traffic from site to site over a Layer 3 path
• Management interface control
Enables or disables each of the following interfaces depending on security preferences: console port, or reset button
• Industry-standard CLI with a hierarchical structure
Reduces training time and expenses, and increases productivity in multivendor installations
• Management security
SNMP access; local and remote syslog capabilities allow logging of all access
• SNMP v2c/v3
Provides SNMP read and trap support of industry standard Management Information Base (MIB), and private extensions
• sFlow® (RFC 3176)
Provides scalable ASIC-based wire speed network monitoring and accounting with no impact on network performance;
this allows network operators to gather a variety of sophisticated network statistics and information for capacity planning
and real-time network monitoring purposes
• Remote monitoring (RMON)
Uses standard SNMP to monitor essential network functions and supports events, alarms, history, and statistics groups as
well as a private alarm extension group
• TFTP, and SFTP support
Offers different mechanisms for configuration updates; trivial FTP (TFTP) allows bidirectional transfers over a TCP/IP
network; Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) runs over an SSH tunnel to provide additional security
• Debug and sampler utility
Supports ping and traceroute for both IPv4 and IPv6
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Synchronizes timekeeping among distributed time servers and clients; keeps timekeeping consistent among all clock-
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• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Layer 2 switching
Layer 3 services
Simplifies the management of large IP networks and supports client; DHCP Relay enables DHCP operation across subnets
se that translates domain names and IP addresses, which simplifies network design; supports
Layer 3 routing
supports extensive policies for increased flexibility; scales to very large networks
Advertises and receives management information from adjacent devices on a network, facilitating easy mapping by
network management applications
• Dual flash images
Provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading
• Multiple configuration files
Stores easily to the flash image
• VLAN
Supports up to 4,096 port-based or IEEE 802.1Q-based VLANs; and supports MAC-based VLANs, protocol-based
VLANs, and IP-subnet-based VLANs for added flexibility
• Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) tunneling
Transmits STP BPDUs transparently, allowing correct tree calculations across service providers, WANs, or MANs
• Port mirroring
Duplicates port traffic (ingress and egress) to a local or remote monitoring port; supports 4 mirroring groups, with an
unlimited number of ports per group
• STP
Supports standard IEEE 802.1D STP, IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) for faster convergence, and
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
Controls and manages the flooding of multicast packets in a Layer 2 network
• Rapid Per-VLAN spanning tree plus (RPVST+)
Allows each VLAN to build a separate spanning tree to improve link bandwidth usage in network environments with
multiple VLANs
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• UDP helper
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• Static IPv4 routing
• Open shortest path first (OSPF)
• Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
Determines the MAC address of another IP host in the same subnet; supports static ARPs; gratuitous ARP allows
detection of duplicate IP addresses; proxy ARP allows normal ARP operation between subnets or when subnets are
separated by a Layer 2 network
Redirects UDP broadcasts to specific IP subnets to prevent server spoofing
Provides a distributed databa
client and server
Provides simple manually configured IPv4 routing
Delivers faster convergence; uses link-state routing Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), which supports ECMP, NSSA, and
MD5 authentication for increased security and graceful restart for faster failure recovery
Delivers an implementation of the Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) utilizing path vectors; uses TCP for enhanced
reliability for the route discovery process; reduces bandwidth consumption by advertising only incremental updates;
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• IP performance optimization
Security
Multicast
Additional information
Warranty and support
Provides a set of tools to improve the performance of IPv4 networks; includes directed broadcasts, customization of TCP
parameters, support of ICMP error packets, and extensive display capabilities
• Static IPv6 routing
Provides simple manually configured IPv6 routing
• Dual IP stack
Maintains separate stacks for IPv4 and IPv6 to ease the transition from an IPv4-only network to an IPv6-only network
design
• OSPFv3
Provides OSPF support for IPv6
• Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP)
Enables multiple equal-cost links in a routing environment to increase link redundancy and scale bandwidth
• TAA Compliance
The Aruba 8320, a TAA compliant product, with the ArubaOS-CX uses FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography for protection
of sensitive information
• Access control list (ACL)
Supports powerful ACLs for both IPv4 and IPv6; ACLs are used for filtering traffic to prevent unauthorized users from
accessing the network, or for controlling network traffic to save resources; rules can either deny or permit traffic to be
forwarded; rules can be based on a Layer 2 header or a Layer 3 protocol header
• Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
Eases security access administration by using a password authentication server
• Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System (TACACS+)
Delivers an authentication tool using TCP with encryption of the full authentication request, providing additional security
• Management access security
Aruba OS CX provides for both on-box as well as off-box authentication for administrative access. RADIUS or TACACS+
can be used to provide encrypted user authentication. Additionally, TACACS+ can also provide user authorization
services
• Secure shell (SSHv2)
Uses external servers to securely log in to a remote device; with authentication and encryption, it protects against IP
spoofing and plain-text password interception; increases the security of Secure FTP (SFTP) transfers
• Multicast VLAN
Allows multiple VLANs to receive the same IPv4 or IPv6 multicast traffic, lessening network bandwidth demand by
reducing multiple streams to each VLAN
• Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
Defines modes of IPv4 multicasting to allow one-to-many and many-to-many transmission of information; supports PIM,
Sparse Mode (SM)
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
Utilizes Any-Source Multicast (ASM) to manage IPv4 multicast networks; supports IGMPv1, v2, and v3
• Green initiative support
Provides support for RoHS and WEEE regulations
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• 5-year Warranty
; for details on the software releases
See http://www.hpe.com/networking/warrantysummary for warranty and support information included with your
product purchase.
• Software releases
To find software for your product refer to http://www.hpe.com/networking/support
available with your product purchase, refer to http://www.hpe.com/networking/warrantysummary.
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