The HPE Aruba CX 6300M 24-Port SFP+ 4-Port SFP56 (JL658A) is a professional, managed Layer 3 modular switch for enterprise aggregation, campus core, branch, and data center environments, offering high flexibility and performance. It provides 24 × 1/10G SFP+ ports and 4 × 1/10/25/50G SFP56 ports (for uplinks or stacking) for a flexible and scalable network infrastructure. The switch features a modular power supply with up to 2 power supply options (250 W JL085A or JL757A, sold separately) for redundant power supply and high availability.

The 6300M switch is based on the Aruba AOS-CX operating system platform and offers advanced Layer 3 features such as static routing (IPv4/IPv6), RIP, OSPF, and BGP for optimized network performance and scalability. It supports switching capacity of up to 880 Gbps and a forwarding rate of up to 654 Mpps for high performance density and low latency (1.99 µs at 1 Gbps, 1.49 µs at 10 Gbps, 2.85 µs at 25 Gbps, 2.82 µs at 50 Gbps).

The switch features integrated analytics and automation features such as Aruba NetEdit (centralized management and automation), Aruba Central (cloud management), REST API, Python scripting, and Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) for simplified deployment and management. It supports VSF (Virtual Switching Framework) stacking with up to 10 members via the 50G SFP56 ports for high availability and scalability. The switch is designed for rack mounting (1 RU) and comes with a limited lifetime hardware warranty.