In this section:

Use this object to configure all the policy servers in your network.

To Configure Global Config

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.

Figure 1: Policy Server - Global Config IP



When you set the parameter Type to IP, some additional parameters are displayed.

Figure 2: Policy Server - Global Config Mgmt



Make changes and click Save to save the configuration, or Clear to cancel them.

The parameters displayed are:

Table 1: Policy Server - Global Config parameters

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

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 ModeN/A

Specifies the means to connect to the active Policy Server. The options are:

  • Automatic: Retries to the previously ACTIVE Policy Server after a switch over
  • Manual: Does not retry to connect after a switch over.

Congestion Control 

N/A

When enabled, SBC throttles the sending or Policy Requests to either active or standby PSX. The options are:

  • Disabled (default)
  • Enabled

Type

N/A

Specifies the type of Interface Group used. The options are:

  • Mgmt (default)
  • IP
Mgmt Interface GroupN/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 ContextN/A

Specifies all the valid Address Contexts.

NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, Type is set to IP.
IP Interface GroupN/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 Var1-255

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 IP Var field is blank, the SBC picks any random IP address from the configured interface to connect to the PSX.

NOTE: Use this parameter for SBC SWe N:1 HA or SBC SWe cloud-based deployments only.

SBC Gateway NameN/AThe name of the SBC gateway that processes the request.
DNS GroupN/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 ProfileN/AName 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.

To View Policy Server Status

On the navigation pane, navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System Status > Policy Server Status.

Figure 3: Policy Server Status


 


For parameter descriptions, refer to Policy Server section in Show Status System page.