The HPE Aruba CX 10000 Distributed Services Switch integrates switching with programmable DPUs to deliver distributed security and network services. With 48 25GbE ports and 6 100GbE uplinks, it enables microsegmentation, telemetry, and line-rate services for modern data center architectures.
Guide price: Price range: £16,000.00 through £28,000.00 Ex. VAT
Modern data centre environments require switching platforms capable of delivering high-bandwidth connectivity while enforcing consistent security policies across distributed applications.
The HPE Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C Distributed Services Switch provides 48 × 10/25GbE SFP28 ports and 6 × 40/100GbE QSFP28 uplinks, delivering up to 3.6 Tbps switching capacity for high-performance data centre connectivity. 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 platform integrates a programmable AMD Pensando DPU that enables distributed security services such as stateful firewalling, microsegmentation, NAT, and encryption directly within the switching layer. 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-scale data-center fabric connectivity may also consider the HPE Aruba CX 10040 32-Port QSFP28 Switch, for supporting denser spine and leaf designs with 100GbE-class uplinks.
By embedding security services directly into the network fabric, the CX 10000 enables organisations to simplify data centre architectures while maintaining consistent policy enforcement across distributed workloads.
Our specialists can help design and deploy HPE Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C Distributed Services Switch solutions aligned to secure data centre architectures.
| Operating System | AOS-CX |
|---|---|
| Product Family | Aruba CX |
| Switching Capacity (Gbps) | |
| Product Series | 10000 |
| Deployment | Data Centre |
| Target Organisation Size | Enterprise |
| Primary Use Case | Leaf |
| Product Tier | Flagship |
| Network Architecture | Layer 3 |
| Access Ports | 48 |
| Access Port Architecture | SFP28 |
| Uplink Ports | 6 |
| Uplink Architecture | QSFP28 |
| Total Ports | 54 |
| Maximum Port Speed | 100G |
| Port Configuration | 48×SFP28 + 6×QSFP28 |
| PoE | No |
| Stacking | Not supported |
| Operating System / Management Platform | AOS-CX |
| Power Redundancy | Hot-swappable PSUs |
| Maximum VLANs | 4094 |
| Routing Capability | Dynamic |
| Maximum Switching Capacity (Gbps) | 3600 |
The HPE Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C Distributed Services Switch is designed for organisations that need high-performance data centre switching with built-in distributed security and services. It is well suited to environments where east-west traffic, microsegmentation, and service insertion need to be handled in the switch rather than by separate appliances.
The Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C suits enterprise data centres where servers, storage, and applications rely on high-speed 10/25GbE leaf connectivity. It supports modern fabrics that need strong performance with integrated services at the network edge.
Data centre environments carrying mixed application workloads often need security policy applied close to the workload. The Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C supports this with DPU-enabled distributed services for segmentation across large server estates.
Many organisations want to reduce reliance on separate security appliances within the data centre fabric. The Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C is well suited to these deployments because it combines switching and distributed Layer 4 to 7 services on one platform.
Private cloud platforms and virtualised environments often need automation-ready switching with consistent security and telemetry. The Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C supports these environments with AOS-CX operations and fabric-oriented deployment.
The Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C also fits collocated and distributed data environments where space, performance, and security all matter. It supports designs that need high-speed leaf switching with embedded services in one switch.
Our team can help design and deploy Aruba CX 10000-48Y6C switching for data centre fabrics, microsegmentation, and distributed security services.
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