HP Network Node Manager iSPI for MPLS Software System and Device Support Matrix

for the Windows® and Linux Operating Systems

Software Version: 10.00/ July 2014

Publication Date: March 2015

This document provides an overview of the system requirements and supported devices for HP Network Node Manager i Software Smart Plug-in for MPLS version 10.00.

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

To check for recent updates or to verify that you are using the most recent edition, visit this URL: HP Software Product Manuals.

Installation Guide
Hardware and Software Requirements
    Hardware
        CPU, RAM, and Disk Space Requirements / Maximum Supported Managed Environment
       Global Network Management Recommendations
    Operating System
        Windows
        Linux
     Database
    High Availability
    Web Browser
         Internationalization and Localization Support
Supported Network Devices

Installation Guide

Pre-installation requirements, as well as instructions for installing the NNM 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 NNM iSPi for MPLS, verify that your system meets the following minimum requirements:

Hardware

• Intel 64-bit (x86-64) or AMD 64-bit (AMD64)
  • Only supported for the Windows operating system
  • Only supported for the Linux operating system
  • For Intel 64-bit (x86-64), the following Xeon processor families are recommended: Penryn, Nehalem, Westmere, and Sandy Bridge.
  • For AMD 64-bit (AMD64), the following Opteron processor families are recommended: Istanbul, Lisbon, and Valencia.
  
  
• Virtualization
  •  VMware ESX Server 4.0 or later minor version, ESXi 4.1 or later minor version, ESXi 5.0 or later minor version.
    • Virtual environment must meet the x86-64 or AMD64 hardware requirements listed above.
    • Bridged network environment required. NAT'ed network environments are not supported.
    • VMware vmotion (for DRS and DPM) of the NNMi management server is supported.
  • Microsoft Hyper-V R2
    • Host OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 with Service Pack 1 (or later service pack)
    • Guest OS: Only supported for the Windows operating system.
    • Only supported for Medium tier or lower.

CPU, RAM, and Disk Space Requirements / Maximum Supported Managed Environment

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

If you intend to run any of the other NNM iSPIs, please review each iSPI support matrix before determining the hardware you need. Each of the NNMi iSPIs may require additional hardware beyond what NNMi and NNM iSPI for MPLS require. If you are running additional applications, please increase resources appropriately.

Note: Physical RAM should be twice that of the combined Xmx values of NNMi and the available NNM iSPIs on the management server.

¹ For more information about NNMi Scale, see NNMi 10.00 Support Matrix.
²Windows 2008 (C:\ProgramData\HP\HP BTO Software\ by default), or on Linux /var/opt/OV/.

To calculate the disk space information for MPLS reports, check the number of VRFs. Consider this count of VRFs as the polled objects. Use the number of polled objects sizing information from NPS and iSPI Performance for Metrics Support Matrix. Allocate the same disk space information for the number of MPLS objects (VRF) according to the disk space required for the number of polled objects. For more information about NPS and iSPI Performance for Metrics, see NPS and iSPI Performance for Metrics Support Matrix.

Global Network Management Recommendations

¹ Total number of discovered VRFs in the GNM topology. The count of discovered VRFs include the number of VRFs from all the Regional Managers.

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 NNM iSPI for MPLS process by the following command: ovstop –c mplsjboss

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

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

Linux: /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 NNM iSPI for MPLS processes by the following command: ovstart –c mplsjboss

For more information, see the NNMi Support Matrix, 10.00.

Operating System

Windows

Supported Versions

• Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Datacenter Edition with Service Pack 1 (or later service pack)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 (or later service pack)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 (or later service pack)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
• Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition

Notes

• Windows operating systems on Itanium Processor Family (IPF) not supported.
• Windows 32-bit operating systems are not supported.
• The Windows SNMP Trap service (or any other service that takes UDP Port 162) must be disabled. For more information, see the NNMi Installation Guide.
• Anti-virus and backup software can interfere with NNMi operation if this software locks files while NNMi is running. Any application that locks files should be configured to exclude the NNMi database directory (on Windows 2008, C:\ProgramData\HP\HP BTO Software\databases).

Linux

Supported Versions

• Red Hat
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 (or later minor version)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
• Oracle Linux 6.4 (Red Hat Compatible Kernel) or later minor version (High Availability is not supported)

Database

The NNM iSPI for MPLS can store its data in an embedded PostgreSQL database or in an external Oracle database. You must choose the database type at installation time.
NOTE: You cannot change the database type after installing the NNM iSPI for MPLS.

• Embedded database on the NNM iSPI for MPLS management server:
  • NNM iSPI for MPLS automatically installs, initializes, and maintains the embedded database.
  • NNMi provides tools for re-initialization, backing up while online and restoring the embedded database.
  • The embedded database performs well for most deployments.
• Oracle 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.x starting with 11.2.0.3), installed on a remote system (standalone, as well as Real Application Clusters):
  • It is recommended that the network connection between the NNM iSPI for MPLS management server and the database server be at least 1 GBps.
  • The Oracle database user must be created with an appropriate tablespace before the NNM iSPI for MPLS installation. For more information, see NNM iSPI for MPLS Installation Guide, 10.00.

High Availability

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

• Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Failover Clustering for Windows Server 2008 R2
• Red Hat Linux: Veritas Cluster Server version 6.0.
Notes
• Some disk types require the use of Veritas Storage Foundation (VSF) version 6.0.
• VCS 6.0 and VSF 6.0 might require operating system patches. For specific information, see the appropriate Veritas product documentation.
• The corresponding version of Red Hat Cluster Suite (RHCS) for the supported versions of the Red Hat Enterprise Server operating system..

Web Browser

• General Web Browser Requirements

  • Disable all pop-up window blockers for the browser (see instructions on the NNMi console sign-in page or in the NNMi Installation Guide).
  • Enable cookies for the browser (see instructions on the NNMi console sign-in page or in the NNMi Installation Guide).
  • The resolution of the client display should be at least 1024x768.
  • Caution: The following browsers are not supported:
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer version version 9 when running in Compatibility View mode
      Be sure to disable Compatibility View in Internet Explorer using Tools → Compatibility View Settings (clear all check boxes).
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 and version 7, and version 8
    • Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x through 23.x
    • Mozilla Firefox 25.0 and other non-ESR versions of Firefox.
    • Apple Safari (all versions)
    • Opera (all versions)
    • Google™ Chrome (all versions)

    Supported Web Browsers on a Remote Client System (for operational use)

    • Microsoft Internet Explorer (32-bit and 64-bit) version 9 and 10 (not running in Compatibility View mode).
    • Mozilla Firefox version 24.0 ESR and 31.0 ESR on a Windows or Linux client. The Firefox browser works better if new windows are opened as separate windows, not tabs. For more information, see Mozilla Firefox Known Problems in the NNMi Release Notes.

    Supported Web Browsers on the Local NNMi Management Server System (for initial installation and configuration use)

    • Any browser supported for operational use (see above) when running on the NNMi management server.

Internationalization and Localization Support

The NNM iSPI for MPLS is internationalized and can be used on operating systems configured for non-US-English locales that are supported by the operating systems. Those locales include variants of Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Western and Central European locales, and Russian.

On Windows systems, NNM iSPI for MPLS does not support installation using directory paths with localized characters; path names for $NnmInstallDir and $NnmDataDir can contain English characters only.

The NNM iSPI for MPLS is localized to Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French and German. When those localized packages are installed, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French or German are displayed (as output). With all other locales, English strings appear as output.

The Release notes and Support Matrix documents are localized to Japanese. All other documents will remain only in English

Note: Localization support only applies to the Localization release of NNM iSPI for MPLS 10.00, not to the initial English-only release.

Supported Network Devices

The NNM iSPI for MPLS supports the following:

• 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
• Redback SmartEdge series routers running SEOS 6.5 or above
• Alcatel 7750 and 7710 series routers
• Huawei NE5000E, NE40E, NE20E/20 series routers

For the latest updates for the NNMi devices, see NNMi Support Matrix, 10.00.

The following table illustrates the supported combinations of devices for the NNM iSPI for MPLS objects and services:

Support

Please go to the HP Support web site:
www.hp.com/go/hpsoftwaresupport

HP Software online support provides an efficient way to access interactive technical support tools. As a valued customer, you benefit by being able to do the following:

• Search for knowledge documents of interest
• Submit and track progress on support cases
• Submit enhancement requests online
• Download software patches
• Manage a support contract
• Look up HP support contacts
• Review information about available services
• Enter discussions with other software customers
• Research and register for software training

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