Managed logical switches

Adding a logical switch as managed to HPE OneView enables you to apply configurations that are required by the interconnect uplink ports to be provisioned at the switch downlink ports. Managed mode allows you to:

  • Configure VLANs at the switch downlink ports using the uplink sets in the interconnect.

  • Enable or disable HPE OneView managed or any unlinked ports.

  • Monitor port status.

  • Collect statistics and connector information.

  • Configure and monitor port channel and multichassis link aggregation (MLAG) affinity of the HPE OneView managed ports to match the uplink sets in the interconnect.

  • Alert users about specific conditions and incompatibilities between the upstream switch and the interconnect.

When adding a logical switch as managed, any existing configuration of the ports connected to HPE OneView interconnects is reconfigured based on the configuration specified for the HPE OneView interconnect uplinks. Any port that is actively managed by an external management system remains unchanged and is not brought into HPE OneView management.

Before adding a managed logical switch

Before you add a logical switch as managed, consider the following for Synergy or Virtual Connect interconnects physically connected to the logical switch:

  • Ensure that the speed and duplex mode are same at the ends of the interconnect and the top-of-rack switch.

  • When only IPv4 Ethernet networks are assigned to an uplink set at creation time, the uplink set can be physically connected to any upstream switch in the logical switch.

  • FCoE network is not supported on Arista switches.

  • Ensure that the LLDP is enabled on the top-of-rack switch downlink ports where Synergy or Virtual Connect interconnects are connected.