What is the maximum port density of the J9826A?

The J9826A 5412R chassis supports 12 module slots enabling up to 288 wire-speed 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports or 96 10GbE SFP+ ports. Ships with modules providing 92x 1GbE PoE+ and 4x SFP uplinks, expandable via hot-swap zl2 modules like J9534A/J9536A.

Does this switch support full Layer 3 routing?

Yes, provides static IPv4/IPv6 routing, RIP/RIPng, OSPFv2/OSPFv3, and BGP with 10K IPv4/5K IPv6 entries. Hardware-accelerated forwarding ensures wire-speed L3 performance across the 2Tbps fabric without external routers.

What PoE capabilities does it offer?

IEEE 802.3at PoE+ delivers 30W per port across up to 288 ports simultaneously, plus pre-standard PoE support. Redundant PSUs handle maximum 3700 BTU/hr under full PoE load for powering Wi-Fi APs, cameras, and IP phones.

What are the switching performance specs?

2 Tbps crossbar fabric with 785.7 Mpps throughput, latency <2.8µs (1GbE), <1.8µs (10GbE). Supports jumbo frames, 64K MAC addresses, selectable QoS queues, and VxLAN tunneling for overlay networks.

Is the chassis rack-mountable?

Yes, 7U height (30.73 x 44.45 x 45.09 cm) with included rack-mounting hardware for 19-inch EIA racks. Supports horizontal surface mounting as alternative, with front-to-back airflow.

What management options are available?

Supports Aruba Central cloud management, CLI, Web GUI, SNMP. Features redundant management modules, Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) stacking, and distributed trunking for high availability without Spanning Tree.

J9826A - HPE Aruba J9826A 5412R 12-Slot PoE+ Layer 3 Modular Switch

Name: HPE Aruba J9826A 5412R 12-Slot PoE+ Layer 3 Modular Switch
Brand: HPE
SKU: J9826A

J9826A - HPE Aruba J9826A 5412R 12-Slot PoE+ Layer 3 Modular Switch | US IT Hardware

Product overview

The HPE Aruba J9826A is a 5412R zl2 Switch from the 5400R series, featuring a 12-slot modular chassis designed for enterprise campus and data center edge deployments. It supports up to 288 wire-speed 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports or 96 10GbE ports via hot-swappable modules, with IEEE 802.3at delivering 30W per port across up to 288 ports simultaneously. The high-capacity 2 Tbps crossbar switching fabric on ProVision ASICs provides 785.7 Mpps throughput, low latency under 2.8 µs at 1GbE, and full Layer 3 routing including OSPF, RIPng, BGP, and static IPv4/IPv6. Key features include VxLAN for overlay networks, advanced QoS with classifier-based rate limiting, IPv6 support, and security via ACLs, RA guard, and ND snooping. Redundant management, power supplies, and distributed trunking ensure high availability without Spanning Tree. Ideal for powering high-density IP telephony, Wi-Fi 6 APs, and surveillance cameras while aggregating to 40GbE/10GbE uplinks. Dimensions are 30.73 x 44.45 x 45.09 cm (7U rack height), with MTBF exceeding enterprise standards for 24/7 operations.

12-slot modular PoE+ chassis.
Up to 288x 1GbE PoE+ ports.
2Tbps switching, 785Mpps throughput.
30W/port IEEE 802.3at PoE+.
L3: OSPF, BGP, RIPng routing.
Latency <2.8μs 1GbE, 7U rack.

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Featuring

Manufacturer part #	J9826A
Brand	HPE
Condition	New
Device Type	Layer 3 Modular Managed Switch - 12-Slot Chassis
Jumbo Frames	Supported on 1GbE/10GbE ports
VLAN Support	IEEE 802.1Q - 4,094 VLANs
Routing Protocols	Static IPv4/IPv6, RIP/RIPng, OSPFv2/OSPFv3, BGP

Storage

MAC Address Table	64,000 entries
Routing Table Size	10,000 IPv4 entries ∆ 5,000 IPv6 entries

Compatible systems

Designed for Aruba 5400R ecosystem with broad Ethernet interoperability across enterprise servers.

HPE Aruba Networking
Model: 5400R zl2 Series
Form factor: 7U Rack Chassis
Generation: v2 Modules
Native support with zl2 interface modules
HPE ProLiant
Model: DL380
Form factor: 2U Rack
Generation: Gen10
10GbE connectivity via SFP+ modules
Dell PowerEdge
Model: R740
Form factor: 2U Rack
Generation: 14th Gen
Standard Ethernet interoperability

Best for

Campus Core Distribution
Aggregates access layer traffic from wiring closets to core with PoE+ for Wi-Fi 6 APs and IP phones using OSPF/BGP routing in Aruba Central managed environments.
Enterprise Data Center Edge
Provides high-density 1GbE/10GbE ToR connectivity with VxLAN overlay for virtualized workloads on VMware NSX or EVPN fabrics.
IP Surveillance Networks
Powers up to 288 PoE+ cameras with 30W/port while supporting multicast via IGMP/MLD snooping for video management systems like Milestone or Genetec.

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Latency	1GbE: <2.8 µs ∆ 10GbE: <1.8 µs ∆ 40GbE: <1.5 µs (64-byte FIFO)
Throughput	Up to 785.7 Mpps ∆ 571.4 Mpps typical
Switching Capacity	2 Tbps crossbar fabric ∆ 960 Gbps routing/switching

PoE Support	IEEE 802.3at PoE+ 30W/port ∆ Up to 288 ports ∆ Pre-standard PoE
Power Consumption	Max 3700 BTU/hr (PoE) ∆ 2450 BTU/hr (non-PoE)

Dimensions	30.73 x 44.45 x 45.09 cm (HxWxD) - 7U height
Chassis Slots	12 open module slots ∆ Up to 288 PoE+ ports

HPE Aruba J9826A 5412R 12-Slot PoE+ Layer 3 Modular Switch

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