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Configuring PSX FQDN as Remote Policy Server

This section explains the prerequisites and the configurations to be done on the SBC Configurator

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 Configurator and PSX Manager so that the SBC has

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 has the view of the PSX cluster and the PSX has the view of the SBC cluster

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 cluster. It also explains the configuration steps in SBC Configurator the

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 Configurator to add the FQDN and PSX Manager to set the SBC clusters

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 clusters as gateways.

Prerequisites

• EMS instance should be is up and running.
• PSX Master instance should be is up and running.SBC Configurator should be

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   Configurator is up and running.

SBC Configuration

The PSX instances within a cluster must be visible to the instances within the SBC cluster

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 cluster. When a new instance is created, it will query the PSX using FQDN. Registering the PSX cluster FQDN in the Remote Policy Server instead of the IP address in the configurator manager allows the SBC to

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 to have a view of the PSX instances within the cluster.

The configurations done in the Configurator node is passed on to all SBC nodes

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 nodes in the cluster. To know how to configure SBC clusters

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 clusters as gateways in the PSX SWe Manager, refer to Configuring SBC Cluster ID as Gateway. 

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Configuring the Remote Policy Server in SBC

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1. Log on to the EMS SWe and open the Cluster/VNF Management.

2. Create a cluster for SBC SWe

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   . Select the created cluster and click on Click the Configurations tab. The following screen appears:

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   0 Figure 1 Cluster/VNF Management

3. Click on New Configuration. The following screen appears:

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   0 Figure 1 SBC Manager Home Page

   
   The details of the Configurator is visible when the Configurator instance is spawned through HEAT Template on Openstack OpenStack as well as Application Orchestrator in EMS.
   
   

4. Click Create. The following screen appears:

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   0 Figure 1 SBC SWe Configuration Create

5. Click Open Editor and the . The SBC Configurator 's GUI is seen as belowdisplayed:

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   0 Figure 1 SBC Configuration Manager Home Page

6. Navigate through All > System > PolicyServer > LocalServer. Select the PSX_LOCAL_SERVER. Change the State to Disabled and Mode as Out of Service.

7. Click Save.
   

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   0 Figure 1 Local Server

8. The created Local Server is displayed.

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   0 Figure 1 Created Local Server

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9. Navigate through All > System > Policy Server > Remote Policy Server. The following screen appears:

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   0 Figure 1 Remote Policy Server

10. Click New Remote Server and add the required values, for example:

    1. Enter Name as Cluster name (PSX_15).

    2. Enter FQDN of PSX Cluster, for example "psx2.sonusnet.com".

    3. Check the radio button for Enabled.

    4. Change the Mode to Standby.

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       0 Figure 1 Remote Policy Server Values

    5. Click Save.

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       0 Figure 1 Remote Policy Server List

       Note
       Create another Remoter Server with the following details: Name: PSX_14 FQDN: For example psx1.sonusnet.com Mode: Active

       
       The PSX Master cluster FQDN is added to the SBC Configurator.

       Note
       You may configure either the FQDN or IP address, but not both. maxPolicyServerCount is the number of IP addresses that SBC picks and registers with from the FQDN resolution result. The default value is 1.

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