HP FlexFabric Virtual Switch 5900v Configuration Examples

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4 done.

# Enable EVB on Bridge-Aggregation 2.

[Sysname-Bridge-Aggregation2] evb enable

[Sysname-Bridge-Aggregation2] quit

# To enable Bridge-Aggregation 2 to quickly connect to the server, configure it as an STP edge port.

[Sysname-Bridge-Aggregation2] stp edged-port

# Assign FortyGigE 1/0/5 to VLAN 300.

[Sysname] interface FortyGige1/0/5

[Sysname-FortyGigE1/0/5] port link-type access

[Sysname-FortyGigE1/0/5] port access 300

Configuring the HP 10500 switch

# Create VLAN 300, and assign FortyGigE1/0/1 to VLAN 300.

[Sysname] interface FortyGige1/0/1

[Sysname-FortyGigE1/0/1] port link-type trunk

[Sysname-FortyGigE1/0/1] port access 300

# Enable local proxy ARP on VLAN-interface VLAN 300.

[Sysname] interface vlan-interface 300

[Sysname-Vlan-interface300] local-proxy-arp enable

Configuring HP IMC

HP IMC configuration includes the following settings:

• System management—Includes the following tasks:

a. Add all the devices to HP IMC, including the vCenter Server, all ESXi hosts, and the HP 5900

switch.

b. Configure SNMP and other login settings for working with the managed devices.

• Services and features—Configure network policies for VMs.

Configuring system management

1. Log in to IMC.

2. Configure a SOAP template for communication between HP IMC and the vCenter Server:

# On the top navigation bar, click the System tab, and then select Resource Management >

SOAP/HTTP Template.