HPE Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series Comparison Matrix
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Find the full PDF version here:
https://www.maximummidrange.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Aruba-5400R-zl2.pdf
HP has been providing us with the ProCurve networking since 1998 and it was good.
When HP gobbled up 3Com/H3C 2010 (and then released H3C in 2015), it was better.
Now with the acquisition of Aruba on May 19, 2015, HP or HPE networking has really reached it’s peak.
Combine Aruba’s excellent wireless LAN infrastructure and policy management for the access layer with HP’s excellence in wired LAN and you have something special.
Aruba also brings enterprise mobility software, security and protection solutions to HP’s switch hardware that offers a singular solution to help clients successfully manage their networking needs through their mobile first campus or SMB infrastructure.
So, the HPE Aruba switches combine the best of Aruba and HPE.
The Aruba ClearPass firmware (wireless code) added to the HPE switch code and hardware make for a true Cisco competitor in the Data Center and the Campus Network.
The Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series is optimized for mobile apps with unified policy enforcement and AirWave and ClearPass support.
No software license fees and open standards make for a low cost of ownership with these HPE switches.
Some features of the 5400R zl2 switch series:
Protection & Availability
– DNS inspection and Quarantine
– IPS at the access Edge
– Sensors and Actions
– Quarantine API
– VSF (Virtual Switching Framework)
– Nonstop Switching & Routing
– Redundant management, hot swappable
– Smart Link
– Uplink Failure Detection
– Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
– ACL, Private VLAN
– MAC-based VLAN, MACsec
– .1X/MAC/Web Auth
– BPDU protection
– STP root guard
– DHCP protection/snooping
– Dynamic IP lockdown
Optimization
– MS Lync VoIP application driven QoS
– Role based Call Preemption
– Static QoS Policy Deployment
– Flow Based QoS API
Visualization
– Quick access to network traffic
– User, Device and Application traffic selection
– Traffic copy API
– Flow Path Tracking
We wanted to post our 5400R zl2 switch series cheat sheet online for everyone to use, but it makes for a pretty big spreadsheet for a webpage.
If you can’t see the whole thing (listed below), you can download a PDF version here:
https://www.maximummidrange.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Aruba-5400R-zl2.pdf
When you’re ready, our HPE networking specialists can help you decide how much switch you need.
For this type of hardware, a phone call to 855-932-6627 works best, or you can use this form and let us know how you want to be contacted.
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