The HPE Aruba CX 8325 48-Port SFP28 Switch provides high-density 25GbE connectivity with 100GbE uplinks for data center deployments. Built on AOS-CX, it delivers automation, analytics, and resilient switching for scalable leaf and aggregation architectures.
Guide price: Price range: £7,400.00 through £28,371.56 Ex. VAT
Data centre environments supporting virtualised infrastructure require scalable network fabrics capable of connecting large numbers of servers while maintaining predictable performance.
The HPE Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C Switch delivers 48 × 1/10/25GbE SFP/SFP+/SFP28 ports alongside 8 × 40/100GbE QSFP+/QSFP28 uplinks, providing high-density server connectivity for modern data centre architectures. 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.
Running the AOS-CX operating system, the switch supports advanced data centre protocols including BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, and EVPN, enabling scalable leaf-spine network designs. 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 higher-speed spine and fabric connectivity may also consider the HPE Aruba CX 9300S 32-Port QSFP28 Switch, for supporting larger 25/100GbE data-center fabrics with more backbone headroom.
Integrated telemetry and automation capabilities provide continuous insight into network behaviour, helping operators maintain stable performance across growing data centre environments. 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 8325-48Y8C Switch solutions aligned to scalable data centre network architectures.
The HPE Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C is a high-performance 1U switch built for campus core, aggregation, and data centre ToR deployments, combining dense 25GbE server connectivity with 100GbE uplinks.
1/10/25GbE SFP/SFP+/SFP28 Ports
Supports flexible server, storage, and aggregation connectivity across mixed-speed environments.
40/100GbE QSFP+/QSFP28 Uplinks
Provides high-capacity uplinks for spine, core, or high-speed aggregation layers.
Line-Rate 1U Performance
Compact form factor delivers dense high-speed switching without sacrificing rack efficiency.
Breakout Port Flexibility
100GbE uplinks support breakout options for lower-speed connectivity where needed.
Advanced Layer 2/3 Features
Supports BGP, OSPF, VRF, VXLAN, EVPN, IGMP, and IPv6 for modern network designs.
AOS-CX Network Automation
Programmable software architecture simplifies operations and change control.
Network Analytics Engine
Intelligent monitoring and visibility improve operational insight and remediation.
Whether upgrading to 25GbE server connectivity or building high-speed aggregation layers, we help design Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C deployments for performance, scalability, and operational control.
| Product Family | Aruba CX |
|---|---|
| Operating System | AOS-CX |
| PoE Budget (W) | None |
| Product Series | 8325 |
| Switching Capacity (Gbps) | |
| Deployment | Data Centre |
| Target Organisation Size | Enterprise |
| Primary Use Case | Leaf |
| Product Tier | Standard |
| Network Architecture | Layer 3 |
| Access Ports | 48 |
| Access Port Architecture | SFP28 |
| Uplink Ports | 8 |
| Uplink Architecture | QSFP28 |
| Total Ports | 56 |
| Maximum Port Speed | 100G |
| Port Configuration | 48×SFP28 + 8×QSFP28 |
| PoE | No |
| Stacking | Not supported |
| Power Redundancy | Hot-swappable PSUs |
| Maximum VLANs | 4094 |
| Routing Capability | Dynamic |
The HPE Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C 48-Port SFP28 Switch is designed for organisations that need dense 25GbE switching for campus aggregation and data centre ToR or EoR roles. It is well suited to environments where large numbers of fibre-connected servers, storage systems, or uplinks need to be handled on one fixed platform.
Aggregation layers often bring together large numbers of fibre links from buildings, access switches, and services. The Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C provides dense 25GbE fibre switching for campus and high-speed services environments.
Data centre racks with fibre-connected servers and storage need fast local switching and high-speed uplinks into the fabric. The Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C fits these roles with 25GbE server connectivity and 100GbE uplinks.
Large virtualisation estates and storage environments often depend on dense 25GbE fibre connectivity. This model is a strong fit where many hosts or appliances connect to the same switch.
As private cloud platforms expand, port density becomes increasingly important across compute and storage layers. The Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C provides the fibre capacity needed for rack-scale and aggregation roles.
Many organisations want one AOS-CX platform across fibre aggregation and top-of-rack deployments. The Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C helps keep operations consistent across campus and data environments.
Our team can help design and deploy Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C switching for fibre aggregation, virtualisation, and top-of-rack data environments.
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