Tag Archives: comware7

Comware7: OSPF over IP Unnumbered Ethernet

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Peter Debruyne

This is a feature that seems to exist already for a while in Comware 7 (it works even in Simware, which is pretty old by now), but I just discovered it recently: IP unnumbered interfaces on Ethernet with OSPF point-to-point … Continue reading →

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Device LLDP PVID mismatch

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Peter Debruyne

Several access devices, such as APs and IP Phones, support LLDP and that is very convenient for discovery and troubleshooting. However, these devices may include the locally configured PVID (the untagged VLAN) in their outgoing LLDP frames. This may result … Continue reading →

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Comware supports HPE Smart SAN for 3PAR

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Peter Debruyne

When configuring a Fibre Channel storage environment, there are basically 2 parts in the configuration:

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HP VSR E0321 Release: IRF has arrived for NFV!

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

HP has released version E0321 for the Virtual Services Router (VSR) platform. This is a major new release, which includes some very cool new features, such as IRF for the virtual platform.

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HP Releases 6127XLG blade switch for HP Blade enclosure

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

HP has released the 6127XLG blade switch for the C7000 blade enclosure. This Comware7 based switch is the big brother of the 6125XLG, so while the 6125XLG supported 10G server access, the 6127XLG includes support for the 20G server access … Continue reading →

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Comware 7 autodeploy supports Python scripts

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

I recently discovered that the Comware auto-configuration feature also supports Python scripts. In the traditional auto configuration setup, a TFTP server and TFTP boot filename are used to deploy a (basic initial) configuration to the network devices.

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Simware 7.1.59 download available for all users

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

HP has released an updated version of the Comware simulator Simware, no license or registration is required to use this tool.

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Comware 7: QOS Queue Management Profile qmprofile enhancement

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

On the 5900 platform, any change in the interface queue configuration had to be configured at the interface level. When a network administrator wants to use FCoE, the interface queue configuration is used by DCBX to configure the server CNA … Continue reading →

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5900/5930 R2416 Released!

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

5900 and 5930 have now updated firmware: R2416. This is a major new release for both platforms. Take a look at the release notes, since there are many enhancements for both platforms. 5900: https://h10145.www1.hp.com/downloads/SoftwareReleases.aspx?ProductNumber=JC772A&lang=&cc=&prodSeriesId= 5930: https://h10145.www1.hp.com/downloads/SoftwareReleases.aspx?ProductNumber=JG726A&lang=&cc=&prodSeriesId= For the 5900, this … Continue reading →

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Comware7: MAD BFD support on Management Ethernet port

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

Multiple-Active Detection (MAD) is used to detect a split brain in an IRF system. When the MAD BFD method is used, a dedicated Layer3 VLAN interface needs to be configured for the MAD BFD operation. This VLAN should be directly … Continue reading →

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Comware7: Routed port ACL packet-filter applies to switched traffic

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

There is a tricky “new” behavior in Comware7 Layer3 VLAN ACL processing: the applied ACL does not only filter the inter-vlan routed traffic (as would be expected), but it is applied to intra-vlan switched traffic as well by default. This … Continue reading →

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HP 6125XLG FCoE NPV mode white paper

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

The HP 6125XLG is a Comware 7 based blade interconnect switch which has full support for FCoE. I found this technical whitepaper with a sample FCoE NPV mode configuration, it is shown with uplinks to an existing Nexus 5500/6000 FCoE … Continue reading →

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HP IMC TACACS Authentication Manager – AD/LDAP link

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

In this post an overview of the integration of the IMC TAM module with an Active Directory LDAP Server. The goal of this configuration is to ensure members of a specific Active Directory group (for example g_networkadmins) are granted a … Continue reading →

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Provision support for IRF MAD LACP Split brain detection

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

When you use IRF to group multiple Comware switches into 1 logical device, it is generally recommended to enable some split brain detection (split brain happens when all the stacking links are down). For the MAD LACP method, only Comware … Continue reading →

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Comware IRF: L2 MAC Address roaming

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

IRF is used on Comware switches (and some routers as well now) to virtualize 2 or more devices as 1 virtual device. This is a very convenient way to simplify the network setup and management. Although IRF is very easy … Continue reading →

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