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- Description
- Specifications
HPE PartSurfer names the JL083A the HPE Aruba Networking 3810M/2930M 4-port 100M/1G/10G SFP+ MACsec Module, an uplink module shared by both switch series. HPE's 3810M installation guide lists it as the 3810M SFP+4 module, alongside the 1-port 40 GbE QSFP+ module (JL078A) and the 4-port Smart Rate PoE+ module (JL081A).
In the 2930M QuickSpecs it is one of the uplink module choices, with a maximum of one per switch. HPE's configuration rules list the 1G optics that install in it: J4858D (SX, 500 m on OM2), J4859D (LX, 10 km), J4860D (LH, 70 km) and the J8177E RJ-45 copper SFP. The 10G list covers J9150D (SR, 300 m on OM3), J9151E (LR, 10 km), J9152D (LRM, 220 m), J9153D (ER, 40 km), the C-Class S2P30A, S2P31A and S2P32A optics, and J9281D, J9283D and J9285D direct-attach copper cables at 1, 3 and 7 m.
HPE notes that IEEE 1588v2 PTP is not supported on the 2930M when this module is installed. On the 3810M, HPE's guide shows a maximum of four SFP+ ports through the slot on 1-slot models, and eight across the two slots of the JL075A.
Fit check: if a 2930M must run PTP, choose a different uplink, since HPE lists this module as unsupported for it.
HPE's 3810M guide lists this beside the 40GbE JL078A and the Smart Rate JL081A; see Modules (Aruba).
| JL083A Specs | |
| Part number | JL083A |
| Type | Uplink module |
| Ports | 4 x 100M/1G/10G SFP+ |
| Security | MACsec |
| Compatible switches | HPE Aruba 3810M and 2930M |
| 2930M limit | 1 uplink module per switch |
| 1G optics | J4858D, J4859D, J4860D, J8177E |
| 10G optics | J9150D, J9151E, J9152D, J9153D |
| DAC cables | J9281D (1 m), J9283D (3 m), J9285D (7 m) |
| PTP on 2930M | Not supported with this module |
