5400R zl2 Switch Series

QuickSpecs
Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series
Overview
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IPv6 routing
supports static, RIPng, OSPFv3 routing protocols
– 6in4 tunneling
supports encapsulation of IPv6 traffic in IPv4 packets
– Security
provides RA guard, DHCPv6 protection, dynamic IPv6 lockdown, and ND snooping
Performance
• High-speed, high-capacity architecture
2 Tbps crossbar switching fabric provides intra-module and inter-module switching with 785.7 million pps throughput on
the purpose-built ProVision ASICs
• Selectable queue configurations
allows for increased performance by selectin
g the number of queues and associated memory buffering that best meet the
requirements of the network applications
Resiliency and high availability
• Virtual Switching Framework (VSF)
creates one virtual resilient switch from two switches; servers or switches can be attached using standard LACP for
automatic load balancing and high availability; simplify network operation by reduce the need for complex protocols like
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP), and VRRP (requires v3 modules).
• Fast Software Upgrade
reduces downtime of the VSF stack during an upgrade by sequentially upgrading the members in the stack shrinking the
downtime to a few seconds (requires v3 modules).
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
allows groups of two routers to dynamically back each other up to create highly available routed environments for IPv4
and IPv6 networks
• Nonstop switching
improves network availability to better support critical applications such as unified communication and mobility; interface
and fabric modules continue switching traffic during failover from active to standby management module
• Nonstop routing
enhances Layer 3 high availability; OSPFv2/v3 and VRRP will continue to operate and route network traffic during failover
from an active to a standby management module
• Redundant management and power
provide enhanced system availability and continuity of operations
• IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees; encompasses IEEE
802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol and IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
• IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise port trunking
support up to 144 trunks, each with up to eight links (ports) per trunk
• Distributed trunking
enables loop-free and redundant network topology without using Spanning Tree Protocol; allows a server or switch to
connect to two switches using one logical trunk for redundancy and load sharing
• Optional redundant power supply
provides uninterrupted power and allows hot-swapping of the redundant power supplies when installed
• Hot-swappable modules
allows dissimilar modules, and power supplies in a redundant power supply configuration to be added or swapped without
interrupting the network
• Sparing simplicity
HPE zl-common accessories (interface modules and power supplies)
• Uplink Failure Detection
provides active-standby network path redundancy for servers that are configured for active-standby NIC teaming