To View Server Admin Objects
The A Server Admin table configuration object describes the configuration of each a server module. A server module can be a standalone server or a server card in a chassis-based system. From this window you can also run commands related to server administration such as managing coredump files or restarting/resetting the server.
To view the list of Server AdminsAdmin objects in your system, on the SBC main screen, go to Administration > System Administration > Server Admin. The Server Admin window is displayed.
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By default only ten entries are displayed in a view. You can choose the number of entries to be displayed under the Show entries drop down box.
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For 1:1 formations on AWS (supported by the Centralized mode), the Server Admin object of the EMA display results for both active and standby volumes. This is because in Centralized mode, the active and standby volumes are always synchronized with each other. N:1 formations supported by the Distributed mode are not available on the AWS platform. For more information on Centralized and Distributed modes, refer to System - Admin. |
To Edit a Server Admin Object
To edit a Server Admin object, click the adjacent radio button. The Edit Selected Server Admin window appears.To edit any of Admins listed, click the radio button of the required Admin, the edit window appears:
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The following fields are displayed:
Enter Server Admin values using the following table, and click Save.
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Name | Specifies the unique name of the server. | Actual CE Name | The instance name assigned by the user (If an instance name is not assigned, this field displays the default instance name.) | Coredump Profile | Select the a coredump profile from the drop-down list. | Role | Specifies the server module role. When set to Primary, it designates a server for internal processing. The options are: | Device Smart Attrib | The smart control attribute value that reports disk life remaining. A value of 0 means that no overriding attribute is available. The SBC could still be using an internal value based on pre-defined settings of known disk types. If the SBC is unable to retrieve a value (reports "n/a") for Disk Life Remaining when you check hard disk status (refer to System - Hard Disk Status) you may be able to specify the integer ID number of a smart control attribute that reports the percentage lifetime used for the disk. Contact Ribbon Technical Support for assistance in determining whether there is a valid smart control attribute available on your system. | Modular Type | If set to 'true', the SBC uses modular DSPs | Modular Type | Specifies the hardware (modular) type of the server. | Hw Type | Specifies Textual description of the type of SBC Hardware that you are currently working onSBC hardware type. | Pkt Port Speed | Packet port speed setting: speed1Gbps speed1Gbps - speed10Gbps
| Hw Subscription Type | For deployments running on a hardware/server environment, this parameter displays the Sonus-defined hardware type. In SBC SWe deployments, this field contains This field stores the SBC SWe subscription type. - Virtual – SBC SWe configured for Virtual (non-Cloud) environment.
- Virtual Cloud – SBC SWe configured for Cloud environment.
NOTE: In case of SBC core running on a hardware/server environment, this parameter displays the Sonus defined hardware type.
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Server Admin Commands
This object allows you to perform the following operation:Use the Server Admin commands to manage core dump files and perform server actions such as restart and soft reset.
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Select one of the commands and click Select. A pop-up window opens where you can specify any required command options and initiate the selected command.
The commands The options are:
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Force Core Dump | Use this command to force the termination of a fixed set of application processes with accompanying core dumps for troubleshooting purposes. By default, a full dump is performed if no option is specified.Before the command executes, the user is prompted to confirm or cancel the operation. If canceled, no further action is taken, and application operation is not affected.Select one of the following options in the pop-up window: - Full – Full set of processes to dump (see Table 3 below).
- Partial – Partial set of processes to dump (see Table 4 below).
NOTE: This command causes the SBC application to restart. | Identity
| Turn on/off the locator LED of the specified server for the amount of time set with the duration sub-parameter below. Duration – The duration (in seconds) to illuminate the locator LED of specified server. The LED illuminates for the specified number of seconds and then extinguishes. A duration of "0" turns off the locator LED and a duration of "255" turns on the locator LED indefinitely. If the duration is not specified, 15 seconds is set as the default value.
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Remove Coredump | Use this object command to remove the specified a coredump file from the chosen server. Coredump File Name <filename> – The In the pop-up window specify the name of the coredump file to remove in Coredump File Name. |
Restart | This Use this command restarts to restart a server/CE. |
Soft Reset | Restart Use this command to restart the applications on the system without rebooting the server(s). |
Select the desired Admin Command from the list and click Select.
A pop up window appears seeking your confirmation on the command you have selected and its respective fields to be filled/chosen.
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Fill/Choose the required fields if any and click the command button to confirm. A message appears stating the action of the command.
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1 | Full Application Process List |
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CamProcess | ChmProcess | CpxAppProc | DiamProcess | DnsProcess | DsProcess | EmaProcess | EnmProcessMain | FmMasterProcess | IkeProcess | ImProcess | IpmProcess | PathchkProcess | PesProcess | PipeProcess | PrsProcess | RtmProcess | SamProcess | ScmProcess_0 | ScmProcess_1 | ScmProcess_2 | ScmProcess_3 | ScpaProcess | SmProcess | SsaProcess | SsreqProcess | | |
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DsProcess | PrsProcess | RtmProcess | SamProcess | ScmProcess_0 | ScmProcess_1 | ScmProcess_2 | ScmProcess_3 | SmProcess |
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