Configuring HPE FlexFabric Technologies for Comware Devices

Prerequisites

• This course is recommended for students who need to deploy HPE FlexFabric technologies based on Comware. It does not require completion of any previous HPE networking courses
• Network experience is required

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 network.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

• Welcome to Configuring HPE FlexFabric Technologies for Comware Devices
• Course schedule
• Introductions

Module 2: Basic Setup

• Accessing the console of an HPE Comware switch
• Levels of access and privilege levels
• CLI introduction and navigation
• Basic configuration
• Interface configuration
• Troubleshooting

Module 3: Protecting Management Access

• Applying password protection to local and remote authentication
• Associating user roles with password and scheme authentication
• Implementing remote management with telnet, SSH, web, and SNMP access

Module 4: Management of Software and Configuration Files

• Understanding the boot up process of the HPE switches
• Understanding how to use the flash file system on the HPE switches
• Upgrading the operating systems on the HPE switches
• Managing configuration files on the HPE switches

Module 5: VLANs

• Reviewing VLANs and the various types of VLAN
• Understanding when to use each of the three VLAN port types
• Configure VLANs and assign IP addresses to VLAN interfaces
• Implementing basic routing on directly connected VLANs
• Verify connectivity within and between VLANs

Module 6: IP Services

• Implementing DHCP server and DHCP relay on Comware switches
• Implementing secure NTP on Comware switches
• Understanding and configuring basic logging options
• Implementing DNS to resolve names to addresses

Module 7: Spanning Tree Protocol

• Overview of pre-2004 IEEE 802.1D standard
• Overview of RSTP
• Overview of PVST+
• Overview and configuration of MSTP on Comware switches
• Configuration of STP security features on Comware switches

Module 8: Link Aggregation

• Reviewing problems with STP and load sharing with STP
• Introducing link aggregation
• Comparing and contrasting the different link aggregation types
• Configuring and verifying link aggregation on Comware switches

Module 9: IP Routing

• VLANs and routing
• Static routing
• Dynamic routing with RIP
• Dynamic routing with OSPF
• Single area OSPF configuration

Module 10: Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF)

• Understanding the technologies and concepts involving IRF
• Understanding the advantages that IRF provides
• Describing a split stack and how the Multi-Active Detection (MAD) protocol deals with this problem
• Configuring a simple IRF topology
• Verifying and troubleshooting an IRF topology

Lab outline

Lab 1 : Accessing HPE vLabs

• Task 1: Connect to Your Labgroup

Lab 2: Basic Setup

• Task 1: Verify starting state of switches
• Task 2: Explore the CLI
• Task 3: Configuring IP Addressing and Verifying Connectivity

Lab 3: Protecting Management Access

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Restrict Privileges on Comware
• Task 3: Set up Telnet and SSH Access for Comware

Lab 4: Management of Software and Configuration Files

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Password Recovery on the Comware Switches
• Task 3: Manage Files on the Comware Switches

Lab 5: Vlans

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Creating VLANs
• Task 3: Enabling Connectivity in VLAN 11
• Task 4: Enable connectivity in VLAN 12
• Task 5: Enable connectivity between VLANs 11 and 12

Lab 6 : IP Services

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Configure a Comware Switch as a DHCP Server
• Task 3: Implement DHCP Relay
• Task 4: Synchronize Time using NTP
• Task 5: Implement a Syslog Solution

Lab 7 : Spanning Tree Protocol

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Configure Single Instance STP
• Task 3: Configure Multiple Instance STP
• Task 4: Examine MSTP Operation with Redundant Links

Lab 8 : Link Aggregation

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Configure and Verify Link Aggregation

Lab 9 : IP Routing

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Basic VLAN and IP Configuration
• Task 3: Configure and Verify Static Routing
• Task 4: Configure Loopback Interfaces
• Task 5: Configure OSPF in a Single
• Task 6: Configure Silent

Lab 10 : Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF)

• Task 1: Initialize the Lab Topology
• Task 2: Prepare for IRF
• Task 3: Establish an IRF Topology
• Task 4: Establish Distributed Link Aggregation
• Task 5: Restore your configurations from Lab 9