HP Network Node Manager i-series Smart Plug-in for MPLS Software System and Device Support Matrix

Software Version: 8.11

Documentation Version: June, 2009

This document provides an overview of the supported devices for HP Network Node Manager i series Smart Plug-in for MPLS, 8.11 (iSPI for MPLS, 8.11). The information provided here is similar to NNMi support matrix with additional iSPI for MPLS specific information. This release of the iSPI for MPLS, 8.11 is a patch release.

The NNMi 8.10 is required for the installation of the iSPI for MPLS, 8.1x. The iSPI for MPLS, version 8.10 is supported with NNMi, version 8.10. Ensure to install the NNMi and iSPI for MPLS in the same management server.

This document is intended to augment the Release Notes. Both the Support Matrix ( MPLS_supportmatrix_en.html )and the Release Notes ( MPLS_relnotes_en.html ) are located at the root directory of the installation media.

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Installation Guide
Hardware and Software Requirements
    Hardware
      Managed Environment Size and System Requirement
    Operating System
        Virtual Memory/Swap Space
    Database
    High Availability
    Web Browser
    Internationalization and Localization Support
  Supported Network Devices
Support
Legal Notices

Installation Guide

Pre-installation requirements, as well as instructions for installing the iSPI for MPLS, are documented in the installation guide provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The document file is included on the product's installation media as: MPLS_install_guide_en.pdf.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Before installing the iSPI for MPLS, make sure that your system meets the following minimum requirements:

Hardware

• Intel 64-bit (x86-64) or AMD 64-bit (AMD64)
  • Caution: Intel 32-bit (x86) hardware is not supported. Verify your computer architecture by looking at the %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% variable or System Properties.
• Itanium Processor Family
  • Caution: IPF hardware running the Windows or Linux operating systems is not supported
• Sun UltraSPARC
  • UltraSPARC T1 or T2 is not a recommended hardware platform for Medium and Large tier environments. Small tier environments running on UltraSPARC T1 or T2 platforms may see a decreased performance in comparison to other supported platforms.
• VMWare ESX Server 3.x
• Virtual environment must meet the x86-64 or AMD64 hardware requirements listed here.

Managed Environment Size and System Requirements

Below are the three tiers of managed network environments and the hardware required by the iSPI for MPLS for supporting these environments. Managed environment bigger than the large tier is not supported without additional HP approval. To tune Java heap size, see the Tuning the jboss Memory.

Managed Environment Size						MPLS Minimum System Requirements
Approximate managed environment tier	Number of discovered VRFs	Number of discovered TE Tunnels	Number of discovered PseudoWire VC	Preferred NNMi Scale*	Number of concurrent users	Java heap size (See the Tuning the jboss Memory)	Database
Small	Up to 2K	Up to 500	Up to 500	Low	Up to 10	Default value	Oracle or Postgress
Medium	Up to 8K	500 -1000	500 -1000	Low or Medium	Up to 10	Default value + 1 GB	Oracle or Postgress
Large	8K-20K	Up to 2K Plus	Up to 2K Plus	Medium or Large	Up to 20	Default value + 2GB	Oracle or Postgress Use Solaris for Oracle database

Note: Physical RAM should be twice that of the combined Xmx values of NNMi and the available iSPIs ( iSPI for MPLS, iSPI for IP Telephony and iSPI for IP Multicast).

* For more information on NNMi Scale, see NNMi Support Matrix

Tuning the jboss Memory

To change the jboss Maximum Java Heap Size (‑Xmx) or other Java Virtual Machine parameters, follow these steps:

1. Stop the iSPI for MPLS process by the following command: ovstop –c mplsjboss

2. Edit the nms-mpls.jvm.properties file:

Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\HP\HP BTO Software\shared\mpls\conf\nms-mpls.jvm.properties

UNIX: /var/opt/OV/shared/mpls/conf/nms-mpls.jvm.properties

3.Update the Maximum Java Heap Size to the required value. For example, a snippet of the nms-mpls.jvm.properties file appears as:

# JVM Memory parameters
#   ‑Xms: Initial Java Heap Size
#   ‑Xmx: Maximum Java Heap Size
#
‑Xmx2048m
‑Xms1024m

4. Start the iSPI for MPLS processes by the following command: ovstart –c mplsjboss

For more information, see the NNMi Support Matrix.

Operating System

• Windows 

  • Windows Server 2003 x64 with Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 R2 with Service Pack 2
  • Caution: Windows operating systems on Itanium Processor Family (IPF) are not supported
  • Caution: Windows 32-bit operating systems are not supported
  • Other Windows Software
    • Microsoft Simple Network Management Protocol must be installed.

• HP-UX

  • HP-UX 11iv3
  • Kernel configuration (verify with /usr/sbin/smh)
    • Verify kernel parameters in the Kernel Configuration/Tunables:
      • nproc: add 50
      • max_thread_proc = 2048
      • nkthreads = 10000
  • System Configuration
    • Verify using swapinfo that the system has a sufficient amount of swap as documented below.
  • Operating System Kernel Patches
    The following HP-UX 11iv3 operating system patches are required (or newer if the patch has been superseded).  You can verify patches on HP-UX by running
            /usr/sbin/swlist -l fileset -a patch_state *.*,c=patch | grep -v superseded
    This list does not include Java patches (see next bullet), but only the list of OS-level patches. The following patches are required:
    • PHKL_36054
    • PHKL_36261
    • PHKL_36872
    • PHKL_37184
  • Run HPjconfig HP-UX 11i system configuration tool to validate the system configuration. HPjconfig can be downloaded from www.hp.com/go/java.  To install:
    • On your HP-UX system, gunzip and untar the .tar.gz file as follows:
      gunzip HPjconfig-3.1.00.tar.gz
      tar -xvf HPjconfig-3.1.00.tar
    • To start HPJconfig:
      Change to the directory you installed the HPjconfig files.
      There are two ways you can run HPjconfig, GUI and non-GUI mode. Enter one of the following commands:
          java -jar ./HPjconfig.jar (The default HPjconfig GUI)
          java -jar ./HPjconfig.jar -nogui -help
          (The -help command lists options that you can use in non- GUI mode)
      
    • To list missing patches in non-GUI mode:
      java -jar ./HPjconfig.jar -nogui -patches -listmis
      This will validate kernel configuration and patch levels

• Solaris

  • Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
  • Caution: Solaris on Intel Architecture is not supported
  • The shared memory must be updated. Update the /etc/system entry using an editor as follows:
    set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=1073741824

• Linux

  • RedHat Enterprise Server AS 4.6 (or newer minor version)
  • RedHat Enterprise Server ES 4.6 (or newer minor version)
  • The default size of kernel.shmmax may be too small for the embedded database to operate after a reboot (as reported by ovstatus -c nmsdbmgr).  To validate, run /sbin/sysctl –a | /bin/grep kernel.shmmax.  If this is less than 300 Meg (300000000), then it must be modified. To change the value, run:

    /sbin/sysctl –w kernel.shmmax=300000000
    To make this change permanent (after a reboot), edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file and add the following entry:

    kernel.shmmax = 300000000

  • See the installation guide for the dependency on the 64-bit libstdc++ libraries.

Virtual Memory/Swap Space

• Recommended size is at least equal to physical memory
• Verify virtual memory via the swapinfo command on HP-UX, the swap command on Solaris, the cat /proc/meminfo | grep Swap command on Linux, or System Properties on Windows.
• Adjust virtual memory via the shm or swapon command on HP-UX, the swap command on Solaris, the parted and mkswap command on Linux, or System Properties on Windows.

High Availability

The iSPI for MPLS can run on certain high availability systems with additional configuration. See the NNMi Deployment Guide on how to install and configure the iSPI for MPLS on high availability systems. The following configurations are supported on Operating Systems:

• Microsoft: Microsoft Cluster Services 2003
• HP-UX: Service Guard - 11.18 and above
• Linux: Service Guard - 11.18 and above
• Solaris: Veritas 5.0

Database

The database(embedded or Oracle)selection for the iSPI for MPLS should be same as NNMi. The Oracle database instance must be different from NNMi database instance. See the iSPI for MPLS Installation Guide for more information.

• Embedded database on the management system
  • The embedded database is automatically installed, initialized and maintained by NNMi and iSPI for MPLS.
  • The embedded database comes with tools for re-initialization, online backup, and restore.
  • The embedded database performs well for most deployments.
• Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.x) installed on a remote system
  • Recommend at least a 1GB network connection between the NNMi management server and the database server.
  • Database user must be created before install with appropriate tablespace.

Web Browser

• General Web Browser Requirements

  • Any Window Popup Blockers must be disabled for the browser (see instructions on the console sign-in page, NNMi Installation Guide).
  • Cookies must be enabled for the browser (see instructions on the console sign-in page, NNMi Installation Guide).
  • Client display should have a resolution of at least 1024x768
  • Caution: The following browsers are not supported:
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 (browser causes layout problems)
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8
    • Mozilla Firefox version 3 (browser has table scrolling problems)
    • Apple Safari (all versions)
    • Opera (all versions)
    • Google Chrome (all versions)

• Web Browser Running on a Remote Client System (for operational use)

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.0.5730.11 or newer with October 2007 or later Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 7. This patch increases the number of Internet Explorer cookies from 20 to 50, allowing for saving of more NNM console table configurations.
  • Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.17 or newer minor version from a Windows or Linux client. The Firefox browser may be downloaded from www.mozilla.org/firefox. Mozilla Firefox version 3 is not supported.

• Web Browser Running on the Local Management Server System (for initial installation and configuration use)

  • Any browser supported for operational use (see above) when running on the management server
  • Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.4 or newer minor version for HP-UX 11.31 on IPF server. The Firefox browser may be downloaded from www.hp.com/go/firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.9 or newer minor version for Solaris SPARC 10. The Firefox browser may be downloaded from releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0.0.9/contrib/solaris_pkgadd .

Internationalization and Localization Support

The iSPI for MPLS can be installed on a system configured for non-English language. The iSPI for MPLS is not localized, therefore, iSPI for MPLS specific strings appear in English. However, the NNMi specific views and strings appear in the local language. For supported languages by NNMi, see NNMi Support Matrix, 8.10.

Supported Network Devices

The iSPI for MPLS supports the following router OS configured with PE and TE Tunnel head routers:

• Cisco routers running IOS Version 12.2(33) or above
• Cisco XR 12000 series routers running IOS XR Version 3.4 or above
• Cisco CRS-1 series routers running IOS XR Version 3.4 or above
• Juniper(M/T/J/MX/EX) series routers running JUNOS Version 8.3 or above

For the latest updates to the NNMi devices, see NNMi Support Matrix, 8.10.

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