HPE Comware Data center (HQ7C3S)

This course gives experienced network engineers an opportunity to understand and practice configuration of data center protocols on HPE Comware devices. Participants configure Out of Band Management (OOBM), VPN-Instance, VXLAN, Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN), Data Center Bridging Extension (DCBX), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP). The Non-Volatile 

Memory Express over Fabric (NVMe-oF) and Remote Direct Memory Access Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) modules are discussion only. This course covers advanced topics; learners experience both theory and hands-on practice using real hardware through remote lab activities. This course is approximately 30 percent lecture and learning activities and 70 percent hands-on lab activities.


Audience

This course is intended for network or systems administrators, network engineers, and consultants who plan to deploy HPE Comware 7 switches into a new or existing data center network.


Prerequisites:

Learners should have extensive networking experience including BGP and OSPF, to get the most from this training course. It does not require completion of any previous HPE networking courses.


Course objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Understand HPE Comware Data Center networking products
  • Understand data center protocols and configuration
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Detailed course outline

Module 1: Introduction 

  • Introduction 
  • HPE vLabs access

Module 2: Products, Topology and OOBM

  • HPE FlexFabric and HPE FlexNetwork Switch and Router Series
  • HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC)
  • HPE Intelligent Management Center Fabric Orchestrator
  • Topology – Spine Leaf
  • Out of Band Management (OOBM)

Module 3: Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) 

  • L3 underlay (BGP/OSPF) with VXLAN L2/L3 overlay support
  • Data center interconnect solutions
  • VXLAN packet structure
  • Configure VXLAN

Module 4: Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) 

  • Static VXLAN
  • EVPN – dynamic VXLAN
  • Network layer reachability information (NLRI)
  • Route distinguisher and VPN target
  • Gateway
    • Centralized gateway
    • Distributed gateway
  • Configure EVPN

Module 5: Data Center Bridging (DCB) 

  • Storage Area Network (SAN) Components
  • Convergence
  • Converged Network Adapters (CNA)
  • Lossless
  • Enhanced traffic selection (ETS)
  • Traffic selection

Module 6: Fiber Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE) 

  • Storage device target responder
  • Hardware
  • Redundancy
  • System working mode
  • FCoE mode 
  • FCF and NPV
  • Combined FCF-NPV and transit
  • Target ports to switch interfaces
  • BAGG, VLAN, VSAN and VFC
  • QoS on the physical interface
  • Zoning

Module 7: Non-Volatile Memory Express Over Fabric (NVMe-oF) 

  • Flash instead of disk
  • NVMe
  • Storage networking in enterprise data centers
  • NVMe-oF

Module 8: Remote Direct Memory Access Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)

  • Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
  • RDMA transport technologies
  • RoCE v2 configuration

Module 9: Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) 

  • Required servers
  • TFTP redirection 1
  • TFTP redirection 2
  • Alternative configurations


Detailed lab outline

Lab Activity 1: Accessing HPE vLabs

  •  Connect to the HPE vLabs

Lab Activity 2: Out of Band Management (OOBM) 

  • Understand and configure “ip vpn-instance”
  • Configure a 5945 with a specific L3 domain on the OOBM interface
  • Manage a 5945 via the OOBM network

Lab Activity 3: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) 

  • Configure BGP IPv4
  • Configure VXLAN tunnel
  • Configure VSI
  • Configure attachment circuits

Lab Activity 4: Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) 

  • Configure BGP IPv4
  • Configure OSPF
  • Configure BGP L2VPN VSI
  • Configure DCI

Lab Activity 5: Data Center Bridging Extension (DCBX) 

  • Configure LLDP DCBX TLV
  • Configure APP TLV
  • Configure ETS
  • Verify configuration communication on CNA

Lab Activity 6: Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) 

  • Define system-working-mode
  • Configure DRNI
  • Configure MC-LAG
  • Examine the storage facing configuration
  • Configure VSAN
  • Configure VFC
  • Configure QoS
  • Verify Zoning
  • Verify disk

Lab Activity 7: Non-volatile Memory express over Fabric (NVMe-oF) 

  • Understand the network comparison between FCoE and NVMe-oF

Lab Activity 8: Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) 

  • Understand the network comparison between FCoE and RoCE

Lab Activity 9: Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) 

  • Understand the two levels of redirection to associate a configuration to a specific 5945
  • Configure Comware DHCP
  • Configure MAC and client identifier device selection
  • Create the redirect file
  • Create the configuration files
  • Observe the DHCP process
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