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How do I transfer files from one unit to the other?

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Can I change my SFPs from copper to fibre?

"I'm moving my SBC 5k from one building to another and need to change my SFPs from copper to fibre. Can I just swap them with the Ribbon-provided SFPs before I power on the SBC, or is there more involved?"

You can swap the SFPs as long as you make sure to use the Ribbon-provided SFPs. Do not use a mix fiber and copper SFPs (all PKT ports have to be the same and all HA ports have to be the same).

How do I transfer files from one unit to the other?

You can transfer files from one unit of a HA pair to the other (this comes in handy for large files that you may have to You can transfer files from one unit of a HA pair to the other (this comes in handy for large files that you may have to send over a slow VPN), using SCP and port 2024.

Beginning with release 3.1, file transfers must be performed using SFTP on port 2024. Use the following steps as a guide (default login/password is sftpadmin/sftpadminyou can use any CLI account in the Administrator group):

  1. From the source SBC, login to Linux shell using sftpadmin/sftpadmin and then change directory to where the file is located.

  2. Connect to target SBC. In this example, SBXa is the source and SBXb is the target SBC.

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    sftpadmin@SBXa$admin@SBXa$ sftp -oPort=2024 sftpadmin@SBXbadmin@SBXb
Connecting to SBXb
sftpadmin@SBXbadmin@SBXb's password: sftpadmin<password>
Connected to SBXb

  3. Use the put command to transfer a file to the specified directory as shown in the example below.

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    sftp> put sbc-V03.01.00-R000.x86_64.tar.gz /opt/sonus/external

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% show profiles services classOfService
 BLOCK_COUNTRY_CODES
 screening {
 script "";
 }
 blocking { service enable; entry "" 20 {
 callType internationalType; 
 }
 entry "" 27 {
 callType internationalType;
 }
 } nonSubscriberCallTypeFiltering private,nationalOperator,localOperator,nationalType,internationalType
 ,internationalOperator,longDistanceOperator,ipVpnService,test,transit
 ,otherCarrierChosen,carrierCutThrough,userName,mobile;
 set addressContext default zone zonePublicTrunking sipTrunkGroup 
 APBX5TEST policy services classOfService BLOCK_COUNTRY_CODES

 

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How do I display numbers in the routing table?

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admin@DFWNBS01a> show table global callRouting route trunkGroup BLUECARRIER BASSBC01 standard 9723014999
                                                                                           CALL
                                                                                  TIME     PARAMETER
ELEMENT     ELEMENT      ELEMENT   ROUTING   DESTINATION  DESTINATION  CALL DIGIT RANGE    FILTER     DOMAIN      ROUTING
TYPE        ID1          ID2       TYPE      NATIONAL     COUNTRY      TYPE TYPE  PROFILE  PROFILE    NAME        LABEL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
trunkGroup  BLUECARRIER  BASSBC01  standard  9723014999   1            all  all   ALL      none       Sonus_NULL  TO_BLUECARRIER

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You can also do a search from the EMA GUI. To view the Routing workspace, see Call Routing: System Provisioning - Routing.

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How do I display the status of all the trunk groups in a Zone?

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  1. Associate an IP Signaling Profile which has Globallization Profile turned off to the trunk group.

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    % set addressContext default zone zonePublicTrunking sipTrunkGroup DECA_3175672646 policy signaling ipSignalingProfile PBX_SIP
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    Verify change, where NO_GLOBAL is a profile that does not globalize any numbersturned off to the trunk group.

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    % set addressContext default zone zonePublicTrunking sipTrunkGroup DECA_3175672646 policy signaling ipSignalingProfile PBX_SIP
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  2. Verify change, where NO_GLOBAL is a profile that does not globalize any numbers.

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    > show configuration profiles signaling ipSignalingProfile PBX_SIP 
egressIpAttributes {> show configuration profiles signaling ipSignalingProfile PBX_SIP 
egressIpAttributes { 
    numberGlobalizationProfile NO_GLOBAL; 
    flags {
        bgcfTargetSchemeTransparency disable;

> show configuration profiles signaling numberGlobalizationProfile NO_GLOBAL 
entry calledNumber { 
    digitType          all; 
    countryCodeSource  destinationnumberGlobalizationProfile NO_GLOBAL; 
    globalizeflags  {
        disable;
 }

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How do I display the status of the HA ports?

Check the states of these ports after initial system configuration to ensure the fibers are installed correctly and the two units are communicating.

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  1.   bgcfTargetSchemeTransparency disable;

> show configuration profiles signaling numberGlobalizationProfile NO_GLOBAL 
entry calledNumber { 
    digitType

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  1. all; 
    countryCodeSource  destination; 
    globalize

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  1. disable;

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 }

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How do I display

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the status of the HA ports?

Check the states of these ports after initial system configuration to ensure the fibers are installed correctly and the two units are communicatingThe SBC can cache Registration information by turning on the Trunk Group field "Require Registration". It is often useful to display the users that have successfully Registered.

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%admin@SBC01a> show status addressContext default sipRegCountStatistics 
% show status addressContext default sipActiveRegNameStatus

 

How do I ping from various interfaces?

Sometimes it is handy to test IP connectivity from the various interfaces on the SBC platform. Use the Ping utility from the EMA:

  1. Login to EMA and select Tools > Ping tab.
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  2. Enter IP address to ping.
  3. Select IPV4 or IPV6 option.
  4. Select platform interface to ping from.
  5. Press Ping IP address. Results display in Ping Results window similar to below example.
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In the above example, IP addresses are intentionally blurred.

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status system highAvailabilityPort status DFWNBS01a haPort1 {
macAddress      00:10:1b:01:11:1c;
ipAddress       0.0.0.0;
negotiatedSpeed speed1000Mbps;
oosReason       na;

 

How do I display registered users (Access configuration)?

The SBC can cache Registration information by turning on the Trunk Group field "Require Registration". It is often useful to display the users that have successfully Registered.

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% show status addressContext default sipActiveRegNameStatus


How do I view user types and passwords?

On the SBC Application (accessed by the EMA and the CLI), various types of users are predefined. Each type of user has different capabilities. Please see Managing Default Groups and PasswordsSBC Core Users and Accounts for details.
To add a new user or reset password from the EMA GUI, perform following:

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Some customers may require that all default passwords are changed. The default passwords and method to change them are described at Managing Default Groups and Passwords. SBC Core Users and Accounts.

How do I view media range (base and max)?

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Port 5060 is reserved for SIP and is automatically excluded.

 


How do I set up billing to transfer to SFTP server?

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  1. Set up the cdrServer. Information needed are the IP address, user name, password, file name extension, and the path on the server where the billing files will be stored.
    • The full path should be given "/export/home/billing"
    • The file name extension can be the name of the System, for
    • example "DALNBS01"
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    admin@DALNBS01a> show table oam accounting cdrServer admin

  2. Set up the duration for the accounting logs to rollover to the next file (for example 60 minutes).

    • Set a start time of the format "2011-08-24T18:00:00"
    • Set rollover type to "repetitive"
    • Set rollover action to "start"
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    admin@DALNBS01a> show table oam eventLog typeAdmin acct

  3. Check the status of the transfer:

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    admin@DALNBS01a> show table oam accounting cdrServer s

If I have multiple SIP Signaling Ports configured in a Zone, which is the source IP when sending a request to a peer?

As a best practice, Sonus recommends configuring one signaling port per zone. The SBC chooses a port (usually the first port) in the zone for outbound connections. However, the SBC cannot enforce the use of a specific signaling port within the zone to initiate a call on a trunk group. The trunk is assigned to a zone and not to a signaling port in the configuration model.  To associate a unique source port for each trunk group, create separate zones defining a single signaling port per zone. 

How many routes per call does the ERE support?

The ERE returns up to 10 routes. If more than 10 routing label routes are created, only the first 10 in-service routes are returned. 

If I replace my CDR server but keep the same IP address, are any changes needed on SBC?

The SBC writes CDRs locally, and simply transfers them using SFTP to the CDR server (for example, DSI L0 server) based on the IP address listed in CDR server settings on the SBC. If you replace the CDR server with another server, but maintain the same IP address and user settings, no change is needed on the SBC. 

Does SBC HA use a heartbeat scenario to talk to the other box?

The SBC uses Transparent Inter-process Communication (TIPC) to monitor several processes and applications running on the opposite server.

 

I am using Linux shell 'top' command and see CPU utilization over 100% for a process. What does this mean?

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See Refer to CLI System-Level Mode for details.

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Can I install custom Linux scripts or make other OS level changes?

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How do I monitor IP addresses of users logged into the SBC?

Login to the EMA and navigate to Administration > Users and Application Management > User Management window and view User Sessions table.

 

What is the maximum number of DM/PM rules allowed on the ERE?

The ERE does not limit the number of DM/PM rules.

rules allowed on the ERE?

The ERE does not limit the number of DM/PM rules.

Can I configure the SBC to send CDRs to multiple primary CDR servers?

Currently, the SBC only supports one one primary and one secondary CDR server.

Why can I not read OIDs directly from the MIB tables?

The OIDs are indexes in the MIB tables, and indexes are not readable using SNMP GET requests. The SNMP GETNEXT requests are used to find out what indexes are currently present in the MIB tables. For more information, refer to the section How to Retrieve Sonus Enterprise MIB OIDs. 

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