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What is the Aruba 8320 Series Switch?
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The Aruba 8320 Series Switch is a high-performance, modular data center switch delivering up to 19.2 Tbps of fabric capacity, low latency, and advanced OS-CX software for campus and data center core deployments.
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What key performance specifications define the Aruba 8320 Series?
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Each 1RU Aruba 8320 chassis supports up to 48 10/25 GbE ports or 12 40/100 GbE ports, offers 1.6 Tbps switching capacity per slot, and delivers sub-microsecond latency for demanding workloads.
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How many port types and speeds does the Aruba 8320 Series support?
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The Aruba 8320 Series supports 10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE, and 100 GbE SFP+/QSFP+ ports, enabling flexible uplink and spine-leaf fabric architectures.
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What is Aruba’s Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) for the 8320 Series?
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VSF enables seamless stacking of up to four Aruba 8320 switches into a single logical device with unified management, active-active forwarding, and 2 ms failover.
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Does the Aruba 8320 Series run ArubaOS-CX?
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Yes. The Aruba 8320 Series runs ArubaOS-CX, a modern, microservices-based network operating system that provides programmability, advanced telemetry, and zero-touch provisioning.
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How does the Aruba 8320 Series ensure high availability?
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High availability is achieved through redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fan trays, dual management modules, and sub-second failover with VSF active-active architecture.
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What built-in security features are available on the Aruba 8320 Series?
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The switch offers role-based access control, MACsec encryption, dynamic segmentation, Policy-Enforced Mirroring, and real-time threat detection via Aruba Network Analytics Engine.
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Which management interfaces are supported on the Aruba 8320 Series?
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Management options include a web GUI, RESTful API, CLI (SSH/Telnet), SNMPv3, and integration with Aruba Central for centralized, cloud-based orchestration.
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Can the Aruba 8320 Series be managed via Aruba Central?
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Yes. Aruba 8320 switches integrate with Aruba Central for cloud-native monitoring, configuration templates, firmware updates, and AI-driven insights.
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How scalable is the Aruba 8320 Series in a data center fabric?
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The Aruba 8320 Series scales to thousands of leaf switches when deployed as spines in a Clos fabric, supporting EVPN-VXLAN for multi-tenant segmentation.
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What power supply options are available for the Aruba 8320 Series?
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Each chassis supports dual, hot-swappable 900 W AC or DC power supplies with N+1 or 1+1 redundancy to ensure uninterrupted operations.
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How energy efficient is the Aruba 8320 Series?
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With ArubaOS-CX power optimization and programmable fan speed control, the Aruba 8320 Series achieves up to 30% lower power consumption compared to legacy fixed-form-factor switches.
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How does the Aruba 8320 Series integrate with ArubaOS-CX features?
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It leverages ArubaOS-CX for advanced automation (Ansible, Terraform), real-time analytics, distributed firewalling, and seamless microsegmentation across campus and data center networks.
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What are the primary use cases for the Aruba 8320 Series Switch?
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Ideal use cases include data center spine/core, campus aggregation, high-performance computing clusters, and multi-tenant data centers requiring high bandwidth and low latency.
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What warranty and support options are available for Aruba 8320 Series?
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Aruba offers a limited lifetime warranty with next-business-day hardware replacement and optional ProCare support for 24×7 services, expert technical assistance, and advanced replacement.
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How can I upgrade the firmware on an Aruba 8320 Series Switch?
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Firmware upgrades are performed via the web GUI, CLI (software install), Aruba Central, or USB, with built-in rollback capability to ensure safe OS-CX updates.
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What differentiates the Aruba 8320 Series from competing switches?
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Unlike traditional fixed-form-factor switches, the Aruba 8320 offers modular flexibility, unmatched OS-CX programmability, VSF-based stacking, and integrated AI-powered analytics for proactive operations.
