Which switch model is able to perform microsegmentation?

Question

Options

• ACX 10000
• BCX 8325
• CCX 8400
• DCX 8360
• ECX 6400

• A
  93% (25)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)

Explanation

The HPE Aruba CX 10000 is the only switch in this list built with an AMD Pensando DPU (Data Processing Unit), which enables stateful firewall processing and microsegmentation directly in the switching silicon at line rate - making it a "distributed services switch" rather than a conventional one. The other options - CX 8325, CX 8400, CX 8360, and CX 6400 - are high-performance core, aggregation, or modular campus/data center switches that lack the embedded DPU required for microsegmentation; they handle standard Layer 2/3 forwarding but offload security policy enforcement to external appliances. The CX 10000's DPU integration is what allows it to enforce zero-trust policies between workloads at each switch port without hairpinning traffic to a central firewall.

Memory tip: Think "10000 = Ten Thousand security policies" - the extra zeros hint at the extra security capability. The CX 10000 is HPE's only switch that crosses into security/microsegmentation territory, so if any exam question mentions microsegmentation, stateful firewall at the switch, or AMD Pensando, the answer is the CX 10000.

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