Use the following workflow to configure an Edge 8000 platform (8100 or 8300) for standalone service. Refer to Workflow for Initial Setup - Standalone for the complete instructions of an initial standalone setup.

Prerequisites

  • Login access to the Edge 8000 CLI as user system administrator (sysadm).

Workflow

StepAction
1Log in and Start the Setup Wizard
2Complete the System Menu
3Complete the BR1-5 Menus
4Complete the GE1-8 Menus
5Complete the SFP9-10 Menus
6

Complete the Default Gateway Menu

7Complete the DNS Settings Menu
8Complete the SWe-Edge Settings Menu
9Exit the Setup Wizard

Job Aid: Navigating Within the Setup Wizard

The Setup Wizard is a text user interface (TUI). To move between elements and activate selections, use the following keys from the keyboard.

KeyMovement or Action
Up-arrow, down-arrowmoves the selection up or down one element in the same area
Tabmoves the selection between areas
Enteractivates a selection
Space bartoggles a selection between enabled [ * ] and not enabled [  ]

Log In and Start the Setup Wizard

  1. From the Edge 8000 CLI, log in as user system administrator (sysadm).

  2. Follow the prompts to change the password, and then log in again.
    Refer to First-Time Login Passwords for the initial (default) passwords.

  3. Change to root user. Enter the new password you chose in the previous step.

    $ sudo -i
password for sysadm:

  4. Start the Setup Wizard.

    # setupwizard

    The System Startup Configuration window appears.

Complete the System Menu

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select System and press Enter.
  2. The System Configuration window appears, showing available elements to configure: 
    Hostname, Time Zone, Time Server, RAMP Server, PRI type, and 6WIND fast path cores.
  3. Press the down-arrow key to select an element in the System Configuration window.
    For example, 
    1. Select Hostname and press Enter.
      The Host Configuration window appears.
    2. Configure the Hostname settings.
    3. Enter OK to save the settings.
      The System Configuration window appears again, enabling you to select another element for configuration.
  4. Configure the settings per the following Field Definitions.
  5. Enter OK to save the settings.

System Configuration - Field Definitions

Field Descriptions
Hostname

Enter the hostname for your system, for example, e8000

Time Zone

Select the time zone for your system.

Examples:

For the Central time zone, select America/Chicago.

For the Eastern time zone, select America/New York.

For the Pacific time zone, select America/Los Angeles.

Time Server

Enter the Time-Server FQDN value, for example, an FQDN value from pool.ntp.org.

You can use your internal time server if you do not wish to use the public time server.

RAMP Server

Add the IP address or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the RAMP Server. 

PRI type

Select the PRI interface from one of the following options:

  • T1Net
  • T1User
  • E1Net
  • E1User
6WIND fast path cores

Enter the number of core CPUs to use for the fastpath. The available values are 2, 4, and 6.

Default: 4

This field enables the router to access more core CPUs in the host operating system, which enables higher throughput and enhanced router performance.

Note

The total number of core CPUs is 8, shared between the SBC SWe Edge and 6WIND.

See section Complete the SWe-Edge Settings Menu on this page to set the number of core CPUs used by SBC SWe Edge.

For example, to select 6 as the number of 6WIND fastpath core CPUs, you must set the number of SBC SWe Edge CPUs to 2 or 1.

Consult Ribbon Technical Support before increasing this setting, as Ribbon has optimized the default setting for overall Edge 8000 performance.

Complete the BR1-5 Menus

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select a bridge and press Enter. 
    The Bridge Configuration window appears, for example, BR1 Configuration window.

  2. Configure the BR settings per the following Field Definitions.

    Note

    BR3 is an internal bridge with no provisionable fields for the members, DHCP server, and DHCP client fields.

  3. Enter OK to save the settings.

BR1-5 Configuration - Field Definitions

Field Descriptions
Interface Name

Required field for all bridges.

Default names:

BR1 VNF Private: br1 

BR2 VNF Management: br2

BR3 VNF Internal: br3

BR4 VNF Public: br4

BR5 VNF Additional: br5

IPv4 Address

Required field for all bridges.

Default addresses:

BR1 Configuration: 192.168.1.1

BR2 Configuration: 192.168.122.1

BR3 Configuration: 192.168.188.1

BR4 Configuration: not assigned

BR5 Configuration: not assigned

Netmask Length

Required field for all bridges.

Default: 24

Members

Optional field, available for br1, br2, br4, br5.

Default members:

BR1: ge1 ge2 ge3 ge4

BR2: ge7

(BR4 and BR5 do not have defaults.)

Possible values: ge1-ge8, sfp9, sfp10

DHCP server

Optional field, available for br1, br2.

Default: enabled

Enable DHCP Client

Optional field, available for br4, br5.

Default: enabled

Note

If you specify an interface in the Members field and leave DHCP client enabled [ * ], you must keep the IPv4 address at the default value of 0.0.0.0 and manually configure a gateway and DNS.

If you specify an interface in the Members field and disable DHCP client [  ], you must enter a static IPv4 address.

Complete the GE1-8 Menus

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select a Gigabit Ethernet (GE) port and press Enter. 
    The GE Configuration window appears, for example, GE1 Configuration window.

  2. Configure the GE settings per the following Field Definitions.

    Note

    If the interface is a member of a bridge interface, do not enter values in the IPv4 Address and Netmask Length fields. Leave the default values in place.

  3. Enter OK to save the settings.

GE1-8 Configuration - Field Definitions

Field Descriptions
Interface Name

Default names for interfaces GE1-8:

ge1 ge2 ge3 ge4 ge5 ge6 ge7 ge8

IPv4 Address

Default: 0.0.0.0

Netmask LengthDefault: 0

Complete the SFP9-10 Menus

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select an SFP port and press Enter. 
    The SFP window appears, for example, SFP9 Configuration window.

  2. Configure the SFP settings per the following field definitions.

    Note

    If the interface is a member of a bridge interface, do not enter IPv4 Address and Netmask Length values. Leave the default values in place.

  3. Enter OK to save the settings.

SFP9-10 Configuration - Field Definitions

FieldDescription
Interface Name

Defaults: SFP9 SFP10

IPv4 Address
Enter the IP address.
Note

To assign a static IP address in the IPv4 Address field, you must disable the DHCP client. (Press the space bar in the Enable DHCP Client field to toggle between enabled [ * ] and disabled [  ].)

Netmask LengthDefault: 0
Enable DHCP Client

Default: enabled

Note

To activate a DHCP client, leave the DHCP Client field enabled [ * ], keep the IPv4 address at the default value of 0.0.0.0, and manually configure a gateway and DNS.

Complete the Default Gateway Menu

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select Default Gateway and press Enter. 
    The Default Gateway window appears.
  2. Configure the Default Gateway settings per the following Field Definitions.
  3. Enter OK to save the settings.

Default Gateway Configuration - Field Definitions

FieldDescription
IPv4 Address

Enter the IP address.

The IPv4 address must be within a subnet on an interface.

Complete the DNS Settings Menu

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select DNS Settings and press Enter. 
    The DNS Settings window appears.
  2. Configure the DNS settings per the following Field Definitions.
  3. Enter OK to save the settings.

DNS Settings - Field Definitions

FieldDescription
Primary DNS ServerEnter the name of the primary DNS server.
Secondary DNS ServerEnter the name of the secondary DNS server.

Complete the SWe-Edge Settings Menu

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select SWe-Edge Settings and press Enter. 
    The Swe-Edge Configuration window appears.
  2. Configure the SWe Edge settings per the following Field Definitions.
  3. Enter OK to save the settings.

SWe Edge Configuration - Field Definitions

FieldDescription
CPUs (1 2 4)Default: 2
Memory (MBs)Default: 2048
Mgmt Host IP (192.168.122.[2-200])Default: 2
Extra Interface 1, 2

The Extra Interface values are any of the following physical port names or bridge interface names:

  • a GE [1-8] port, for example: ge1
  • an SFP [9-10] port, example: sfp9
  • the VNF Public bridge: br4
  • the VNF Additional bridge: br5

Exit the Setup Wizard

Exiting the Setup Wizard saves the configuration settings and applies the changes. This will cause a service interruption for approximately 3 minutes. The system will be unreachable during this time.

Caution

This operation causes a service disruption. Perform this procedure only during a maintenance window.