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:
Ping from Physical Switches(8320-agg1 and 8320-agg2) to OVA switches in ESXI Environment (RouterA and RouterB):
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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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