Overview

  1. New for Shasta v1.4 Networking
  2. Dell and Mellanox Changes for Shasta v1.3 to v1.4 Upgrades
  3. HPE Aruba Installation and Configuration
    1. Early Installation
      1. Access Master Node 1 (ncn-m001) and its iLO should already be completed (003-CSM-USB-LIVECD.md)
      2. Install Baseline Switch Configuration
      3. Update Firmware
    2. Configure all switches via IPv6 connection from ncn-m001
      1. Layer 2 configuration:
        1. VLAN.
        2. MLAG and VSX pairs.
        3. iLO/BMC, CMM and Gateway Node port configuration.
        4. Switch uplink ports - ISL
      2. Layer 3 configuration:
        1. L3 interfaces.
        2. ACL.
        3. Dynamic Routing: OSPFv2 and BGP.
        4. SNMP
      3. Create the CAN.

New for v1.4

The network architecture and configuration changes from v1.3 to v1.4 are fairly small. The biggest change is the introduction of HPE/Aruba switches, as well as Cray Site Init (CSI) generating switch IPs. HPE Aruba switch configuration is contained in separate documents as described in the index above. Dell and Mellanox changes to upgrade from v1.3 to v.14 Shasta releases are describe in separate document.

  • New Aruba/HPE switches.
  • ACL configuration.
  • Moving Site connection from ncn-w001 to ncn-m001.
  • The IP-Helper will reside on the switches where the default gateway for the nodes, such as BMCs and computes, is configured.
  • IP-Helper 10.92.100.222 applied on vlan 1, 2, and 7.
  • IP-Helper 10.94.100.222 applied on vlan 4.
  • Make sure 1.3.2 changes are applied, this includes flow-control and MAGP changes.
  • Remove BPDUfilter on the Dell access ports.
  • Add BPDUguard to the Dell access ports.