Name: Aruba (HPE) Aruba 6400 Switch
Brand: Aruba (HPE)

Aruba (HPE) Aruba 6400 Switch

★ 3.2 Value Score

Switching Capacity: 14 Tb/s (6405 chassis); 28 Tb/s (6410 chassis), per HPE performance table
Forwarding Rate: 10 Bpps (6405); 20 Bpps (6410) per HPE performance table. QuickSpecs cite 11.4 Bpps for the 6410 family, so this figure is unresolved
Ports: Modular chassis: 6405 has 5 open module slots and 6410 has 10. Modules include 48-port 1GbE/2.5GbE/5GbE PoE (Class 4 and Class 6), 24-port SFP/SFP+/10GBASE-T, and 4-port SFP56 uplink modules. Port count scales with installed modules (6405: 48-240 PoE ports; 6410: 48-480 PoE ports)
PoE Budget: Per-port up to 60W (802.3bt). HPE lists 28,880 W for the 6410 family. Per-chassis PoE budget not confirmed in sources
Layer: L3 (BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, VRF)
Stacking support: Not supported. High availability is provided by VSX (Virtual Switching Extension)

✔ Pros: Modular chassis design (5- and 10-slot) lets buyers scale ports and PoE by adding modules; High switching capacity (14-28 Tb/s) for campus core and data center aggregation; Full Layer 3 feature set including BGP, OSPF, EVPN and VXLAN; VSX provides high availability and non-disruptive fast upgrades; Mixed-speed PoE modules (1GbE, 2.5GbE, 5GbE, Class 6 60W) support modern APs and cameras; Gen7 ASIC architecture per reseller listings
✘ Cons: High entry price; chassis plus modules can exceed USD 25,000 once configured; Modular design requires careful module and power planning; Published forwarding-rate and per-chassis PoE budget figures conflict across sources; No stacking, so VSX pairing adds design and licensing complexity; Overkill for small branch or access-only deployments
Est. Price: $12,783 - $25,921

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