HP FlexFabric Virtual Switch 5900v Installation Guide
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Overview ······································································································································································ 1
Benefits ··············································································································································································· 1
Architecture ········································································································································································ 1
Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 3
Hardware and software requirements ···························································································································· 3
VCE installation requirements ································································································································· 3
VCE HA requirements ·············································································································································· 4
VFE installation requirements ·································································································································· 4
VMware environment requirements ························································································································ 4
HP IMC requirements ··············································································································································· 5
Network environment requirements ························································································································ 5
Client configuration requirements ··························································································································· 5
Licensing requirements ······················································································································································ 5
Preparing information for VCE installation ····················································································································· 6
Installing the HP 5900v virtual switch ························································································································ 7
Installing the VCE ······························································································································································ 7
Verifying the VMware plug-in installation ··················································································································· 21
Installing a VFE ······························································································································································· 22
Configuring vSphere HA for VCE ····························································································································· 24
Configuration prerequisites ··········································································································································· 24
Creating a cluster ··························································································································································· 24
Accessing the virtual switch ······································································································································· 31
Installing the licenses ················································································································································· 32
Obtaining the license files ············································································································································· 32
Applying for VCE and VFE license files ·············································································································· 33
Downloading the license files ······························································································································ 37
Installing the licenses ····················································································································································· 38
Delivering the licenses ··················································································································································· 39
Delivering the VCE license ··································································································································· 39
Delivering the VFE licenses ··································································································································· 39
Removing the virtual switch ······································································································································· 41
Preparing for the removal ············································································································································· 41
Removing a VFE ····························································································································································· 41
Removing the VMware plug-in······································································································································ 42
Removing the VCE ························································································································································· 44
Upgrading the virtual switch ····································································································································· 47
Upgrading software ·············································································································································· 47
Performing software rollback ······························································································································· 49