HPE Aruba 3810 Series Switches

The Aruba 3810M sits a clear tier above the 2930F: it is a full Layer 3 switch intended for campus aggregation and small-core roles rather than pure access. If you are collecting uplinks from a floor's worth of access switches and routing between VLANs, this is the platform that is normally specified.

What distinguishes it

• Full Layer 3 routing — not the limited static-routing tier of access switches
• Backplane stacking — dedicated stacking hardware rather than front-port stacking
• Modular uplinks — slot-based uplink modules for 10G and 40G
• Redundant power — external power shelf support on the range
• PoE+ variants — for deployments where it also feeds access devices

Stacking and uplink modules are sold separately

This is the practical point to get right. The 3810M's stacking capability requires the appropriate stacking module and cables, and its uplink capacity depends on which module is fitted to the slot. A bare chassis is not a complete system for either purpose.

Because stack member limits, module options and PoE budgets vary across the range, we will not state a single spec for the whole series. Tell us how many members you want to stack and what uplinks you need and we will quote the chassis, modules and cables as one working configuration.