What's new from Aruba as we welcome 2021?
Aruba Launches CX 8360 Switch
The new 8360 switch is a next-generation switch that meets the needs of campus core and aggregation switches, as well as virtualization and highly dynamic data center environments.
It features 1/10/25/40/50/100Gbps interfaces with a capacity of 2.4Tbps.
Main features
- High performance with 2.4 Tbps capacity and 2,000 Mpps throughput
- Intelligent Monitoring with Aruba NAE
- MACsec for secure connections in untrusted domains
- Compact 1U form factor and 1/10/25GbE and 40/100GbE interfaces
And the Plexxi product acquired from the former HPE was reborn as the Aruba Brand.
Aruba Fabric Composer (AFC) enables simple and fast orchestration of data center networking.
Aruba Fabric Composer (AFC) Launch
AFC is an API-based, software-defined orchestration solution that simplifies and accelerates the provisioning of leaf-spine network fabrics across rack-scale server systems and storage infrastructure environments.
Main features
- Optimized for Aruba CX switches and HPE servers, storage environments, virtualization environments, and HCI environments.
- Easily manage and visualize your entire end-to-end (virtual and physical) network with an HTML 5-based GUI.
- Compatible with HPE SimpliVity, iLO Amplifier, vSphere™, NSX-T™, Nuatinix™, and more
- Orchestrate groups of switches into a single entity called a fabric, simplifying routine operations and troubleshooting, and seamlessly integrating with IT and workload management frameworks.
- Improving data paths to meet the demands of critical application workloads.
Here's an update on ClearPass, a must-have product from Aruba.
ClearPass 6.9.4 Update
Key Features
- Integration with AOS-CX and CPPM (ClearPass Policy Manager) – Dynamic Segmentation can be easily applied by assigning the role of controller from CPPM through AOS-CX switch.
- RADIUS Traffic Throttling – This allows you to set a limit on the load on your policy server, multi-master cache, and post-authentication module, which can occur due to intermittent spikes in the number of authentications per second. This is especially useful for customers using a load balancer within a cluster node.
- Agentless OnGuard support for Mac OSX and Linux – Enables OnGuard functionality on endpoints running Linux and Mac OSX without the need to install the OnGuard agent.
And the entry-level L2 switch Aruba CX 6100 has been released.
Aruba Launches CX 6100 Switch
The 6100 switch is a state-of-the-art entry-level access switch suitable for connecting branch offices of large enterprises or SMB networks.
Based on the Aruba ASIC chipset architecture, the 6100 switches feature the programmable AOS-CX operating system, extending the overall Aruba CX portfolio and providing a consistent operating environment from the data center to the entry level.
It can provide up to 370W PoE power with 1/10GbE uplinks.
Key Features
- Enterprise-grade L2 connectivity features – support for ACLs, QoS, and static routing
- Connect various IoT terminals with Class 4 PoE power support of up to 370W.
- Compact, fanless 12-port model – ideal for quiet office environments
- Unlike the 6200F, it does not support stacking.
2021 is off to a refreshing start with the launch of new products.
You can look forward to Aruba's ever-evolving portfolio.
