Monthly Archives: April 2014

Simware 7.1.50 – Define custom linecard

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

The default list of Simware7 7.1.50 linecards (boards for a chassis) does not include 10G ports. This post covers the steps in case you want to add a custom linecard with 10G interfaces.

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Simware 7.1.50 – External Aux Port access

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

Simware7 7.1.50 is using Virtualbox as the virtualization platform for the routers and switches. An inconvenience is the fact that the local console access has fixed screen size and no copy/paste is available. So how can we still use an … Continue reading →

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HP Comware Simulator 7.1.50 released for public !

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

UPDATE 12/08/2015: Simware 7.1.59 has been released, see: https://abouthpnetworking.com/2015/08/12/simware-7-1-59-download-available-for-all-users/   Great news from the Simware side: the latest version of the Comware simulator Simware (Release 7.1.50) has been released and it is available as a public download. So no more … Continue reading →

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HP IMC eAPI: deploying CLI commands part 1

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

The HP IMC eAPI can now also be used to directly deploy CLI commands to devices supported by the ICC (Intelligent Configuration Center). The ICC is already very powerful due to its vendor independent approach using device adapters (ICC can … Continue reading →

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IMC E0202 eAPI: online documentation and testing

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

The latest version of IMC eAPI provides some nice online testing and documentation features for several of the eAPI functions. The eAPI is available with the IMC Enterprise edition and as additional license for the standard edition. In this post … Continue reading →

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IMC Operator authentication with LDAP over SSL

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

IMC operators can be authenticated by an external authentication server (RADIUS or LDAP). In combination with an Active Directory, the LDAP method is easy, since it does not require a RADIUS server or any RADIUS server configuration. While LDAP is … Continue reading →

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MSM Password reset through console

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

Using the console connection of the MSM controllers, you can easily reset the password back to the factory default admin/admin.

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RBAC : Protecting the BFD MAD Vlan

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

I received a call from a customer asking if it was possible to lock a comware configuration, or better : lock the configuration on an interface. What happened ? Well, nothing bad, since the test was done in a lab … Continue reading →

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HP introduces VIP support for MASE engineers

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

HP has introduced VIP support for MASE certified network engineers.  A good reason to upgrade your certification level !

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