Use this object to configure all the policy servers in your network.
On the SBC main screen, navigate to Configuration > System Setup >Policy Server > Global Config. The Global Config window is displayed.
By default, the Edit Global Config window is displayed with the parameter Type set to Mgmt.
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When you set the parameter Type to IP, some additional parameters are displayed.
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Make changes and click Save to save the configuration, or Clear to cancel them.
The parameters displayed are:
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Reconnect Timeout
| 1-3600 | Specifies the time interval in seconds for re-attempting the connection to Policy Server which is in the enabled state. Default value: 10 seconds. | Switch Over Mode | N/A | Specifies the means to connect to the active Policy Server. The options are: Automatic: Retries to the previously ACTIVE Policy Server after a switch overManual: Does not retry to connect after a switch over.
| Congestion Control
| N/A | When enabled, SBC throttles the sending or Policy Requests to either active or standby PSX. The options are: Disabled (default)Enabled
| Type
| N/A | Specifies the type of Interface Group used. The options are: | Mgmt Interface Group | N/A | Specifies all the valid Management Interface Groups available to communicate with external PSX. NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, Type is set to Mgmt. | Address Context | N/A | Specifies all the valid Address Contexts. NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, Type is set to IP. | IP Interface Group | N/A | Specifies all the valid IP Interface Group that belongs to the configured Address Contexts. NOTE: This parameter is only visible when the attribute, Type is set to IP. | IP Var | 1-255 | Use this parameter to specify a metavarible name (from the PSX’s metavariable table) used to provide an IP address for the SBC SWe Cloud for connecting to the PSX. When the IP Var field is blank, the SBC SWe Cloud picks any random IP address from the configured interface to connect to the PSX. NOTE: Use this parameter for SBC SWe Cloud configurations only. | SBC Gateway Name | N/A | The name of the SBC gateway that processes the request. | DNS Group | N/A | The name of the DNS group to associate with the policy server global configuration to allow PSX FQDN resolution with a particular DNS group. Refer to Configuring DNS Groups for a configuration example. | DSCP Profile | N/A | Name of the DSCP Profile in which DSCP values are configured for HPC and non HPC calls. For more information, refer to DSCP Profile - CLI. |
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Fore more configuration examples, refer to Policy Server - CLI.
To View Policy Server Status
On the navigation pane, navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System Status > Policy Server Status.
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For parameter descriptions, refer to Policy Server section in Show Status System page.