HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 Update 1 Release Notes

to display networks from vCenter, configure those networks in IO, assign networks to
organizations, and provision infrastructure using service templates.
Prerequisites to configure the VMware VXLAN environment
1. Ensure that all of the ESX clusters which need to be part of the VXLAN are in the
same VMware vSphere datacenter. Add all the clusters of the datacenter to VXLAN
Networking.
2. All hosts in a cluster must be connected to a distributed switch to enable VXLAN
networking (same VDS name).
3. Use vShield Manager to configure the VXLAN scope, networking, and port groups;
create a single scope with all the clusters defined to a datacenter. Consult the
VMware documentation for details.
4. When adding an ESX host to vCenter, HP recommends that you configure it using
the FQDN and not the IP address.
Considerations
• Matrix infrastructure orchestration ESXi cluster provisioning does not support ESX
host creation configured with VXLAN. Matrix OE can create ESXi hosts without
VXLAN, and manual post configuration can be done to enable VXLAN in the
provisioned server.
• Matrix infrastructure orchestration displays all the networks which are present in
the vCenter datacenter (including VXLANs from different dvSwitches which are
part of different VXLAN scopes or not part of the VXLAN network scope). Proper
network selection is key, as noted in the following bullet.
• Ensure service templates are created using the correct networks to avoid connectivity
issues. If a service is provisioned using a VXLAN which is not part of the network
scope, the VMs will have connectivity issues. Thus, the architect defining the service
in Matrix infrastructure orchestration designer needs to choose networks carefully.
If the administrator or user is customizing networks at the time the service is created,
the network should be chosen carefully. It is possible to disable network
customization if desired.
• ESX clusters/hosts must also be chosen carefully. Clusters which are not part of
VXLAN scope can also see the port groups of the VXLAN from the vCenter. The
VMs must be created using an ESX host which is part of VXLAN scope, otherwise
the VMs created will have network connectivity issues.
• The VXLAN solution has only been tested for IPv4.
Prerequisites
• Hardware, firmware, and software requirements for this release are listed in the
HP Insight Management Support Matrix.
• Installation and upgrade prerequisites are documented in the HP Insight
Management 7.3 Preinstallation Worksheet, and the HP Insight Management
Installation and Configuration Guide.
• HP Matrix Operating Environment support of VMware VXLAN environments is
documented in the HP Matrix Operating Environment support of VMware VXLAN
environments white paper.
These documents are available from the Enterprise Information Library.
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