Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, ArubaOS-CX 8325 VXLAN Hardware Gateway, GL.10.04.0001, VMware NSX 6.4.X
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This article provides information about ArubaOS-CX GL.10.04.0001 hardware VXLAN gateway for VMware NSX-v 6.4.X.
In a physical network, our AOS-CX switch that supports Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) can function as a VXLAN hardware gateway and virtual tunnel endpoint (VTEP).
In this role, the AOS-CX switch encapsulates Layer 2 ethernet frames received from software applications that run directly on a physical server in VXLAN packets. The VXLAN packets are tunneled over a Layer 3 transport network. Upon receipt of the VXLAN packets, software VTEPs de-encapsulate the packets and forward the packets to virtual machines (VMs).
In this VXLAN environment, AOS-CX switches providing hardware VTEP capability have a capability to communicate with VMware NSX controllers using the Open vSwitch Database (OVSDB) management protocol. Using OVSDB VMware NSX controllers and other network devices can exchange MAC addresses of entities in the physical and virtual networks. This exchange of MAC addresses enables the AOS-CX switch to forward traffic to software VTEPs in the virtual network and software VTEPs in the virtual network to forward traffic to the AOS-CX switches in the physical network.
Disclaimer: Use of this product is also governed by the end user license agreement of the partner. You must obtain from the partner the application, support, and licensing for using this product.
Environment
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Supported software
Refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide for supported switch software versions for NSX Platforms.
No additional software is required to support the VMware product.
Instructions for configuring ArubaOS-CX hardware VXLAN gateway are available in the documentation links provided under Support Information sections.
Support information
The latest version of ArubaOS-CX Product Firmware can be downloaded from the Firmware Download site.
The latest version of ArubaOS-CX documentation can be downloaded from the Documentation Download site.
Technical support, verification of service level agreements, and escalations
HPE Technical Support Home
https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/
North America: 1-800-943-4526
Additional support information
The default interface speed on the ArubaOS-CX 8325 switch is 25Gb. In order to use 1Gb or 10Gb transceivers, you must change the speed on a block of 12 interfaces.
To change the speed to 1Gb/10Gb on interfaces 1/1/1 to 1/1/12, issue this command in the CLI:
HWGW1(config)# system interface-group 1 speed 10g
To show the interface speeds:
HWGW1(config)# show system interface-group
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Group Speed Member Ports Mismatched Ports
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1 10g 1/1/1-1/1/12
2 25g 1/1/13-1/1/24
3 25g 1/1/25-1/1/36
4 25g 1/1/37-1/1/48
Troubleshooting
Turning on Debug mode for a feature:
HWGW2# debug hsc all
HWGW2# debug vxlan all
HWGW2# debug bfd all
Displaying the debug logs for a feature:
HWGW2# show debug buffer module hsc
2020-01-10:22:08:07.730913|hsc-syncd|LOG_DEBUG|AMM|-|HSC|HSC_SWITCH|hsc_syncd_ocp_mac_delete: MAC deleted
2020-01-10:22:08:07.730978|hsc-syncd|LOG_DEBUG|AMM|-|HSC|HSC_SWITCH|called hsc_syncd_push_mac_event
2020-01-10:22:08:07.731027|hsc-syncd|LOG_DEBUG|AMM|-|HSC|HSC_SWITCH|end hsc_syncd_push_mac_event
2020-01-10:22:08:07.731051|hsc-syncd|LOG_DEBUG|AMM|-|HSC|HSC_SWITCH|end hsc_syncd_ocp_mac_delete
2020-01-10:22:08:07.731947|hsc-syncd|LOG_DEBUG|AMM|-|HSC|HSC_HWVTEP|Local MAC b0:d2:f1:ab:cd:12 delete to hardware_vtep
2020-01-10:22:08:07.732874|hsc-syncd|LOG_DEBUG|AMM|-|HSC|HSC_HWVTEP|Delete : success
Support files can be captured on the switch and sent to a USB, SFTP, or TFTP device with the following command:
HWGW2# copy support-files all
REMOTE_URL URL of syntax
{tftp://|sftp://USER@}{IP|HOST}[:PORT][;blocksize=VAL]/FILE
STORAGE_URL URL of syntax usb:/file
For example copy support files to a TFTP site:
HWGW2# copy support-files all tftp://10.0.1.3/NSX/support_files.tar.gz vrf mgmt
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