HPE JL700C – Aruba CX 8360‑32Y4C v2 32×25 Gb + 4×100 Gb Fixed‑Port Switch
Overview
The HPE JL700C is a 1‑rack‑unit fixed‑port switch in the Aruba CX 8360 v2 family, offering 32 ports of 25 GbE (SFP28) plus 4 ports of 100 GbE (QSFP28) in a compact 1U footprint. It is built for campus‑core or data‑centre aggregation roles where high‑density 25G and uplink 100G capacity are needed. With up to approximately 4.8 Tbps switching capacity and support for modern features like MACsec encryption, it fits into high‑performance leaf or spine layers. The front‑to‑back airflow variant supports data‑centre rack cooling standards.
Key Features
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32× 25 Gb SFP28 + 4× 100 Gb QSFP28 in a 1U chassis make it suitable for dense rack environments and high‑speed aggregation.
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Up to ~4.8 Tbps switching capacity and ~2,678 Mpps forwarding rate (vendor figure) support demanding network traffic loads.
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Front‑to‑back airflow design and dual AC power supplies bundle support optimal rack integration and cooling within a cold‑aisle/hot‑aisle data‑centre architecture.
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Embedded Aruba OS‑CX platform with features like MACsec, Network Analytics Engine (NAE), automation APIs (REST/Python) and high‑availability support (VSX) make it enterprise ready.
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