Description
Overview of the HPE 48 Ports Switch
The HPE J9729A#ACC Aruba 2920AL 48G PoE+ Rack Mountable Switch is a high-performance switch designed for enterprise and data center environments. It is part of the Aruba family of networking products and offers a range of advanced features and capabilities that make it well-suited for use in a variety of different scenarios.
This switch provides 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 SFP+ ports, which allows for high-speed network connectivity and the ability to connect multiple devices to the switch. It supports advanced features such as Quality of Service (QoS), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), VLAN tagging and others, which can help to improve network performance and security.
Additionally, this switch supports Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), which allows for powering devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and cameras using the switch’s Ethernet cables, eliminating the need for separate power supplies. It also supports advanced security features such as Access Control Lists (ACLs) and IEEE 802.1X port-based authentication, which can help to protect against unauthorized access to the network.
The HPE J9729A#ACC Aruba Switch also comes with a web-based management interface, which allows for easy configuration and monitoring of the switch. It also supports SNMP, which allows network administrators to monitor and manage the switch remotely using standard network management tools.
Networking Capabilities of Ethernet Switch
The HPE J9729A#ACC Aruba Switch provides a range of networking capabilities that make it well-suited for use in enterprise and data center environments. Some of the key networking capabilities of the switch include:
- High-speed network connectivity: The switch provides 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 SFP+ ports, which allows for high-speed network connectivity and the ability to connect multiple devices to the switch.
- Quality of Service (QoS): The switch supports Quality of Service (QoS) features, which allow you to prioritize certain types of network traffic, such as voice and video, for better performance.
- VLAN tagging: The switch supports VLAN tagging, which allows you to create virtual LANs and segment network traffic for improved security and performance.
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP): The switch supports Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), which allows you to bundle multiple physical ports together to form a single logical link, providing redundancy and increasing available bandwidth.
- Advanced security features: The switch supports advanced security features such as Access Control Lists (ACLs) and IEEE 802.1X port-based authentication, which can help to protect against unauthorized access to the network.
- Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+): The switch supports PoE+ (Power over Ethernet Plus), which allows you to power devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and cameras using the switch’s Ethernet cables, eliminating the need for separate power supplies.
- Management and monitoring: The switch comes with a web-based management interface, which allows for easy configuration and monitoring of the switch. It also supports SNMP, which allows network administrators to monitor and manage the switch remotely using standard network management tools.
Power over Ethernet (PoE+) capabilities
The HPE J9729A#ACC Aruba Switch supports Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) which allows for powering devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and cameras using the switch’s Ethernet cables, eliminating the need for separate power supplies. This can help to simplify network infrastructure and reduce overall costs. Some of the key PoE+ capabilities of the switch include:
- High Power PoE: The switch supports High Power PoE, which allows it to deliver up to 30 watts of power per port, providing enough power to support high-power devices such as wireless access points and pan-tilt-zoom cameras.
- PoE Budget: The switch has a PoE budget of 740W, which allows it to power multiple PoE-enabled devices at the same time.
- PoE Scheduling: The switch supports PoE scheduling, which allows you to schedule when PoE is enabled on specific ports, helping to reduce power consumption and lower overall energy costs.
- PoE Event Logging: The switch supports PoE event logging, which allows you to view detailed information about PoE usage, such as power consumed and devices connected.
- PoE Link Loss: The switch supports PoE link loss, which allows it to detect when a PoE-enabled device has been disconnected and automatically disable PoE on that port to save power.
- PoE+ Discovery Protocol (LLDP-MED): The switch supports LLDP-MED (Link Layer Discovery Protocol – Media Endpoint Discovery) which allows for discovery and provisioning of PoE-enabled devices, automatically configure the switch for the connected device and apply the appropriate power level.
- IEEE Standards: The switch is IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at compliant, which allows it to work with a wide range of PoE-enabled devices.
All these capabilities make the HPE J9729A#ACC Aruba Switch a powerful solution for enterprise and data center environments, that offers high-power PoE, PoE scheduling, PoE event logging, PoE link loss, PoE+ Discovery Protocol and compliance with IEEE PoE standards.
General Information about the HPE J9729A#ACC
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Part Number or SKU# J9729A#ACC
- Type: Networking
- Switch-Type: 48 Ports
Specifications
- Enclosure Type: Desktop
- Ports: 48 X 10/100/1000 + 4 X Shard Gigabit SFP
- Power Over Ethernet (POE): POE+
- Routing Protocol: RIP, Static IP Routing
- Remote Management Protocol: SNMP 1, RMON 1, TELNET, SNMP 3, SNMP 2C, TFTP, CLI
- Authentication Method: Radius
- Processor: 1 X ARM : 625 MHZ
- RAM: 512 MB – SDRAM
- Flash Memory: 1 GB
- Interfaces: 48 X 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T – RJ-45 – POE+ 4 X SFP (Mini-GBIC)
- Management: 1 X RS-232 – RJ-45
- Management: 1 X 5 PIN MICRO-USB TYPE B
- Features: DOS Attack Prevention, IPV6 Support, Half Duplex Mode, Full Duplex Mode, Class of Service (COS)
- Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3AB, IEEE 802.1P, IEEE 802.3AF, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3AD (LACP), IEEE 802.1W, IEEE 802.1S, IEEE 802.1V, IEEE 802.3AT, IEEE 802.3AZ, IEEE 802.1AX
- Expansion Slot(s): 2 (Total) / 2 (Free) X Expansion Slot
- 1 (Total) / 1 (Free) X Stacking Module Slot
Performance
- Throughput: 130.9 Mbps
- Switching Capacity: 176 Gbps
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature: 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature: 131 °F
- Humidity Range Operating: 15 – 95% (non-condensing)
- Min Storage Temperature (POE): -40 °F
- Max Storage Temperature: 158 °F
- Humidity Range Storage: 15 – 95% (non-condensing)v2 zl2, 5406R-8XGT/8SFP+ v2 zl2
Dimensions & Weight
- Width: 17.4 inch
- Depth : 13.2 inch
- Height : 1.7 inch
- Weight : 12.57 lbs







