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Contents
Contents
Contents 3
Revision History 5
Terminology Change 6
About this Guide 7
Important 7
Conventions 7
Contacting Support 9
Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance 10
What's New 10
ArubaOS VM Requirements 10
Installing ArubaOS Using vSphere Hypervisor 13
Logging Into ESXi Host Using vSphere Client 13
Creating A VM Network For Management 13
Creating VM Networks For Traffic 16
Deploying the OVF Template 19
Pre-Allocating Memory 21
Assigning Network Connections 21
Enabling Security Profile Configuration 23
Configuring Serial Console for the VM 23
Installing ArubaOS Using vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 26
Overview of Procedures 26
Logging Into ESXi Host Using vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 26
Creating VM Networks 26
Enabling Security Profile Configuration 27
Configuring Serial Console for the VM 27
Installing ArubaOS OVA Using vCenter 29
Adding a Serial Port 30
Installing ArubaOS ISO Using vCenter 31
Create a New VM 31
Installing the ISO on the VM 34
Installing ArubaOS Using KVM Hypervisor 39
Prerequisites 39
Configuring the Virtual Network Computing Server 40
Creating a VM and Installing ArubaOS for CentOS 40
Creating a VM and Installing ArubaOS for Ubuntu 49
Configure Multiple Datapath CPUs 56
Installing OVS-DPDK Using KVM Hypervisor 58
Configuring OVS-DPDK Using KVM Hypervisor 58
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Installing ArubaOS Using Windows Hyper-V 66
Prerequisites 66
Installing ArubaOS on Windows Server Hyper-V 66
Configuring the New VM 68
Creating a Network Adapter 71
Configuring Trunk Ports 72
Installing ArubaOS using ISO mounting 73
Post-Installation Procedures 89
Configuring the Initial Setup 89
Management Interface 90
Troubleshooting 92
Connectivity Issues 92
DHCP Address 92
ARP Issues 92
MAC Address Collision in a Network 93
Characters Repeating In Remote Console 93
Networks Cards Not Detected 93
Network Interfaces Are Not In The Correct Order 93
Connectivity Issues Observed When Using Multiple vSwitches 93
Appendix 94
Recommendations for NICTeaming on a vSwitch 94
Configuring ReversePathFwdCheckPromisc 99
Creating a Distributed vSwitch Using vCenter with LACPConfiguration 100
Increasing the Flash Size on a vSphere Hypervisor 107
Increasing the Flash Size on a KVMHypervisor 109
Backing up and Restoring Critical Data 111
Implementing Management Interface 113
Datapath Debug Commands 113
Upgrading a Controller 116
Gracefully Shutting Down ArubaOS VMs 117
Jumbo Frame Support 118
Contents
Revision History
The following table lists the revisions of this document.
Revision Change Description
Revision 01 Initial release.
Table 1: Revision History
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Terminology Change
Terminology Change
As part of advancing HPE's commitment to racial justice, we are taking a much-needed step in
overhauling HPE engineering terminology to reflect our belief system of diversity and inclusion. Some
legacy products and publications may continue to include terminology that seemingly evokes bias
against specific groups of people. Such content is not representative of our HPE culture and moving
forward, Aruba will replace racially insensitive terms and instead use the following new language:
Usage Old Language New Language
Campus Access Points + Controllers Master-Slave Conductor-Member
Instant Access Points Master-Slave Conductor-Member
Switch Stack Master-Slave Conductor-Member
Wireless LAN Controller Mobility Master Mobility Conductor
Firewall Configuration Blacklist, Whitelist Denylist, Allowlist
Types of Hackers Black Hat, White Hat Unethical, Ethical
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Chapter 1
About this Guide
About this Guide
This guide describes the steps to install, configure, and deploy the Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance
or Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance on:
nvSphere Hypervisor
nKernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM) Hypervisor
nWindows Hyper-V
The steps to deploy a Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance and Mobility Controller Virtual Applianceas a standby
controller or managed device are the same.
For information related to licensing, refer to the Aruba Mobility Conductor Licensing Guide.
Important
The following sections of the guide have references to configuration changes that need to be made
when installing a Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance or Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance:
nArubaOS VM Requirements
nAssigning Network Connections
Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this document to emphasize important concepts:
Type Style Description
Italics This style is used to emphasize important terms and to mark the titles of books.
System items This fixed-width font depicts the following:
nSample screen output
nSystem prompts
nFilenames, software devices, and specific commands when mentioned in the text
Commands In the command examples, this bold font depicts text that you must type exactly as
shown.
<
Arguments
> In the command examples, italicized text within angle brackets represents items that
you should replace with information appropriate to your specific situation. For example:
#send <text message>
In this example, you would type “send” at the system prompt exactly as shown, followed
by the text of the message you wish to send. Do not type the angle brackets.
[Optional] Command examples enclosed in brackets are optional. Do not type the brackets.
Table 2:
Typographical Conventions
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Type Style Description
{Item A |
Item B}
In the command examples, items within curled braces and separated by a vertical bar
represent the available choices. Enter only one choice. Do not type the braces or bars.
The following informational icons are used throughout this guide:
Indicates helpful suggestions, pertinent information, and important things to remember.
Indicates a risk of damage to your hardware or loss of data.
Indicates a risk of personal injury or death.
Contacting Support
Main Site arubanetworks.com
Support Site https://asp.arubanetworks.com/
Airheads Social Forums and Knowledge
Base
community.arubanetworks.com
North American Telephone 1-800-943-4526 (Toll Free)
1-408-754-1200
International Telephone arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/
Software Licensing Site lms.arubanetworks.com
End-of-life Information arubanetworks.com/support-services/end-of-life/
Security Incident Response Team Site: arubanetworks.com/support-services/security-bulletins/
Table 3: Contact Information
Chapter 2
Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance
Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance
The Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance and Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance provide a 64-
bit virtualized software-based managed platform on virtual machine (VM) architecture. The Aruba
Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance and Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance operate on x86 platforms
in a hypervisor environment and can reside with other virtualized appliances. The Aruba Mobility
Conductor Virtual Appliance and Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance are centralized management
platforms for deployment in a virtualized network infrastructure. Some of the key security features
offered by the Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance and Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance are:
nAuthentication
nEncryption Support
nSecurity Policy
nRogue Detection and Suppression
nSecurity Firewall
Listed below are few advantages of switching to Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance or Mobility
Controller Virtual Appliance environment:
nReduces the number of devices occupying rack space and the overheads associated with managing
and servicing products from different vendors.
nMultiple services are consolidated on a common platform, thereby reducing the cost and optimizing
the infrastructure by providing consolidated services.
nAdditional devices can be deployed remotely, increasing hardware selection option and flexibility.
nBy eliminating a single point failure, you can create a reliable and high-performance networking
system.
On successfully installing the Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance/Mobility Controller Virtual
Appliance, refer to the ArubaOS 8.11.0.0 Getting Started Guide for steps to setup the network.
Ensure the number of CPU sockets is always 1 and the value of the cores is the same as the required CPUs.
VMware’s vMotion can be used to change both compute and storage resources and to migrate virtual machines
between vCenter Server instances. However, these types of migrations are not supported on Aruba Mobility
Conductor Virtual Appliance and Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance.
What's New
This section lists the new features and enhancements released in this version of the installation guide.
ArubaOS VM Requirements
Listed below are the minimum resources required for ArubaOS VMto function:
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If the prescribed vCPU and Memory values are not configured during the initial setup the following error message
is displayed “Minimum 4GB memory (actual 3GB) or minimum 3 CPU (actual 2 CPU) requirement not met
For the Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance and Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance to function as
expected on a VMware ESXi server with NIC teaming, LACP should be configured and enabled between the
VMware ESXi host and upstream switch.If the prescribed vCPU and Memory values are not configured during the
initial setup the following error message is displayed “Minimum 4GB memory (actual 3GB) or minimum 3 CPU
(actual 2 CPU) requirement not met”. Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance does not support Nutanix
Hypervisor.
SKUs
Total vCPU
(hyper
threaded)
Memory (GB) Flash/Disk (GB) Total Supported Interfaces
Mobility
Conductor
Virtual
Appliance-50
3 6 6 2 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1), 1
mgmt port
Mobility
Conductor
Virtual
Appliance-500
6 8 8 2 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1), 1
mgmt port
Mobility
Conductor
Virtual
Appliance-1K
8 32 32 2 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1), 1
mgmt port
Mobility
Conductor
Virtual
Appliance-5K
10 64 64 2 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1), 1
mgmt port
Mobility
Conductor
Virtual
Appliance-10K
16 128 128 2 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1), 1
mgmt port
NOTE: The above mentioned Flash/Disk values are the requirements for the secondary disk.
NOTE: Aruba recommends using Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 @ 2.2GHz enterprise grade CPUs for optimum
performance.
Table 4: Memory and CPU Allocation - Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance
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SKUs Total vCPU
(hyper threaded) Memory (GB) Flash/Disk (GB) Total Supported Interfaces
MC-VA-10 3 4 6 3 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1, 0/0/2),
1 mgmt port
MC-VA-50 4 6 6 3 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1, 0/0/2),
1 mgmt port
MC-VA-250 5 8 8 3 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1, 0/0/2),
1 mgmt port
MC-VA-1K 6 16 16 3 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1, 0/0/2),
1 mgmt port
MC-VA-4K 12 48 48 3 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1, 0/0/2),
1 mgmt port
MC-VA-6K 14 64 64 3 data ports (0/0/0, 0/0/1, 0/0/2),
1 mgmt port
NOTE: The above mentioned Flash/Disk values are the requirements for the secondary disk.
NOTE: Aruba recommends using Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 @ 2.3GHz enterprise grade CPUs for optimum
performance.
If your deployment is using a Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance 50 SKU and the topology is configured for
Layer-2 redundancy, note that the standby Mobility Conductor will be counted as one Mobility Controller against
the capacity and license count.
Table 5: Memory and CPU Allocation - Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance
MC-VA-4K and MC-VA-6K are not orderable SKUs. However, you can scale up by installing multiple instances of
MC-VA-1K. For example to deploy 4K APs on a single Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance, you need to add four
MC-VA-1K licenses.
The hypervisor host should not be oversubscribed in terms of number of VMs configured on a host as it
adversely impacts the functionality and performance of ArubaOS. In instances where more than one VM
is setup in a hypervisor, then:
nThe number of logical processors reported on the hypervisor should be higher or equal to the sum of
vCPUs allocated to each VM setup in that host.
nThe sum of the memory allocated to each VM should not exceed the overall host memory capacity
reported.
nThe total CPU utilization, memory usage, and network throughput should not exceed 80% of the host
capacity.
Ensure the number of sockets and threads is always one and the value of cores is the same as the current
allocation.
ArubaOS creates two disks automatically during the installation. The first disk is used for the ArubaOS image, and
the second disk is used for flash for a basic system. ArubaOS does not support increasing the size of the pre-
existing flash disk. The size of the flash can only be increased by adding a third hard disk. For more details on how
to increase the flash size, refer to the Appendix.
Chapter 3
Installing ArubaOS Using vSphere
Hypervisor
Installing ArubaOS Using vSphere Hypervisor
Ensure that the following prerequisites are addressed before starting the installation:
nvSphere Hypervisor 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 or 7.0 is installed on the server that hosts the Mobility Conductor
Virtual Appliance/Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance as a guest.
nvSphere Client/vCenter is installed on a Windows machine.
nOVF/ISO template is obtained from an Aruba representative and accessible from vSphere
Client/vCenter.
The general support for vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 version will be extended till the year 2025 and support for
technical guidance will be extended till the year 2027. Technical guidance for vSphere Hypervisor 6.0, 6.5, and 6.7.
version will be extended till the year 2023.
Support for vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 and 5.5 is no longer available.
Logging Into ESXi Host Using vSphere Client
Follow the steps to log in to the vSphere ESXi Host:
1. Open the vSphere Client.
2. Enter the IPaddress or name of the vSphere Hypervisor in the IP address / Name field.
3. Enter the user name in the User name field.
4. Enter the password in the Password field.
5. Click Login.
The vSphere Client page is displayed.
Creating A VM Network For Management
Follow the steps below to create a VM network for management:
1. Log in to the vSphere ESXi Host using vSphere Client. For additional information, see Logging Into
ESXi Host Using vSphere Client.
2. From the vSphere Client page, click Inventory.
3. Click Configuration tab.
4. Click Networking from the Hardware menu.
5. Click Add Networking.
The Add Network Wizard is displayed.
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Figure 1 Adding A Network
6. Select the Virtual Machine radio button and click Next.
7. Select the vSwitch that has VMkernel port mapped for ESXi management network and click Next.
Figure 2 Selecting A Network Adapter For Management
8. In the Port Group Properties section, provide a name for the management network in the
Network Label field and select All (4095) from the VLAN ID (Optional) drop-down list. Click Next.
Figure 3 Selecting Port Group Properties
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9. Click Finish.
The VMnetwork name is set to VM Network_Management and is used as an example in all configuration
procedures.
10. Click the ESXi host IP address.
11. Click the Configuration tab.
12. Click Networking from the Hardware section.
13. Click Properties of the VM Network_Management.
Figure 4 VM Network Properties_Management
14. Select the VM network that was created for management and click Edit.
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Figure 5 Edit Network Properties_Management
15. Click the Security tab.
16. Select the Promiscuous Mode check box select Accept from the drop-down list.
17. Select the Forged Transmits check box and select Accept from the drop-down list.
Forged Transmits should be enabled for VRRPto function.
18. Select the MAC Address Changes check box and select Accept from the drop-down list.
19. Click OK.
20. Click Close.
Creating VM Networks For Traffic
Follow the steps below to create a VM network for traffic:
1. Repeat steps 1 to 4 of Creating A VM Network For Management.
2. Click Add Networking.
The Add Network Wizard is displayed.
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Figure 6 Adding A Network For Traffic
3. Select the Virtual Machine option and click Next.
4. Select a vSwitch that will handle the network traffic and click Next.
Figure 7 Selecting A Network Adapter For Traffic
5. In the Port Group Properties section, provide a name for Network Label and select All (4095)
from the VLAN ID (Optional) drop-down list. Click Next.
Figure 8 Selecting Port Group Properties
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6. Click Finish.
Ensure that the Management VM network and the Traffic VM network is isolated to avoid a network loop.
7. Click the ESXi host IP address.
8. Click the Configuration tab.
9. Click Networking from the Hardware section.
10. Click Properties of the vSwitch to edit.
Figure 9 VM Network Properties_Traffic
11. Select the VM network that was created for traffic and click Edit
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Figure 10 Edit Network Properties_Traffic
12. Click the Security tab.
13. Select the Promiscuous Mode check box select Accept from the drop-down list.
14. Select the Forged Transmits check box and select Accept from the drop-down list.
Forged Transmits should be enabled for VRRPto function.
15. Select the MAC Address Changes check box and select Accept from the drop-down list.
16. Click OK.
17. Click Close.
Create two additional networks for traffic and repeat the steps to enable Promiscuous mode and
Forged transmits.
The Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance supports three network interfaces and Mobility Controller Virtual
Appliance supports four network interfaces. For more information, see Aruba Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance on page 10.
If the vSwitch or Distributed vSwitch is configured to use NIC teaming please refer to the
Recommendations for NICTeaming on a vSwitch on page 94 in the Appendix for validated configuration
settings.
Deploying the OVF Template
Follow the steps below to deploy the Open Virtual Format (OVF) template:
1. Log in to the vSphere ESXi Host using vSphere Client. For additional information, see Logging Into
ESXi Host Using vSphere Client.
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2. Click File > Deploy OVF Template.
The Deploy OVF Template Wizard is displayed.
It is recommended to copy the template to the client machine before importing the OVF template.
3. Click Browse and navigate to the location of the OVA file and click Next.
The OVF Template Details option is highlighted.
4. Click Next.
The Name and Location option is highlighted..
5. In the Name field, enter a name for the OVFtemplate and click Next.
The Disk Format option is highlighted.
6. Select Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed option and click Next.
The Network Mapping option is highlighted.
7. Select VM Network_Management from the Destination Networks drop-down list and click
Next.
The Ready to Complete option is highlighted.
Figure 11 Network Mapping
Review your preferences before clicking Finish.
Do not select Power on after deployment check box in the Ready to Complete window.
8. Click Finish.
The OVF template is deployed.
Since the deployment of the OVF template is time consuming, it is highly recommended that the client is on the
same VLAN as the Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance/Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance.
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