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Switch Module
Key takeaways
- Memory Clearance lists 12,305 Switch Module products from 154 manufacturers, led by HP, HPE, Dell and Juniper.
- 1,767 carry an online price, from $30 to $57,720.
- The other 10,538 are quoted per part, which is how hard to source and end of life items are handled.
- 9,058 listings state a condition (8,651 refurbished and 407 new); the other 3,247 do not record one.
- Every listing names the manufacturer part number, so a part can be matched exactly before ordering.
- 1 subcategories sit under Switch Module, the largest being Expansion Module with 38 products.
Browse by type: Expansion Module (38).
Switch Module questions
Which Switch Module brands does Memory Clearance carry?
The most listed brands in Switch Module are HP, HPE, Dell, Juniper, Finisar and Ciena. Every listing names its manufacturer and part number, so you can search by either.
Are these Switch Module products new or refurbished?
Both. Of the 12,305 listings, 9,058 state a condition: 8,651 are refurbished and 407 are new. The other 3,247 do not record one, so ask for it when you request a quote. The condition shown on a listing is the condition you receive.
How do I get a price on a Switch Module part?
1,767 Switch Module listings show a price you can order at. Items marked "Call for Price" have a Request for Quote button; send the part number and quantity and the sales team replies weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm PST.
How to choose a switch module
Start from the chassis, not the module. Memory Clearance lists 12,305 switch and expansion modules from 154 brands, led by HP, HPE, Dell, Juniper, Finisar and Ciena. A module is built for one switch or blade-enclosure family and generation: an Aruba 6400 module does not fit an Aruba 8400X, and a Nexus 7700 F4-series line card does not fit a different Nexus generation. Read the chassis family and generation off the switch you are adding to, or off an installed module's part number, before shopping by port count alone.
Listings here split into two physical kinds, and mixing them up is the most common ordering mistake. Pluggable optics, SFP+ (1,802), SFP (1,677), XFP (1,372) and GBIC (201), push into a port on a fixed switch, with no chassis dependency. Chassis-installed modules, expansion modules (1,203), switching modules (874), interface modules (373) and network modules (186), seat into a slot inside a modular switch or blade enclosure and are specific to that chassis, the way an HPE Aruba 6400 module or a Cisco Catalyst 3560X/3750X network module is tied to a named platform.
Inside the chassis-installed group, the role varies. A line card, like the Arista 7800R3-series or a Nexus 7700 F4-series card, carries switching fabric and front-panel ports. A supervisor module, like the Arista DCS-7800-SUP-D, carries control-plane and management functions instead. An expansion or uplink module, the largest group here, adds ports or a faster uplink to an existing switch. A blade-enclosure interconnect module, like an HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric module for C-class BladeSystem or a Cisco B22HP Fabric Extender, connects blade servers to the network fabric. Know the role you need before comparing listings; see the Expansion Module collection (38 listings) to browse it alone.
Port speed and connector follow from the chassis and port type, not the reverse. This catalog runs from 1GbE with PoE up through 10GbE (SFP+), 25GbE (SFP28), 40GbE/100GbE (QSFP28) and 400GbE (QSFP-DD), with port count and speed stated in the title. Match the speed your uplink or server side needs; a faster module than the chassis backplane supports still only runs at what the chassis allows.
Condition here runs Refurbished (8,505) far more often than New (396), typical for hardware pulled from decommissioned chassis rather than new manufacture. Of the 8,862 listings that carry the tag, 8,821 show the manufacturer's own part number, not a supplier code, so you can search or quote it directly; see how to identify a part by OEM number. Only 1,751 of 12,305 listings carry an online price; the rest carry a Request for Quote button, answered weekdays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm PST on (800) 733-1169.
Switch module buying questions
Will a switch module from one platform work in a different switch?
No. A module is built for one chassis family and generation, and the two are not interchangeable even when port counts match. Read the family and generation off your existing switch or an installed module's part number, then match against that exact platform, for example Aruba 6400 or Nexus 7700 F4-series, before ordering.
What's the difference between SFP+, XFP and GBIC?
All three are pluggable transceivers that push into a switch port rather than a chassis slot. GBIC is the oldest and largest form factor, SFP+ is the compact form used for 10 Gigabit Ethernet today, and XFP is an older, larger 10 Gigabit form factor. They are not physically interchangeable; the port dictates which one fits. See vendor-coded vs third-party optics.
Is a refurbished switch module reliable?
A switch or expansion module has no moving parts, so its function is set by its part number and design, not by its age. The condition shown on a listing is the condition you receive. See what New and Refurbished mean here before you order.
How do I find the right module for my switch?
Read the part number off a module already in the chassis, or off the chassis label itself, and search that number here. If your exact platform is not listed, request a quote with the part number and chassis model; equivalent numbers usually exist across refurbished stock.