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In this section:
Use this object to configure all the policy servers in your network.
On the SBC main screen, navigate to Configuration > System Setup > Policy Server > Global Config. The Global Config window is displayed.
By default, the Edit Global Config window is displayed with the parameter Type set to Mgmt.
Policy Server - Global Config IP
When you set the parameter Type
to IP
, some additional parameters are displayed.
Policy Server - Global Config Mgmt
Make changes and click Save to save the configuration, or Clear to cancel them.
The parameters displayed are:
Policy Server - Global Config parameters
Parameter | Length/Range | Description |
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Reconnect Timeout | 1-3600 | Specifies the time interval in seconds for re-attempting the connection to Policy Server which is in the enabled state. Default value: 10 seconds. |
Switch Over Mode | N/A | Specifies the means to connect to the active Policy Server. The options are:
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Congestion Control | N/A | When enabled, SBC throttles the sending or Policy Requests to either active or standby PSX. The options are:
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Type | N/A | Specifies the type of Interface Group used. The options are:
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Mgmt Interface Group | N/A | Specifies all the valid Management Interface Groups available to communicate with external PSX. NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, Type is set to Mgmt. |
Address Context | N/A | Specifies all the valid Address Contexts. NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, Type is set to IP. |
IP Interface Group | N/A | Specifies all the valid IP Interface Group that belongs to the configured Address Contexts. NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, Type is set to IP. |
IP Var | 1-255 | Use this parameter to specify a metavarible name (from the PSX SWe’s metavariable table) to provide an IP address for an SBC SWe N:1 HA or cloud-based deployment to use for connecting to the PSX. When the NOTE: Use this parameter for SBC SWe N:1 HA or SBC SWe cloud-based deployments only. |
SBC Gateway Name | N/A | The name of the SBC gateway that processes the request. |
DNS Group | N/A | The name of the DNS group to associate with the policy server global configuration to allow PSX FQDN resolution with a particular DNS group. Refer to Configuring DNS Groups for a configuration example. |
DSCP Profile | N/A | Name of the DSCP Profile in which DSCP values are configured for HPC and non HPC calls. For more information, refer to DSCP Profile - CLI. |
Fore more configuration examples, refer to Policy Server - CLI.
On the navigation pane, navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System Status > Policy Server Status.
Policy Server Status
For parameter descriptions, refer to Policy Server section in Show Status System page.