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Monday, August 22, 2016

HPE FlexFabric IRF with Fortigate HA - OSPF and VPN-instances


An HPE comware 7 switches, in IRF mode, connected to Fortigate 600D in HA active/passive mode.

Crossed links between the devices in order to prevent device failure/HA failure situation.

In my first attempt I assumed that since the HPE switches using IRF I should handle them as single device, while connecting them to the Fortigate HA, I’ve connected all 4 ports, from the switches, in one bridge-aggregation group. This configuration led to partial packet loss since all 4 ports, in the link-aggregation group were up and running (Fortigate ports are all up although it’s an HA configuration).

Configuring the Fortigate with 2 ports (port17 and port18) in aggregation mode running all VLAN sub-interfaces while the HPE switches configure with 2 bridge-aggregation interfaces, one for each switch has solved the problem.

Next there was the VPN-instance (VRF lite in Cisco terms) issue, on the switches I’ve configured 5 VPN-instances and one OSPF process per VPN-instance between the Fortigate and the switches. The Fortigate advertised default route (under Router->Dynamic->Advanced) in always mode. In the switches I didn’t manage to see the default route in neither VPN-instance. The problem solved after issuing the command: vpn-instance-capability simple under the VPN-instance sub-command.


This is the network topology:

 HPE FlexFabric switch (relevant) configuration:

ip vpn-instance TEST1
 route-distinguisher 1:10
#
ip vpn-instance TEST2
 route-distinguisher 1:20
#
ip vpn-instance TEST3
 route-distinguisher 1:30
#
ip vpn-instance TEST4
 route-distinguisher 1:40
#
ip vpn-instance TEST5
 route-distinguisher 1:50
#
irf domain 1 
 irf mac-address persistent timer
 irf auto-update enable
 irf link-delay 200
 irf member 1 priority 32
 irf member 2 priority 31
 irf member 1 description IRF_UNIT1
 irf member 2 description IRF_UNIT2
 irf mode normal
#
 irf-port global load-sharing mode destination-ip source-ip
#
ospf 10 router-id 1.1.1.10 vpn-instance TEST1
 vpn-instance-capability simple
 area 0.0.0.10
  network 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
#
ospf 20 router-id 1.1.1.20 vpn-instance TEST2
 vpn-instance-capability simple
 area 0.0.0.20
  network 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
#
ospf 30 router-id 1.1.1.30 vpn-instance TEST3
 vpn-instance-capability simple
 area 0.0.0.30
  network 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
#
ospf 40 router-id 1.1.1.40 vpn-instance TEST4
 vpn-instance-capability simple
 area 0.0.0.40
  network 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
#
ospf 50 router-id 1.1.1.50 vpn-instance TEST5
 vpn-instance-capability simple
 area 0.0.0.50
  network 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
#






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  2. Thank You for Your haring this information. Can You share some information about LAG's configuration. Do You use on HP switches LACP mode dynamic? And on Fortigate side what lacp mode Active , passive or static?
    Because we using HP IRF stack and testing Fortigates 100D and this configuration working just then Fortigates LACP is Static. Can You confirm this information?
    Thank You very much.

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    1. Hello,
      I'm using 2 600D's with Arista 7050S. Both FG's are connected via LACP. Fortigate in default, Arista portchannel in active mode.

      Also make sure if you are running HA with LACP that you configure the LACP-HA-SLAVE DISABLE!!

      I ran into a problem where I could failover once.. But STP kicking in because the second unit was sending lacp packets too ( and because of the floating MAC the the port never came up again )

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  6. Thanks for the nice post.

    Can you please share the steps you performed.

    Did you create LACP on Fortigate before putting them in Active passive mode or you did it after you configured Fortigate in Active Passive mode?

    Please if you can write the steps. I shall be very thankful.
    We have 100D Fortigate with HP running core and wanted to make sure that its full meshed HA setup for fortigate firewall.


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  7. correct please picture - wrong BA group in IRF (BA1 = FG1/0/1, FG2/0/1 and BA2 = FG1/0/2 and FG2/0/2)

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    1. I agree with you :

      With the displayed topology the LACP links can not be correctly mounted (with flag ACDEF) : only one physical port UP by LACP group. Isn't true ?

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