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Technical Overview
Version 2.3
9/28/2012
Hongjun Ma
ISS Infrastructure Architect CCIE#6820
hongjun.ma@hp.com
http://hongjunma.wordpress.com
Disclaimer
This presentation is created to help customers to understand more about HP Virtual Connect
product besides HP official documentations and white papers.
The presentation is solely my personal view and NOT an official HP reviewed/certified Virtual
Connect doc and best practice white paper. For final answers on Virtual Connect and 3PAR for
features and best practice, please consult with your local HP account team and partners and
check official HP documentations.
Revision History
Version
Date
Description
1.0
10/2011
2.0
9/21/2012
VC3.70 new features, Flex10/10D module, new template, fine tune slides
2.1
9/24/2012
2.2
9/25/2012
2.3
9/28/2012
Added a page for VC CLI network config and corrected link error for 3par direct attach deck
Initial version
Table of Contents
Why Virtual Connect
HP BladeSystem and Virtual Connect H/W Overview
Cabling
Configuration
HA and Redundancy
Server Profile
Virtual Connect Fibre Channel
Virtual Connect Tunnel Network
3.70 New Features Highlights
Common VC Deployment Missteps
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Fully support industry standard LAN/SAN protocols simultaneously such as 802.1q trunk, LACP, LLDP, FC,
FCOE, H/W iSCSI and NFS.
Direct storage attach option to eliminate SAN purchase and operation cost.
Virtual Connect is HP flagship I/O solution/strategy for blade servers and where internal investment goes
FlexNIC
Virtualized WWN/MAC
NIC BIOS Control
vCenter/System Center
Integration
Server Power Control
Network Layer
Unique
Server
features
Spanning tree
VTP
IP Routing
HSRP/VRRP
Network Layer
Vlan, LACP, LLDP, FCOE+FC
Virtual Connect
Blade Switch
2nd layer is a Server Profile layer, this is the power and unique value for Virtual Connect. This layer provides unique server features
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10U
16 half-height blades
HP Insight
Display
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10
Flex-10 in Bay2
20Gbps
VC-FC in Bay3
VC-FC in Bay4
16Gbps
16Gbps
Flex-10/10D
Flex-10
Converged: Ethernet+FC+FCOE
FlexFabric
1/10-F
FC 8Gb 24-port
FC 8Gb 20-port
Flex-10/10D
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Native FC
VC-FC
FlexFabric
Flex-10/10D
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Note:
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FlexFabric
Flex-10/10D
Flex-10
1/10-F
8G FC 24-port
8G FC 20-Port
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
FCOE Uplink
No
H/W Ready
No
No
No
No
FCOE Downlink
Yes
H/W Ready
No
No
No
No
H/W iSCSI
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
FC Uplink
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
FC Downlink
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Ethernet Switches
Native 10GE
Internal
Downlinks
Ethernet
FCOE
H/W iSCSI
Blade Servers
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Native 10GE or GE
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Cabling
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LAN Switch-2
SAN Switch-1
8G FC Fibre
PO1
8G FC Fibre
PO2
I/O Bay 1
I/O Bay 3
I/O Bay 2
X1
X2
X5
X6
X1
X2
X5
X6
I/O Bay 4
I/O Bay 5
I/O Bay 6
I/O Bay 7
I/O Bay 8
1G RJ45 Copper
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SAN Switch-2
Mgmt Switch-1
1G RJ45 Copper
Mgmt Switch-2
LAN Switch-2
SAN Switch-1
SAN Switch-2
8G FC Fibre
8G FC Fibre
PO1
PO2
I/O Bay 1
I/O Bay 3
I/O Bay 2
X1
X2
X5
X1
X2
X5
X6
I/O Bay 4
I/O Bay 5
I/O Bay 6
I/O Bay 7
I/O Bay 8
1G RJ45 Copper
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X6
Mgmt Switch-1
1G RJ45 Copper
Mgmt Switch-2
Configuration
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Vlan100
Vlan101
LACP
Uplink Ports
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Virtual Connect
2. Create a Profile
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Downlink Ports
Untagged
(Windows/Linux)
(Hypervisor)
Step 1:
Step 2:
Assign physical ports to the trunk
LACP automatically enabled
Step 3:
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Step 1:
Create a Server Profile
A profile mapped to a real server
Step 2:
Assign vlans to server NICs.
Select single vlan for Untagged NIC
Select Multiple Networks for Tagged NIC
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Step 3:
Assign server profile to real server
Eth1/3
VPC
Eth1/4
X1
N5K-2
po1000
vpc peer-link
po1 on N5Ks
po2 on N5Ks
X2
X1
VC-1
d1
Eth1/4
Eth1/3
X2
d1
VC-2
LOM:2
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N5K-1 Configuration
Treat VC ports as host ports.
On switch, configure STP edge
port and BPDU Guard.
N5K-2 Configuration
Treat VC ports as host ports.
On switch, configure STP edge
port and BPDU Guard.
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Cisco
Virtual Connect
VLAN
Spanning Tree
N/A (VC does not use STP to communicate with network switches)
Access port
Trunk port
Port Channel
No need to define a static port channel interface. Ports under one vnet or
SUS will try to negotiate LACP bundle with network switch and generate a
link aggregation group (LAG) ID automatically.
N5K-1 e1/3
N5K-2 e1/3
You can optionally define
one vlan as native vlan
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N5K-1 e1/4
N5K-2 e1/4
You can optionally define
one vlan as native vlan
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vmnic0 ->
Untagged
vmnic1 ->
vmnic2 ->
vmnic3 ->
vmnic4->
Trunk/ Tagged
vmnic5->
vmhba1 ->
vmhba2->
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VC SAN Fabrics
HA and Redundancy
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VC Active/Active Configuration
Switch-1
Switch-2
LACP
LACP
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Virtual Connect 1
Virtual Connect 2
Switch-2
Vlan100
VM1
LACP
LACP
Active/Forwarding
Active/Forwarding
Trunk/SUS-1
Trunk/SUS-2
Internal
Cross Link
1
Virtual Connect 2
Vlan100
Vlan100
NIC 1
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No vlan100 traffic on
cross link
Virtual Connect 1
VM2
Vlan100
NIC 2
Switch-2
LACP
LACP
Active/Forwarding
Trunk/SUS-1
Trunk/SUS-2
Internal
Cross Link
1
Virtual Connect 2
Vlan100
Vlan100
NIC 1
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No vlan100 traffic on
cross link
Virtual Connect 1
VM1
Vlan100
VM2
Vlan100
NIC 2
VC Active/Standby Configuration
Switch-1
Switch-2
LACP
LACP
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Virtual Connect 1
Virtual Connect 2
Switch-2
Vlan100
Vlan100
VM2
VM1
LACP
LACP
Active/Forwarding
Trunk/SUS-1
Trunk/SUS-1
Internal
Cross Link
NIC 1
1
Virtual Connect 2
VC internal control
packets will travel cross
link as well
Vlan100
Virtual Connect 1
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Standby/blocking
VM2
Vlan100
NIC 2
Switch-2
Vlan100
Vlan100
Active/Forwarding
VM1
Trunk/SUS-1
Internal
Cross Link
NIC 1
1
Virtual Connect 2
VC internal control
packets will travel cross
link as well
Vlan100
Virtual Connect 1
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Trunk/SUS-1
VM1
LACP
VM2
LACP
Vlan100
NIC 2
Server Profile
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Flex NIC
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Virtual Connect 2
Port: d1
Port: d1
1a 1b
1c
1d
2a 2b
2c
2d
Blade
1
45
3
0
5
2
7
4
2
6
4
1
6
3
8
5
1a 1b 1c 1d
1a 1b 1c 1d
Blade Server
Slot 1
Blade Server
Slot 2
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16
1a 1b 1c 1d
1a 1b 1c 1d
Blade Server
Slot 15
Blade Server
Slot 16
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Fabric A Configuration
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Fabric B Configuration
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LACP
Tagged: vlan100
vlan101
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10
11
Virtual Connect
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13
14
15
16
Tagged: vlan100
vlan101
(Windows/Linux)
(Hypervisor)
Virtual Connect
Tunnel mode uses 802.1q Tunneling method internally. It behaves like a pass-through
module with the benefit of port aggregation.
Note: A Tunnel vNET needs dedicated uplink so its mutually exclusive with Shard Uplink
Set concept.
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Option 2
Physical Switch
Trunk 2
Vlan 200-300
Trunk 1
Vlan100
Vlan101
Vlan102
Trunk 2
Vlan 200-300
Trunk 1
Vlan100
Vlan101
Vlan102
SUS1
vnet100
Physical Switch
SUS1
vnet102
vnet100
vnet102
vnet-tunnel
vnet101
vnet-tunnel
vnet101
Virtual Connect
Vnet100
(vlan100)
untagged
NIC 1
Vnet101
(vlan101)
untagged
NIC 2
Vnet102
(vlan102)
untagged
NIC 3
Vnet-tunnel(Vlan200-300)
tagged
NIC 4
Blade Server 1
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Virtual Connect
Vnet100(vlan100) untagged
Vnet101(vlan101) tagged
Vnet102(vlan102) tagged
NIC 1
Vnet-tunnel(Vlan200-300)
tagged
NIC 2
Blade Server 1
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01/2012
3.30
3.51
06/2012
3.60
Bl420Gen8, BL465Gen8
support
09/2012
3.70
3PAR Storage Direct Attach
Flex-10/10D support
Manageability enhancement
TACACS+/Radius support
Feature Release
Bug Fix Release
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With 8:1
oversubscription
3PAR V800 supports up to 192 FC host ports. This means that 48 enclosures
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1
2
Controller
Node 0
Controller
Node 1
X1 X2
X1 X2
IO Bay 1
IO Bay 2
Fabric A
Fabric B
d3
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vmhba1 pwwn
50060B0000C26600
d3
FCOE
FCOE
Blade 3(ESXi5.0)
vmhba2 pwwn
50060B0000C26602
Fabric A
Fabric B
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Not all new features are listed, please check VC3.70 Release Notes and User Guide for complete list.
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VC after 3.70
Change module
name for lldp
display
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Enclosure Import
Enclosure Recovery
Server Profile Operations
Module Recovery
Persist Configuration
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Description
SFP-H10GB-CU3M
SFP-H10GB-CU5M
SFP-H10GB-ACU7M
SFP-H10GB-ACU10M
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If you want to have all uplinks active across VC modules, define two
trunks(SUS) , one for each VC module. See Sample Config
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FlexFabric port X1-X4 can be configured as native FC ports but NOT FCOE ports. FlexFabric implements
FCOE in its downlink to blade CNA adapters.
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For FlexFabric and Flex-10: Do NOT plug any transceivers in X7 and X8 at the same time. X7/X8 are VC
internal horizontal stacking links. You can use either X7 or X8, just dont use both of them at the same
time(unless you use other ports and connect horizontal modules externally).
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For Flex-10/10D: No such restriction, you can use all 10 uplink ports at the same time. Flex-10/10D has
dedication internal stacking link.
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Thank you
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