Use the following workflow to set up a new Edge 8000 device for standalone service. This workflow applies to all Edge 8000 devices – including the 8100 and 8300 models – selected for standalone service. (Refer to Workflow for Initial Setup - High Availability for deploying high-availability on a pair of Edge 8000 devices.)


Prerequisites

  • Login access to the following user interfaces:
    • Edge 8000 CLI, as user sysadm
    • SBC SWe Edge web-based GUI, as user admin
    • RAMP CLI, as users insight and admin

Refer to First-Time Login Passwords for the initial (default) passwords.


Workflow

StepActionUser Interface Required
1

Physically install the device.

Install the device and its cabling. Power on the system.

Refer to Installing Edge 8000 Hardware.


2

Configure the initial platform settings.1

Refer to Running Setup Wizard - Standalone.

Edge 8000 CLI via serial console connection or ssh client, then the Edge 8000 Setup Wizard text user interface (TUI)

3

Generate and install the SWe Edge license.2, 3

Refer to Obtaining and Installing an SBC SWe Edge Production Node-Locked License.

SBC SWe Edge GUI via web browser

4

Configure the SWe Edge application.1

Refer to Configuration Guides.

SBC SWe Edge GUI via web browser

5

Configure dynamic RAMP registration.3

Refer to Register an Edge 8000 Device.

RAMP CLI via ssh

Notes:

  1. Upon initial login, the system instructs you to change the password. Refer to First-Time Login Passwords for the initial (default) passwords.

  2. The Edge 8000 device comes factory-installed with an on-premise, virtual machine (VM) version of SBC SWe Edge. Follow the instructions in the document Obtaining and Installing an SBC SWe Edge Production Node-Locked License to order a production license for an on-premise VM license, then generate and install the license per the procedure given in that document.

  3. This workflow references procedures within the Edge 8000 document suite as well as procedures from other Ribbon collections, such as the SBC SWe Edge document suite and the RAMP document suite.