Aruba 5400R Series Data Sheet

Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series - Compatibility & Accessories Guide

1. Series Models Overview

The Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series is an industry-leading modular enterprise chassis family designed for enterprise core, aggregation, and high-density access layers. Featuring advanced ProVision ASIC architecture, hitless failover management redundancy, Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) stacking, Smart Rate multi-gigabit expansion, and full IEEE 802.3at PoE+ support, the 5400R zl2 delivers resilient wire-speed performance across 6-slot and 12-slot modular switch chassis.

Modular Chassis Bundles & Enclosures

Model	Part Number	Chassis Slots	Management / Power Slots	PoE+ Support
Aruba 5406R zl2 Switch Chassis	J9821A	6 open module slots	2x Management Module Slots, 2x Power Supply Slots	Up to 4500W PoE+ (with redundant PSUs)
Aruba 5412R zl2 Switch Chassis	J9822A	12 open module slots	2x Management Module Slots, 4x Power Supply Slots	Up to 9000W PoE+ (with redundant PSUs)
Aruba 5406R 44G PoE+ / 4SFP+ v3 zl2 Switch	JL002A	6 slots (1x 44-port GbE / 4x SFP+ module included)	1x Management Module, 1x 870W Power Supply included	Includes 275W PoE+ base power
Aruba 5406R-44G-PoE+/2SFP+ v2 zl2 Switch	J9868A	6 slots (1x 44-port GbE / 2x SFP+ module included)	1x Management Module, 1x 870W Power Supply included	Includes 275W PoE+ base power
Aruba 5412R 92G PoE+ / 4SFP+ v3 zl2 Switch	JL001A	12 slots (2x 44-port GbE / 4x SFP+ modules included)	1x Management Module, 1x 1500W Power Supply included	Includes 900W PoE+ base power
Aruba 5412R-92G-PoE+/2SFP+ v2 zl2 Switch	J9869A	12 slots (2x 44-port GbE / 2x SFP+ modules included)	1x Management Module, 1x 1500W Power Supply included	Includes 900W PoE+ base power

2. System Architecture & Compatibility

Management Platforms & Software

Aruba Central: Enterprise cloud management providing unified orchestration, AIOps telemetry, and zero-touch provisioning.
Aruba AirWave: On-premises network management system providing granular visibility, historical reporting, and configuration management.
Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: Advanced network access control (NAC) integration enabling user and device role-based Dynamic Segmentation.
Operating System: Powered by ArubaOS-S (ProVision), supporting industry-standard CLI, OpenFlow, REST APIs, and comprehensive Layer 3 routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, PIM, VRRP).

Chassis Architecture & Redundancy

Hitless Management Failover: Active/Standby dual management module configuration ensures seamless stateful failover with zero packet loss during management module failure.
Virtual Switching Framework (VSF): Allows two 5400R zl2 chassis to be virtualized into a single logical device using front-plane 10GbE or 40GbE uplinks.
Hot-Swappable Components: Modules, power supplies, management modules, and fan trays can be replaced while the system is live.
Backplane Architecture: Crossbar fabric architecture delivering high throughput across all line card slots without oversubscription.

3. Interface Modules & System Components

zl2 Interface Modules (v2 / v3)

SKU	Model	Description
J9986A	Aruba 24-port 10/100/1000BASE-T MACsec v3 zl2 Module	24x RJ-45 Gigabit ports with IEEE 802.AE MACsec hardware encryption
J9987A	Aruba 24-port 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+ MACsec v3 zl2 Module	24x RJ-45 Gigabit PoE+ ports with IEEE 802.AE MACsec support
J9988A	Aruba 24-port 1GbE SFP MACsec v3 zl2 Module	24x SFP optical ports with hardware MACsec security features
J9990A	Aruba 20-port GbE PoE+ / 4-port SFP+ v3 zl2 Module	20x 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+ RJ-45 ports and 4x 1/10GbE SFP+ ports
J9991A	Aruba 20-port GbE PoE+ / 4-port Smart Rate PoE+ v3 zl2 Module	20x 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+ ports and 4x 1G/2.5G/5G/10G Smart Rate ports
J9992A	Aruba 20-port 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+ / 1p 40GbE QSFP+ v3 zl2 Module	20x Gigabit PoE+ ports and 1x 40GbE QSFP+ core uplink port
J9993A	Aruba 8-port 10GbE SFP+ v3 zl2 Module	8x 1G SFP / 10G SFP+ high-density optical uplink/aggregation ports
J9995A	Aruba 8-port 10GBase-T v3 zl2 Module	8x 10GBASE-T RJ-45 copper high-speed interconnect ports
J9996A	Aruba 2-port 40GbE QSFP+ v3 zl2 Module	2x 40GbE QSFP+ ports for high-capacity core trunks and VSF interconnects

Management Modules, Fan Trays & Power Supplies

SKU	Model / Part Name	Description
J9827A	Aruba 5400R Management Module	Primary or redundant system management module for 5400R chassis
J9828A	Aruba 5406R zl2 Fan Tray	Replacement hot-swappable fan tray assembly for 5406R 6-slot chassis
J9829A	Aruba 5412R zl2 Fan Tray	Replacement hot-swappable fan tray assembly for 5412R 12-slot chassis
J9823A	Aruba 5400R 870W PoE+ / 200-240VAC Power Supply	870W AC Power Supply providing up to 275W PoE+ output power
J9824A	Aruba 5400R 1500W PoE+ / 110-240VAC Power Supply	1500W AC Power Supply providing up to 900W PoE+ output power
J9825A	Aruba 5400R 2750W PoE+ / 200-240VAC Power Supply	2750W AC Power Supply delivering up to 2150W high-density PoE+ output

4. Transceivers & Optics Modules

40G QSFP+ Transceivers & Direct Attach Copper Cables

SKU	Model	Description
JH231A	Aruba X142 40G QSFP+ MPO SR4 Transceiver	40GBASE-SR4 850nm MPO MMF (up to 100m/150m)
JH232A	Aruba X142 40G QSFP+ LC LR4 Transceiver	40GBASE-LR4 1310nm LC SMF (up to 10km)
JH234A	Aruba 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 1m DAC Cable	1m Direct Attach Copper cable for 40G inter-chassis links / VSF stacking
JH235A	Aruba 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 3m DAC Cable	3m Direct Attach Copper cable for 40G inter-chassis links / VSF stacking
JH236A	Aruba 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 5m DAC Cable	5m Direct Attach Copper cable for 40G rack-to-rack interconnects

10G SFP+ Transceivers & DAC Cables

SKU	Model	Description
J9150D	Aruba 10G SFP+ LC SR Transceiver	10GBASE-SR 850nm LC MMF (up to 300m)
J9151E	Aruba 10G SFP+ LC LR Transceiver	10GBASE-LR 1310nm LC SMF (up to 10km)
J9152D	Aruba 10G SFP+ LC LRM Transceiver	10GBASE-LRM 1310nm LC MMF (up to 220m)
J9153D	Aruba 10G SFP+ LC ER Transceiver	10GBASE-ER 1550nm LC SMF (up to 40km)
J9281D	Aruba 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m DAC Cable	1m Direct Attach Copper cable for short-distance inter-chassis connection
J9283D	Aruba 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m DAC Cable	3m Direct Attach Copper cable for rack interconnects
J9285D	Aruba 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 7m DAC Cable	7m Direct Attach Copper cable for long rack-to-rack interconnects

1G SFP Transceivers

SKU	Model	Description
J4858D	Aruba 1G SFP LC SX Transceiver	1000BASE-SX 850nm LC MMF (up to 550m)
J4859D	Aruba 1G SFP LC LX Transceiver	1000BASE-LX 1310nm LC SMF (up to 10km) / MMF (up to 550m)
J4860D	Aruba 1G SFP LC LH Transceiver	1000BASE-LH 1550nm LC SMF (up to 70km)
J8177D	Aruba 1G SFP RJ45 T Transceiver	1000BASE-T Category 5e/6 RJ-45 copper connection (up to 100m)