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H3C Intelligent Management CenterVAN Connection ManagerAdministrator Guide Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.c

2 Support for VEB VCM support for VEB requires the cooperation of VRM, a subcomponent of the IMC Platform. VCM relies on VRM to obtain the VM status a

92 Adding an edge switch 1. Click the Resource tab, and then select VAN Connection Manager > Edge Switch. 2. Click Add. 3. Click the Advanced t

93 Figure 50 Adding a network Adding a VSI Type Add a VSI Type that contains the following QoS policies: • Policy application direction—Traffic fr

94 1. Click the Resource tab, and then select VAN Connection Manager > VSI Type Management. 2. Click Add. 3. Configure basic information: { Na

95 Creating a connection Configuring VDP 1. On the vCenter Server, select Home > Inventory > Networking. 2. From the left navigation tree, se

96 Figure 53 Configuring the network adapter for the VM 4. Click OK. The VCM connection list displays the created connection. Figure 54 Created co

97 13 Acronyms and terms 802.1Qbg—Amendment to 802.1Q. 802.1Qbg supports edge virtual bridging (EVB). VEB—Virtual Ethernet Bridging, a solution pro

3 Support for EVB Figure 2 VCM in EVB As shown in Figure 2: 1. The physical server exchanges VSI Type and connection information with VCM. 2. Th

4 2 Quick start The following information guides you quickly through the main functions of VCM. VCM navigation menu Click the Resource tab, and then s

5 Figure 3 Quick Start The EVB solution works as follows: 3. The IMC operator configures the switch that connects to physical server of the VM as a

6 • When the list is sorted by a field in ascending order, the column label of the selected field is blue and contains an Ascending icon . • When t

7 3 Preparations To use VCM, first configure VRM and the edge switches to be managed by VCM. Configuring VRM VRM is a subcomponent of the IMC Platfo

8 Virtualization software VRM plug-in LLDP plug-in CAS Not required. Not required. Configuring VRM parameters Table 2 VRM configuration parameters

9 Specifying the default VSI Type Manager # Specify the IMC server as the default VSI Manager. In this example, 172.8.99.128 is the IP address of the

10 4 Customizing VCM widgets VCM provides a widget named VAN View – TopN, which can be added to a space tab of the IMC home page. The IMC home page ca

11 the network names. The pie chart at the top left displays the ACL utilization of edge switches managed by VCM. Figure 4 VAN View – TopN widget Co

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12 percentage. The total number of ACLs that an edge switch can assign to VCM is determined by the ACL Number Range configured for the switch. Configu

13 Manually refreshing the VAN View – TopN widget 1. Click the Home tab. The default space Welcome appears. 2. Place the cursor over the icon on

14 5 Managing plug-ins VCM Plug-in management allows operators to register and manage connection management plug-ins. Registered plug-ins enable vMana

15 Figure 5 Network (iMC) tab Managing connections on vCenter Server After the vCenter plug-in is registered, the administrator can manage VCM conne

16 2. Configure the following parameters: { Name—Enter the name of the connection, a string of 1 to 128 characters. { VM MAC—Select the MAC address

17 VCM deletes the network configuration from the access switch the VM connects. The Undeploy icon changes to the Deploy icon . In VCM, the operato

18 3. Click the registered vCenter plug-in. The page for modifying the vCenter plug-in appears. 4. Verify all parameters are correct, and then click

19 Configuring the VSI for a port group 1. Log in to vCenter Server from VMware vSphere Client. 2. Select Homepage > Inventory > Networking an

20 Figure 9 Configuring the VSI for a port group 7. Click OK. Modifying a VCE plug-in When parameters for the VCE server and vCenter Server are cha

21 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Connection Manager > Plug-in Management. The Plug-in Management page appears. 3. Click the registered

Preface The H3C IMC VAN Connection Manager Administrator Guide includes 13 chapters, which describe the management of network resources on the IMC VAN

22 Deleting the XenCenter plug-in To delete the XenCenter plug-in from the XenCenter server, clear the directory \XenCenter\Plugins\H3C\iMCXenPlugin o

23 Figure 12 Import Console Add-in Wizard window 7. Click Browse, select the .zip installation file of the VMM plug-in, and select the Continue ins

24 Figure 13 Selecting the installation file 8. Click Next to confirm the VMM plug-in information. 9. Click Finish to start the installation. When

25 Figure 15 Viewing the registered VMM plug-in Managing connections on VMM On VMM, the administrator can add, modify, delete, deploy, and undeploy

26 3. Select a Hyper-V host. All VMs on the Hyper-V host appear. 4. Select a VM. 5. The Login dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 17. Figure 17

27 Adding a connection 1. In the Connection List, click Add. 2. Configure the following parameters: { Name—Enter the name of the connection, a stri

28 Modifying a connection You can modify undeployed connections only. To modify an undeployed connection: 1. In the Connection List, click the Modify

29 Figure 20 Viewing registered plug-ins 3. Select the Network Connections plug-in, and click Remove. 4. In the confirmation dialog box that appea

30 6 Managing edge switches An edge switch in VCM is directly connected to a physical server. VCM provides an Edge Switch module to centrally manage e

31 Querying edge switches 1. Click the Resource tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Connection Manager > Edge Switch. All edge switches

About the H3C IMC documentation set The H3C IMC documentation set includes: Documents Purposes Hardware specifications and installation H3C IMC Getti

32 c. Add devices to the Selected Devices area: − To add all devices, click the Add All icon . − To add one or more devices, select them in the De

33 Configuring the ACL number range for an edge switch VCM uses the ACL number range to restrict the ACL numbers available in VCM. When all ACL number

34 address of the VSI Manager from the physical server, it will communicate with the configured Default Manager. To configure the Default Manager for

35 3. To delete a single edge switch, click the Operation icon for the edge switch and select Delete from the shortcut menu. 4. To delete edge sw

36 7 Managing networks Overview VCM provides a network module to manage logical networks rather than physical networks. A logical network includes the

37 Modular VCM privileges An operator group can be granted all or part of the privileges to manage functional modules of VCM, as shown in Figure 21. F

38 { When the operator group has the ADMIN privilege, it must be granted the VAN Connection Manager - Network privilege. The VAN Connection Manager -

39 4. Configure other parameters as needed. 5. Click OK. Assigning network management privileges to operators for a new network 1. Access the Add N

40 Network module application scenarios Use the network module in the following scenarios: • When a data center contains multiple VLANs, configure ne

41 3. In the query field to the right of the list, enter a network name. This field supports fuzzy matching. 4. Click Query. The network list displa

Documents Purposes H3C IMC Quality of Service Manager (QoSM) Administrator Guide Describes operation procedures on using QoSM to control your network

42 Click the Expand icon to expand an operator group whose operators have management privileges to the network. Click the Expand All icon to exp

43 Network configuration example In a data center, a network is assigned to Tenant A and configured with the following recourses: • VLAN ID of 150 •

44 Figure 24 Configuring network parameters 4. Click OK. Copying a network 1. Click the Resource tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Co

45 3. Click the Modify icon for the network to be modified. The Modify Network page appears. 4. Modify parameters for the network. The network na

46 8 Managing VSI Types A VSI Type is a set of network policies that manage access privileges and ensures service qualities for VMs. It contains one o

47 { Status—To view the number of connections associated with each VSI Type version, hover the mouse over the icon. Only VSI Type versions with th

48 { TopN Versions—Specify the number of VSI Type versions to be displayed for each VSI Type. If you enter 5 in this field, only the most recent five

49 − Filtering Direction—Packet filtering direction. Options are INBOUND, OUTBOUND, and BOTH. − CIR (kbps)—Committed information rate, which is the

50 Table 6 Service unit parameters Service unit Parameters Bandwidth Control • Client IP—Enter a network address or an IP address of the client to ac

51 Service unit Parameters Prioritize Access to VM (Specific Clients) • Client IP—Enter a network address or an IP address of the client to access th

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52 Configuration example Network requirements The R&D department and the marketing department of an enterprise belong to the subnet 10.1.0.0/16 an

53 Figure 25 Adding VSI Type A 2. Click Save and Release to save the configuration and release VSI Type version VSI Type A (V1). Modifying a VSI Ty

54 The Modify VSI Type window appears. 4. Modify the parameters. You cannot modify the name, network, and service units of the VSI Type. For more inf

55 9 Managing connections A connection refers to the association between a vNIC and a VSI type. The network administrator and the server administrator

56 • VSI Type modification from vManager—VCM undeploys the connection based on the original VSI Type and then deploys the connection based on the mod

57 Synchronizing the connections You can synchronize the most recent information about the vNICs from VRM, including vNIC IP, VM name, physical server

58 All connections matching the criteria are displayed in the connection list. To clear the query criteria and display all connections, click Reset. V

59 1. Click the Resource tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Connection Manager > Connection. The connection list displays all connectio

60 3. To deploy a connection, click the icon in the Operation field for the target connection. 4. The Operation field does not display the ico

61 { Port Number—Enter the HTTPS protocol port number that is configured on the vCloud director. The default value is 443. { Username—Enter the user

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62 − VSI Type Version—Select a VSI Type version. 9. Click Next. The Ready to Complete tab appears. 10. Click Deploy. VCM starts to deploy the vApp

63 10 Managing life cycle reports Overview The Life Cycle Report module provides lists to record the VM migrations, and the connection deployment and

64 VCM supports the following processes for connection deployment and undeployment: • Offline—Connection undeployment process. VCM removes connection

65 − Operation Information—Click the Operation Information icon to view the connection deployment and undeployment processes executed during the V

66 { Destination Interface—Enter the interface name of the edge switch the VM connects to after the VM migration. This field supports fuzzy matching.

67 { vNIC—MAC address of the vNIC. If the VM has multiple vNICs, this field displays all MAC addresses of these vNICs. { Source Switch—Device label

68 NOTE: With the icon view, a historical record provides all migrations of a vNIC that belongs to the target VM. When a VM has multiple vNICs, yo

69 { VM—Name of the VM. { vNIC—MAC address of the vNIC. If the VM has multiple vNICs, this field displays all MAC addresses of these vNICs. { Acces

70 { VM—Enter the name of the VM. This field supports fuzzy matching. { Access Switch—Enter the label of the edge switch. This field supports fuzzy

71 Online Operations area { Switch Name—Device label of the edge switch, service units and their names, and the operation name. To expand the menu, c

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72 11 VEB scheme configuration example Network requirements As shown in Figure 27, VMware, VRM, and VCM have been deployed. The edge switch provides

73 • Enabling CDP on the edge switch • Verifying ESXi host availability in VRM • Viewing virtual network topology • Configuring VCM • Creating a

74 2. On the Add Device page, enter the IP address of vCenter Server for Host Name/IP, and select Telnet from the Login Type list. Leave other param

75 Enabling CDP on the edge switch For VRM to obtain the access location of a VM, you must enable CDP on the edge switch in a VMware virtualization e

76 Figure 31 Access switch and access interface obtained 3. Follow the same steps to verify ESXi host B availability in VRM. Viewing virtual netwo

77 Figure 32 Adding an edge switch Adding a network 1. Click the Resource tab, and then select VAN Connection Manager > Network. 2. Click Add.

78 Figure 33 Adding a network Adding a VSI Type Add a VSI Type that contains the following QoS settings: • Policy application direction—Traffic fr

79 { Network—Select Enterprise A from the list to add the VSI Type to this network. { Service Unit List—Select Bandwidth Control, VM Access Control

80 { vNIC—Click Select and select FTP Server from the dialog box that appears. { VM IP—This field displays the IP address that the VM has obtained

81 12 EVB scheme configuration example Network requirements As shown in Figure 37, VMware, H3C IMC, and HP 5900v virtual switch have been deployed. T

1 1 VCM overview VAN Connection Manager (VCM) is an IMC service component developed based on the 802.1Qbg Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) standard. VCM

82 • VCM automatically deletes the network policies from the edge switch connected to the VMs when the VMs are shut down. • When the VMs migrate be

83 { Port—Enter 8080, HTTP port number you set when you deploy IMC Platform. { Operator/Password—Enter the operator username and password for loggi

84 Figure 39 Configuring the vCenter Server Deploying the VFE To deploy the VFE, the server administrator must use the VMware plug-in, which is reg

85 Figure 40 Deploying the VFE 5. On the Virtual Forwarding Engine Installation page, select ESXi A and ESXi B from the list, and click Install. C

86 Adding hosts to the VDS 1. Select Home > Inventory > Networking. 2. From the left navigation tree, right-click the VDS name HP and select

87 Figure 43 Verifying vCenter Server connectivity Configuring the HP Comware-based switch The aggregate interfaces Bridge-Aggregation 11 and Bridg

88 In a non VMware virtualization environment, install the related plug-in. For more information, see "5 Managing plug-ins." Configuring IM

89 If SNMP Settings or Telnet Settings are not their default values, click SNMP Settings or Telnet Settings to configure the same SNMP settings or Te

90 Figure 46 ESXi host in the virtual network view 2. Click the FTP Server name link or IP address link. You can see that VRM has obtained the acc

91 Viewing virtual network topology Click the Resource tab, and then select Virtual Resource Management > Virtual Network Topology. On the virtual