Aruba CX series of switches

2019: Aruba CX 6300 и CX 6400

On October 25, 2019 the company Aruba provided the upgraded versions switches and the software meeting requirements of modern corporate network and Data Processing Center (DPC). The line of the Aruba CX switches includes switches the fixed Aruba CX 6300 configuration, basic switches modular access and aggregations of series CX 6400. Aruba offers a single switching platform which works under management operating system AOS-CX, both in corporate networks, and in DPC. The solution covers space from border to a core of network and networks of DPC. Additional optimization of this platform with characteristics of Cloud Native, is provided by a powerful core of Aruba Network Analytics Engine (NAE). Its built-in means analysts and automation help to simplify management, to accelerate fault recovery, work-related applications and to solve widespread problems of networks.

"From network edge to a cloud automation based on artificial intelligence should form a basis of modern architecture. "Smart" infrastructure is also necessary for full use of these technologies. We consider that the artificial intelligence is a key to data analysis and to practical understanding of network and also to automation with scaling support. It will allow to find and eliminate quicker faults and also to beforehand solve the most relevant problems. Our vision of the future is the architecture of Cloud Native optimized for work in a cloud which provides real flexibility and new digital opportunities. And the presented solutions — an important step in this direction", 'Keerti Melkote, the president and the founder of Aruba, Hewlett Packard Enterprise company noted'

As noted in Aruba, the modern enterprises cannot remain competitive, relying only on performance and capacity of networks. The advanced architecture with the built-in functions of optimization and setup due to automation of a closed loop is necessary for them. Such architecture will be able to support work of crucial applications in the intellectual mode, to prevent attempts of unauthorized access and to provide the flexibility necessary for the modern organizations. Earlier specialists had to work with the nonflexible separate systems, especially at management of branches, complexes of buildings and DPCs. Such architecture require manual adjustment and support of processes in different operating systems, and networks do not support many modern functions.

Gartner emphasized that update rate increases, and it becomes extremely difficult to plan and unroll manually tens, hundreds or thousands of network connections every time when there are any changes. Introduction of such changes manually not only is labor-consuming, but also can lead to material mistakes. Dominance of manual transactions considerably reduces mobility of the organization, interferes with implementation of innovations and prosperity in competitive market. Many of the specified problems can be solved using architecture of Cloud Native optimized for work in a cloud consider in Gartner.

According to Gartner, cloud infrastructure has the following characteristics:

• Modularity — infrastructure provides abstractions for autonomous packaging of services (for example, containers or modules of not server data processing),
• Programmability — infrastructure supports initialization and management through declarative API and politicians,
• Elasticity — with the help of specialists in setup of network it is possible to increase and reduce dynamically volumes of resources in the automatic mode and it is directive,
• Stability — service includes the loosely coupled software modules independent and fault-tolerant.

The network covering space from network edge to a cloud and working based on a single platform is necessary for the modern enterprises. Advantages of such network — automation and operational efficiency thanks to which network engineers will have an opportunity to concentrate on the tasks priority for business, consider in Aruba.

According to the statement of the producer, the provided platforms of a line Aruba CX integrated in themselves crucial elements of modern network infrastructure. Are their part:

• The Aruba switches of series CX 6300 and CX 6400 with architecture of ASIC of the seventh generation. Aruba CX 6300 is family of switches with support of stacking on the basis of Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) technology up to 10 virtual devices. These switches have the built-in ports of the ascending connections (Uplink) of 10/25/50 Gbit for ensuring the capacity meeting requirements including tomorrow. As of October, 2019 the modular Aruba switches of series CX 6400 are available in two executions: the chassis with 5 and 10 slots. The non-blocking switching matrix supports configurations both with gigabit POE access, and with ports to 100G thanks to what customers can execute standardization of network on all enterprise based on one platform, including hybrid options of application.
• AOS-CX 10.4. Upgraded version of the AOS-CX operating system offers expansion of functionality, showing distinctive features of AOS-CX at the access level. To them Aruba Dynamic Segmentation for providing security and the politician in the wired and wireless networks for each user and the device IoT, Ethernet VPN (EVPN) of over VxLAN for simple and safe connections to DPC of the enterprise and also automatic updates of Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) treat without idle times during service cycles.
• Aruba NetEdit 2.0 with the Network Analytics Engine engine. Upgraded version of Aruba NetEdit for configuring of switches is integrated with Aruba Network Analytics Engine. After updating automation and monitoring will become available on all switches, and network specialists will receive the centralized control. It will simplify accomplishment of such tasks as making changes in configurations and monitoring of faults and also will allow to reduce maintenance duration from several days to several minutes.

"The line of the Aruba CX switches enters the market as requirements to corporate network continue to grow, and more and more users and devices demand higher speed and smaller delays. The enterprises look for powerful platforms with the simplified functions. The line of the Aruba CX switches allows clients to use a single platform for switching of Ethernet-network from a data processing center on broadband access, providing the approved cloud operating system, at the same time helping the enterprises to simplify management process and to raise the data transmission quality level", 'Brandon Butler, the senior analyst, IDC noted'

"The network plays a key role in support of our geographically distributed command therefore performance, capacity and network transparency are very important for us. The line of the Aruba CX switches gives powerful switching opportunities which will help us to provide the future of our networks, the single operating system for convenience of management and the built-in analytics for the fast solution of the arising problems in real time", 'Michael Bullock, the vice president for information technologies of Texas Rangers company noted'