The HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable (J9281D) is a passive Twinax copper cable (DAC, Direct Attach Copper) for high-speed connections between switches, servers, storage systems, and other network devices in data center and enterprise environments. It offers a data transfer rate of up to 10 Gbps and supports the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-CU), 8G Fiber Channel (FC), and 10G Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standards.

The cable features permanently installed SFP+ connectors at both ends and is designed for direct connection to SFP+ ports. It offers a maximum transmission distance of 1 meter and is ideal for Top-of-Rack (ToR) switching, server aggregation, storage networking, and high-density enterprise deployments. The passive Twinax design ensures low latency, low power consumption, and high reliability.

The J9281D cable is compatible with a wide range of HPE Aruba Networking switches in the 2540, 2930F, 2930M, 6200F, 6200M, 8320, 8325, 8360, 8400, 6400, CX 10000, and other series. It is hot-swappable and can be installed or removed during operation without interrupting the network.