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Extreme Networks Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 Supplementary Manual

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Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering
Wireless
Basics and RF Principles
Published: 08/10/2012
Author. Ben Edwards
Abstract: This document provides a step-by-step procedure to configure the WM3000 Series wireless controller (SW v5.1) for clustering.
This allows the network administrator to establish redundancy and resiliency for their Wireless LAN.
Extreme Networks, Inc.
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Santa Clara, California 95051
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  • Page 1 Abstract: This document provides a step-by-step procedure to configure the WM3000 Series wireless controller (SW v5.1) for clustering. This allows the network administrator to establish redundancy and resiliency for their Wireless LAN. Extreme Networks, Inc. 3585 Monroe Street Santa Clara, California 95051...
  • Page 2 InMon Corporation. Specifications are subject to change without notice. All other registered trademarks, trademarks, and service marks are property of their respective owners. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Copy Running Configuration from WM3600-1 ..................24   Reboot WM3600-2 ............................ 25   Copy Running Configuration ........................26   Cluster Confirmation ..........................30 Building a Cluster from the CLI – L2 Topology ................ 32   © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 WM3600-2 Configuration .......................... 55 Appendix B – L3 topology ......................59     Switch1 Configuration ..........................59   Switch2 Configuration ..........................59   WM3600-1 Configuration .......................... 60   WM3600-2 Configuration .......................... 63 Initial © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    • The second scenario captures how to configure the cluster strictly through the CLI on both WLAN controllers, but still in a Layer-2 network. • The third configuration leverages the CLI again, but the controllers will reside in unique VLANS (L3 topology). © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 6: Hardware Requirements

    Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering Hardware requirements Summit WLAN Controllers Two WM3000 Series WLAN controllers, should be the same model. Access Points APs that support on WM3000 Series SW version 5.1. (AP 4600 and 4700 series) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 7: Software Requirements

    Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering Software requirements Summit WLAN Controllers The WLAN Controllers must be running SW v5.1.0.0-075R or later versions. Access Points The APs must be running SW v5.1.0.0-075R or later versions. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 8: Network Topology

    Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering Network topology L2 Topology L3 Topology © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 9: Components

    • Switch 2 is a Summit X450e-48p, running ExtremeXOS version 12.5.3.9 • The Management Station is a virtual machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SW. • The following access points were used: Quantity Model Altitude 4610 Altitude 4620 Altitude 4710 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 10: General Approach

    • Disable Port 38 in Switch2 • Plug in all APs • APs adopt to the Cluster • Enable port 38 on Switch2 • Reboot WM3600-1 • Ensure all APs failover to WM3600-2 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 11: Cluster Setup

    172.16.0.2/24 172.16.3.4/24 Switch VLAN VLAN IP Untagged Ports Tagged Ports Switch1 WM_AP 172.16.2.1/24 1,3,37 Switch1 WM_MGMT 172.16.0.3/24 22,27 Switch1 SW1-SW2 172.16.4.1/24 Switch2 WM_AP_3 172.16.3.1/24 1,3,38 Switch2 WM_MGMT 172.16.0.4/24 22,28 Switch1 SW1-SW2 172.16.4.2/24 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 12: Manual Set-Up (Cli & Gui) - L2 Topology

    1. Assign an IP address to the management interface (me1) on WM3600-1. 2. Assign an IP address to the management interface (me1) on WM3600-2. 3. Determine the Base Ethernet MAC address of WM3600-2 controller with the command: show version © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 13: Set Country Code

    1. Login to WM3600-1 using a web browser (https://172.16.0.1) 2. Set the Country Code for the cluster. In this example it is set to US. Click Configuration > RF Domains> Default > Edit. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 14: Add Wm3600-2 As A Device To Wm3600-1

    3. Next to Country set as appropriate. Click >>OK to save the information. Add WM3600-2 as a Device to WM3600-1 The next step is to add WM3600-2 as a device into WM3600-1. 1. Click Configuration > Devices > Add © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: Vlan And Ip Configuration (Wm3600-2 As A Device On Wm3600-1)

    3. Type in the System Name, set the RF Domain Name to default. Determine the Profile Name (e.g. default- wm3600) and click >> OK. VLAN and IP Configuration (WM3600-2 as a device on WM3600-1) 1. From the Configuration tab, choose Devices > Interface > Virtual Interfaces > Add. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 16 2. Input the VLAN ID. In this case it is 2. Provide a description for the Virtual Interface in Properties, and.enter the Primary IP Address, then click >> 3. Once the information has been saved, click Exit. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 17 4. VLAN2 should be assigned as the access vlan on port “ge1”. Click Ethernet Ports, highlight ge1 and then click Edit. 5. Next to the Native Vlan type in the number 2, then click >>OK and Exit. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 18: Cluster Configuration (Wm3600-2 As A Device On Wm3600-1)

    The higher value will be given the higher priority, WM3600-2 will be the master Click + Add Row then enter the IP address that is assigned to WM3600-1’s VLAN 2 interface. Finally Click >>OK. 2. Click Commit, Save, then Exit. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 19: Vlan And Ip Configuration (Wm3600-1 As A Device

    Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering VLAN and IP Configuration (WM3600-1 as a device…on itself) 1. Select WM3600-1 and then click Edit. 2. Click Virtual Interfaces and then click ADD. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 20 3. Input the VLAN ID (it is 2 in this guide), and provide a description for the Virtual Interface. Type in the IP address and subnet mask that will be assigned. Click >> OK. 4. Once the information has been saved, click Exit. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 21 Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering 5. VLAN 2 needs to be assigned as the access VLAN on port GE1. Click Ethernet Ports, select “ge1” and then click Edit. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 22: Cluster Configuration (Wm3600-1 As A Device

    3. Click + Add Row, then enter the IP address that will be assigned to WM3600-1’s VLAN 2 interface. Finally Click on >>OK. 4. Click Commit and then Save, then click Exit. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 23: Wm3600-2 Mgmt Ip Configuration On Wm3600-1

    This step is optional as the default mode is assumed to be active. However, when cluster mode active is set through the GUI it is not saved in the config. Because the WM3600-1 configuration is going to be copied across from to WM3600-2, this step ensures the cluster mode is set to active/active. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 24: Copy Running Configuration From Wm3600-1

    1. Click Operations > WM3600-1 > Device Details and select Show running Config from the drop down box. Click Execute. NOTE The running config can also be copied from WM3600-1 by issuing a “show run” from the CLI and pasting it into a text file © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 25: Reboot Wm3600-2

    NOTE Enter “n” when prompted to save current configuration. The idea is to load the WM3600-1 configuration to enable the cluster. A “y” here would overwrite the previous step. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 26: Copy Running Configuration

    Advanced. 3. Select tftp as the protocol, enter the IP address of the tftp server and enter the same filename that was used to save the running config from WM3600-1 (e.g. running_config_wm3600-1”). © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 27 Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering 4. Next, click Browse to select the target. 5. In the File Management pop-up window, click nvram and then click startup-config, finally click OK. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 28 NOTE Enter “n” when prompted to save current configuration. The idea is to load the WM3600-1 configuration to enable the cluster. A “y” here would overwrite the previous step. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 29 Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering Once WM3600-2 has rebooted it will load the configuration that was transferred by tftp to it. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 30: Cluster Confirmation

    2. To confirm the cluster is operational, open the Statistics tab, click WM3600-1 > Cluster peers. WM3600-2 is shown as a member wireless controller, as it has established a connection with WM3600-1. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 31 4. Establish a console/ssh session with WM3600-1 and WM3600-2. Run the commands “show cluster members detail” and “show cluster status”. Output similar to this will confirm the cluster is in good working order. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 32: Building A Cluster From The Cli - L2 Topology

    Use the console port on the front of the controller to establish a connection with WM3600-1 and configure the following: 1. Initial setup 2. Hostname 3. Management IP address 4. Configure interface 5. Create VLAN (e.g. Vlan2) & assign IP address © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 33 2 wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-ge1)#interface vlan2 wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-vlan2)#description vlan2 wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-vlan2)#ip address 172.16.2.4/24 wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-vlan2)#cluster name ExtremeCluster wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#cluster mode active wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)# cluster member vlan 2 wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#cluster master-priority 250 wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#no cluster handle-stp wm3600-42214E(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#.. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 34: Add Wm3600-2 As A Device To Wm3600-1

    1. Add WM3600-2 as a device on WM3600-1 2. Management IP address, 3. GE1 port 4. VLAN and IP addresses 5. Cluster configuration (specific to that of WM3600-2 while still in WM3600-1) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 35: Configuring Wm3600-2

    Use the console port on the front of the controller to establish a connection with WM3600-2 and configure the following: 1. Hostname 2. Management IP address 3. VLAN and IP address 4. Interface Ge1 5. Cluster configuration © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 36: Add Wm3600-1 As A Device To Wm3600-2

    1. Add WM3600-1 as a device on WM3600-2 2. Management IP address 3. GE1 port 4. VLAN and IP address 5. Cluster configuration (specific to that of WM3600-1 while still in WM3600-2) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 37: Cluster Verification

    250 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#no cluster handle-stp wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#.. wm3600-4221A6(config)#.. wm3600-4221A6#commit write Cluster Verification The cluster is active. Issue the commands “show cluster members” and “show cluster member details” to see details. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 38: Wm3600-1 Output

    5.1.0.0-075R ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- WM3600-1#show cluster status Cluster Runtime Information Protocol version Cluster state : active AP license AP count AAP count Max AP adoption capacity : 1024 Number of connected member(s) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 39: Wm3600-2 Output

    Active 5.1.0.0-075R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- WM3600-2#show cluster status Cluster Runtime Information Protocol version Cluster state : active AP license AP count AAP count Max AP adoption capacity : 1024 Number of connected member(s) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 40: Building A Cluster From The Cli - L3 Topology

    WM3600-1 will be the master in the cluster and will need to have an IP address assigned to the management (me1) interface.. Configure the following: 1. Initial Set-up 2. Hostname 3. Management IP address 4. Create VLAN (e.g. Vlan2) & assign IP address 5. Cluster 6. Default Route © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 41: Adding Wm3600-2 To Wm3600-1 As A Device

    1. Add WM3600-2 as a device on WM3600-1 2. Management IP address 3. GE1 port 4. VLAN and IP address 5. Cluster configuration (specific to that of WM3600-2 while still in WM3600-1) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 42: Configuring Wm3600-2

    WM3600-2 will be the back-up in the cluster and will need to have an IP address assigned to the management (me1) interface. Configure the following: 1. Initial Set-up 2. Hostname 3. Management IP address 4. Create VLAN (e.g. Vlan2) & assign IP address 5. Cluster 6. Default Route © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 43 3 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6-if-ge1)#interface vlan3 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6-if-vlan2)#description vlan3 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6-if-vlan2)#ip address 172.16.3.4/24 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6-if-vlan2)#cluster name ExtremeCluster wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6)#cluster mode active wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6)#cluster member ip 172.16.2.4 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6)#cluster master-priority 1 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6)#no cluster handle-stp wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-A6)#ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.16.3.1 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 44: Adding Wm3600-1 To Wm3600-2 As A Device

    2 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-ge1)#interface vlan 2 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-vlan2)#description Vlan2 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-vlan2)#ip address 172.16.2.4/24 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E-if-vlan2)#cluster name ExtremeCluster wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#cluster mode active wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#cluster member ip 172.16.3.4 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#cluster master-priority 250 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.16.2.1 wm3600-4221A6(config-device-00-04-96-42-21-4E)#.. wm3600-4221A6(config)#.. wm3600-4221A6#commit write © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 45: Cluster Verification

    Active 5.1.0.0-075R ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- WM3600-1#show cluster status Cluster Runtime Information Protocol version Cluster state : active AP license AP count AAP count Max AP adoption capacity : 1024 Number of connected member(s) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 46: Wm3600-2 Outputs

    Active 5.1.0.0-075R ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WM3600-2#show cluster status Cluster Runtime Information Protocol version Cluster state : active AP license AP count AAP count Max AP adoption capacity : 1024 Number of connected member(s) © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 47: Ap Adoption And Failover

    AP moves on to the group with the lower preference. Controller group ‘pool1’ always has the higher preference. Example: # option definitions common to all supported networks. option MLCP code 191 = string; default-lease-time 3600; max-lease-time 7200; authoritative; subnet 192.168.30.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 48 The Layer-2 Topology is used in this scenario. Port 38 on Switch2 is disabled and all access points are then plugged in. All the APs adopt to WM3600-1. 1. To see adopted access-points click Statistics > WM3600-2 > Adoption > Adopted APs. 2. Port 38 is re-enabled on Switch2 and WM3600-1 is rebooted. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 49 Statistics > WM3600-2 > Adoption > Adopted APs). As expected, a controller in the cluster fails and all APs transition to the on-line controller. Clients continue to access the network thanks to its redundant architecture. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 50: Summary

    • Access Point Failover • License Aggregation • DHCP Redundancy • Configuration Synchronization Clustering in the WM3000 Series Controller (SW v5.1) allows the network administrator to establish redundancy and resiliency for their WLAN. © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 51: Appendix A - L2 Topology

    WM_MGMT add ports 22, 28 untagged configure vlan WM_AP ipaddress 172.16.2.2 255.255.255.0 enable ipforwarding vlan WM_AP configure vlan WM_MGMT ipaddress 172.16.0.4 255.255.255.0 enable ipforwarding vlan WM_MGMT configure vr VR-Default delete protocol mpls WM3600-1 Configuration © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 52 802.1p interface ge4 ip dhcp trust qos trust dscp qos trust 802.1p interface ge5 ip dhcp trust qos trust dscp qos trust 802.1p interface ge6 ip dhcp trust qos trust dscp © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 53 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 54 2 interface vlan2 description Vlan2 ip address 172.16.2.5/24 cluster name ExtremeCluster cluster mode active cluster member vlan 2 cluster master-priority 1 ap4600 00-04-96-59-A1-98 use profile default-ap4600 use rf-domain default hostname ap4600-59A198 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 55: Wm3600-2 Configuration

    802.1p interface ge3 ip dhcp trust qos trust dscp qos trust 802.1p interface ge4 ip dhcp trust qos trust dscp qos trust 802.1p © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 56 802.1p interface vlan1 ip address dhcp ip address zeroconf secondary ip dhcp client request options all use firewall-policy default © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 57 WM3600-2 interface me1 ip address 172.16.0.2/24 interface ge1 switchport mode access switchport access vlan 2 interface vlan2 description Vlan2 ip address 172.16.2.5/24 cluster name ExtremeCluster cluster mode active cluster member vlan 2 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 58 Summit WM3000 Series SW v5.1 – Clustering cluster master-priority 1 ap4600 00-04-96-59-A1-98 use profile default-ap4600 use rf-domain default hostname ap4600-59A198 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 59: Appendix B - L3 Topology

    "WM_AP_3" configure vlan WM_AP_3 tag 2 create vlan "WM_MGMT" configure vlan WM_MGMT tag 1 configure ports 49 auto off speed 10000 duplex full configure ports 50 auto off speed 10000 duplex full © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 60: Wm3600-1 Configuration

    802.1p interface ge1 ip dhcp trust © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 61 802.1p interface vlan1 ip address dhcp ip address zeroconf secondary ip dhcp client request options all use firewall-policy default logging on service pm sys-restart © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 62 2 interface vlan2 description vlan2 ip address 172.16.2.4/24 cluster name ExtremeCluster cluster mode active cluster member ip 172.16.3.4 cluster master-priority 250 no cluster handle-stp logging on logging console warnings logging buffered warnings © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 63: Wm3600-2 Configuration

    0 operator snmp-server user snmptrap v3 encrypted des auth md5 0 admin123 snmp-server user snmpmanager v3 encrypted des auth md5 0 admin123 banner motd Welcome to CLI profile wm3600 default-wm3600 autoinstall configuration © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 64 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 65 00-04-96-42-21-4E use profile default-wm3600 use rf-domain default hostname WM3600-1 license AP 5740661d681d626eb3deef4d6fa585d548508f6b9062a0d8996b25e8e5ce0d5365bb2e2cdb0314d3 ip default-gateway 172.16.2.1 interface me1 ip address 172.16.0.1/24 interface ge1 switchport mode access switchport access vlan 2 interface vlan2 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 66 3 interface vlan3 description Vlan3 ip address 172.16.3.4/24 cluster name ExtremeCluster cluster mode active cluster member ip 172.16.2.4 cluster master-priority 1 ap4600 00-04-96-59-A1-98 use profile default-ap4600 use rf-domain default hostname ap4600-59A198 © 2012 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

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