IBM Flex System and Pureflex System Network Implementation
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Front cover IBM Flex System and PureFlex System Network Implementation Learn how to implement the IBM Flex System and PureFlex System Understand the design and architecture Learn troubleshooting techniques Jon Tate Jure Arzensek David Cain Ken Corkins William King Gaston Sancassano Rodriguez Tiago Nunes dos Santos ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization IBM Flex System and PureFlex System Network Implementation July 2013 SG24-8089-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page vii. First Edition (July 2013) This edition applies to the IBM PureFlex System software and hardware available in September 2012. This may, or may not, include pre-GA code. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2013. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . vii Trademarks . viii Preface . ix Authors. ix Now you can become a published author, too! . xi Comments welcome. xi Stay connected to IBM Redbooks . xii Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM PureFlex System Networking . 1 1.1 Introduction to IBM PureSystems . 2 1.1.1 IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis . 2 1.2 IBM Flex System Networking product family. 3 1.2.1 IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 and EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch . 4 1.2.2 IBM Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru Module . 5 1.2.3 IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch . 6 1.2.4 I/O modules and cables . 8 1.3 IBM Flex System Ethernet adapters . 9 1.3.1 IBM Flex System CN4054 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter . 9 1.3.2 IBM Flex System EN4054 4-port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter. 10 1.3.3 IBM Flex System EN2024 4-port 1Gb Ethernet Adapter. 11 1.3.4 IBM Flex System EN4132 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter. 11 1.4 IBM Networking Operating System . 12 1.4.1 Command-line interface . 13 1.4.2 Browser-Based Interface . 13 Chapter 2. Data center design and architecture. 15 2.1 Open Data Center Interoperable Network. 17 2.2 VMready . 18 2.2.1 VMready benefits . 20 2.2.2 VMready compatibility. 20 2.2.3 VMready references . 20 2.3 IBM Flex System data center high availability components . 21 2.3.1 The Ethernet switch I/O module . 21 2.3.2 Virtual local area networks . 22 2.3.3 Scalability and performance . 23 2.3.4 Link aggregation . 25 2.3.5 Layer 2 failover . 27 2.3.6 NIC teaming . 28 2.4 Fibre Channel over Ethernet solution capabilities. 29 2.4.1 FCoE references. 30 2.5 Virtual Fabric vNIC solution capabilities . 30 2.5.1 Virtual Fabric mode vNIC . 31 2.5.2 Switch-independent mode vNIC . 32 2.5.3 Virtual Fabric references. 32 2.6 High availability use cases . 33 2.6.1 Highly available topologies . 34 2.7 Practical Use Case 1: Fully redundant with virtualized chassis technology (VSS/vPC/VLAG) . 38 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013. All rights reserved. iii 2.8 Other use cases . 40 2.8.1 Practical Use Case 2: Fully redundant with traditional Spanning Tree . 40 2.8.2 Practical Use Case 3: Fully redundant with Open Shortest Path First . 40 2.9 Summary and conclusions . 41 Chapter 3. Planning and hardware selection . 43 3.1 Hardware selection and interoperability . 44 3.1.1 Selecting the Ethernet switch module. 44 3.1.2 Selecting the compute node NICs . 45 3.1.3 Interoperability considerations . 46 3.2 Virtual local area networks . 46 3.3 Scalability and performance . 47 3.4 High availability . 49 3.4.1 Examples of topologies. 50 3.4.2 Spanning Tree . 53 3.4.3 Link aggregation . 54 3.4.4 Network interface card teaming . 55 3.4.5 Trunk failover . 56 3.4.6 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol. 58 3.5 Virtual Fabric vNIC solution capabilities . 59 3.5.1 Virtual Fabric mode vNIC . 60 3.5.2 Switch-independent mode vNIC . 61 3.6 Management . 61 3.6.1 Management tools and their capabilities. 62 Chapter 4. Initial configuration . 65 4.1 Initial hardware installation . 66 4.1.1 Installing a switch . 67 4.2 Initial Software Configuration . 69 4.2.1 Administration interfaces. 69 4.2.2 First boot of the IBM Flex System Ethernet I/O modules . 71 4.2.3 Connecting to the switch. ..