J9827A - Aruba 5400R zl2 Management Module

Aruba J9827A — 5400R zl2 Management Module

What it is

J9827A isn’t a switch, optic, or power supply — it’s the management brain for a chassis.
It’s the Aruba 5400R zl2 Management Module that installs in the management slot of a 5400R zl2 Series chassis (5406R zl2 / 5412R zl2). This module provides the control plane, system management, and out-of-band access. Most deployments run two modules for redundancy, so the chassis keeps running if one fails.

Why buyers pick J9827A (plain English)

• Required to run a 5400R zl2 chassis
  No management module = no working chassis. This is the core control module.

• High availability with dual modules
  Add a second J9827A to get redundant control plane and cleaner maintenance windows.

• Out-of-band management built in
  Gives you dedicated management interfaces so you can manage the chassis even when data ports are down.

• Field-replaceable / hot-swappable
  Designed for quick replacement without taking the whole chassis offline (especially in redundant setups).

60-second spec box (J9827A)

Module type

• Management / control module for Aruba 5400R zl2

Role in chassis

• Provides control plane, configuration, monitoring, and chassis management

• Supports dual, redundant deployment

Management interfaces (on the module)

• Console (serial) management port

• Dedicated network management (RJ-45)

• Auxiliary management port

• USB port (local service / file transfer use cases)

Compatibility

• Aruba 5400R zl2 Series chassis only

  • 5406R zl2

  • 5412R zl2

Install / service

• Slot-based, hot-swappable module

• Best practice: run 2 modules for HA

Where it fits (and when to choose something else)

Perfect for:

• Any Aruba 5400R zl2 chassis build

• Adding a second module for redundancy

• On-site sparing to minimize downtime

Choose something else if:

• You’re on a different chassis family (3810M/2930M/CX, etc.) → those don’t use this module

TL;DR

J9827A is the Aruba 5400R zl2 Management Module:
the control/management engine for 5400R zl2 chassis, usually deployed in pairs for redundant, always-on operation.