Wired Intelligent Edge

Hi,

i would like to stack 2 aruba switches 2930F, what kind of cables do i have to buy ?

Thanks.

Hello

Aruba 2930F support the VSF stacking. VSF does not require special stacking modules and cables. You can use the normal front pannel Ethernet connections (copper or fiber) and speeds of 1Gbps or 10Gbps

You can find more about VSF here, chapter 20. page 632

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00091307en_us&docLocale=en_US

The other model of the 2930 series, Aruba 2930M supports backplane stacking, which requires special modules and cables.

Hello Emil_G,

I didn't know we could stack without specific stack cables.
I already did it with huawei switches and i had to use stack cables.

Thanks you for these informations !
Have a nice day.

Hi @guiIT, each Vendor adopts, if any, different "virtualization technologies" (methods) for its switch series (when those series support a "switch virtualization" feature) so what is valid for some Huawei switch series could not be valid for other HPE Aruba switch series and vice-versa.

Add to that that within the HPE Aruba portfolio there are some switch series that don't support any "virtualization technology" - AKA Frontplane or Backplane Stacking - (such as some low end models) or they just support only Frontplane Stacking (such as VSF which generally supports 1G/10G/40G Ethernet interfaces or such as IRF Intelligent Resilient Framework) on Comware operating system based switch series) or just support Backplane Stacking (with dedicated Stacking Modules and Cables).

Briefly (IRF excluded for simplicity):

Frontplane Stacking - VSF (Virtual Switching Framework)

• Aruba 2930F (ArubaOS-Switch operating system)
• Aruba 5400R zl2 (ArubaOS-Switch operating system) requires Aruba v3 zl2 modules - max 2 switches
• Aruba 6200 (ArubaOS-CX operating system)
• Aruba 6300 (ArubaOS-CX operating system)

Backplane Stacking (dedicated Stacking modules/cables)

• Aruba 2920 (ArubaOS-Switch operating system)
• Aruba 2930M (ArubaOS-Switch operating system)
• Aruba 3810M (ArubaOS-Switch operating system)

HA Clustering (two switches with separated Management/Control and Routing planes) - VSX (Virtual Switching eXtension)

• Aruba CX 6400 (ArubaOS-CX operating system)
• Aruba CX 8320 (ArubaOS-CX operating system)
• Aruba CX 8325 (ArubaOS-CX operating system)
• Aruba CX 8360 (ArubaOS-CX operating system)
• Aruba CX 8400 (ArubaOS-CX operating system)