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Compact silver 1U rack-mountable switch with eight front RJ-45 ports and two SFP slots

HPE

HPE 2530-8Product 8-port managed network switch

SKU CH-EF02-MW8BC MPN 2530-8Product

An 8-port managed Ethernet switch with 5.6 Gb/s switching capacity, 2 SFP slots and 256 MB DDR3 RAM for Layer 2 network control

  • Switch TypeEthernet Switch
  • ProtocolsTCP/IP
  • 8 ports deliver Fast and Gigabit connectivity
  • 2 SFP expansion slots add fibre uplinks
  • Managed Layer 2 features include QoS and VLANs
  • 6 Gb/s switching capacity handles traffic loads
  • Rack-mountable 1U design fits standard cabinets

8-port managed Ethernet switch

The HPE 2530-8Product is a Layer 2 managed switch with eight RJ-45 ports and two SFP expansion slots. It supports Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet over twisted pair cabling. The unit fits a 1U rack space and can also be wall mounted or used on a desktop.

Teams needing basic managed switching

This switch suits small offices or branch sites that require VLANs, QoS and link aggregation without Power over Ethernet. It is not for deployments that need PoE to power access points or phones. Buyers requiring Layer 3 routing or higher port density should consider other models.

5.6 Gb/s switching capacity

The fabric delivers 5.6 Gb/s of switching capacity with a 16,000-entry MAC address table. Two shared SFP slots provide optional fibre uplinks. These figures determine whether the throughput and uplink flexibility meet the network design.

Highlights

  • 8 ports deliver Fast and Gigabit connectivity
  • 2 SFP expansion slots add fibre uplinks
  • Managed Layer 2 features include QoS and VLANs
  • 6 Gb/s switching capacity handles traffic loads
  • Rack-mountable 1U design fits standard cabinets

Specifications

BrandHP
Switch TypeEthernet Switch
ProtocolsTCP/IP

Questions about this item

Should I pick the 2530-8Product with its eight Fast Ethernet ports and two SFP slots or a model with more Gigabit RJ-45 ports?

Choose the 2530-8Product if most endpoints run at 100 Mb/s and you only need two uplinks; the two SFP slots accept Gigabit transceivers for backbone links.

What does the 5.6 Gb/s switching capacity mean when the switch is fully loaded?

The 5.6 Gb/s fabric can forward line-rate traffic across all eight Fast Ethernet ports and both Gigabit uplinks simultaneously without internal blocking.

Which IEEE standards cap the real-world throughput on the SFP uplinks?

The SFP uplinks operate under IEEE 802.3ab for 1000Base-T and IEEE 802.3z for fibre, so each uplink is limited to 1 Gb/s full-duplex.

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