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Synergy Virtual Connect CLI

Synergy Virtual Connect offers read-only CLI access. You need to use default "netop" operator account and configure the password to login.

HPE Synergy Virtual Connect Read-only CLI manual

This is the not-yet-published but sharable CLI manual from HPE engineering team.

This page documents some screen capture and useful comments to make users easier to get started.

SSH Access

Step 1. Note down Synergy virtual connect mgmt IP address

Synergy VC mgmt IP address

Step 2. Configure "netop" user password

Step 3. SSH into VC mgmt IP address using netop account.

$ ssh <virtual connect module mgmt IP address>
This interconnect module is a company owned asset and provided for the exclusive use of authorized personnel. Unauthorized use or abuse of this system may lead to corrective action including termination, civil and/or criminal penalties.
netop@10.16.41.27's password:
Connected to 127.0.0.1

Entering character mode
Escape character is '^]'.



            Virtual Connect SE 100Gb F32 Module for Synergy
        Type "show system acknowledgement" to see the licenses
        for the open source software used by this product.


OneView>

CLI Video Demo

LLDP

########################################
# Good command to see upstream switches connection like Cisco "show lldp neigh" or "show cdp neigh". 
# for example, ethernet0/0/1:1 corresponding to VC-03 Q1:1, ethernet 1/0/5:2 corresponding to VC-06 Q5:2
########################################
OneView> show lldp neigh
Capability Codes   :
(R) Router, (B) Bridge, (T) Telephone, (C) DOCSIS Cable Device,
(W) WLAN Access Point, (P) Repeater, (S) Station, (O) Other

Chassis ID                     Local Intf                Hold-time   Capability        Port Id
----------                     ----------                ---------   ----------        -------
00:2a:6a:e0:a5:d2           ethernet0/0/1:1                 120         B               Eth1/11
b8:e9:24:52:8a:9e           ethernet0/0/2:1                 120         B,R             swp1
78:0c:f0:7d:8a:c3           ethernet0/0/5:1                 120         B,R             Eth1/5
78:0c:f0:7d:8a:c4           ethernet0/0/5:2                 120         B,R             Eth1/6
78:0c:f0:7d:8a:c6           ethernet0/0/5:3                 120         B,R             Eth1/8
78:0c:f0:7d:8a:c1           ethernet0/0/6:1                 120         B,R             Eth1/3
78:0c:f0:7d:82:51           ethernet0/0/6:2                 120         B,R             Eth1/3
78:0c:f0:7d:8a:c8           ethernet0/0/9                   120         B,R             Eth1/10
b8:e9:24:8f:2c:62           ethernet1/0/2:1                 120         B,R             swp1
78:0c:f0:7d:82:53           ethernet1/0/5:1                 120         B,R             Eth1/5
78:0c:f0:7d:82:54           ethernet1/0/5:2                 120         B,R             Eth1/6
78:0c:f0:7d:8a:c2           ethernet1/0/6:1                 120         B,R             Eth1/4
78:0c:f0:7d:82:52           ethernet1/0/6:2                 120         B,R             Eth1/4
...
vmnic0                      ethernet0/1/4                   180         B               22:00:a3:e0:00:0c
35313738-3939-584...        ethernet0/1/4                   100                         b4:7a:f1:0b:0f:10
...
35313738-3939-584...        ethernet1/1/4                   100                         b4:7a:f1:0b:0f:11
vmnic5                      ethernet1/1/4                   180         B               22:00:a3:e0:00:11
vmnic1                      ethernet1/1/4                   180         B               22:00:a3:e0:00:0d
35313738-3939-584...        ethernet1/1/4                   100                         b4:7a:f1:0b:0f:11
...
...



########################################
# Use detail option to see the remote neighbor switch name and port number
########################################
OneView> show lldp neigh ethernet 0/0/5:2 det
Capability Codes   :
(R) Router, (B) Bridge, (T) Telephone, (C) DOCSIS Cable Device,
(W) WLAN Access Point, (P) Repeater, (S) Station, (O) Other

Chassis Id SubType            : Mac Address
Chassis Id                    : 78:0c:f0:7d:8a:c4
Port Id SubType               : Local
Port Id                       : Eth1/6
Port Description              : topology/pod-1/protpaths-101-102/pathep-[eth6_PolGrp]
System Name                   : hst-acileaf-01
System Desc                   : topology/pod-1/node-101
Local Intf                    : ethernet0/0/5:2
Time Remaining                : 108 Seconds
System Capabilities Supported : B,R
System Capabilities Enabled   : B,R
Management Addresses          :
IfId SubType Address                         OID
---- ------- -------                         ---
83886080 IPv4    10.16.42.101

Extended 802.3 TLV Info
-MAC PHY Configuration & Status
-Link Aggregation
Capability & Status           : Not Capable, Not In Aggregation
Aggregated Port Id            : 0
-Maximum Frame Size           : 0

Extended 802.1 TLV Info
-Port VLAN Id                 : 160
-Port & Protocol VLAN Id
Protocol Vlan Tlv             : Not Advertised
-Vlan Name
Vlan Name Tlv                 : Not Advertised
-VID TLV         :0
-Management Vid TLV   :0

-LLDP MED Capability TLV      : Not Advertised
Capabilities Supported        : 0
Capabilities Enabled          : 0
Device Class                  : 0

-LLDP MED Inventory TLV       : Not Advertised
Hardware Revision             : 0
Firmware Revision             : 0
Software Revision             : 0
Serial Number                 : 0
Manufacturer Name             : 0
Model Name                    : 0
AssetID                       : 0

-LLDP-MED Network Policy TLV
Application Type              : Not Advertised
Unknown Policy Flag           : Not Advertised
VlanType                      : Not Advertised
VlanID                        : Not Advertised
Priority                      : Not Advertised
Dscp                          : Not Advertised
------------------------------------------------------------

Total Entries Displayed : 1

Port-channel

########################################
# summary for a 4x10G port-channel summary to Cisco ACI switch vPC
########################################
OneView> show etherchannel summary

Port-channel Module Admin Status is enabled
Port-channel Module Oper Status is enabled
Port-channel Independent mode is disabled

 Traffic Shift Status : NOT INITIATED
Port Affinity Status is enabled
Port-channel Using Partner Admin Information : Yes
LACP reserved admin key : 257
Port-channel System Identifier is  22:00:a3:e0:00:03
LACP System Priority: 32768

Flags:
D - down         P - in port-channel
I - stand-alone  H - Hot-standby (LACP only)
U - in-use       d - default port
R - Layer3
AD - Admin Down      AU - Admin Up
OD - Operative Down  OU - Operative Up

Number of channel-groups in use: 5
Number of aggregators: 5

Group  Port-channel           Protocol   Ports
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      Po2(U)[AU,OU]          LACP       ethernet0/0/6:1(P),ethernet0/0/6:2(P)
                                  ethernet1/0/6:1(P),ethernet1/0/6:2(P)
3      Po3(U)[AU,OU]          LACP       ethernet0/0/5:2(P),ethernet1/0/5:2(P)
4      Po4(U)[AU,OU]          LACP       ethernet0/0/5:1(P),ethernet1/0/5:1(P)
5      Po5(U)[AU,OU]          LACP       ethernet0/0/2:1(P),ethernet1/0/2:1(P)
1256   vplag1256(U)[AU,OU]    LACP       S-Channel0/1/4:4(P),S-Channel1/1/4:4(P)


########################################
# detail for a 4x10G port-channel summary to Cisco ACI switch vPC
########################################
OneView> show etherchannel 2  det

Port-channel Module Admin Status is enabled
Port-channel Module Oper Status is enabled
Port-channel Independent mode is disabled

 Traffic Shift Status : NOT INITIATED
Port Affinity Status is enabled
Port-channel Using Partner Admin Information : Yes
LACP reserved admin key : 257
Port-channel System Identifier is  22:00:a3:e0:00:03
LACP System Priority: 32768

                 Channel Group Listing
                 ---------------------
Group: 2
----------
Protocol :LACP

                 Ports in the Group
                 ------------------

Port : ethernet0/0/6:1
-------------

Port State = Up in Bundle
Channel Group : 2
Mode : Active
Port-channel = Po2
Pseudo port-channel = Po2
LACP port-priority  = 128
LACP Wait-time  = 2 secs
LACP Port Identifier = 123
LACP Activity : Active
LACP Timeout : Short
PortSync status : Enabled
Port balance Sync status : Enabled
OffLoad status : Enabled
Using Partner Admin Information: No

Aggregation State : Aggregation, Sync, Collecting, Distributing,

Port : ethernet0/0/6:2
-------------

Port State = Up in Bundle
Channel Group : 2
Mode : Active
Port-channel = Po2
Pseudo port-channel = Po2
LACP port-priority  = 128
LACP Wait-time  = 2 secs
LACP Port Identifier = 124
LACP Activity : Active
LACP Timeout : Short
PortSync status : Enabled
Port balance Sync status : Enabled
OffLoad status : Enabled
Using Partner Admin Information: No

Aggregation State : Aggregation, Sync, Collecting, Distributing,

Port : ethernet1/0/6:1
-------------

Port State = Up in Bundle
Channel Group : 2
Mode : Active
Port-channel = Po2
Pseudo port-channel = Po2
LACP port-priority  = 128
LACP Wait-time  = 2 secs
LACP Port Identifier = 263
LACP Activity : Active
LACP Timeout : Short
PortSync status : Enabled
Port balance Sync status : Enabled
OffLoad status : Enabled
Using Partner Admin Information: No

Aggregation State : Aggregation, Sync, Collecting, Distributing,

Port : ethernet1/0/6:2
-------------

Port State = Up in Bundle
Channel Group : 2
Mode : Active
Port-channel = Po2
Pseudo port-channel = Po2
LACP port-priority  = 128
LACP Wait-time  = 2 secs
LACP Port Identifier = 264
LACP Activity : Active
LACP Timeout : Short
PortSync status : Enabled
Port balance Sync status : Enabled
OffLoad status : Enabled
Using Partner Admin Information: No

Aggregation State : Aggregation, Sync, Collecting, Distributing,

                                      LACP Port   Admin  Oper   Port    Port
Port                          State   Priority    Key    Key    Number  State
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ethernet0/0/6:1               Bundle  128         2      2      0x7b    0xfc
ethernet0/0/6:2               Bundle  128         2      2      0x7c    0xfc
ethernet1/0/6:1               Bundle  128         2      2      0x107   0xfc
ethernet1/0/6:2               Bundle  128         2      2      0x108   0xfc

Port-channel : Po2
-------------------

Number of Ports = 4
HotStandBy port = null
Port state = Port-channel Ag-Inuse
Protocol = LACP
Aggregator-MAC  22:00:a3:e0:00:03
Maximum number of Ports  = 64
UplinkSetID = 123
VlanList    = 4094
Port-Channel Mtu         = 9394
Port-Channel High Speed  = 40000 Mbps
Port-Channel Member Ports High Speed  = 10000 Mbps
Using Partner Admin Information: No



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# detail for a two port port-channel to one internal server blade to show VC supports LACP port-channel from server side as well
########################################
OneView> show etherchannel 1256 detail

Port-channel Module Admin Status is enabled
Port-channel Module Oper Status is enabled
Port-channel Independent mode is disabled

 Traffic Shift Status : NOT INITIATED
Port Affinity Status is enabled
Port-channel Using Partner Admin Information : Yes
LACP reserved admin key : 257
Port-channel System Identifier is  22:00:a3:e0:00:03
LACP System Priority: 32768

                 Channel Group Listing
                 ---------------------
Group: 1256
----------
Protocol :LACP

                 Ports in the Group
                 ------------------

Port : S-Channel0/1/4:4
-------------

Port State = Up in Bundle
Channel Group : 1256
Mode : Active
Port-channel = Vpo1256
Pseudo port-channel = Vpo1256
LACP port-priority  = 128
LACP Wait-time  = 2 secs
LACP Port Identifier = 450
LACP Activity : Active
LACP Timeout : Long
PortSync status : Enabled
Port balance Sync status : Enabled
OffLoad status : Enabled
Using Partner Admin Information: No

Aggregation State : Aggregation, Sync, Collecting, Distributing,

Port : S-Channel1/1/4:4
-------------

Port State = Up in Bundle
Channel Group : 1256
Mode : Active
Port-channel = Vpo1256
Pseudo port-channel = Vpo1256
LACP port-priority  = 128
LACP Wait-time  = 2 secs
LACP Port Identifier = 2065
LACP Activity : Active
LACP Timeout : Long
PortSync status : Enabled
Port balance Sync status : Enabled
OffLoad status : Enabled
Using Partner Admin Information: No

Aggregation State : Aggregation, Sync, Collecting, Distributing,

                                      LACP Port   Admin  Oper   Port    Port
Port                          State   Priority    Key    Key    Number  State
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
S-Channel0/1/4:4              Bundle  128         1256   1256   0x1c2   0xbc
S-Channel1/1/4:4              Bundle  128         1256   1256   0x811   0xbc

VPLAG : Vpo1256
-------------------

Number of Ports = 2
HotStandBy port = null
Port state = Port-channel Ag-Inuse
Protocol = LACP
Aggregator-MAC  22:00:a3:e0:00:03
Maximum number of Ports  = 64
Port-Channel Mtu         = 9394
Port-Channel High Speed  = 50000 Mbps
Port-Channel Member Ports High Speed  = 25000 Mbps
Using Partner Admin Information: No

Port-channel Addtional Info

VC3 Output VC6 Output
OneView> dump np-la-db
port-channel                 : po2
port-channel interface index : 281
HwTrunkId                    : 0
Number of configured ports   : 4
Number of active ports       : 4
Number of local ports        : 2
Number of remote ports       : 2
Selection Policy             : 3
multicast                    : enabled
multicast index              : 1
IfName                          unit   ModuleId   Distributing
--------------------------------------------------------------
ethernet0/0/6:1                 0      0          Enabled
ethernet0/0/6:2                 0      0          Enabled
ethernet1/0/6:1                 0      1          Enabled
ethernet1/0/6:2                 0      1          Enabled

...
...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Egress Mask ACL information:
Egress Mask ACL entry id: 137
Egress Mask port list   :
ethernet0/0/2:1,ethernet0/0/5:1,ethernet0/0/5:2,ethernet0/0/6:1,ethernet0/0/6:2,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
OneView# dump np-la-db
port-channel                 : po2
port-channel interface index : 281
HwTrunkId                    : 0
Number of configured ports   : 4
Number of active ports       : 4
Number of local ports        : 2
Number of remote ports       : 2
Selection Policy             : 3
multicast                    : enabled
multicast index              : 2
IfName                          unit   ModuleId   Distributing
--------------------------------------------------------------
ethernet0/0/6:1                 0      0          Enabled
ethernet0/0/6:2                 0      0          Enabled
ethernet1/0/6:1                 0      1          Enabled
ethernet1/0/6:2                 0      1          Enabled

...
...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Egress Mask ACL information:
Egress Mask ACL entry id: 132
Egress Mask port list   :
ethernet1/0/2:1,ethernet1/0/5:1,ethernet1/0/5:2,ethernet1/0/6:1,ethernet1/0/6:2,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Interface S-channel info

OneView> show evb s-channel ethernet 1/1/4

ethernet1/1/4 is UP
EVB S-VID                            : 1
EVB CAP S-Channel ID                 : 1
EVB CAP Associate SBP Port           : 2063
EVB S-channel Oper Status            : UP
EVB CAP S-Channel Negotiation Status : Confirmed
EVB S-Channel Statistics Status      : ENABLED
Internal Vlan                        : 0
Network Type                         : None
Network Set Type                     : Regular
NS Error Type                        : VP_NS_ERROR_NONE
EVB S-chan DB Admin Status           : UP
EVB S-chan DB Oper Status            : UP

EVB S-VID                            : 2
EVB CAP S-Channel ID                 : 2
EVB CAP Associate SBP Port           : 2064
EVB S-channel Oper Status            : UP
EVB CAP S-Channel Negotiation Status : Confirmed
EVB S-Channel Statistics Status      : ENABLED
Internal Vlan                        : 160
Network Type                         : Ethernet
Network Set Type                     : Regular
NS Error Type                        : VP_NS_ERROR_NONE
EVB S-chan DB Admin Status           : UP
EVB S-chan DB Oper Status            : UP

EVB S-VID                            : 4
EVB CAP S-Channel ID                 : 4
EVB CAP Associate SBP Port           : 2065
EVB S-channel Oper Status            : UP
EVB CAP S-Channel Negotiation Status : Confirmed
EVB S-Channel Statistics Status      : ENABLED
Internal Vlan                        : 4094
Network Type                         : Tunnel
Network Set Type                     : Regular
NS Error Type                        : VP_NS_ERROR_NONE
EVB S-chan DB Admin Status           : UP
EVB S-chan DB Oper Status            : UP