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HP Matrix Operating Environment support of VMware VXLAN environments The HP Matrix Operating Environment (Matrix OE) 7.2 Update 2 and later releases support VMware VXLAN environments with specific prerequisites and considerations. VMware provides VXLAN as a method for “floating” virtual domains on top of a common networking and virtualization infrastructure.
This document does not cover the complete procedure to deploy VMware VXLAN environment (the user can refer to the VMware VXLAN Deployment Guide). This document does not describe the all the steps to deploy vShield Manager and configure edge appliances to provide various services in VXLAN environment (the user can refer to vShield Installation and Upgrade Guide). Prerequisites and Considerations Prerequisites 1.
2. 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 template in Matrix infrastructure orchestration Designer has 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.
2. Configure vShield Manager using its web console page, specifying the clusters which will be part of the VXLAN environment. 3. Enter the segment ID and multicast address in the Segment ID tab (as shown below). 4. HP recommends creating only one network scope comprising of all clusters in a datacenter, that are to be a part of the VXLAN environment, however any number of VXLAN wires can be created (subjected to VMware limitations) .
After creation, the scope details can be verified by clicking on the scope in vShield manager as shown below. Sign up for updates hp.com/go/getupdated Share with colleagues Rate this document © Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.
5. Click on the Network Virtualization tab in vShield Manager to create VXLAN wire(s) as shown below. The VXLAN wires (such as VXLAN-Wire-1, VXLAN-Wire-2) will appear in vCenter as various port groups under the dvSwitch as shown below. Sign up for updates hp.com/go/getupdated Share with colleagues Rate this document © Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
6. Edge appliances can be deployed from the vShield Manager. For more details refer http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vshield_51_quickstart.pdf Configuring the Matrix Operating Environment to support VMware VXLAN Configuring server pools The Administrator should create a separate server pool in Matrix infrastructure orchestration for all the hosts in the VMware clusters which are part of VMware VXLAN environment and are present in same Network scope in vShield Manager.
In the Networks tab of Matrix infrastructure orchestration, select the network corresponding to VXLAN wire and configure the network as per the user’s need which includes configuring the various network properties such as VLAN IDs, IP Address ranges and DNS configurations. Sign up for updates hp.com/go/getupdated Share with colleagues Rate this document © Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Creating service templates with VMware VXLAN networks in Matrix infrastructure orchestration designer The Architect can create new service templates in Matrix infrastructure orchestration Designer and publish them for use. Service templates include networks, which can be VXLAN networks as shown below. Select the network on the canvas and use Right Click to configure the properties.
Provisioning of a Matrix Service which uses VMware VXLAN networks Once the Architect has designed and published the service templates, they can be used to provision services. The User or Administrator would select an appropriate service template and create a service request. Matrix infrastructure orchestration will automatically provision the service, creating the virtual machines with the configuration specified in the template.
Adding/Removing a VMware VXLAN network from a Matrix service This feature is supported from Matrix OE 7.3 release Adding VMware VXLAN network to an existing Matrix service To add VMware VXLAN network on an existing Matrix service go to Services tab in Matrix infrastructure orchestration, select an existing service and click on Details tab. Select the Add network interface option from Actions drop down list.
Creating and activating logical servers with VMware VXLAN Network from Matrix OE visualization Creating a Logical Server In Matrix OE visualization select Logical Server perspective and click on the Create menu and select the Logical Server option. Proceed through the wizard pages for the creation of the logical server. In the step 4, select VMware VXLAN based network to which you need to connect the logical server as shown below.
Configuring vShield Manager and Matrix OE when ESXi clusters are connected to separate dvSwitches This section describes how the user can configure vShield Manager and Matrix OE when ESXi clusters participating in the VMware VXLAN environment are connected to different dvSwitches.
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Every VMware VXLAN Network created in vShield Manager creates a separate dvPort Group on each dvSwitch as shown in the screenshots below. For the VMware VXLAN Network (VXLAN-Wire1) created in vShield Manager there are two dvPort Groups created in vCenter (vxw-dvs-243-virtualwire-8-sid-5000-VXLAN-Wire1 on dvSwitch-Cluster-1 and vxw-dvs-246-virtualwire-8-sid5000-VXLAN-Wire1 on dvSwitch-Cluster-2).
Creating Matrix infrastructure orchestration service templates In this case, each participating cluster (VXLAN-Cluster-1, VXLAN-Cluster-2) can see only its corresponding dvPort Group created in vCenter to realize VXLAN Network. And since each dvPortGroup is shown as a separate network in Matrix infrastructure orchestrator hence, in order to deploy VMs on both clusters, a user should create separate Matrix service templates with corresponding network. For e.
If desired, the Administrator can validate the details of the VM virtual network using vShield Manager and vCenter. In order to do so, click on the Network Virtualization tab in vShield Manager, and select the Networks option. Click on the Virtual network wire which is to be verified (the one expected to be used for VMs provisioned from that Matrix service template) and then click the Virtual Machines tab. This lists all the virtual machines which are part of that virtual wire.
The Administrator can also validate the IP address(es) assigned to VMs from vCenter as shown below. References HP CloudSystem Matrix: www.hp.com/go/matrix Matrix Infrastructure Orchestration User Guide www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs HP Matrix Operating Environment Logical Server Management User Guide www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs VMware VXLAN Deployment Guide http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/VMware-VXLAN-Deployment-Guide.pdf vShield Installation and Upgrade Guide http://www.vmware.
