HP 5900AF Initial Setup & IRF Configuration

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BARE-METAL
DEPLOYMENT
PART 1: HP
5900AF INITIAL
SETUP & IRF
CONFIGURATIO
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For a complex project with many moving pieces,
finding the right place to start can be difficult. We
want to make sure we have a good foundation so
that there will be less stress as we continue to add
components. In order to accomplish this, I chose
to start with the configuration of the Top-of-Rack
HP 5900AF switches.
The 5900AF switches will be connecting to our

Virtual Connect shared uplink sets to our
provisioning servers and the external servers that
run the vSphere and management applications.
By setting up an IRF domain, we can insure
active/active links from both Virtual Connect
modules without looping conflicts.
Using the supplied Serial console cable that came

Using the supplied Serial console cable that came
with the HP 5900, connect the RJ45 end to the
console port on the back of the primary Switch
and the serial connector to a serial to usb
adapter(e.g Keyspan USA-19HS). Open a
terminal emulator or PuTTY for the correct COM
port. After the switch is powered up, press
<ENTER> to continue.
Attach the Console cable to your USB/Serial adapter
Before configuring IRF, we’ll start by adding a

system name, user account, SSH and SNMP
setup for HP iMC integration. After using iMC, I
like having the ability to quickly visualize all the
interfaces, VLANs and link-aggregation groups for
the entire network. You will note that a few of the
commands I use in the command line are

shortened versions of the full commands. Both will
work, but it’s much faster to type ‘sys’ instead
of ‘system-view’.
After starting up the console will display the

current system name, the default being <HP>. To
assign a new name we must enter system-view
and assign the new name. In this example we’ll
assign the name ‘Master01’.
<HP>sys
[HP]sysname Master01
Next we configure VLAN interface 1 for

management access and configure SSH. This
must also be completed in ‘system-view’ as with
most configuration changes.
[Master01] interface vlan-interface 1

[Master01-Vlan-interface1] ip address
192.168.17.20 255.255.255.0
[Master01-Vlan-interface1] quit
[Master01] ssh server enable
[Master01] public-key local create rsa (After
issuing this command you may enter modulus
value or leave the default)
[Master01] user-interface vty 0 15
[Master01-ui-vty0-15] authentication-mode
scheme
[Master01-ui-vty0-15] protocol inbound ssh
[Master01-ui-vty0-15] quit
[Master01] local-user administrator (create
[Master01] local user administrator (create
user account ‘administrator’)
[Master01-luser-administrator] password
simple admin (assign password ‘admin’)
[Master01-luser-administrator] service-type
ssh
[Master01-luser-administrator] authorization-
attribute user-role network-admin (assign
Network Admin privileges)
[Master01-luser-administrator] quit
[Master01] snmp comm read public
[Master01] snmp comm write private
[Master01] snmp sys-info version all
[Master01] ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
192.168.17.254 (default gateway)
[Master01] quit
<Master01> save
Now that the basic switch configuration is

complete we can start on setting up IRF for the
two switches. I chose to use Ten-gigabit ports 41-
44 on both switches for the IRF group.
[Master01] irf member 1 priority 10

[Master01] int ten1/0/41
[Master01-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/41] shut
[Master01-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/41] int
ten1/0/42
ten1/0/43
ten1/0/44
[Master01-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/44] quit
[Master01] irf-port 1/2
[Master01-irf-port1/2] port group interface
ten1/0/41
ten1/0/42
ten1/0/43
ten1/0/44
After adding the interfaces to the IRF port group,

we must do the same on the second switch along
with changing the member number.
<HP>sys
[HP] irf member 1 renumber 2
[HP] quit
<HP> save
<HP> reboot
after rebooting…
[HP] int ten2/0/42

[HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/41] shut
[HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/41] int ten2/0/42
[HP Ten GigabitEthernet2/0/44] sh t
[HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/44] quit
[HP] irf-port 2/1
[HP-irf-port2/1] port group interface ten2/0/41
now bring the interfaces back up and activate

IRF…
[HP-irf-port2/1] quit
[HP] int ten2/0/41
[HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/41] undo shut
[HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/44] quit
[HP] irf-port-configuration active
Now we return to the primary switch and complete

setup…
[Master01] int ten1/0/41

[Master01-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/41] undo
shut
ten1/0/42
shut
ten1/0/43
shut
ten1/0/44
shut
[Master01-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/44] quit
[Master01] irf-port-configuration active
Following this, the secondary switch will reboot

and activate the IRF configuration. The
configuration should be saved ([Master01] save)
as long as there are no issues. We can now check
the status of both IRF member switches.
In the next section of this project we will be

configuring the Virtual Connect Shared Uplink
Sets with the 5900 switches and vSphere.
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9/8/2019 HP 5900AF initial setup & IRF configuration

HOME ABOUT PROJECTS GUIDES HOBBIES CONTACT

The 5900AF switches will be connecting to our

Using the supplied Serial console cable that came

Attach the Console cable to your USB/Serial adapter

Before configuring IRF, we’ll start by adding a

commands I use in the command line are

After starting up the console will display the

Next we configure VLAN interface 1 for

[Master01] interface vlan-interface 1

Now that the basic switch configuration is

[Master01] irf member 1 priority 10

After adding the interfaces to the IRF port group,

[HP] int ten2/0/42

now bring the interfaces back up and activate

Now we return to the primary switch and complete

[Master01] int ten1/0/41

Following this, the secondary switch will reboot

In the next section of this project we will be

Part 2: Virtual Connect SUS and vSphere 5.5

Part 3: HP StoreVirtual VSA 2014 and HP

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