Attached guide "ESXI_OVA_SETUP.pdf" will walk thorough how to set up the ArubaOS-CX OVA in an ESXI environment.
In this post, we will see how to interconnect ArubaOS-CX OVA in ESXI environment and ArubaOS-CX physical switches.
Topology:
Some Basics:
vSwitch deals with the uplinks (Physical adapters) and port groups.
- VLAN mapping is done on the Port Groups.
If VLAN ID is 0, then traffic is not tagged.
If VLAN ID is X, then traffic is tagged with X.
Topology with vSwitch and PortGroup mapping.
Connectivity within ESXI environment:
Virtual switches: RTRA-RTRB-vs, RTRB-RTRC-vs, RTRC-RTRA-vs
Port Groups: RTRA-RTRB-PG, RTRB-RTRC-PG, RTRC-RTRA-PG
RTRA-RTRB-vs, RTRB-RTRC-vs and RTRC-RTRA-vs are isolated vswitch that represents the link between 2 devices.
RTRA-RTRB-vs has RTRA-RTRB-PG that is associated to RouterA 1/1/2 and RouterB 1/1/2 ports.
RTRB-RTRC-vs has RTRB-RTRC-PG that is associated to RouterB 1/1/1 and RouterC 1/1/2 ports.
RTRC-RTRA-vs has RTRC-RTRA-PG that is associated to RouterC 1/1/1 and RouterA 1/1/1 ports.
Connectivity between ESXI environment and Physical switches:
Physical Adapter: Eth1
Virtual switch: vswitch1
Port Groups: RouterA-PG and RouterB-PG.
vswitch1 has RouterA-PG that is associated to RouterA 1/1/3, tagging VLAN ID 1204.
vswitch1 has RouterB-PG that is associated to RouterB 1/1/3, tagging VLAN ID 1206.
vswitch1 is connected to physical adapter eth1.
Fanout Switch Config:
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Kapildev Erampu
PreSales Consultant
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Sydney, Australia.
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of HPE
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