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Prior releases supported the use of a dedicated SBC Configurator cluster to configure other SBC SWe clusters. This approach is replaced by using one of the SBC nodes within the cluster, referred to as the "Head End" SBC, to configure the other nodes. While the SBC Configurator currently remains supported for backward compatibility, it will be deprecated in a subsequent release. It is strongly recommended to use the Head End SBC configuration model described in this topic.
This page describes how to create the initial, basic configuration on a media SBC (M-SBC) SWe Cloud cluster using the EMS and the SBC Configuration Manager. For more information on how an SBC cluster interacts with the EMS for configuration, refer to Configuring an SBC SWe Cluster using the EMS.
Prior to following these procedures you must have created an SBC SWe cluster in the EMS and instantiated the SBC cluster. Refer to Creating an SBC SWe Cluster in EMS documentation.
Begin the process to initially configure a new M-SBC cluster by accessing the SBC Configuration Manager on behalf of the cluster.
Click Cluster Management. The Cluster Management / Manage VNFs window opens listing the SBC clusters registered with the EMS.
Click the Configurations tab.
Click Load Editor. The SBC Configuration Manager opens against the node the EMS selects as the Head End node for the cluster. A Head End node must be active, online, and registered with the EMS. Later, when you save the configuration, the EMS will push the configuration to other nodes in the cluster.
Complete the following procedures to configure SBC parameters using the SBC Configuration Manager.
To create an IP interface group and an IP Interface, see Create IP Interface Groups and IP Interfaces.
To create a Load Balancing service, see Create a Load Balancing Service.
To validate the values assigned during instantiation, review the meta variable table, click All > System > Meta Variables. The Meta Variable window opens showing the Meta Variable list.
Some of the following procedures require that you specify an address context in which to create configuration objects. The following procedures use an example address context named AC1 as a placeholder. In actual practice you can specify your own address context name or use the default address context. The following steps create an address context named AC1.
Select Address Context > IP Interface Group. The IP Interface Group window opens.
Select AC1 from the Address Context drop-down menu.
Click New IP Interface Group. The Create New IP Interface Group window opens.
Enter an IP interface group name. Example: MLIG1
Click Save.
Repeat the previous steps to create another interface group. Example: MLIG2. The two new interface groups are listed.
On the navigation pane, click Address Context > IP Interface Group > IP Interface. The IP Interface window opens.
Click Save.
Repeat the previous steps to add an interface MLIF2 for pkt1 port. The two interfaces are listed.
To create a D-SBC Signaling Port for MLIG2:
Select Address Context > DNS Group > Server. The Server window opens.
On the Server window, perform the following:
Select AC1 from the Address Context drop-down list.
Select the DNS group from the DNS Group drop-down list.
Click New Server. The Create New Server section opens.
In the Create New Server section, perform the following:
Enter a server name.
Select the State as Enabled.
Enter the DNS server IP in the IP Address V4 or V6 field.
Click Save.
Select System > NTP > Server Admin. The Server Admin window opens.
Click Save.
Select System > NTP > Time Zone. The Time Zone window opens.
Select the instance from the list. The Edit Selected Time Zone section opens.
Select an appropriate time zone from the Zone drop-down list.
Click Save.
Select System > Load Balancing Service. The Load Balancing Service window opens.
Enter a group name. Example: msbc.lbs.com
The Management fixed IP address should be added as an A record on the DNS server.
Click Save.
Once you have completed making configuration changes, click Save at the top of the SBC Configuration Manager window. When prompted, confirm that you want to save all your changes, push the configuration to all nodes in the cluster, and activate the configuration.
Within the Cluster Management / Manage VNFs window, the Cluster Status column for the cluster displays All nodes online, once the configuration is successfully activated.