HPE Aruba H2SM1E 5-Year 4-Hour Exchange Care | Enterprise Support — H2SM1E

Maintain service continuity on Aruba 5940 fixed 48G switching environments with HPE Aruba Networking Foundational Care. This 5-year support offering is designed for teams that need predictable hardware replacement coverage and a fast response path when a covered component fails. The 4-hour exchange model helps reduce the operational impact of unexpected switch issues by accelerating replacement delivery instead of waiting on standard depot timelines. For infrastructure teams, the value is straightforward: preserve network availability, simplify support planning, and align replacement coverage with the lifecycle of the switch platform. Foundational Care is a practical fit for production access layers, distribution closets, and other network segments where downtime can ripple across users, applications, and connected systems. It gives procurement and operations teams a clear support term with defined service behavior, which makes budgeting and incident planning easier. Choose this service when the switch is business-critical and replacement speed matters more than basic warranty coverage. It helps protect the investment already made in Aruba switching while supporting the uptime expectations of enterprise environments. Ideal For Supporting campus access switches in enterprise office networks Maintaining uptime for distribution-layer switching closets Covering production network hardware in branch environments Extending service protection for Aruba switch refresh cycles Why This Product 1 5-year coverage term for long-range planning 2 4-hour exchange response for faster recovery 3 Built for Aruba 5940 fixed 48G environments 4 Better fit for production networks than basic warranty coverage