HP Aruba 6400 Series

Management module (MM) slots
The Aruba 6400 switches have two management module (MM) slots. Management modules support control
plane activities and in-memory running of the Time Series Database.
Figure 8: Management module slots with management modules installed
1 2
1 Aruba 6400 Management Module installed in slot 1
2 Aruba 6400 Management Module installed in slot 2
When two management modules are installed, one operates in active mode and the other operates in
standby mode. The active slot is determined by election. Installing two management modules provides
control plane high availability.
Figure 9: Management module features
MM
Chassis Status
Front Status
Modules
Power Suppliers
Fan Trays
Rear Status
LED Mode
Aux
Mgmt
Console
Management
Module
ROX31A
Usr1
Usr2
PoE
Spd
PoE
UID
1
6
2
7
1
3
2
4
1
3
2
4
3
8
4
9
5
10
Temp
Actv
Stby
State
1 2 3 4
14 13 12151617
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Mgmt state (Actv) LED Indicates the status of the management module after
booting. If the MM is the active MM, then the LED glows
steady green.
2 Chassis power LED When the system is receiving power, glows steady green.=.
3 Chassis health LED (green) Indicates status of the switch. LED glows steady green when
switch is ready after booting from the Network Operating
System (NOS).
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