What is the switching capacity and throughput of the HPE R8S90-61001?

The CX 6300M delivers 880Gbps non-blocking switching capacity with 654 Mpps throughput. This ensures wire-speed forwarding across all 48 ports simultaneously without congestion, making it suitable for high-density data center deployments. Latency is exceptionally low: 1.5µs at 10Gbps, 2.91µs at 25Gbps, and 3.49µs at 50Gbps, critical for latency-sensitive financial and HPC applications.

What PoE capabilities does this switch support?

The R8S90-61001 supports Class 8 PoE++ on all 48 ports, delivering up to 90W per port. This enables powering of high-power devices including enterprise-grade wireless access points, PTZ security cameras, industrial IoT sensors, and edge compute appliances without requiring separate power infrastructure, reducing cabling complexity.

How does Aruba VSF stacking improve network flexibility?

Aruba VSF (Virtual Switching Framework) allows up to 200Gbps inter-switch stacking bandwidth, enabling multiple CX 6300M switches to operate as a single logical entity. This simplifies management, eliminates spanning tree limitations, and supports zero-downtime firmware upgrades and hardware replacements—critical for mission-critical enterprise networks.

What uplink options are available for spine or aggregation connectivity?

The switch includes 2x 1/10/25Gbps SFP ports and 2x 10/25/50Gbps SFP56 ports for flexible uplink configurations. This allows direct connection to 25G or 50G spine switches, enabling scalable multi-tier data center architectures with minimal oversubscription and future-proof bandwidth growth.

What Layer 3 routing and security features are included?

The CX 6300M supports full Layer 3 routing including OSPF, BGP-4, VRRP, and PIM for multicast. Security features include 20,480 IPv4 ACL ingress entries, RADIUS/TACACS+ authentication, SSH/SSH2 encrypted management, FIPS 140-2 encryption, and DHCP snooping for comprehensive access control and threat mitigation.

Is redundancy available for power and management?

Yes. The switch includes one internal hot-plug power supply with optional second power supply for 1+1 redundancy. Dual firmware images enable non-disruptive updates. Optional stacking and dual power supplies ensure high availability for critical network infrastructure requiring 99.99% uptime SLAs.

What is the form factor and power consumption?

The CX 6300M is a 1U rack-mountable switch with front-to-side-to-back airflow design for flexible data center placement. Power consumption varies by port utilization and PoE load; with full PoE++ load (48x 90W), total system power can reach 4,500W+. Dual power supplies support N+1 redundancy for mission-critical deployments.

R8S90-61001 - HPE R8S90-61001 CX 6300M 48p 880Gbps Switch

Name: HPE R8S90-61001 CX 6300M 48p 880Gbps Switch
Brand: HPE
SKU: R8S90-61001
Price: 3488 USD
Availability: InStock

Manufacturer part #	R8S90-61001
Brand	HPE
Condition	Refurbished
RA Guard	Yes
MPN / SKU	R8S90-61001
BPDU Guard	Yes
MLD Groups	8,192
Model Name	CX 6300M 48p Smart Rate 1G/2.5G/5G Class 8 PoE+
IGMP Groups	8,192
NTP Support	Yes
IP Multicast	Yes
IPv6 Support	Full IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack
Product Line	Aruba Networking CX 6300 Series
Product Type	Managed Layer 3 Ethernet Switch
VLAN Support	Yes - 4,094 VLANs, VLAN Tagging, Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP)
VXLAN Support	Yes
sFlow Support	Yes
Syslog Support	Yes
DHCP Protection	Yes
Storm Protection	Broadcast, Multicast, Unicast storm protection
High Availability	Yes - VSF stacking, dual PSU, dual firmware
MAC Address Table	32,768 entries
Routing Protocols	OSPF, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BGP, BGP-4, VRRP, ECMP, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, MSDP, GRE, Policy-Based Routing (PBR), Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
IPv4 Unicast Routes	61,000
IPv6 Unicast Routes	61,000
Jumbo Frame Support	9,198 bytes
Multicast Protocols	IGMPv2, IGMPv3, MLD, MSTP
Dual Firmware Images	Yes - enables non-disruptive updates
Device Classification	Switch - 48 Ports - L3 - Managed - Stackable
Dynamic IPv6 Lockdown	Yes
IPv4 Multicast Routes	8,192
IPv6 Multicast Routes	8,192
Microsoft NLB Support	Yes
Spanning Tree Variants	STP, RSTP, PVST, MSTP
Packet Storm Protection	Yes
IPv4 Host Table Capacity	49,152 entries
IPv6 Host Table Capacity	49,152 entries
MAC ACL Entries (Egress)	8,192
Quality of Service (QoS)	Supported with DWRR (Deficit Weighted Round Robin), CoS, ToS
IPv4 ACL Entries (Egress)	8,192
IPv6 ACL Entries (Egress)	2,048
MAC ACL Entries (Ingress)	20,480
IPv4 ACL Entries (Ingress)	20,480
IPv6 ACL Entries (Ingress)	5,120
Auto-Uplink (Auto MDI/MDI-X)	Yes
Link Layer Discovery Protocol	LLDP supported
Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)	Yes
BSR Mechanism (Bootstrap Router)	Yes
Neighbor Discovery (ND) Snooping	Yes
Management Information Base (MIB)	Yes
Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs)	1,024
Aruba VSF (Virtual Switching Framework)	Yes - up to 200Gbps stacking bandwidth

Manufacturer part #

R8S90-61001

Brand

HPE

Condition

Refurbished

RA Guard

Yes

MPN / SKU

R8S90-61001

BPDU Guard

Yes

MLD Groups

8,192

Model Name

CX 6300M 48p Smart Rate 1G/2.5G/5G Class 8 PoE+

IGMP Groups

8,192

NTP Support

Yes

IP Multicast

Yes

IPv6 Support

Full IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack

Product Line

Aruba Networking CX 6300 Series

Product Type

Managed Layer 3 Ethernet Switch

VLAN Support

Yes - 4,094 VLANs, VLAN Tagging, Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP)

VXLAN Support

Yes

sFlow Support

Yes

Syslog Support

Yes

DHCP Protection

Yes

Storm Protection

Broadcast, Multicast, Unicast storm protection

High Availability

Yes - VSF stacking, dual PSU, dual firmware

MAC Address Table

32,768 entries

Routing Protocols

OSPF, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BGP, BGP-4, VRRP, ECMP, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, MSDP, GRE, Policy-Based Routing (PBR), Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

IPv4 Unicast Routes

61,000

IPv6 Unicast Routes

61,000

Jumbo Frame Support

9,198 bytes

Multicast Protocols

IGMPv2, IGMPv3, MLD, MSTP

Dual Firmware Images

Yes - enables non-disruptive updates

Device Classification

Switch - 48 Ports - L3 - Managed - Stackable

Dynamic IPv6 Lockdown

Yes

IPv4 Multicast Routes

8,192

IPv6 Multicast Routes

8,192

Microsoft NLB Support

Yes

Spanning Tree Variants

STP, RSTP, PVST, MSTP

Packet Storm Protection

Yes

IPv4 Host Table Capacity

49,152 entries

IPv6 Host Table Capacity

49,152 entries

MAC ACL Entries (Egress)

8,192

Quality of Service (QoS)

Supported with DWRR (Deficit Weighted Round Robin), CoS, ToS

IPv4 ACL Entries (Egress)

8,192

IPv6 ACL Entries (Egress)

2,048

MAC ACL Entries (Ingress)

20,480

IPv4 ACL Entries (Ingress)

20,480

IPv6 ACL Entries (Ingress)

5,120

Auto-Uplink (Auto MDI/MDI-X)

Yes

Link Layer Discovery Protocol

LLDP supported

Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

Yes

BSR Mechanism (Bootstrap Router)

Yes

Neighbor Discovery (ND) Snooping

Yes

Management Information Base (MIB)

Yes

Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs)

1,024

Aruba VSF (Virtual Switching Framework)

Yes - up to 200Gbps stacking bandwidth

Form Factor	1U Rack-mountable (Front and Side to Back)
Enclosure Type	Front and Side to Back Rack-mountable 1U

Form Factor

1U Rack-mountable (Front and Side to Back)

Enclosure Type

Front and Side to Back Rack-mountable 1U

RAM	8GB DDR4 SDRAM
Flash Memory	32GB

RAM

8GB DDR4 SDRAM

Flash Memory

32GB

Encryption	FIPS 140-2
Authentication Methods	SSH, SSH2, RADIUS, TACACS+
Remote Management Protocols	SNMP, SNMP 2c, SNMP 3, Telnet, SSH, SSH2, TFTP, CLI, SFTP, RMON

Encryption

FIPS 140-2

Authentication Methods

SSH, SSH2, RADIUS, TACACS+

Remote Management Protocols

SNMP, SNMP 2c, SNMP 3, Telnet, SSH, SSH2, TFTP, CLI, SFTP, RMON

Processor	1x ARM 1.8 GHz

Data Ports	48x 100/1000/2.5G/5G PoE++ RJ-45
Uplink Ports	2x 1/10/25Gbps SFP28 + 2x 10/25/50Gbps SFP56
Management Ports	1x USB-C Console, 1x RJ-45 Console, 1x USB Type-A Host
Port Configuration	48x 100/1000/2.5G/5G RJ-45 (PoE++) + 2x 1/10/25Gbps SFP + 2x 10/25/50Gbps SFP56

Data Ports

48x 100/1000/2.5G/5G PoE++ RJ-45

Uplink Ports

2x 1/10/25Gbps SFP28 + 2x 10/25/50Gbps SFP56

Management Ports

1x USB-C Console, 1x RJ-45 Console, 1x USB Type-A Host

Port Configuration

48x 100/1000/2.5G/5G RJ-45 (PoE++) + 2x 1/10/25Gbps SFP + 2x 10/25/50Gbps SFP56

Fan Tray	Yes - hot-swappable
Power Over Ethernet	PoE++ (Class 8) - up to 90W per port
Power Supply Redundancy	Optional 1+1 (Active-Active)
Power Supply Configuration	1x Internal Hot-plug PSU (standard), optional 2nd PSU for 1+1 redundancy

Fan Tray

Yes - hot-swappable

Power Over Ethernet

PoE++ (Class 8) - up to 90W per port

Power Supply Redundancy

Optional 1+1 (Active-Active)

Power Supply Configuration

1x Internal Hot-plug PSU (standard), optional 2nd PSU for 1+1 redundancy

Throughput	654 Mpps (Million Packets Per Second)
Latency @ 1Gbps	4.24 microseconds
Latency @ 10Gbps	1.5 microseconds
Latency @ 25Gbps	2.91 microseconds
Latency @ 50Gbps	3.49 microseconds
Stacking Bandwidth	200Gbps inter-switch VSF
Switching Capacity	880Gbps non-blocking

Throughput

654 Mpps (Million Packets Per Second)

Latency @ 1Gbps

4.24 microseconds

Latency @ 10Gbps

1.5 microseconds

Latency @ 25Gbps

2.91 microseconds

Latency @ 50Gbps

3.49 microseconds

Stacking Bandwidth

200Gbps inter-switch VSF

Switching Capacity

880Gbps non-blocking

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