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

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

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

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For High Availability, set the 6WIND fastpath 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

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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 

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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 BR1-5 Menus of this workflow.

Workflow

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

Complete the Default Gateway Menu

7Complete the DNS Settings Menu
8Complete the SWe-Edge Settings Menu1
9Exit the Setup Wizard

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

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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 field definitions given in the following Field Definitionstable.

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    CPUs to 4 later in this procedure. 


  5. Enter OK Click OK to save the settings.

System Configuration - Field Definitions

Field Descriptions
Hostname

Enter the hostname for your system, for example, e8000.

Time Zone

Select the time zone for your system.

Examples:

For the Central time zone, select America/Chicago.

For the Eastern time zone, select America/New York.

For the Pacific time zone, select America/Los Angeles.

Time Server

Enter the Time-Server FQDN value, for example, an FQDN value from pool.ntp.org.

Additional notes:

You can use your internal time server if you do not wish to use the public time server.

RAMP Server

Add the IP address or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the RAMP Server. 

PRI type

Select one of the following PRI interface types:

  • 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. The available values are 2, 4, and 6.

Default: 4

Additional notes:

This field enables the 6WIND router to access more or fewer CPU cores in the host operating system.

The total number of CPU cores is 8, shared between the 

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function and the 6WIND router. See section Complete the SWe-Edge Settings Menu on this page to set the number of CPU cores used by
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For High Availability, enter 2.


Complete the BR1-5 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:

    • Disable DHCP Client (press the space bar to change the field to [  ]).
    • Enter an Enter an IPv4 Address that is unique to the device being configured but on the same subnet as Bridge 5 on of the other HA device.
    • 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 for the members, DHCP server, and or DHCP client fields.


  3. Enter Click OK to save the settings.

BR1-5 Configuration - Field Definitions

Field Descriptions
Interface Name

Required field for all bridges. 

Default names:

BR1 VNF Private: br1 

BR2 VNF Management: br2

BR3 VNF Internal: br3

BR4 VNF Public: br4

BR5 VNF Additional: br5

Additional notes:

BR1 and BR4 are associated with SWe Edge. 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, both CLI and webUI, to the

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device.

BR3 is an internal bridge and is not configurable.

BR5 serves as an HA interface bridge.

IPv4 Address

Required field for all bridges. 

Default addresses:

BR1 Configuration: 192.168.1.1

BR2 Configuration: 192.168.122.1

BR3 Configuration: 192.168.188.1

BR4 Configuration: not assigned

BR5 Configuration: not assigned

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. It is not applicable for BR3. 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: no default member.

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 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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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 . Refer to the Field Definitions following this step for field descriptions, including default valuesper the field 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 5 Menus for the HA interface between the two devices.


  3. Enter Click OK to save the settings.

SWe Edge Configuration - Field Definitions

FieldDescription
CPUs (1 2 4)

Default: 2

Additional Notes:

For High Availability, enter 4.

Memory (MBs)

Default: 2048

Additional Notes:

For High Availability, enter 4096.

Mgmt Host IP (192.168.122.[2-200])Default: 2
Extra Interface 1, 2

The Extra Interface values are any of the following physical port names or bridge interface names:

  • a GE [1-8] port, for example: ge1
  • an SFP [9-10] port, example: sfp9
  • the VNF Public bridge: br4
  • the VNF Additional bridge: br5

Default: not assigned

Additional Notes:

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

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Exit the Setup Wizard

Exiting the Setup Wizard saves the configuration settings and applies the changes. This will cause a service interruption for approximately 3 minutes. The , during which time the system will be unreachable during this time.

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