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

To Configure

Configuring

Global Config

On the navigation paneSBC main screen, navigate to Configuration > System Setup >Policy Server > Global Config. The Global Config window is displayed.

Type: ip

By default, the Edit Global Config window is displayed with the parameter Type as set to Mgmt.

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Type: mgmt
When you set the parameter Type to IP, some additional parameters are displayed.
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Make the required changes and click Save to save the changesconfiguration, or Clear to cancel them.
The following fields parameters displayed are displayed:
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Address Contexts type "ip"
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 Mode N/A
Specifies the means to connect to the active Policy Server. The options are:
automaticAutomatic: Retries to the previously ACTIVE Policy Server after a switch over
manualManual: 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 Disabled (default)
enabledEnabled
Type
N/A
Specifies the type of Interface Group used. The options are:
mgmt Mgmt (default)
ip
Address Context
IP
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.
Ip Interface GroupAddress Context 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 Type is set to "ip" IP.
Mgmt IP Interface Group N/A
Specifies all the valid Management Interface Groups available to communicate with external PSX.IP Interface Group that belongs to the configured Address Contexts.
NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, type Type is set to "mgmt" IP.
ipVarIP Var 1-255 Specifies
Use this parameter to specify a metavarible name (from the PSX’s metavariable table) used to provide an IP address
of one of the interfaces
for the SBC
to connect with
SWe Cloud for connecting to the PSX. When the
ipVar field
IP Var field is blank, the SBC
Core
SWe Cloud picks any random IP address from the configured interface to connect to the PSX.

NOTE: Use this parameter for SBC SWe Cloud configurations only.
SBC Gateway Name N/A The name of the SBC gateway that processes the request.
Viewing Global Config
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.
To View Policy Server Status
On the navigation pane, navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System Status > Policy Server Status. The Global Config window is displayed.
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Parameter Description

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

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Global Config

Type: ip

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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 Mode`	N/A	Specifies the means to connect to the active Policy Server. The options are: `automaticAutomatic`: Retries to the previously ACTIVE Policy Server after a switch over `manualManual`: 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` `Disabled` (default) `enabledEnabled`
`Type`	N/A	Specifies the type of Interface Group used. The options are: `mgmt` `Mgmt` (default) `ip` Address Context `IP`
`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`.
`Ip Interface GroupAddress Context`	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` `Type` is set to "`ip`" `IP`.
`Mgmt IP Interface Group`	N/A	Specifies all the valid Management Interface Groups available to communicate with external PSX.IP Interface Group that belongs to the configured Address Contexts. NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, `type` `Type` is set to "`mgmt`" `IP`.
`ipVarIP Var`	1-255	Specifies Use this parameter to specify a metavarible name (from the PSX’s metavariable table) used to provide an IP address of one of the interfaces for the SBC to connect with SWe Cloud for connecting to the PSX. When the `ipVar` field `IP Var` field is blank, the SBC Core SWe Cloud picks any random IP address from the configured interface to connect to the PSX. NOTE: Use this parameter for SBC SWe Cloud configurations only.
`SBC Gateway Name`	N/A	The name of the SBC gateway that processes the request.