CX 8325 Switch Series Data Sheet

DATA SHEET
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Aruba 8325 Switch Series oers a exible and innovative
approach to addressing the application, security, and
scalability demands of the mobile, cloud and IoT era.
These switches serve the needs of the next generation
core and aggregation layer, as well as emerging data center
requirements at the Top of Rack (ToR) and End of Row (EoR).
They provide over 6.4Tbps of capacity, with line-rate
Gigabit Ethernet interfaces including 10Gbps, 25Gbps,
40Gbps, and 100Gbps.
The 8325 series includes industry-leading line rate
ports 1/10/25GbE (SFP/SFP+/SFP28) and 40/100GbE
(QSFP+/QSFP28) with connectivity in a compact 1U form
factor. These switches oer a fantastic investment for
customers wanting to migrate from older 1GbE/10GbE to
faster 25GbE, or 10GbE/40GbE to 100GbE ports.
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATORS
The Aruba 8325 switch series is based on ArubaOS-CX, a
modern, database-driven operating system that automates
and simplies many critical and complex tasks. The
enhanced capabilities of ArubaOS-CX provide a unique set of
dierentiators for campus and data center switching.
Modular Architecture with ArubaOS-CX
ArubaOS-CX is built on a modular Linux architecture with
OVSDB, providing the following unique capabilities:
• Safe and powerful access to all state at all times allows
unique visibility and analytics capabilities
• REST APIs and Python scripting provide ne-grained
programmability
• Microservices architecture enables full integration with
other workow systems and services
• Continual state synchronization provides superior fault
tolerance and high availability
• All software processes communicate with the database
rather than with each other, ensuring high stability with
minimal inter-process communication
ARUBA 8325 SWITCH SERIES
High Performance Enterprise Campus and Data Center Switch
Aruba Network Analytics Engine
ArubaOS-CX includes Aruba’s Network Analytics Engine (NAE)
for advanced telemetry and automation. The NAE framework
is an industry-rst monitoring and troubleshooting system,
providing greatly improved network operations. NAE uniquely
provides the ability to monitor and easily troubleshoot
network health and congestion issues. The Time Series
Database (TSDB) may be used to store conguration and
operational state.
Customers can use data from the TSDB to write software
modules to troubleshoot problems. This data may also be
used to analyze trends, identify anomalies and predict future
capacity requirements.
KEY FEATURES
• High performance 6.4Tbps with 2,000 Mpps
• Intelligent monitoring and visibility with Aruba
Network Analytics Engine
• High availability with industry-leading VSX
redundancy, and redundant power supplies and fans
• Designed for core/aggregation in the campus or Top
of Rack or End of Row in the data center
• ArubaOS-CX automation and programmability using
built-in REST APIs and Python scripts
• Advanced Layer 2/3 feature set includes BGP, OSPF,
VRF-Lite, and IPv6
• Compact 1U switch with 1/10/25GbE and
40/100GbE connectivity