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R9W90A is the HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 48x10G SFP+ 4x40/100G QSFP28 switch bundle, built for front-to-back airflow with three fans and two AC power supplies. The 1U switch carries 48 ports of 1GbE/10GbE (SFP/SFP+) and four 40GbE/100GbE (QSFP+/QSFP28) ports. Every SFP+ port also accepts 1Gbps transceivers, including 1GBASE-T.
Capacity is 1.76 Tbps and 1,309 Mpps, with a 1.8 GHz 4-core CPU, 16GB RAM, 32GB flash and a 32MB packet buffer. Power use is 120 W idle and 450 W at maximum, and the unit is rated 1535 BTU/hr. A fully loaded switch weighs 18.5 lb (8.39 kg), and acoustic output is LWAd 6.4 Bel with LpAm 46.6 dB.
Table sizes include 147,456 MAC addresses, 65,536 IPv4 hosts and 65,536 IPv6 hosts, with 24,576 IPv4 and 12,288 IPv6 unicast routes and up to 1,024 VLANs. Jumbo frames reach 9K bytes, and data center bridging with priority flow control and ETS supports lossless iSCSI, RoCE v1 and v2 and NVMe over Fabrics.
HPE spare R9W96-61001 is the 8100-48XF4C switch unit. The 24-port version of this bundle is R9W86A. The rack-mount kit is a separate part, and the chassis fits a standard 19-inch rack with 2-post or 4-post mounting. A gigabit companion in the CX family is the JL676A CX 6100 48G 4SFP switch.
| Part number | R9W90A |
| Series | HPE Aruba Networking CX 8100 |
| Ports | 48 x 1GbE/10GbE (SFP/SFP+), 4 x 40GbE/100GbE (QSFP+/QSFP28) |
| Form factor | 1U, 1.73 x 17.4 x 16.0 in |
| Switching capacity | 1.76 Tbps / 1,309 Mpps |
| CPU and memory | 1.8 GHz 4-core, 16GB RAM, 32GB flash |
| Packet buffer | 32MB |
| Power | 120 W idle, 450 W max |
| Power supplies and fans | 2 AC PSU, 3 fans, hot-swappable |
| Airflow | front to back |
| Weight | 18.5 lb (8.39 kg) |
| MAC table | 147,456 entries |
| Spare switch unit | R9W96-61001 |