Datasheet

Huawei CloudEngine 6865E

Switch Datasheet
Huawei CloudEngine 6865E series switches have advanced
hardware architecture with 100GE uplink ports and high-
density 25GE access ports.

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Product Overview
Huawei CloudEngine 6865E series switches are next-generation 25GE Ethernet switches designed for data centers and high-
end campus networks, providing high-performance, high-density 25GE ports, and low latency. The CloudEngine 6865E series
have advanced hardware architecture with 100GE uplink ports and high-density 25GE access ports.

Using the Huawei VRP8 software platform, CloudEngine 6865E series provide extensive data center service features and high
stacking capability. In addition, the airflow direction (front-to-back or back-to-front) can be changed. CloudEngine 6865E series
can work with CloudEngine 16800 or CloudEngine 12800 switches to build an elastic, virtualized, high-quality 100GE fully-
connected fabric that meets the requirements of cloud-computing data centers.

CloudEngine 6865E series provide high-density 10GE/25GE access to help enterprises and carriers build a scalable data center
network platform in the cloud computing era. They can also be used as aggregation or core switches for enterprise campus
networks.

Product Appearance
The CloudEngine 6865E-48S8CQ switches provide 48x25GE SFP28 ports and 8x100GE QSFP28 ports.

Product Characteristics
High-Density 25GE Access
 CloudEngine 6865E series (1 U) provide 2000Mpps forwarding performance and supports L2/L3 line-rate forwarding.
 CloudEngine 6865E series provide up to 48*25GE ports, allowing for high density 10G/25G server access and smooth
evolution.
 CloudEngine 6865E series provide eight 100GE QSFP28 ports. Each QSFP28 port can be used as one 40GE QSFP+
port, four 25GE SFP28 ports, or four 10GE SFP+ ports, providing flexibility in networking. The 100GE uplink ports can be
connected to CloudEngine 16800 or CloudEngine 12800 switches to build a non-blocking network platform.

Inter-device Link Aggregation, High Efficiency and Reliability

 CloudEngine 6865E series support multichassis link aggregation group (M-LAG), which enables links of multiple switches
to aggregate into one to implement device-level link backup.
 Switches in an M-LAG system all work in active state to share traffic and back up each other, enhancing system reliability.
 Switches in an M-LAG system can be upgraded independently. During the upgrade, other switches in the system take over
traffic forwarding to ensure uninterrupted services.
 M-LAG supports dual-homing to Ethernet, VXLAN, and IP networks, allowing for flexible networking.
 With comprehensive inter-device link aggregation technology, the device networking coupling relationship evolves from
stacking at the control plane to the use of M-LAG and then finally to coupling-free M-LAG Lite. This achieves active-active
server access and zero interruption of services when upgrading switches.

Hardware Overlay Gateway Achieves Fast Service Deployment

 CloudEngine 6865E series can work with a mainstream virtualization platform. As the high-performance, hardware
gateway of an overlay network (VXLAN), CloudEngine 6865E series can support more than 16 million tenants.
 The hardware gateway deployment enables fast service deployment without changing the customer network, providing
investment protection.
 CloudEngine 6865E series support Border Gateway Protocol - Ethernet VPN (BGP-EVPN), which can run as the VXLAN
control plane to simplify VXLAN configuration within and between data centers.

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Hardware Overlay Gateway Achieves Fast Service Deployment
 CloudEngine 6865E series can work with a mainstream virtualization platform. As the high-performance, hardware
gateway of an overlay network (VXLAN), CloudEngine 6865E series can support more than 16 million tenants.
 The hardware gateway deployment enables fast service deployment without changing the customer network, providing
investment protection.
 CloudEngine 6865E series support Border Gateway Protocol - Ethernet VPN (BGP-EVPN), which can run as the VXLAN
control plane to simplify VXLAN configuration within and between data centers.

Converged Enhanced Ethernet, Allowing for Data, Storage, and Computing Traffic on
One Network
 Various CloudEngine 6865E switches support multiple data center features: Priority-based Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced
Transmission Selection (ETS) and Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX). These features ensure low latency and zero packet
loss for FC storage and high-speed computing services.

Full Openness and Programmability, Flexible Customization

 CloudEngine 6865E series use the Open Programmability System (OPS) embedded in the VRP8 software platform to
provide programmability at the control plane.
 The OPS provides open APIs. APIs can be integrated with mainstream cloud platforms (including commercial and open
cloud platforms) and third-party controllers. The OPS enables services to be flexibly customized and provides automatic
management.
 Users or third-party developers can use open APIs to develop and deploy specialized network management policies to
implement extension of fast service functions, automatic deployment, and intelligent management. The OPS also implements
automatic operation and maintenance, and reduces management costs.
 CloudEngine 6865E series support CE modules for Ansible, which enables unified provisioning of physical and virtual
networks.
 The OPS provides seamless integration of data center service and network in addition to a service-oriented, software-
defined networking (SDN).

ZTP, Implementing Automatic O&M

 CloudEngine 6865E series support Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP). ZTP enables CloudEngine 6865E series to
automatically obtain and load version files from a USB flash drive or file server, freeing network engineers from onsite
configuration or deployment. ZTP reduces labor costs and improves device deployment efficiency.
 ZTP provides built-in scripts for users through open APIs. Data center personnel can use the programming language they
are familiar with, such as Python, to provide unified configuration of network devices.
 ZTP decouples configuration time of new devices from device quantity and area distribution, which improves service
provisioning efficiency.

Intelligent Lossless Network

 CloudEngine 6865E series support the iLossless algorithm to solve packet loss problems caused by congestion on
traditional Ethernet networks, provide a zero-packet-loss, low-latency, and high-throughput network for RoCEv2 distributed
applications, meeting the stringent performance requirements of these applications.
 CloudEngine 6865E series support PFC Deadlock Prevention to preemptively avoids PFC deadlocks for Clos networks,
enable devices to identify service flows that may cause PFC deadlocks and modify the queue priority to prevent PFC deadlocks.
 CloudEngine 6865E series support Artificial Intelligence Explicit Congestion Notification (AI ECN) function to intelligently
adjust ECN thresholds of lossless queues based on the traffic model on the live network, ensure low delay and high throughput
with zero packet loss, achieving optimal performance for lossless services.
 Analyze RoCE flow KPIs, including the flow path, RTT, throughput, packet loss rate, abnormal sessions, and top sessions,
and display the RoCE network topology of each node and ECN thresholds of Huawei AI Fabric. In this way, more proper
network parameters can be configured and network faults can be quickly located, improving configuration and O&M efficiency.

FabricInsight-based Intelligent O&M

 The CloudEngine 6865E provides telemetry technology to collect device data in real time and send the data to Huawei
data center network analyzer iMaster NCE-FabricInsight. iMaster NCE-FabricInsight analyzes network data based on the

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intelligent fault identification algorithm, accurately displays the real-time network status, effectively demarcates and locates
faults in a timely manner, and identifies network problems that affect user experience, accurately guaranteeing user experience.

iMaster NCE-based Simplified Network Deployment

 CloudEngine 6865E series switches can interconnect with iMaster NCE-Fabric through standard protocols such as
NETCONF and SNMP to implement network automatic management and control, providing more efficient and intelligent
operation methods, simplifying network management, and reducing the OPEX.

Flexible Airflow Design, High Energy Efficiency

Flexible front-to-back/back-to-front airflow design

 CloudEngine 6865E series use a strict front-to-back/back-to-front airflow design that isolates cold air channels from hot air
channels. This design improves heat dissipation efficiency and meets design requirements of data center equipment rooms.
 Air can flow from front to back or back to front depending on the fans and power modules that are used.
 Redundant power modules and fans can be configured to ensure service continuity.

Innovative energy-saving technologies

 CloudEngine 6865E series have innovative energy-saving chips and can measure system power consumption in real time.
The fan speed can be adjusted dynamically based on system consumption. These energy-saving technologies reduce O&M
costs and contribute to a greener data center.

Clear Indicators, Simplifying Maintenance

Clear indicators

 Port indicators clearly show the port status and port rate. The 100GE port indicators can show the states of all ports
derived from the 100GE ports.
 State and stack indicators on both the front and rear panels enable users to maintain the switch from either side.
 CloudEngine 6865E series support remote positioning. Remote positioning indicators enable users to easily identify the
switches they want to maintain in an equipment room full of devices.

Simple maintenance

 The management port, fans, and power modules are on the front panel, which facilitates device maintenance.
 Data ports are located at the rear, facing servers. This simplifies cabling.

Licensing
CloudEngine 6865E supports Huawei IDN One Software (N1 mode for short) licensing mode. The CloudFabric N1 business
model combines the NCE controller, analyzer, and CloudEngine switch software for use in a range of common scenarios. This
simplifies transactions, provides customers with more functions and value, and protects their software investment with Software
License Portability.

Product Feature N1 Mandatory Software Packages N1 Add-on

Software
Packages 1

CloudEngine Foundation Advanced Premium AI Fabric

6865E series RDMA
switch Application
Acceleration
Function
Package

Basic functions (basic √ √

software, IPv6, and
VXLAN)

Telemetry √ √

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 Product Feature N1 Mandatory Software Packages N1 Add-on
Software
Packages 1

MPLS √

LLETH √

AI ECN √

iMaster NCE-Fabric Automatic deployment √ √ √

Basic intent functions √

(simulation and
verification, and
network-wide
configuration rollback)

iMaster NCE- Basic network analysis √ √ √

FabricInsight functions of Telemetry

Network health √ √
evaluation

Value-added functions √
for network traffic
analysis (managing
100 VMs)

Version mapping Select one from three options. The Advanced software It is used with
package contains functions of the Foundation software the
package, and the Premium software package contains Foundation,
functions of the Advanced software package. Advanced, or
Premium
software
package.

For details about product function differences, refer to the product documentation.

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Product Specifications
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Functions and Features

Item CloudEngine 6865E-48S8CQ

Device virtualization iStack

M-LAG

Network virtualization QinQ access VXLAN

VXLAN in routing and bridging modes

BGP-EVPN

Data center VXLAN mapping, implementing interconnection between multiple DCI networks at Layer 2
interconnect (DCI)

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SDN iMaster NCE-Fabric

Network DCBX, PFC, and ETS

convergence
RDMA and RoCE (RoCEv1 and RoCEv2)

Programmability OPS

Ansible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release

Traffic analysis NetStream

sFlow

VLAN Adding access, trunk, and hybrid interfaces to VLANs

Default VLAN

QinQ

MUX VLAN

GVRP

MAC address table Dynamic learning and aging of MAC address entries

Static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address entries

Packet filtering based on source MAC addresses

MAC address limiting based on ports and VLANs

IP routing IPv4 routing protocols, such as RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP

IPv6 routing protocols, such as RIPng, OSPFv3, IS-ISv6, and BGP4+

IPv6 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND)

IPv6 VXLAN over IPv4

Path MTU Discovery (PMTU)

TCP6, IPv6 ping, IPv6 tracert, IPv6 socket, UDP6, and raw IPv6

Multicast Multicast routing protocols such as IGMP, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, MSDP, and MBGP

IGMP snooping

IGMP proxy

Fast leaving of multicast member interfaces

Multicast traffic suppression

Multicast VLAN

Multicast over VXLAN

Reliability Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)

STP, RSTP, VBST, and MSTP

BPDU protection, root protection, and loop prevention

Smart Link and multi-instance

Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP)

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ERPS (G.8032)

VRRP, VRRP load balancing, and BFD for VRRP

BFD for BGP/IS-IS/OSPF/static route

BFD for VXLAN

QoS Traffic classification based on Layer 2 headers, Layer 3 protocols, Layer 4 protocols, and 802.1p
priority

ACL, CAR, re-marking, and scheduling

Queue scheduling algorithms, including PQ, WRR, DRR, PQ+WRR, and PQ+DRR

Congestion avoidance mechanisms, including WRED and tail drop

Traffic shaping

Intelligent O&M Network-wide path detection

Telemetry

ERSPAN+

Intelligent traffic analysis

Statistics on the buffer microburst status

VXLAN OAM: VXLAN ping and VXLAN tracert

Intelligent and PFC deadlock detection

lossless network
AI ECN

Fast CNP

Dynamic load balancing (DLB)

RoCE flow visibility

Configuration and Console, Telnet, and SSH terminals

maintenance
Network management protocols, such as SNMPv1/v2/v3

File upload and download through FTP and TFTP

BootROM upgrade and remote upgrade

802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

Hot patches

User operation logs

Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

Security and Command line authority control based on user levels, preventing unauthorized users from using
management commands

Defense against DoS address attacks, ARP storms, and ICMP attacks

Port isolation, port security, and sticky MAC

Binding of the IP address, MAC address, port number, and VLAN ID

Authentication methods, including AAA, RADIUS, and HWTACACS

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Remote Network Monitoring (RMON)

Performance and Scalability

Item CloudEngine 6865E-48S8CQ

Maximum number of MAC address entries 288K

Maximum number of forwarding routes (FIB IPv4/IPv6) 380K/256K

ARP size 168K

Maximum number of VRFs 4096

IPv6 ND table size 64K

Maximum number of multicast routes (multicast FIB 8K/2K

IPv4/IPv6)

Maximum number of VRRP groups 1000

Maximum number of ECMP paths 128

Maximum number of ACLs Ingress: 7662

Egress: 2000

Maximum number of broadcast domains M-LAG scenario: 4K

Other scenarios:16K

Maximum number of VBDIF interfaces Default mode: 4,000

Large overlay mode: 8,000

Maximum number of virtual tunnel endpoints (VTEPs) 2,000

Maximum number of LAGs 1024/512/256/128/64

Maximum number of links in a LAG 2/4/8/16/32

Maximum number of MSTIs 64

Maximum number of VLANs where VBST can be 500

configured

Note: This specification may vary between different scenarios. Contact Huawei for details.

Hardware Specifications
Item CloudEngine 6865E-48S8CQ

Physical features Dimensions (W x D x H) 442 mm x 420 mm x 43.6 mm

Weight (excluding optical 6.2/8.8

transceivers, power
modules, and fan
assemblies/including AC
power modules and fan
assemblies, excluding
optical transceivers, kg)

Switching capacity (Tbps) 4

Forwarding performance 2000

(Mpps)

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10/25GE SFP28 ports 48

100GE QSFP28 ports 8

Management interface Out-of-band management 1*GE management interface

port

Console port 1*RJ45 interface

USB port 1

CPU Main frequency (GHz) 1.4

Number of cores 4

Storage RAM 4 GB

NOR flash 64 MB

NAND flash 4 GB

System System buffer 32 MB

Power supply system Power modules 600 W AC

600 W -48 V DC

Rated voltage range (V) 100 V to 240 V AC

–48 V to –60 V DC

Maximum voltage range 90 V to 290 V AC

(V) –38.4 V to –72 V DC

Maximum input current 60 W AC power module: 100 V to 240 V 9A

600 W DC power module: – 48 V to – 60 V DC 20A

Typical power 179 W (50% traffic load, copper cable, normal temperature, dual
power modules)
232 W (50% traffic load, short-distance optical transceivers, normal
temperature, dual power modules)

Maximum power 378 W

Frequency (AC, Hz) 50/60

Heat dissipation Heat dissipation mode Air cooling

Number of fans 4

Heat dissipation airflow Front-to-back or back-to-front airflow

Maximum heat 1290

consumption (BTU/hr)

Environment Long-term operating 0°C to 40°C (0-1800 m)

specifications temperature (°C) The temperature decreases by 1°C each time the altitude increases
by 220 m.

Storage temperature (°C) -40°C to +70°C

Relative humidity 5% to 95%

Operating altitude (m) Up to 5000

Sound power at 27°C Front-to-back airflow: < 64.1 dBA

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(dBA) Back-to-front airflow: < 61.7 dBA

Sound power at 40°C Front-to-back airflow: < 82.6 dBA

(dBA) Back-to-front airflow: < 84.3 dBA

Sound pressure at 27°C Front-to-back airflow: 49.8 dBA in average (maximum: 53.6 dBA)
(dBA) Back-to-front airflow: 47.8 dBA in average (maximum: 51.2 dBA)

Surge protection AC power supply protection: 6 kV in common mode and 6 kV in

differential mode
DC power supply protection: 2 kV in common mode and 1 kV in
differential mode

Reliability MTBF (year) 36.9

MTTR (hour) 1.85

Availability 0.999996683

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Safety and Regulatory Compliance

The following table lists the safety and regulatory compliance of CloudEngine switches.

Certification Category Description

Safety  EN 60950-1
 EN 60825-1
 EN 60825-2
 UL 60950-1
 CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
 IEC 60950-1
 AS/NZS 60950-1
 GB4943

Electromagnetic Compatibility  EN 300386

(EMC)  EN 55032: CLASS A
 EN 55024
 IEC/EN 61000-3-2
 IEC/EN 61000-3-3
 FCC 47CFR Part15 CLASS A
 ICES-003: CLASS A
 CISPR 32: CLASS A
 CISPR 24
 AS/NZS CISPR32
 VCCI- CISPR32: CLASS A
 GB9254 CLASS A

Environment  2011/65/EU EN 50581

 2012/19/EU EN 50419
 (EC) No.1907/2006

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 Certification Category Description
 GB/T 26572
 ETSI EN 300 019-1-1
 ETSI EN 300 019-1-2
 ETSI EN 300 019-1-3
 ETSI EN 300 753 GR63

Note

EMC: electromagnetic compatibility

CISPR: International Special Committee on Radio Interference

EN: European Standard

ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute

CFR: Code of Federal Regulations

FCC: Federal Communication Commission

IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission

AS/NZS: Australian/New Zealand Standard

VCCI: Voluntary Control Council for Interference

UL: Underwriters Laboratories

CSA: Canadian Standards Association

Supported MIBs
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Optical Transceivers and Cable

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Ordering Information
Mainframe

CE6865E-48S8CQ CE6865E-48S8CQ switch (48*25G SFP28, 8*100G QSFP28, without fan and power modules)

CE6865E-48S8CQ-B CE6865E-48S8CQ switch (48*25G SFP28, 8*100G QSFP28, 2*AC power modules, 4*fan
modules, port-side intake)

CE6865E-48S8CQ-F CE6865E-48S8CQ switch (48*25G SFP28, 8*100G QSFP28, 2*AC power modules, 4*fan
modules, port-side exhaust)

Fan Tray

Model Description Applicable Product

FAN-031A-F Fan box (F,FAN panel side intake ) CE6865E-48S8CQ

FAN-031A-B Fan box (B,FAN panel side exhaust) CE6865E-48S8CQ

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Power

Model Description Applicable Product

PAC600S12-CF 600W AC Power Module (Front to Back,Power CE6865E-48S8CQ

panel side intake)

PAC600S12-CB 600W AC Power Module (Back to Front, Power CE6865E-48S8CQ

panel side exhaust)

PDC1000S12-DF 1000W DC Power Module (Front to CE6865E-48S8CQ

Back,Power panel side intake)

PDC1000S12-DB 1000W DC Power Module (Front to CE6865E-48S8CQ

Back,Power panel side exhaust)

PHD1K2S12-DB 1200W HVDC Power Module (Back to Front, CE6865E-48S8CQ

Power panel side exhaust)

Software

N1-CE68LIC-CFFD N1-CloudFabric Foundation SW License for CloudEngine 6800

N1-CE68CFFD-SnS1Y N1-CloudFabric Foundation SW License for CloudEngine 6800-SnS-Year

N1-CE68LIC-CFAD N1-CloudFabric Advanced SW License for CloudEngine 6800

N1-CE68CFAD-SnS1Y N1-CloudFabric Advanced SW License for CloudEngine 6800-SnS-Year

N1-CE68LIC-CFPM N1-CloudFabric Premium SW License for CloudEngine 6800

N1-CE68CFPM-SnS1Y N1-CloudFabric Premium SW License for CloudEngine 6800-SnS-Year

N1-CE68LIC-AFRD-1 N1-CloudEngine 6800 AI Fabric RDMA Application Acceleration Function 1

N1-CE68AFRD1-SnS1Y N1-CloudEngine 6800 AI Fabric RDMA Application Acceleration Function 1-SnS-Year

Networking and Application

Data Center Applications
On a typical data center network, CloudEngine 16800/CloudEngine 12800/CloudEngine 8800 switches work as core switches,
and CloudEngine 6865E switches work as ToR switches. CloudEngine 6865E switches use 100GE ports to set up 100GE full
connections with CloudEngine 16800/CloudEngine 12800/CloudEngine 8800 core switches. The core and ToR switches use
fabric technology such as VXLAN to establish a non-blocking large Layer 2 network, which allows large-scale VM migrations
and flexible service deployments.

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Note: VXLAN can also be used on campus networks to support flexible service deployment in different service areas.

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