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Use the following workflow to configure set up the basic platform characteristics of a pair of Edge 8300 devices

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devices.

For the complete configuration instructions for High Availability., refer to Workflow for Initial Setup - High Availability.

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Note that the actions performed in this workflow The actions performed mirror those found in Running Setup Wizard - Standalone. Where differences exist, Attention boxes highlight instructions actions that are unique for to High Availability. For example:

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For High Availability, set the 6WIND fastpath cores fast path cores to 2. Decreasing the 6WIND cores to 2 allows you to increase the SBC SWe Edge

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CPUs to 4 later in this procedure. 

Use this workflow twice, once for each of the 8300 devices

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device. Then return to Workflow for Initial Setup - High Availability.


Prerequisites

  • Login access to the 

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    CLI as user system administrator (sysadm).

Note that initially, the serial console port of the front panel provides the login access, either directly from a physically connected laptop or remotely via a terminal server. Refer to Edge 8000 Front and Back Panels for the location and description of the console port. Once the setup is complete, you can access the CLI remotely through a secure shell (ssh) connection using port 22 and the management interface IP address established with Bridge 2. See Complete the BR1, 2, 4, and 5 Menus of this workflow.

Workflow

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1Log in and Start the Setup Wizard
2Complete the System Menu1
3Complete the BR1-, 2, 4, and 5 Menus1
4Complete the GE1-8 Menus
5Complete the SFP9-10 Menus
6

Complete the Default Gateway Menu

7Complete the 8 SWe-Edge Settings Menu1
98Exit the Setup Wizard

1 This procedure contains an Attention box highlighting actions that are unique for to High Availability.

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Log In and Start the Setup Wizard

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Complete the System Menu

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select System and press Enter.
  2. The System Configuration window appears, showing available elements to configure: 
    Hostname, Time Zone, Time Server, RAMP Server, PRI type, and 6WIND fast path cores.
  3. Press the down-arrow key to select an element in the System Configuration window.
    For example, 
    1. Select Hostname and press Enter.
      The Host Configuration window appears.
    2. Configure the Hostname settings.
    3. Enter Click OK to save the settings.
      The System Configuration window appears again, enabling you to select another element for configuration.

  4. Configure Modify the system settings per the following Field Definitionsfield definitions given in the following table.

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    CPUs to 4 later in this procedure in Complete the SWe-Edge Settings Menu. 

  5. Enter Click OK to save the settings.

System Configuration - Field Definitions

Field Descriptions
Hostname

Enter the hostname of your system.

Default: e8000

PRI type

Select the PRI interface from one of the following options:

  • T1Net
  • T1User
  • E1Net
  • E1User

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6WIND fast path cores

Enter the number of CPU cores to use for the 6WIND fast path. 

Default: 4

Available values: 2, 4, and 6

Supported values for the 6WIND application in the 

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Additional notes:

For High Availability, enter 2.

Complete the BR1

-

, 2, 4, and 5 Menus

  1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select a bridge and press Enter. 
    The A Bridge Configuration window appears, for example, the BR1 Configuration window.

  2. Configure Modify the BR bridge settings per the following Field Definitionsfield definitions given in the following table.

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    For High Availability, configure Bridge 5 (br5) as the HA interface :bridge:

    • Enter an 
    • Disable DHCP Client (press the space bar to change the field to [  ]).
    • Enter an IPv4 Address that is: 
      • unique to the device being configured but on the same subnet as Bridge 5
      on the other 8300 device.
      • of the other HA device
      • one address higher than the HA base IP address you will enter when you enable HA for the device in the 
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        webUI, per procedure Activating High Availability (Example: if you plan to enter 10.10.10.41 for the local IP address when you enable HA on the device, then enter 10.10.10.42 here for the Bridge 5 IP address)
    • In the bridge In the bridge Members field, enter the name of the port you used for HA cabling when you physically installed the device in . (Refer to Connect the Network Cables.) Example: ge6.
    • Disable DHCP Client (press the space bar to change the field to [  ]).


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    BR3 is an internal bridge with no provisionable fields.


  3. Click OK to save the settings.

BR1, 2, 4, and 5 Configuration - Field Definitions

Field Descriptions
Interface Name

Required field for

the members, DHCP server, and DHCP client fields.

all bridges.

Default names:

BR1 VNF Private: br1 

BR2 VNF Management: br2

BR4 VNF Public: br4

BR5 VNF Additional: br5

Additional notes:

BR1 and BR4 are associated with

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. BR1 typically serves as the LAN side of an 
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device, and BR4 typically serves as the WAN side of the device.

BR2 provides administrative access to all of the Edge 8000 components, including the SBC SWe Edge VNF.

BR5 serves as an HA interface bridge. Enter an IPv4 Address that is: 

      • unique to the device being configured but on the same subnet as Bridge 5 of the other HA device
      • one address higher than the HA base IP address you will enter when you enable HA for the device in the 
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        webUI, per procedure Activating High Availability
IPv4 Address

Required field for all bridges.

Default addresses:

BR1 Configuration: 192.168.1.1

BR2 Configuration: 192.168.122.1

BR4 Configuration: 0.0.0.0

BR5 Configuration: 0.0.0.0

Additional Notes:

For High Availability, enter an IPv4 address for BR5 that is unique to the device being configured but on the same subnet as BR5 of the other HA device.

Netmask Length

Required field for all bridges.

Default: 24

Additional Notes:

The allowed range for netmask is 16-28 for BR1 and BR2. For BR4 and BR5, it can be any value. 

Members

Optional field, available for BR1, BR2, BR4, and BR5.

Default members:

BR1: ge1 ge2 ge3 ge4

BR2: ge7

(BR4 and BR5 do not have defaults.)

Possible values: ge1-ge8, sfp9, sfp10

Additional Notes:

The physical port you assign as a member of Bridge 2 will be the access point for the CLI and webUI management of the device.

For High Availability, enter as a member of Bridge 5 the name of the port, such as ge6, that you used for HA cabling when you physically installed the device.

DHCP server

Optional field, available for BR1, BR2.

Default: enabled [ * ]

Additional Notes:

The DHCP server serves external DHCP clients assigned to the bridge.

The default DHCP start range is based on the network IP (IP address intersected with the netmask) plus the value 2. The end range is the network IP plus the value 12. 

Enable DHCP Client

Optional field, available for BR4, BR5.

Default: enabled [ * ]

Additional Notes:

For High Availability, disable DHCP Client. 

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If you specify an interface in the Members field and leave DHCP client enabled [ * ], you must keep the IPv4 address at the default value of 0.0.0.0 and manually configure a gateway and DNS.

If you specify an interface in the Members field and disable DHCP client [  ], you must enter a static IPv4 address.

  • Enter OK to save the settings.

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    Complete the

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    Complete the SWe-Edge Settings Menu

    1. From the System Startup Configuration window, select SWe-Edge Settings and press Enter. 
      The Swe-Edge Configuration window appears.

    2. Configure Modify the SWe Edge settings per the following Field Definitionsfield definitions given in the following table.

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      For High Availability:

      • Set the CPUs value to 4. This increases the CPUs assigned to SWe Edge processing, as required for High Availability processing. (Earlier, in Complete the System SetupMenu, you decreased the number of CPUs assigned for 6WIND fastpath core CPUs fast path CPU cores to 2 to maintain the correct balance of CPU assignments.)
      • Enter 4096 for the Memory.
      • Enter Bridge 5 (br5) for the value of Extra Interface 2. This is the interface you configured in Complete the BR1-4 Menus for the HA interface between the two 8300 devices.
    3. Enter Click OK to save the settings.
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    CPUs (1 2 4)

    Default: 2

    Additional Notes:

    For High Availability, enter 4.

    Memory in MBs (1536-4096)

    Default: 2048

    Additional Notes:

    For High Availability, enter 4096.

    Extra Interface 1, 2

    The Extra Interface values must be one of the VNF bridge interface names (BR4 or BR5).

    Default: not assigned

    Additional notes:

    BR4 is the VNF Public bridge. BR5 is the VNF Additional bridge.

    For High Availability, enter BR5 for the value of Extra Interface 2.


    Exit the Setup Wizard

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