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READ BEFORE BEGINNING

You must follow these steps completely and in the order shown. Failure to do so increases the risk of node failure.

 

In this section....

For details on troubleshooting, see Troubleshooting Cloud Connector 6.1.2.

This page provides a step-by-step procedure for Non High Availability Deployment on SBC Edge CCE.

Before You Start

CCE Deployment Scenarios

The following diagram shows typical CCE deployment scenarios on a PSTN site. The PSTN site is a combination of Cloud Connector instances, deployed at the same location, and with common PSTN gateways pool connected to them. PSTN sites allow you to:

  • Provide connectivity to gateways that are closest to your users.

  • Allow for scalability by deploying multiple Cloud Connector instances within one or more PSTN sites.

  • Allow for high availability by deploying multiple instances of Cloud Connector within a single PSTN site.

 

CCE Deployment Scenarios



 

Scenario 3 and Scenario 4 are covered in Configuring the SBC Edge for Two CCEs. This document contains steps for Scenario 1 and Scenario 2 deployments.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

A public domain name prepared and mapped with your Office 365 tenant (for example, "mydomain.com"). See Create an Office 365 Tenant.
An entry on your public domain name that points to the fixed IP address of your SBC Edge (for example, myccesite1.mydomain.com" with an IP address of "66.67.68.69").

An Office 365 tenant with an E5 license or E3 + Cloud PBX.

You must have the Global Administrator role for your O365 tenant account.

A public certificate authority ready to sign a certificate for the SBC Edge.

Important!  Read the steps outlined in Certificate Requirements at Microsoft Technet.

 

A properly configured firewall. See Ports and Protocols at Microsoft Technet.

Latest System Release SBC Firmware.

Important!

  • Refer to the SBC Edge Release Information page for instructions on obtaining the latest firmware.
  • Failure to update to the latest firmware could lead to deployment failure.
  • Make sure to use the latest sustaining release (use 6.1.2 rather than X.X.0, for example).

Latest System Release SbcComms Firmware.

Important!

  • Refer to the SBC Edge Release Information page for instructions on obtaining the latest firmware.
  • Failure to update to the latest firmware could lead to deployment failure.
  • Make sure to use the latest sustaining release (use 6.1.2  rather than X.X.0, for example).
Microsoft Cloud Connector Edition image on ASM recovery partition.

Network Settings

For this best practice, Cloud Connector Edition deployment follows the cabling shown below: 

 

Typical Deployments



Firewall Settings

For this best practice, the Router/Firewall is configured using the following rules: 

Internal Firewall Rules

 Source IP

Destination IP

Source Port

Destination Port

Cloud Connector Mediation component

Internal clients

TCP 49 152 – 57 500*

TCP 50,000-50,019 (Optional)

Cloud Connector Mediation component

Internal clients

UDP 49 152 – 57 500*

UDP 50,000-50,019

Internal clients

Cloud Connector Mediation component

TCP 50,000-50,019

TCP 49 152 – 57 500*

Internal clients

Cloud Connector Mediation component

UDP 50,000-50,019

UDP 49 152 -57 500*


External Firewall Rules

Source IP

Destination IP

Source Port

Destination Port

Any

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

TCP 5061

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

Any

TCP 5061

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

Any

TCP 80

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

Any

UDP 53

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

Any

TCP 53

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

TCP 50,000-59,999

Any

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

UDP 3478

Any

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

UDP 50,000-59,999

Any

Any

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

TCP 443

Any

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

TCP 50,000-59,999

Any

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

UDP 3478

Any

Cloud Connector Edge External Interface

Any

UDP 50,000 - 59,999


DNS Settings

Make sure that CCE FQDN is resolving to the

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Public IP address. To do so, login to your DNS server and create the relevant entries.

 

Preparing Your Node

Preparing the
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for Initial Setup

Update the

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firmware to the latest released version.

Ensure the Node FQDN is definitive. Changing this information requires the CCE to be redeployed.

Sonus recommends starting with a clean and empty configuration.

Ensure That the Node FQDN is Correct

Optionally, if you want to configure a secondary 

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in your environment, make sure to have the secondary 
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 network interface configured accordingly to be able to reach out to the internal company network (corporate network).

Preparing the ASM

If your ASM have been used before, you should re-Initialize it now. Refer to Re-Initializing the ASM for details.

Confirm that the ASM is ready to deploy the Cloud Connector Edition. To do so:

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2Click the Task tab and then select Operational Status.
3Verify the following:

  • ASM board Status is Up.

  • Service Status is Running.

  • The service version (SBC Communications Service) is the most recent version. If it is not, update it by following the steps in Installing an ASM Package.

Operational Status

 

After you update the ASM, change its Admin Password.

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2Click the Settings tab and then click Change Admin Password.
3

Enter and confirm your new password and then click OK.

New Admin Password

Deploying the CCE

Deploying the CCE  on the

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consists of two steps:

  1. Setup CCE using the
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    WebUI.
  2. Prepare the CCE deployment on the
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    WebUI using the Sonus Cloud Link Deployer.

Configuring the CCE using the SBC Edge WebUI

 

Configuring the CCE Through the WebUI

ASM Config

StepAction
1

Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.

2

Navigate to Tasks  > Setup Cloud Connector Edition.

3

Click the ASM Config tab and configure/verify the Network and IP settings of your ASM.

4

Click Apply. After receiving the activity status as successfully completed, click the Generate CSR tab.

ASM Config

Generating the CSR

This process is required only if you don't have a public certificate for your deployment. If you already have a certificate, proceed to Import Certificate.

 

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2

Navigate to Tasks > Setup Cloud Connector Edition > Generate CSR.

3

Generate the CSR as shown below with following information. To ensure creating a valid CSR for Cloud Connector Edition usage, please see the section "Certificate requirements" on https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt605227.aspx .

4Copy the CSR from the lower pane of the Generate CSR page and save it as a .txt file.
5After the CSR is signed by the Certificate Authority and you receive the PKCS7 Certificate file, continue the wizard by clicking on Import Certificate tab.

 

Importing Certificate/Keys

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2

Navigate to Tasks > Setup Cloud Connector Edition and then click the Import Certificate/Keys tab.

3

Click the Action drop-down list and select the appropriate option:

  • If you generated a Certificate Request (CSR) on the previous step, select the Import X.509 Signed Certificate option,
  • If you prepare your certificate by yourself, select the Import PKCS12 Certificate and Key option. Enter the password for the certificate.
4

Select the relevant certificate file using the Choose File button and then click OK.

5

Select the file by browsing to it using Select File.

6

Click OK.

7

After receiving the activity status as successfully completed, click on Configure CCE tab.

Configuring the CCE

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2Open the Tasks tab and click Setup Cloud Connector Edition in the navigation pane.
3Click the Configure CCE tab.
4

Configure all necessary information and then click OK. All the pre-configured fields are valid as is, and recommended by Sonus. These fields may be edited, but all entries must meet Microsoft requirements.

If the deployment environment consists of multiple-site with a single certificate or a wild card certificate, ensure the CCE Site Name and the Edge Server Public Hostname are correct before proceeding.

5 After receiving the activity status as successfully completed, click the Prepare CCE tab to continue.


Configure CCE
 

Preparing the CCE

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2Open the Tasks tab and click Setup Cloud Connector Edition in the navigation pane.
3Click the Prepare CCE tab.
4

Click the Prepare CCE button. Enter the requested password. A confirmation will request you to enter the password again. Click OK as shown below.

5

To complete the deployment, continue with installing the CCE Appliance using the Sonus Cloud Link Deployer. 


 

Prepare the CCE
 

Installing the CCE Appliance using Sonus Cloud Link Deployer

 

CCE Deployment - Using a Proxy on the ASM Host

If you plan to use a proxy on the ASM Host to reach Office 365, you must add the Management network (192.168.213.0) into the exclusion list and specify proxy settings per machine rather than per user.

CCE Deployment - What to Expect
  • The CCE deployment may exceed two hours.
  • The CCE deployment status is visible only on the Remote Desktop to the ASM. The WebUI indicates that the CCE is running while the deployment process is in progress.
  • While the CCE deployment is running, you should not perform any actions on the ASM via the WebUI (i.e., Shut Down/Reset/Reboot/Reinitialize/Install etc.).
StepAction
1Remote desktop to the ASM system.
2Launch the Sonus Cloud Link Deployer from icon on the desktop.
3Check the first three actions:
  • Transfer Password from SBC: This step imports the password that has been set during the Preparing the CCE.
  • Register Appliance: This step registers this new appliance on your Office365 tenant.
  • Install Appliance: This step deploys the CCE.

Select Apply.

Sonus Cloud Link Deployer

Integrating the SBC Edge With Cloud Connector Edition

After the CCE is deployed, integrate the  Sonus SBC Edge and allow calls from/to O365 clients. In this example, the following steps will set up the Sonus SBC Edge for:

 

SIP Provider (193.168.210.103) – SBC Edge (193.168.210.125)  – CCE (mediation Server: 193.168.210.123) – O365 Cloud

 

Build your SBC configuration

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2Click the Tasks tab, and then click SBC Easy Setup > Easy Config Wizard in the navigation pane.
3

Follow steps 1, 2, and 3 as shown below and then click Finish.

 

4

 Click OK on the next two popups to complete the setup.

5

 The wizard configures the necessary settings for the single SBC Edge and CCE integration. Relevant configuration items are shown in the Settings tab below:

 

 

Build your Second SBC Configuration (Optional)

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the Secondary SBC Edge.
2Click the Tasks tab and then run the Easy Config.
3

The preceding step will configure the Secondary SBC Edge with the appropriate configuration items.

Basic Call Verification after CCE Deployment and
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 Integration

With the preceding settings, an endpoint from the SIP provider side can dial the number of a Skype For Business (O365) client and reach out to it over

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. The call flow for this call is shown below:

 

 

Call Flow

Similarly, a Skype For Business (O365) client can dial the number of an endpoint off of ITSP and reach out to it over

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. The call flow for this call is shown below:

 

Call Flow

O365 Known Issue and Workarounds for CCE

Redeploying the CCE

Configuration changes to the CCE in the WebUI per Tasks > Setup Cloud Connector Edition> Configure CCE requires the CCE to be re-deployed.

Backup the Public Certificate per Tasks > Setup Cloud Connector Edition> Import Certificate.

Re-Initializing of the ASM


The ASM must be re-initialized with the image that contains the latest CCE software . To do so:

Step

StepAction
1Login to the WebUI of the SBC Edge.
2Click the Task tab, and then click Reinitialize in the navigation pane.
3

Select the appropriate image from the drop-down list and then click Apply.

Clean Office 365 tenant

If the CCE was previously deployed, previously installed information must be cleared in O365. To do so, follow the steps below:

StepAction
1Remote Desktop to the ASM system
2

Connect the Office365 Tenant through a series of commands as follows:

a. Execute the following command:

Import-Module skypeonlineconnector
$cred = Get-Credential
b. When prompted, execute the credentials for O365 Admin Tenant.
c. Execute the following command:
$Session = New-CsOnlineSession -Credential $cred -Verbose
Import-PSSession $session
3Display all the Appliances assigned to your tenant, identify the Appliance you just re-initialized, and copy the identity into your clipboard.

Get-CsHybridPSTNAppliance

4

Execute the following command to remove the appliance:

Unregister-CsHybridPSTNAppliance -Identity <paste the identity here> -Force

5

Execute the following command to verify that the appliance has been removed:

Get-CsHybridPSTNAppliance

6

This completes the cleanup.

 

Manually Managing the CCE Configuration File

Editing the CCE Configuration File

The “.ini” file is the configuration of the Microsoft CCE (Cloud Connector Edition) running on the ASM. The contents of the ".ini" file must be as defined by Microsoft. From the Configure CCE panel, the Raw INI Config drop-down list enables you to edit, export, or import the ".ini" file.

 Working with the ".ini" file allows you to provision multiple CCEs in a similar manner. Once you configure a CCE, you can export the ".ini" file, modify it for the second system, and then import the CCE. This procedure can then be repeated for the third system, etc. Also, backing up the SBC configuration and CCE configuration helps recover faster in the case of lost data.

 

 StepAction
1After receiving the activity status completion message, click the Click to re-configure CCE application button.
2Click OK on the popup.
4

Click the Raw (INI) Config drop-down list, select Edit. Configurable fields are displayed for editing. Modifications to the CCE configuration requires redeployment of the CCE VM, and this action takes approximately two hours.

Note: The example uses AEPSITE2 for the these attributes.

5

After verifying the information click OK.


Importing and Exporting the CCE Configuration File

Step
Action
1.

After receiving the activity status completion message, click the Click to re-configure CCE application button.

2.Click OK on the popup.
3.

From the Raw (INI) Config drop down list, select Import or Export.

  • Export. Exports the .ini file.
  • Import. Imports the .ini fil


Updating the CCE Password

Follow these steps if you need to update the O365 tenant admin password or account.

 

StepAction
1

On the WebUI, run Preparing the CCE to specify a new Password. Select the existing password and enter the new password. Only the O365 should be modified for a running instance of CCE.

2On Remote desktop, start the Sonus Cloud Link Deployer, and check Transfer Password from SBC to reset the credentials.

 

 

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