comware-v5
HPE Comware v5
Configuration guides for HPE switches and routers running Comware v5, including the A-series, E-series, MSR, and older H3C platforms.
Legacy platform.
Comware v5 is end-of-sale on most platforms. This guide is kept for anyone still running it; check syntax against your software release, and see the Comware v7 guides for current platforms.
Comware v5 is the operating system running on older HPE and H3C switching and routing platforms — including the A-series, E-series, and MSR routers. While end-of-sale on most hardware, many Comware v5 devices remain in production.
For current HPE switching platforms, see ArubaOS-Switch (ProVision) and Comware v7.
- Hardening HPE Comware v5 Switches How to harden HPE Comware v5 switches — disable Telnet and HTTP, enable SSH and HTTPS only, and restrict management access with ACLs.
- IPsec VPN Between Cisco ASA and HPE MSR935 (Comware v5) Full configuration example for a site-to-site IKEv1 IPsec VPN between a Cisco ASA and an HP MSR935 running Comware v5, including a fix for one-way traffic.
- NTP Configuration on HPE Comware v5 Switches How to configure NTP time synchronisation on HPE Comware v5 switches, including BST timezone offset for UK deployments.
- Secure Remote Access on HPE Comware v5 Switches How to configure SSH, HTTPS, local user accounts, RSA keys, and console authentication on HPE Comware v5 switches.