The HPE Aruba CX 8320 32-Port QSFP+ Switch delivers high-performance data center switching with up to 32 40GbE ports. Powered by AOS-CX, it supports spine, leaf, and aggregation architectures with automation, visibility, and resilient operations.
Guide price: Price range: £2,500.00 through £5,271.00 Ex. VAT
Large-scale data centre environments require switching platforms capable of supporting high-bandwidth workloads and scalable network fabrics.
The HPE Aruba CX 8320 32-Port QSFP+ Switch delivers high-capacity switching designed for modern data centre fabrics. Built on the AOS-CX operating system, it provides automation, telemetry, and advanced network visibility. Data-centre and fabric-oriented switching architecture, together with AOS-CX telemetry and modern routing protocols, supports scalable east-west traffic patterns across leaf-spine and high-bandwidth aggregation designs.
The switch provides 32 × 40GbE QSFP+ ports with support for scalable high-bandwidth network architectures. That helps operators scale server, storage, and application connectivity without losing visibility into traffic behaviour as workloads become more distributed and bandwidth intensive. Organisations that require 100GbE QSFP28 fabric connectivity may also consider the HPE Aruba CX 8325-32C 32-Port QSFP28 Switch, for refreshing older 40GbE designs for higher-bandwidth spine and leaf fabrics.
The CX 8320 enables organisations to build high-performance leaf-spine architectures capable of supporting large-scale workloads and cloud infrastructure. Better visibility and automation reduce manual troubleshooting effort, helping IT teams maintain reliable connectivity while the business adds devices, applications, and higher-speed network services.
Our specialists can help design and deploy HPE Aruba CX 8320 QSFP+ Switch solutions tailored to high-performance data centre networks. The resulting network design supports higher port density and faster uplink demands while keeping operational control anchored in the same switching platform and management model.
The HPE Aruba CX 8320 32-Port QSFP+ Switch delivers high-performance 40GbE switching designed for data centre aggregation and spine deployments.
40GbE QSFP+ Ports
Provides high-capacity switching for spine or aggregation layers.
Low-Latency Switching Fabric
Optimised for high-performance data centre traffic.
Flexible Port Breakout
QSFP+ ports support breakout for lower-speed interfaces.
Compact 1U Data Centre Design
Optimised for rack-dense deployments.
Virtual Switching Extension (VSX)
Enables high-availability switching architectures.
AOS-CX Network Automation
Programmable operating system supports automated operations.
Advanced Telemetry
Built-in analytics provide operational insight.
Whether building new data centre fabrics or upgrading network capacity, we help design Aruba CX 8320 deployments that deliver high-performance switching and resilience.
| Product Family | Aruba CX |
|---|---|
| Operating System | AOS-CX |
| PoE Budget (W) | None |
| Product Series | 8320 |
| Switching Capacity (Gbps) | |
| Deployment | Data Centre |
| Target Organisation Size | Enterprise |
| Primary Use Case | Spine |
| Product Tier | Standard |
| Network Architecture | Layer 3 |
| Access Ports | 32 |
| Access Port Architecture | QSFP+ |
| Uplink Ports | None |
| Uplink Architecture | None |
| Total Ports | 32 |
| Maximum Port Speed | 40G |
| Port Configuration | 32×QSFP+ |
| PoE | No |
| Stacking | Not supported |
| Power Redundancy | Hot-swappable PSUs |
| Maximum VLANs | 4094 |
| Routing Capability | Dynamic |
The HPE Aruba CX 8320 32-Port QSFP+ Switch is designed for organisations that need dense 40GbE switching for high-capacity campus core, aggregation, and data centre fabric roles. It suits environments where large uplink volumes, fast inter-switch connectivity, and compact high-throughput design are priorities.
The Aruba CX 8320 32-Port QSFP+ Switch is well suited to campus cores where aggregation links, routed services, and building uplinks require dense 40GbE connectivity. It supports high-throughput core switching in a compact 1U form factor.
Data centre environments often need fast inter-switch links across leaf, spine, or aggregation layers. The Aruba CX 8320 supports these deployments with dense 40GbE connectivity for data centre fabric interconnects.
Enterprise services such as storage, compute, and virtual infrastructure can create heavy east-west traffic at the aggregation layer. The Aruba CX 8320 fits these environments where large bandwidth pools need to be concentrated on one switch.
Large virtualisation and storage environments often need higher-speed switching between clusters, racks, or distribution points. The Aruba CX 8320 supports these backbones with compact high-capacity switching and resilient design.
The Aruba CX 8320 also suits organisations that want dense 40GbE capacity without moving to a larger modular platform. It provides a fixed high-throughput option for enterprise campus and data environments.
Our team can help design and deploy Aruba CX 8320 32-Port QSFP+ switching for campus core, high-bandwidth aggregation, and data centre fabrics.
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