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For our example, we are configuring a HP 2810-48G switch. These commands should also work with the HP5400zl series.

Network Overview

There are a number of different networks and hosts involved with a traditional Emulab setup.

For servers, we will have three machines hosted on a VMWare server:

  • Boss hosts the web interface, main testbed logic, and database.
  • Users exports filesystems and acts as a general login machine.
  • Router routes between the various networks.

We also have on the network:

  • HP 2810 Ethernet Switch Management Interface
  • Dell Remote Access Card for VMWare server
  • VMWare management interface
  • Power Controller (APC7902)
  • Serial Controller (IBM X330 + Obsolete Cyclades multi-port serial card)

Initial Ports

Port Device
1 Uplink to Internet
2 Port for Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) for the VMWare server (PowerEdge 2950)
3 Trunked port for the VMWare installation on the PowerEdge 2950
4 APC 7902 Power Controller
5 Serial Controller
6-9 Control Network ports for our testbed nodes

VLANS

VLAN IP Range Use
2002 Depends (our minibed is behind a NAT on 10.0.23.0/24) Internet VLAN
2003 192.168.0.0/22 Control Network VLAN
2004 192.168.254.0/24 Control Hardware VLAN
2005 192.168.253.0/24 Users Network
2006 192.168.252.0/24 Boss Network

Diagram

Switch Configuration

Here is the configuration from the HP Procurve 2810 at the ISI mini testbed. Please note that the max-vlans number can be, and should be, increased on switches that are capable of more (5400 series). We use a trunked interface (port 3) to hook into our VMWare ESXi server.

hostname "hp1" 
max-vlans 256 
interface 1 
   name "UPLINK" 
exit
interface 2 
   name "VMWARE_DRAC" 
exit
interface 3 
   name "VMWARE" 
exit
interface 4 
   name "POWER_CONTROLLER" 
exit
interface 5 
   name "SERIAL_CONTROLLER" 
exit
ip default-gateway 192.168.254.254 
snmp-server community "public" Unrestricted 
snmp-server community "private" Operator Unrestricted 
vlan 1 
   name "DEFAULT_VLAN" 
   untagged 13-48 
   no ip address 
   no untagged 1-12 
   exit 
vlan 2003 
   name "CONTROL" 
   untagged 6-12 
   tagged 3 
   exit 
vlan 2004 
   name "CONTROLHW" 
   untagged 4-5 
   ip address 192.168.254.1 255.255.255.0 
   tagged 3 
   exit 
vlan 2002 
   name "INTERNET" 
   untagged 1-2 
   tagged 3 
   exit 
vlan 2006 
   name "BOSS" 
   tagged 3 
   exit 
management-vlan 2004 

VMWare Network Setup

For the minibed at ISI, the VMWare ESXi server is on a single trunked port.

Boss VM

  • em0 is on INTERNET
  • em1 is on BOSS

Users VM

  • em0 is on INTERNET
  • em1 is on USERS

Router VM

  • em0 is on USERS
  • em1 is on BOSS
  • em2 is on CONTROL
  • em3 is on CONTROLHW

Setting vSwtich IGMP Version

ESXi defaults to IGMP version 3. We currently need IGMP version 2 support on our vSwitch. The enable this, follow the following steps in the vSphere client:

  • Click on the server
  • Click on the "Configuration Tab"
  • Click on "Advanced Settings" in the "Software" group
  • Select "Net" in the "Advanced Settings" dialog box tree
  • Set "Net.IGMPVersion" to "2"

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