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1. 9 System mpi Details ES General States Servers EEEE aE RTF Media Portal ANNEE LOCKED H AppSvr2 OS Type all 5 MgmtSvr eae ims_2 0 1_build255 Operational ENABLED H AppSvr Services 8 DBSvr Alarms H IPCMWeb2 cer IPCMWeb1 poia fl DBSvr2 sta t acctsvr Minor 0 E RTP01 Components States Alarms H 9 TE Administrative Operational UNLOCKED DISABLED a lector UNLOCKED ENABLED Update Query UNLOCKED ENABLED Delete UNLOCKED ENABLED Restart UNLOCKED ENABLED Start anager UNLOCKED ENABLED Stop IUNI OCKEN IFNAAI FD hd c Modify the properties as required and click OK For information on the configuration properties please refer to Configuration tabs and properties on page 47 Configuration tabs and properties The following figure shows the configurable properties of the System Output Manager tab MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 48 Figure 26 System Output Manager tab Send to File SystemOutLog Number of Backup Logfiles fi 0 Maximum Size of a Log File 200000 Reset Serice Component Name Apply Cancel The following table details the configurable properties of the System Output Manager tab Table 1 System Output Manager tab configurable properties Send to File Typ
2. Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Overview How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows e Functional description on page 7 e Hardware on page 8 e Software on page 12 e Operations administration and management on page 12 e Interfaces on page 13 Protocols on page 13 Network interfaces on page 14 Functional description The Real time Transport Protocol RTP Media Portal is an optional component that addresses media plane specific issues with advanced service delivery Internet addressing efficiencies and system security The primary function of the RTP Media Portal is to extend the reach of multimedia services so that they are accessible to obscured endpoints devices residing behind a firewall or a Network Address Translation NAT and or Network Address Port Translation NAPT device Functioning as a media NAPT point that shields Multimedia Communications Platform MCP Service Network components from external exposure the RTP Media Portal also provides IP address port pair mapping between internal and external network components as well as media anchoring and media pivot abilities for terminals The RTP Media Portal may be deployed in a single or dual network configuration For dual networks the RTP Media Portal enables elements in the Protected MCS Network to safely communicate with elements in the Managed IP access network MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics
3. 1 As the MCP Server has to access the tape drive on the remote host make sure it has the proper access to that host 2 Log in as sysadmin to the server with the tape drive 3 Enable the execution of remote shell commands sudo usr local bin mcp_enable_remote_sh pl lt MCP_Server_IP gt lt Enter gt where lt MCP_Server_IP gt is the Portal Host IP address 4 From the Portal log in as root 5 Verify access to the remote host has been set correctly MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 70 rsh I sysadmin lt Tape_Server_IP gt df k lt Enter gt where lt Tape_Server_IP gt is the IP address of the remote host with the tape drive 6 Output appears on screen indicating the target system is correctly set for the restore operation In not contact your next line of support before continuing Backup to remote tape drive The following procedure lists steps to backup the RTP Media Portal to tape As the restore operation is manual no logs are generated Ensure the remote tape drive has been set up correctly before proceeding with the backup For more information refer to Remote tape drive set up on page 69 From a terminal server 1 Label the DDS4 tape with the RTP Media Portal name and the date of backup Insert the tape into the tape drive of the server acting as backup host 2 Log in as sysadmin to the RTP Media Portal 3 Initiate the backup sudo usr local bin mcp_backu
4. While the system is rebooting quickly change the console connection from COM1 to COM2 Use the escape sequence lt Esc gt lt Shift gt OQ to enter the BIOS set up screen again If you do not see output on the terminal make sure the terminal is set to 9600 8 n 1 and reset the CPV5370 card to try again When prompted enter the supervisor password to ensure the password was correctly set and is using COM2 as the console port Insert the Red Hat 6 2 installation CD in the CD ROM drive for the domain the top CD ROM drive is Domain A Press the Esc key to exit BIOS without making any changes The system will reboot Remove the serial cable from COM2 and connect the serial cable from the Terminal Server to that port Installing the base Red Hat system The RTP Media Portal uses the operating system Red Hat 6 2 The installation script provides a graphic user interface GUI Use the Next or Done keys to move to the next screen the Tab key to move between items buttons the Space key to select and deselect items the Enter key to expand items for editing and arrow keys for moving between items in a list If itis necessary to re enter the BIOS from the Terminal Server use the Escape key sequence lt Esc gt lt Shift gt OQ From the terminal server 1 2 Establish a terminal session to the Host CPU through the terminal server After the system boots from the Red Hat CD the Red Hat installation menu appears Type the foll
5. export home sysadmin bkup_restore mcp_recover pl log 2004 03 24 12 49 35 Error installing USB tape drive If there is an error installing a USB tape drive reboot the server and log in as root Then type the command shutdown y g0 i6 and press Enter Recovery The following procedures include instructions to replace the CPU host card and task processor Replacement of CPU host card If a CPV5370 fails calls in progress stay up but call control is lost Calls cannot be controlled again nor can any new calls be set up on that Portal until the CPV5370 has been replaced and the new CPV5370 is in service If a CPU host card fails replace the bad card with a new one Follow steps in BIOS configuration of the CPV5370 Host Card on page 90 to make the appropriate BIOS changes to the new card Replacement of task processor If the RTP Media Portal MCPN765 fails all calls set up on that blade are lost at the time of the failure and cannot be recovered Replace the bad card and perform the following initialization procedures This procedure requires a special cable to configure the BIOS of the card From the terminal device 1 Set up the MCPN765 Card For more information refer to Setting up the MCPN765 1 0 Card on page 104 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 84 2 Configure the MCPN765 Card For more information refer to Configuring the MCPN765 I O Card on page 108 3 Complete the i
6. sylinders of 2048 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks System tmp sda1 1 1001 1025008 Linux tmp sda2 1002 6002 5121024 Linux tmp sda3 6003 7003 1025024 Linux swap tmp sda4 7004 35242 28916736 Extended tmp sda5 7004 17004 10241008 Linux tmp sda6 17005 27005 10241008 Linux tmp sda7 27006 35242 8434672 Linux Command m for help d Partition number 1 7 1 Command m for help d Partition number 1 7 2 Command m for help d Partition number 1 7 3 Command m for help d Partition number 1 7 4 Command m for help 5 Create the second partition Type n and press Enter to create a partition To note the primary partition type p and press Enter then type 2 and press Enter Press Enter to accept the default beginning block and type 5000M and press Enter for the size Command m for help n Command action e extended p primary partition 1 4 p Partition number 1 4 2 First cylinder 1002 35242 default 1002 lt Enter gt Using default value 1002 Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK 1002 35242 default 35242 5000M 6 Create the third partition Type n and press Enter to create a partition To note the primary partition type p and press Enter NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 77 then type 3 and press Enter Press Enter to accept the default beginning block and type 1000M and press Enter for the size Command
7. 90 Time span in milliseconds required for startup and initialization of the Media Blades The Host waits this period of time before attempting to contact the Media Blades Note The use of the default value for this property is highly recommended Interval in milliseconds at which the Host periodically polls the Media Blades to ensure they are still available Periodic checks that make sure the media blade is still up Note The use of the default value for this property is highly recommended The percent usage at which the number of ports used on an RTP Media Portal over all Media Blades causes a minor RTP104 RTP105 alarm The percent usage at which the number of ports used on an RTP Media Portal over all Media Blades causes a major RTP104 RTP105 alarm The percent usage at which the number of ports used on the an RTP Media Portal over all Media Blades causes a critical RTP104 RTP105 alarm MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 54 Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 4 of 8 Net1 Netmask Net2 Netmask Default Gateway Chassis Type IP address Range N A Default 255 255 255 0 Used for the Media Blades not for the host card Type IP address Range N A Default 255 255 255 0 Used for the Media Blades not for the host card Type IP Address Range N A Default 0 0 0 0 Used for the Media Bla
8. Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 8 Figure 1 Network component topology on page 8 is a graphical depiction of the RTP Media Portal s position in a single network MCS solution Figure 1 Network component topology System Management Console Application Management Module Module Database Module IP Provisioning Client Accounting H32 Module VENER fag Web Client WMG Gatekeeper Manager Packet filter so to Protected MCS Network Terminal FAX Central Office Application Server IP Phone 2002 IP Phone 2004 Multimedia asl Multimedia PC Client Multimedia Web Client Client Set Personal Agent Hardware The RTP Media Portal resides on a Motorola CPX8216T platform a 16 slot CompactPCI cPCl chassis design The chassis offers a High Availability platform that provides the basic operating environment such as power backplane cooling and mounting slots required to sustain the resident subcomponent single board computers The CPX8216T hardware architecture partitions the chassis into separate logical operational Domains NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 9 dividing the chassis shelf into two half shelves consisting of 8 slots each Note The chassis logical Domains are not internet Domains Rather the term is used to identify Side A and Side B of the chassis Other terms used interchangeabl
9. Default false The period of the audit that runs to detect idle media sessions on the media blade This represents the maximum amount of time that a RTP Media Portal resource may remain validly idle This has units of number of Idle Session Audit Periods This represents the maximum amount of time that an RTP Media Portal resource may remain active in a media session This has units of number of Idle Session Audit Periods Boolean indicating whether the RTP Media Portal should perform static fixed port allocation management or dynamic randomized port allocation management Note When this parameter is selected the media blade s configuration parameter Number Ports is disregarded and all ports in the range from Min Port Value to Max Port Value are allocated for usage All even numbered ports in the specified range are used for RTP streams and the odd numbered ports are used for RTCP streams MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 56 Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 6 of 8 Activate IP Failover Type Boolean Enables the RTP Media ioe f Host to monitor the status of the Range true false MCP Service Network Interface Default true and react accordingly This basic capability enables the system to maintain service availability in the wake of MCP Service Network failures Whenever an RTP Media Portal Host detects that it is having pr
10. N A FT G C C a i ooo 000 000 0 COCO0 coo opono ooo 1 86 00 D f i ucbooocoocou 000000 0 000000000000000 000000000000 000000 0Q000000000000000 JOO000000000 000000 DOPOD0O000000000 DC aar 1 f l Redundant OC Inpute Dual Earth Ground DC Breaker Switch AD Switch Receptacle OC Input version tiachment Points DC Input Version AC Input Version Within the CPX8216T dual 8 slot architecture each logical Domain in the chassis contains a dedicated host card with an associated transition module in the rear a slot dedicated to the Motorola Hot Swap Controller HSC and the remaining six slots which may be populated with Media Blades media input output cards with an associated transition module in the rear The Hot Swap Controller in the Left Domain controls the Right Domain The Hot Swap Controller in the Right Domain controls the Left Domain MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 12 Software Each logical Domain and therefore each RTP Media Portal consists of the following hardware components e asingle CPV5370 Intel processor board the host card with 1 GB memory a SCSI input output 1 O daughter board and rear Transition Module e Hot Swap Controller and Bridge HSC module e SCSI CD ROM drive e SCSI hard drive e Floppy drive e One or more Motorola MCPN765 Power PC pr
11. Subnet IP Address Mask 255 255 255 0 Broadcast IP Address 255 255 255 255 192 168 lt cage gt 255 Gateway IP Address 0 0 0 0 Boot File Name NULL for None tftpboot bladeRunner Argument File Name NULL for None Boot File Load Address 001F0000 Boot File Execution Address 001F0000 Boot File Execution Delay 00000000 00000005 Boot File Length 00000000 Boot File Byte Offset 00000000 BOOTP RARP Request Retry 00 50 TFTP ARP Request Retry 00 50 Hardware error retry attempts 00 Trace Character Buffer Address 00000000 BOOTP RARP Request Control Always When Needed A W W BOOTP RARP Reply Update Control Yes No Y N Y Update Non Volatile RAM Y N y NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 107 9 At the prompt type reset to reboot the network once it completes the necessary self tests PPC6 Bug gt reset Cold Warm Reset C W C Execute Local SCSI Bus Reset Y N N Execute Local CPU Reset Y N N y 10 Repeat this procedure for all I O cards in the Domain The Host Card IP address and the Broadcast IP address should be the same between all I O Cards 11 Unplug the console connection from the last I O card 12 Log in to the system as root 13 Edit the etc bladeEtherAddrs file to change the MAC addresses for each of the new I O cards in the system It is only necessary to change the entries for slots that conta
12. While shutting down the RTP Media Portal will continue to process established media sessions These pre existing media sessions are cleared as the associated calls end The RTP Media Portal automatically transitions into the LOCKED state when there are no MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 20 active media sessions present When this occurs it is safe to proceed with the upgrade without affecting service CAUTION It is possible to update and reboot one RTP Media Portal in a chassis while the RTP Media Portal in the other half of the chassis continues to run the previous software Once one RTP Media Portal is updated the other RTP Media Portal in the chassis can be shutdown locked updated and rebooted This rolling upgrade will only impact available capacity and will not cause a service outage Updating all RTP Media Portals concurrently will cause a service outage If an upgrade fails during the initial stages a rollback to the previous load is performed A notification of the failure appears within the System Management Console If a component upgrade fails after the initial stages of the upgrade it does not rollback automatically A dialog box appears in the Management Console stating that the upgrade failed and prompts the administrator to determine whether a rollback should be performed Upgrade commands may require several minutes to complete execution and will
13. gt 19 29 15 DUMP Do you want to restart yes or no DUMP the ENTIRE dump is aborted 19 29 15 DO NOT USE THIS BACKUP a RESTORE USING THIS BACKUP WILL FAIL 19 29 15 Fix the associated problem and perform another backup 19 29 15 KEKKEKKKKKKKKKKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKEKEKSEK 19 29 15 Dump command s failed Aborting backup Logs are written to home sysadmin bkup_restore mcp_backup pl log Restoring from multiple tapes When restoring from multiple tapes if a user presses Enter before inserting the next tape into the tape drive the restore process must be restarted To recover continue to press Enter until a Read error is displayed For example the following shows output generated when a user incorrectly presses Enter before tape 2 is inserted then presses Enter again to obtain the Read error message NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 83 TZ S C CSC SNSNSNC N NS CON Mount volume 2 then enter volume name default dev rmt 0cn Mount volume 3 then enter volume name default dev rmt 0cn Read error while restoring me loads pool9 Files B UAS06 zip bLf amp CbwYvd5Yvveyt continue y n n Verify volume and initialize maps Media read error I O error rest No such file or directory 12 49 35 Failed to Restore IMS imssipdb directory aborting restore process Logs are written to
14. l l l l l l l l l l l UserID Nortel I l l l l l l l l l l OK l Back Moo ee d eee 11 In the Authentication Configuration screen verify the Use Shadow Password and Enable MD5 password check boxes are selected Select OK to continue Use Shadow Password Enable MD5 Password Enable NIM NIS Domain NIS Server Request server via broadcast or use NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 101 Figure 48 Red Hat Authentication Configuration screen 13 14 Authentication Configuration Use Shadow Passwords Enable MD5 Passwords Enable NIS NIS Server Request server via broadcast or use l l l l l l l NIS Domain l l l l l 1ox l Back l l Select the software packages to install the following e Networked Workstation e NFS Server e Anonymous FTP Server e Utilities De select packages not included in this list Select OK to continue Select No when asked if a boot disk is to be created Select OK to begin the installation Installation will require approximately 10 minutes to complete Once completed the system will prompt you to reboot and remove the installation CD from the CD ROM IMPORTANT Remove the CD before the POST boot sequence is complete otherwise the base installation script will begin again If this happens press the reset bu
15. 1025 65535 Default 3904 MCP Service Network IP Address of the RTP Media Portal Host Identifies a specific Host Note This value must be unique MCP Service Network IP Address of SIP Application Module to which this RTP Media Portal is assigned Port on which the SIP Application Module is listening for MPCP messaging from the RTP Media Portal It must match the associated setting on the SIP Application Module Note The use of the default value for this property is highly recommended Controls the frequency in milliseconds of MPCP registration messages RSIPs sent from the RTP Media Portal to the SIP Application Module in the absence of MPCP messaging from the SIP Application Module Port on which the RTP Media Portal listens for MPCP messaging from the SIP Application Module Note The use of the default value for this property is highly recommended NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 53 Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 3 of 8 Polltimer Delay Polltimer Interval Minor Port Usage Alarm Level Major Port Usage Alarm Level Critical Port Usage Alarm Level Type String Range 0 65535 Default 20000 milliseconds Type String Range 0 65535 Default 65000 milliseconds Type Percent Range 0 100 Default 50 Type Percent Range 0 100 Default 80 Type Percent Range 0 100 Default
16. 47 104 157 20 16001 108076965965 5 3 1080343335125 54 gt Established gt Destroying lt 47 47 47 48 20976 47 104 157 20 16001 108076965965 5 3 1080343335125 54 gt Destroying gt Destroyed lt 47 47 47 48 20976 47 104 157 20 16001 108076965965 5 4 null null gt Inactive gt Reset lt 47 47 47 48 20976 47 104 157 20 7001 1080769659655 2 1080343397775 63 gt Established gt Destroying lt 47 47 47 48 20976 47 104 157 20 7001 1080769659655 2 1080343397775 63 gt Destroying gt Destroyed lt 47 47 47 48 20976 47 104 157 20 7001 1080769659655 5 null null gt Inactive gt Reset MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 82 DUMP Lost connection to remote host As the mcp_backup script hangs type Ctrl C to abort To kill the process from another session type gt kill 9 lt pid gt Tape drive failure If something happens to the tape drive during a backup an information message is displayed Example output DUMP write I O error DUMP write error 8320 blocks into volume 1 DUMP Do you want to restart yes or no Answer no to this prompt The script will terminate and another backup can be started An information message is displayed on screen DUMP The ENTIRE dump is aborted 19 29 15 RRR ERR RRR RE RRR ERR REE RE RR ER RRR RE R KRESS 19 29 15 An error occurred during one or more dump commands
17. 7004 35242 default 35242 10000M MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 78 10 11 12 13 14 To create the sixth partition type n and press Enter Press Enter to accept the default beginning block then type 10000M and press Enter for the size Command m for help n First cylinder 17005 35242 default 17005 lt Enter gt Using default value 17005 Last cylinder or size or SizeM or sizeK 17005 35242 default 35242 10000M To create the seventh partition type n and press Enter Press Enter to accept the default beginning block then press Enter again to accept the default value for the last block Command m for help n First cylinder 27006 35242 default 27006 lt Enter gt Using default value 27006 Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK 27006 35242 default 35242 lt Enter gt Type p and press Enter to view the final partition table Example output Disk tmp sda 64 heads 32 sectors 35242 cylinders Units cylinders of 2048 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System tmp sdal 1 1001 1025008 83 Linux tmp sda2 1002 6002 5121024 83 Linux tmp sda3 6003 7003 1025024 82 Linux swap tmp sda4 7004 35242 28916736 5 Extended tmp sda5 7004 17004 10241008 83 Linux tmp sda6 17005 27005 10241008 83 Linux tmp sda7 27006 35242 8434672 83 Linux Press w and press Enter to save changes Press q and press Enter to exit Initiate restore The
18. AppSvr DBSvr IPCMWeb2 IPCMVWeb1 DBSvr2 acctsvr S Component Note you may also launch the add command from the pull down Configuration menu NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 33 Figure 18 Add from the Configuration menu Modify Cti Shitth os Delete Ciirshint D 3 9 Quem Ciltshit a EA Update Ctri ShiftU BaseSoftware AppSvr2 MgmtSvr AppSvr DBSvr IPCMiVeb2 IPCWWeb DBSwr2 acctsvr RTPO1 3 9 le H A rtp Dp Fe ey Be a a 2 inix File BERET operations Tools Administration Help After Add gt Component is selected you must wait for the load list to retrieve 3 The Load List window appears with all available component loads except for those components already deployed to the server Figure 19 Load list for adding ioix Component Type Version Oracle Monitor Small ims_2 0 1_build255 Provisioning Module lims_2 0_build195 Provisioning Module ims_2 0 1_build256 Provisioning Module Small Sh jims_2 0_build195 Provisioning Module Small Sh ims_2 0 1_build255 Provisioning Module Small ims_2 0_build195 Provisioning Module Small ims_2 0 1_build255 RTP Media Portal lims_2 0_build195 RTP Media Portal ims_2 0 1_build255 SIP Ap
19. Linux Recovery CD from the CD ROM drive Remove the tape from the tape drive Return it to a safe dry location From the remote host disable remote access sudo usr local bin mcp_disable_remote_sh pl lt Enter gt Error scenarios This section provides information regarding error scenarios that could occur when a backup or restore operation is in progress For RTP Media Portal log files are located in the directory home sysadmin bkup_restore NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 81 FLL LL LLL Invalid IP address If an invalid IP address is entered an information message is displayed Example output usr local bin mcp_backup pl 47 47 47 46 no answer from 47 47 47 46 10 22 27 ERROR System 47 47 47 46 could not be pinged 10 22 27 Remote Backup verification failed aborting backup process Logs are written to export home sysadmin bkup_restore mcp_backup For restore operations if an invalid IP address is entered after the ufsrestore command has been executed an information message is displayed Example output ufsrestore rfsv sysadmin 47 47 47 47 dev rmt Ocn 1 Fri Feb 6 17 06 14 CST 2004 48 48 48 48 Connection timed out before Fri Feb 6 17 11 03 CST 2004 Connection to remote tape server is lost If a RTP Portal looses connection to the tape drive during a backup the system will display error messages on screen Example output lt 47 47 47 48 20976
20. Media IP Number Ports Blade Name Min Port Value Max Port Value 10 1 1 22 47 104 10 142 Jroooa blader 10000 NET1 Media IP NET2 Media IP Number Ports Blade Name Min Port Value Max Port Value orage NET1 Media IP NET2 Media IP Number Ports 20 Blade Name Min Port Value Max Port Value e rates EE 40000 NET1 Media IP The following table details the configurable properties of the RTP Media Portal tab Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 1 of 8 Call Legs Domain Type String Range 4096 Maxint Default 4096 Type String Range 1 20 characters Default lt ForFutureUse gt Defines the bounds for internal data structures This value is not normally changed Default recommended Domain in which the RTP Media Portal will operate Not currently used MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 52 Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 2 of 8 AppSvr IP Port Period RTP Portal IP Discovery Probe Time Host Receive Port Type String Range 7 15 characters Default 0 0 0 0 Type String Range 7 15 characters Default 0 0 0 0 Type String Range 1025 65535 Default 3903 Type String Range 0 3600000 Default 60000 Type String Range
21. Media Portal component The following procedure describes how to upgrade the RTP Media Portal load Use Terminal Server access or the main console with keyboard and monitor attached From a terminal window 1 2 3 Log in as root on the target RTP Media Portal Insert the upgrade CD into the associated CD ROM Mount the CD mount dev cdrom lt Enter gt mnt cdrom lt Enter gt Change directory to the top level directory on the CD cd mnt cdrom lt Enter gt Run the install script Jinstall lt Enter gt Change directory NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 31 10 11 cd lt Enter gt Dismount the CD umount mnt cdrom lt Enter gt Eject the upgrade CD from the CD ROM eject lt Enter gt Remove the upgrade CD from the CD ROM Repeat step 2 through step 9 for each upgrade CD Reboot the RTP Media Portal reboot lt Enter gt Deploy the RTP Media Portal component This section provides instruction to deploy the upgraded RTP Media Portal component From the System Management Console 1 2 In the System tree right click Components under the appropriate RTP Media Portal server From the pop up menu select the Add gt Component command MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 32 Figure 17 Add from the pop up menu imcr System Management Console E Mgmtsite E Servers MgmtSvr
22. Media Portal frees the resources and responds SIP Application Module 14 The RTP Media Portal frees the resources and responds to SIP Application Module MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 114 Basic call with firewalls Figure 54 Basic call flow using the RTP Media Portal with obscured endpoints on page 114 shows the basic call flow for a client to client call using an RTP Media Portal with Address and Port Discovery APD functions enabled to facilitate firewall NAPT traversal requirements Figure 54 Basic call flow using the RTP Media Portal with obscured endpoints SIP RTP Application Media Client A Firewall NAT A Module Portal Firewall NAT B Client B 1 Invite SDP of B 2 Resource request for B 3 Response with A 4 Invite SDP of A 5 Answer SDP of B 6 Resource request for A Connect new resource to A 8 Answer 7 Response with B SDP of B lt lt D 9 First media packe from A to B p gt 10 First media packe from B to A 13 Delete resource A 14 Delete resource B 15 Resource deleted 16 Resource deleted NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 115 The following steps provide more detail about the call flow 1 Client A initiates a SIP session to Client B by sending an Invite message to
23. Portal alarms are discussed in further detail in MCS 5100 Fault Management Alarm and Log Reference NN10385 900 Clearing the RTP101 Alarm Blade out of service 1 2 3 Verify that you can log in to the media blade from the host card If successful the MCP Service Network connection is OK Once you are logged in to the media blade verify the media blade can reach the default gateway Ping the gateway IP address from the media blade If successful the network connection is OK Contact your next level of support with the results of these tests Clearing the RTP102 Alarm RTP Media Portal Out of Service 1 2 Verify that you can log in to the host card If successful the MCP Service Network connection to the host card is OK Once you are logged in to the host card verify that each of the available Media Blades is reachable ping each media blade Log in to a Media Blade Verify the media blade can reach the default gateway Ping the gateway IP address from the media blade If successful the network connection is OK Repeat for each media blade Contact your next level of support with the results of these tests NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 39 Clearing the RTP103 Alarm Best Blade Selection 1 2 4 5 Verify that you can log in to the media blade from the host card If successful the MCP Service Network connection is OK Once you
24. SSS S NET2 Medial pooo n S Number Ports 20 Blade Name No further action is required and the final step in this procedure may be skipped 4 Expand the RTP Portal options and right click on RTP Portal to select Restart The system will reboot MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 110 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 maererele gt 6 ex Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Appendix C Basic call flows As described in Protocols on page 13 the RTP Media Portal component interfaces to the other network components using different protocols These protocols are used to establish and manipulate media paths through the RTP Media Portal This enables the SIP Application Module to control the media plane throughout the life of a session Figure 52 Basic interoperability of components for a session on page 111 shows the network components and protocols used to interface between components in order to handle SIP and media sessions Figure 52 Basic interoperability of components for a session Application wicca cas ORNE Media Module za P ftal Application Server Access Clients MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 112 The following sections provide some sample diagrams and descriptions of call flows to review the basic functionality of the RTP Media Portal compo
25. below accept the default NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 105 PPC6 Bug gt env Bug AST or System environment B A S B Maximum Memory Usage Mb O AUTO 0 Field Service Menu Enable Y N N Probe System for Supported I O Controllers Y N Y Auto Initialize of NVRAM Header Enable Y N Y Network PReP Boot Mode Enable Y N Y SCSI Bus Reset on Debugger Startup Y N N Primary SCSI Bus Negotiations Type A S N A Primary SCSI Data Bus Width W N N Secondary SCSI Identifier 07 NVRAM Boot List GEV fw boot path Boot Enable Y N N NVRAM Boot List GEV fw boot path Boot at power up only Y N N NVRAM Boot List GEV fw boot path Boot Abort Delay 5 Auto Boot Enable Y N N Auto Boot at power up only Y N N Auto Boot Scan Enable Y N Y Auto Boot Scan Device Type List FDISK CDROM TAPE HDISK Auto Boot Controller LUN 00 Auto Boot Device LUN 00 Auto Boot Partition Number 00 Auto Boot Abort Delay 7 Auto Boot Default String NULL for an empty string ROM Boot Enable Y N N ROM Boot at power up only Y N Y ROM Boot Abort Delay 5 ROM Boot Direct Starting Address FFF00000 ROM Boot Direct Ending Address FFFFFFFC Network Auto Boot Enable Y N Y Network Auto Boot at power up only Y N N Network Auto Boot Controller LUN 13 Network Auto Boot Failover Controlle
26. e Tools and utilities on page 43 e Configuring and managing the RTP Media Portal component on page 43 Deploying the RTP Media Portal server on page 44 Adding the RTP Media Portal component on page 44 Querying or modifying RTP Media Portal configuration properties on page 46 Configuration tabs and properties on page 47 Tools and utilities Deployment and configuration of the RTP Media Portal is performed by the System Management Console and the Provisioning Client Please refer to MCS 5100 System Management Console User Guide NN10273 111 and Provisioning Client User Guide NN42020 132 for more information The add operation on the System Management Console allows administrators to initially deploy and configure the RTP Media Portal component The query operation is used for viewing configuration property values The modify operation is used for changing the values of configuration properties any time after initial deployment Configuring and managing the RTP Media Portal component This section provides procedures relevant to configuring the RTP Media Portal component MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 44 Deploying the RTP Media Portal server For information regarding how to deploy and configure an RTP Media Portal server please refer to MCS 5100 System Management Console User Guide NN10273 11 1 Adding the RTP Media Portal component This procedure as
27. information refer to Setting up the MCPN765 1 0 Card on page 104 2 Configure the MCPN765 card For more information refer to Configuring the MCPN765 I O Card on page 108 Setting up the MCPN765 I O Card A terminal device Such as a dumb terminal or PC COM port plus terminal software is required to change the NVRAM settings on the MCPN765 I O blade The 765 serial port uses 9600 8 N 1 settings Use the port labeled COM1 on the rear transition module A serial cable is required to connect to the I O blade as a specialized serial cable will not work From a terminal device 1 Once the blade and transition module has been physically installed in the chassis connect the specialized serial cable to the COM1 port at the bottom of the transition module 2 Press the reset button on the front of the MCPN765 card to reboot the card 3 Press the Esc key to abort the re boot process 4 Set and enable the real time clock on the blade set lt MMDDYYHHMM gt lt Enter gt 5 At the Bug prompt display the MAC address for the card niot h lt Enter gt 6 Record the MAC address for CLUN 0 DLUN 0 NET1 and CLUN13 DLUN 0 NET2 CLUN 0 DLUM 0 NET1 CLUN 13 DLUN 0 NET2 7 Type env to verify and change as necessary BIOS settings on the I O Card Ensure they match the settings shown below Note the entries may appear differently depending on the version of BIOS loaded on each card If an entry appears that is not described
28. m for help n Command action e extended p primary partition 1 1 P Partition number 1 4 3 First cylinder 6003 35242 default 1 lt Enter gt Using default value 6003 Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK 6003 35242 default 35242 1000M 7 Change the partition type for the third partition Type t and press Enter type 3 and press Enter then type 82 and press Enter Command m for help t Partition number 1 7 3 Hex code type L to list codes 82 Changed system type of partition 3 to 82 Linux swap 8 Create the fourth partition Type n and press Enter type e and press Enter then type 4 and press Enter Press Enter to accept the default beginning block then press Enter again to accept the default for the last block Command m for help n Command action e extended p primary partition 1 1 e Partition number 1 4 4 First cylinder 7004 35242 default 7004 lt Enter gt Using default value 7004 Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK 7004 35242 default 35242 lt Enter gt 9 As the drive may only have four main partitions the fourth partition will hold partitions five through seven Type n and press Enter to create the fifth partition Press Enter to accept the default beginning block then type 10000M and press Enter for the size Command m for help n First cylinder 7004 35242 default 7004 lt Enter gt Using default value 7004 Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK
29. media sessions No action is required Host Recovery Mode Completed RTP907 produced during the Host CPU recovery process to report the number of connections recovered on a Media Blade No action is required Host Recovery Mode Blade Communication Failure RTP108 produced during the Host CPU recovery process reporting the number of Media Blades with which the Host CPU failed to establish MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 40 communications No action is required An associated alarm is raised for each Media Blade which does not respond e Blade Recovery Mode Initiated RTP909 indicates that the Host CPU was able to re establish communication with a subtending Media Blade and that the Media Blade is supporting connections No action is required e Blade Recovery Mode Completed RTP910 indicates the Host CPU was able to re establish communication with a subtending Media Blade and reports the number of connections the Host CPU was able to restore control over No action is required e Connection Map Increase Capacity RTP911 generated whenever it is necessary for an increase in the size of the Hash Map used to store connection information This may indicate a need for additional RTP Media Portal resources e Connection Map Increase Capacity Denied RTP912 generated whenever a request for an increase in the size of the Hash Map is denied This indicates the Hash Map has already doubled i
30. on page 96 Install the RTP Media Portal packages For details refer to Installing the RTP Media Portal packages on page 101 Configure the Network Time Protocol For details refer to Configuring Network Time Protocol on page 103 BIOS configuration of the CPV5370 Host Card This procedure provides instruction for BIOS settings While many of the factory default settings are acceptable a few require changes If you are not certain the factory settings are in effect reset all values to default from within the BIOS set up under the Exit menu From the terminal console 1 Create a console connection to COM1 A on the front panel of the host CPU card A connection to COM1 is only used during the initial power up procedures Once the BIOS configuration is set the user must remove the serial cable from COM1 and connect the Terminal Server to cable COM2 on the transition module As the system is powering on hold down the F2 key to enter BIOS set up The CPV5370 Card ships from the factory with serial port settings 19 200 baud 8 n 1 If you do not see output on screen it may be necessary to reseat the CPV5370 card and press the Reset button on the front panel NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 91 Figure 38 BIOS Setup Utility screen BIOS Setup Utility Memory Advanced Security Status Boot Exit 1 BIOS Version CPV5501 1 0RM01 l Item Specific Hel
31. sda2 lt Enter gt 8 Restore the var partition mount dev sda5 a lt Enter gt cd a lt Enter gt restore rfv sysadmin lt tape_server_IP gt dev rmt Ocn lt Enter gt rm f restoresymtable lt Enter gt cd lt Enter gt umount dev sda5 lt Enter gt 9 Restore the usr partition MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 80 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 mount dev sda6 a lt Enter gt cd a lt Enter gt restore rfv sysadmin lt tape_server_IP gt dev rmt Ocn lt Enter gt rm f restoresymtable lt Enter gt cd lt Enter gt umount dev sda6 lt Enter gt Restore the IMS partition mount dev sda7 a lt Enter gt cd a lt Enter gt restore rfv sysadmin lt tape_server_IP gt dev rmt Ocn lt Enter gt rm f restoresymtable lt Enter gt cd lt Enter gt umount dev sda7 lt Enter gt Run the Linux boot loader mount dev sda2 a lt Enter gt cd a lt Enter gt mount dev sda1 boot lt Enter gt Set the current system root to the new partition chroot a lt Enter gt Set the boot kernel lilo lt Enter gt Reboot the RTP Media Portal by pressing the reset button on the front of the Host Card While rebooting hold down the F2 key to enter BIOS to force the system to boot from the hard drive Follow steps step 5 through step 8 from the procedure Prepare system for restore on page 71 to reverse settings Remove the
32. to secure the media interface to the MCP Services Network Securing the media layer is achieved through a combination of methods at the network level and the component RTP Media Portal level Network level security functions At the network level media layer security is achieved by the randomization of the IP addresses ports used for multimedia sessions and utilization of NAPT Network Address Port Translation technology to obscure the network topology of the MCP Services Network Media Blade IP address randomization When a multimedia session requests resources the RTP Media Portal selects an appropriate Media Blade to host the session Media blade selection determines the specific IP address that will be made available to the media streams for the session During the selection of a Media Blade the port usage of each Media Blade is queried to determine the number of available ports for each The Media Blade which has the most available ports is selected This method of selection provides randomization and helps distribute the session load across the Media Blades MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 64 Port randomization When the RTP Media Portal is deployed each Media Blade is configured with a pool of ports containing a specific number of ports in a specific range based on configuration data Number Ports Min Port Value Max Port Value respectively For more informa
33. 41 Network fault management The system handles network fault management through the reporting of alarms and logs to the Management Module RTP Media Portal alarms and logs are viewed from the System Management Console For further details related to alarms please refer to MCS 5100 Fault Management Alarm and Log Reference NN10385 900 Fault tolerance The RTP Media Portal provides base capabilities that significantly improve the performance and reliability of the system in the event of a fault These capabilities include Dynamic Pool Registration provides the basic mechanism that ensures resource availability and utilization in the event of a SIP Application Module loss of communications with gateway controllers This is accomplished through the generation of periodic registration messages over the control channel to each of the gateway controllers configured for the RTP Media Portal This function works in tandem with SIP Application Module redundancy to ensure that RTP Media Portal resources continue to be used in the event of a SIP Application Module failure The RTP Media Portal is configured to advertise its availability with the Standby SIP Application Module This configuration enables the Standby SIP MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 36 Application Module to immediately begin utilization of the RTP Media Portal for session requests whenever a failure condition occur
34. All requests to manipulate the media resources on the RTP Media Portal originate from the SIP Application Module The SIP Application Module ensures that all requests are made by or made to a valid service subscriber In this way the SIP Application Module effectively authenticates all requests In addition the portion of the RTP Media Portal which processes these requests to manipulate the media resources resides safely within the MCP Services Network MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 65 Packet filter firewall As packets are received the RTP Media Portal analyzes each packet to ensure the following e The data format is RTP RTCP UDP as indicated by the session description All other packet types are discarded and logged as problems e The source destination addresses match the expected source destination addresses indicated in the session description Packets that do not have a matching source destination address are discarded and logged as potential problems e The source destination ports match the expected source destination ports indicated in the session description Packets that do not have a matching source destination port are discarded and logged as potential problems User administration Basic administrative tasks for the RTP Media Portal are covered in the Upgrade Configuration and Fault sections of this document Other basic administrative tasks related to the S
35. Multimedia Communication Portfolio Multimedia Communication Server RTP Media Portal Basics MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 NORTEL ninloleole 0000010101011 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Finding the latest updates on the Nortel web site The content of this documentation was current at the time the product was released To check for updates to the latest documentation and software for MCS 5100 click one of the following links Link to Takes you directly to the Latest Software Nortel page for MCS 5100 software located at www130 nortelnetworks com cgi bin eserv cs main jsp cscat SOFTWARE amp resetFilter 1 amp tranProduct 124 82 Latest Documentation Nortel page for MCS 5100 documentation located at www130 nortelnetworks com cgi bin eserv cs main jsp cscat DOCUMENTATION amp resetFilter 1 amp tranProdu ct 12482 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 maererele gt 6 ex Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 How to get help This section explains how to get help for Nortel products and services Getting help from the Nortel web site The best way to get technical support for Nortel products is from the Nortel Technical Support web site www nortel com support This site provides quick access to software documentation bulletins and tools to address issues with Nort
36. NABLED UNI OCKEND IFNAAI FD Stop Administrative UNLOCKED DISABLED You can also launch the update command from the pull down Configuration menu MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 24 Figure 13 Update from the Configuration menu Emcee System Management Console Configuration mel CESME E Components RTP Media Portal UNLOCKED DISABLED System Output Manager UNLOCKED ENABLED UNI OCKFED NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 25 3 The Load List window appears The window only shows software loads suitable for the RTP Media Portal component type since this is the component type being updated Figure 14 Load list for updating lox Component Type Version RTP Media Portal ims_2 0_build195 RTP Media Portal lims_2 0 1_build255 Apply Cancel 4 Select the load version that should be used to update the RTP Media Portal Click on the Apply button 5 The System Management Console displays the RTP Media Portal configuration window If required modify any configuration properties For a description of these properties please refer to Configuration tabs and properties on page 47 Make changes as needed then click on the Apply button to continue A window showing the progre
37. NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 75 Figure 34 Red Hat Edit hard disk To install Red Hat Linux you must have at least one partition of 150 MB dedicated to Linux We suggest placing that partition on one of the first two hard drives in your system so you can boot into Linux with LILO pee 1 Me J Disk Setup Hdev sda Seagate ST336938LW r r Done Edit Back Type p and press Enter to display existing partitions If any exist type d to delete them For example to delete partition 1 type d press Enter type 1 press Enter After deleting existing partitions type w and press Enter to save changes to the partition table Create the first partition Type n and press Enter to create a partition To note the primary partition type p and press Enter then type 1 and press Enter Press Enter to accept the default beginning block and type 1000M and press Enter for the size Command m for help n Command action e extended p primary partition 1 4 P Partition number 1 4 1 First cylinder 1 35242 default 1 lt Enter gt Using default value 1 Last cylinder or size or SizeM or sizeK 1 35242 default 35242 1000M MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 76 Figure 35 Red Hat Create partition screen Command m for help p Disk tmp sda 64 heads 32 sectors 35242 sylinders Units
38. WN so that it does not accept new service requests While shutting down the RTP Media Portal will continue to process established media sessions These pre existing media sessions are cleared as the associated calls end The RTP Media Portal automatically transitions into the LOCKED state when there are no MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 28 active media sessions present When this occurs it is safe to proceed with the upgrade without affecting service CAUTION It is possible to update and reboot one RTP Media Portal in a chassis while the RTP Media Portal in the other half of the chassis continues to run the previous software Once one RTP Media Portal is updated the other RTP Media Portal in the chassis can be shutdown locked updated and rebooted This rolling upgrade will only impact available capacity and will not cause a service outage Upgrading all RTP Media Portals concurrently will cause a service outage If an upgrade fails during the initial stages a rollback to the previous load is performed A notification of the failure appears within the System Management Console If a component upgrade fails after the initial stages of the upgrade it does not rollback automatically A dialog box appears in the Management Console stating that the upgrade failed and prompts the administrator to determine whether a rollback should be performed The length of time require
39. a BYE message to SIP Application Module 12 SIP Application Module propagates the BYE to Client A 13 The SIP Application Module tells the RTP Media Portal to free the resources for Client B 14 The SIP Application Module tells the RTP Media Portal to free the resources for Client A 15 The RTP Media Portal frees the resources and responds to the SIP Application Module 16 The RTP Media Portal frees the resources and responds to the SIP Application Module 1 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Multimedia Communication Portfolio Multimedia Communication Server RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 All Rights Reserved Information is subject to change without notice Nortel Networks reserves the right to make changes in design or components as progress in engineering and manufacturing may warrant Nortel Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks Motorola is a trademark of Motorola Inc Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Publication number NN10265 111 Product release MCS 5100 3 5 Document version Standard 4 0 Date January 2006 NORTEL
40. agement RTP Media Portal OAM data is stored on both the Management Module and the database The Management Module stores alarm and log data Configuration data is stored locally on the RTP Media Portal as well as persistently in the database For a graphical view of these relationships please refer to Figure 5 OAM interoperability on page 13 Figure 5 OAM interoperability System Management Console Module For additional information please refer to MCS 5100System Management Console User Guide NN10273 111 Interfaces Protocols While in service the RTP Media Portal interfaces with the network through the following protocols MPCP Media Portal Control Protocol used to control messages between the SIP Application Module and the RTP Media Portal MPCP messages control the making modification and breaking of media session connections RTP Real time Transport Protocol transports real time media streams for example audio and video across a packet network RTCP Real time Transport Control Protocol provides a means of sharing session data for example performance data between endpoints UDP User Datagram Protocol provides data based media streams for example file transfer MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 14 e TCP Transmission Control Protocol communicates configuration performance data logs and alarms OAM data between the RTP Media Portal and t
41. al on page 16 the Rear Transition Module for the host card CPV5370 provides the following e COM2 port for connection to a terminal server and local monitor e Two Ethernet ports which provide connectivity to the Protected MCS Network The connection carries control and OAM data The Ethernet 1 port is used to provide an active connection The Ethernet 2 port provides a standby connection The standby ethernet function is enabled by default through the Activate IP Failover property when configuring the RTP Media Portal For additional information refer to Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties on page 51 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 16 Figure 8 Control and OAM interface CPV5370 Host card and RTP Media Portal Front Main Rear Transition Board Module mn terminal F server EE 5 MX i Cu CE m gon f p D 100BaseT Ethernet Protected MCS lt Standby gt Network of EGE RME E Control and OAM Wil a 100BaseT Ethernet eran Active OM a rE yaa mane CH b These Ethernet connections carry the following MPCP control messages to communicate with the SIP Application Module Operations administration and maintenance OAM data to the Management Module over TCP e Internal communications between Host and Media Blades Media blades Network interfac
42. and Disable for the other domain CPU in slot 7 is Domain A and CPU in slot 9 is Domain B Example for Domain A the Host Card in slot 7 HA Config Enabled Domain A Enabled Domain B Disabled Press Esc twice to return to the Advanced menu Move to Remote Console and press Enter Verify or change the values on screen to match the values listed below Leave all other values as default COM Port COM B Serial port B Enabled Base I O address 2F8 Interrupt IRQ 3 Baud Rate 9600 Console Type VT100 Flow Control None Screen Lines 25 Active After Post On Press Esc twice to return to the Advanced menu From the Boot menu move the cursor to Boot Device Priority and press Enter Ensure the system boots in the following order 8XX SCSI CD ROM LSI Logic Hard Drive Removable Devices ATAPI CD ROM Drive Legacy Network Boot Place an exclamation mark beside the appropriate devices to disable them Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Move to the Security menu to set control access to the BIOS settings Unauthorized BIOS access enables any Linux security to be circumvented Set up the BIOS supervisor password Ensure the password on Boot option is disabled Move to the Exit menu to save changes and exit the BIOS set up The system will reboot NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 93 20 21 22 23 24
43. ar Type in the host name of the RTP Media Portal Select OK when finished In the Network Configuration screen de select the bootp DHCP check box Enter nameserver IP addresses if they are available If you enter nameserver addresses ENSURE THEY ARE CORRECT The RTP Media Portal will not function correctly if unreachable or otherwise incorrect nameserver IP addresses are used If you do not have nameserver IP addresses leave this field empty Use bootp dhcp IP address lt eth0 IP of Host Card gt Netmask lt Host Card Netmask gt Default gateway IP lt Default Gateway gt Primary nameserver Select OK to continue MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 98 Figure 43 Red Hat Network Configuration screen Network Configuration Use bootp dhcp l l l IP address 47 47 47 48 l Netmask 250 250 250 0 l Default gateway IP 48 48 48 49 Primary nameserver l l l l l l OK l Back ba el l e a 7 In the Device settings screen accept the default setting and select OK to continue Figure 44 Red Hat Device settings screen Device What device is your mouse located on ttySO 0 dev ttySO dev ttyS1 dev ttyS2 dev ttyS3 COM1 under DOS COM2 under DOS COM3 under DOS COM4 under DOS ems gies igen gam 1ok l Back Las 1 L o D J 8 In the Time Zone Selection screen select the appropriate local time zone and se
44. are logged in to the media blade verify the media blade can reach the default gateway ping the gateway IP address from the media blade If successful the network connection is OK Repeat for each media blade Verify that the correct number of ports have been configured Use the query tool in the System Management Console Contact your next level of support with the result of these tests Clearing the RTP104 Alarm Port Usage 1 Wait for at least two audit cycles to see if the alarm is cleared automatically An audit cycle has a duration defined by the Idle Session Audit Period property If the alarm persists the number of available ports per media blade and or the number of Media Blades in the system must be increased If it is not possible to increase the number of ports or the number of Media Blades contact your next level of support Clearing the RTP105 Alarm Host Interface Failure 1 2 Ensure network connectivity Verify interfaces have a good connection to the network link LED is lit on the host card If the alarm persists contact your next level of support Informational and communication logs Logs assist with the maintenance and operation of the RTP Media Portal Information logs begin with the number nine RTP906 where communication logs begin with one RTP108 Host Recovery Mode Initiated RTP906 produced upon recovery of the RTP Media Portal Host application upon discovery of pre existing
45. blade 2 etc Type Positive Integer Range 0 65535 Default 40000 Type Positive Integer Range 0 65535 Default 60000 The Net1 Media IP address of this particular media blade Repeated for each media blade The Net2 Media IP address for this particular media blade Repeated for each media blade Defines the size of the media resource pool for each media blade The value is specified by System Engineering and based on call types and traffic patterns The default should change in accordance with the factors described above String describing this particular media blade Repeated for each media blade Note This field is not configurable Minimum port range value Maximum port value MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 58 Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 8 of 8 InsertPortalWhenAnyBFW Type Boolean Range true false Default false LocationBasedinsertRules Type Boolean Range true false Default false If set to false a RTP Media Portal is not used for calls when two Firewall clients are in the same Domain If set to true a RTP Media Portal is used when one or both clients in the same Domain are behind a Firewall If set to true RTP Media Portal Location Based Insertion Rules and user defined Routability Groups are activated NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 a Hmalelerele O 6 01 Copyrigh
46. ced to bot the sader l l l l l 1 l I 1 l l Il l l Il June to Fst CCE ati ell Whileodde Ths shi lboctis EodDevicPririt l l l l I 1 l I 1 l I I 6 Use the arrow keys to select Boot Device Priority then press the Enter key to display the Boot Device Selection menu NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 73 Figure 32 BIOS Setup Boot Device Selection menu FT er ors duarced 10 11 12 Bae SCSICD ROM LS TLosic Hardie l per ouai eo aioe IATAPICO ROM Drie Lesan Me duorkB cot Len Specific Hele Keys ised fis wl or Cora ce oe LEnletesrardsor molar ses deu ce w i 7 s iCitEnle t erarids all lt enable or dEastle a cei ce 2 and Pr oes he dew cor OOW a Pe M oes per osaki e dew cee eer Hard D Ek and er ovak el Ek ee E a a a E E a Use Item Specific Help to disable all devices except the SCSI CD ROM drive For each device to be disabled use the arrow keys to select the device then type an exclamation mark to disable it Press the Esc key four times Then press Enter when prompted to save the configuration The system will reboot from the CD ROM drive Insert the Linux Recovery CD into the RTP Media Portal CD ROM drive Press the reset button on the Linux server This will cause the Linux server to reboot from the recovery CD ROM Log in as root password rescue Verify that access to
47. d to complete an upgrade is approximately 30 minutes While there is no impact to call processing services perform updates during low traffic periods to minimize reduced capacity Upgrade tasks NN10265 111 This section provides instruction for a full release RTP Media Portal upgrade From the System Management Console and terminal window 1 Shutdown the targeted RTP Media Portal component For details please refer to Shutdown the target RTP Media Portal component on page 29 2 Delete the previous load of the RTP Media Portal component from the server For details refer to Delete the previous load of the RTP Media Portal component on page 30 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 29 3 Perform the upgrade For details refer to Upgrade the RTP Media Portal component on page 30 4 Deploy the upgraded RTP Media Portal For details refer to Deploy the RTP Media Portal component on page 31 Shutdown the target RTP Media Portal component The following procedure describes how to shutdown the target RTP Media Portal component From the System Management Console 1 In the System tree right click on the target RTP Media Portal component 2 From the pop up menu select the Shutdown command Users may also choose the shutdown command from the pull down Operations menu Figure 15 RTP Portal Shutdown IMS System Manegernest Console 47 104 14151 File Confguraton Opersto
48. des not for the host card Type String Range 0 255 Default 1 The Net1 Netmask is the netmask used for routing on the network that is reachable by the NET1 interface on the media card This is only used in dual network configurations The Net2 Netmask is the netmask used for routing on the network that is reachable by the NET2 interface on the media card The Default Gateway is the gateway router to the rest of the world the default route Note If this value is not configured the RTP Media Portal will be unable to provide service The RTP Media Portal will only provide service if the Media Blades can communicate with the specified Default Gateway Chassis identifier used to identify a specific CPX8216T chassis This information is used by configuration scripts to synchronize RTP Media Portal configuration across multiple CX8216T chassis Must be unique per chassis Must match the Chassis assigned to the Media Blades during the staging of the RTP Media Portal hardware NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 55 Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 5 of 8 Static RTP Ports Idle Session Audit Period Long Idle Duration Long Call Duration Type String Range 0 3600000 Default 300000 ms Type String Range 0 65535 Default 24 Type String Range 0 65535 Default 576 Type Boolean Range true false
49. e String Range Null 1 500 characters Default SystemOutLog Number of Backup Type Integer Logfiles Range N A Default 10 Maximum Size ofa Type Integer bytes Log File Range 200000 2147483647 Default 200000 Name of file that additional detailed logs should be sent to Number of logfiles that should be kept Maximum size of the log file in bytes When this size is reached the log file is rotated The following figures show the configurable properties of the RTP Media Portal tab NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 49 Figure 27 RTP Media Portal tab 1 of 3 LE System Sites MgmtSite Servers Portal40Dey Seryices bladerunner 47 104 23 58 10000 ForFutureUse 47 104 10 150 47 104 10 152 3903 60000 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 50 Figure 28 RTP Media Portal tab 2 of 3 H ouery System Sites MgmtSite Servers Portal40Dey Services bladerunner 47 10 23 58 255 255 255 128 255 255 255 128 47 104 10 129 fo po Pesszssss128 pzs mona OOOO ja a fe NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 51 Figure 29 RTP Media Portal tab 3 of 3 NET1 Media IP NET2
50. e network being traversed All MCP Servers should be set to MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 68 Auto Negotiate so that they too will respond in full duplex mode Failure to set the mode to full duplex will result in restore times that are ten times normal e For restore operation server address information is required e For restore operation the Linux Recovery CDis required The Linux Recovery CDis the Linuxcare Bootable Toolbox CD ROM available at http www linuxcare com bootable_cd When connecting a USB tape drive to the server perform the following e Login as root to the server where the tape drive is being connected or disconnected e Type the command etc init d volmgt stop and press Enter e Connect or remove the USB tape drive When connecting the tape drive use port 0 e If connecting the tape drive type the command etc init d volmgt start and press Enter e f connecting the tape drive turn it on If there is an error installing a USB tape drive refer to Error installing USB tape drive on page 83 for instructions to correct the problem System access Backup To establish connection to the RTP Media Portal access is obtained through a Secured Shell SSH Note if this connection is used and the SSH session dies the backup operation will die as well Restore During a system restore the server s operating system is executing in a limited capacit
51. ear slots 1 6 for Domain A and slots 11 16 for Domain B CPV5370 host blades are installed in front slot 7 for Domain A and slot 9 for Domain B 5370 transition modules are installed in rear slot 7 for Domain A and slot 9 for Domain B CPX8216T HSC BR hot swap controllers are installed in front slot 8 for Domain B and slot 10 for Domain A Hard drives and CD ROM drives are installed in the front peripheral bay Floppy drives are installed in rear peripheral bay Installing the RTP Media Portal software consists of placing the required packages on the hard drive of the host blade As the host blade is the only blade in the system that has a hard drive it is also configured MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 86 to allow I O blades to boot and mount their file systems over the network The complete base system can be installed in approximately 30 minutes IMPORTANT The installation procedures must be followed separately for each side if two Portals are installed in the same chassis The following is required for an installation e Chassis and peripherals One Motorola CPX8216T high availability compact PCI which is divided into two domains A and B each running independent media portals One SCSI hard drive per domain minimum 40Gb One SCSI CD ROM per domain One 3 5 floppy drive per domain One Motorola CPX8216T HSC BR hot swap controller per domai
52. edia Portal component To perform these procedures the administrator must login to the System Management Console For detailed procedures on logging into the System Management Console please refer to MCS 5100 System Management Console User Guide NN10273 111 From the System Management Console 1 In the System tree right click on the RTP Media Portal component 2 From the pop up menu select the Shutdown command You can also launch the shutdown command by selecting Shutdown from the pull down Operations menu MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 22 Figure 10 RTP Portal Shutdown H 245 System Maneqernent Console 47 104 1415 File Confguraton Operstons Tools Adminstabon Help ALL CaS Spetem Stes komisia Servers Component Te RIP Weda Pona j Ngmw OS Tpe al AppitiebProvESm f Version ma _1 1_buldi 34 Frigw Services RTP Pona nerts Administratia UNLOCKED UNLOCKED UNLOCKED UNLOCKED UNLOCKED UNLOCKED nager UNLOCKED OAMContguation 3 A confirmation window appears Click on the Yes button to continue Figure 11 RTP Portal Shutdown confirmation irdeto eee Q Shutdown wil affacttha operations ofthis component Do you want to cominug Es _v 4 The RTP Media Portal component shuts down gracefully and eventually goes into a LOCKED state when the last active media session ends as seen in the General In
53. eferences The following are referenced in this document and provide additional information e MCS 5100 Network Engineering and Deployment NN10313 191 e MCS 5100 System Management Console User Guide NN10273 111 e Provisioning Client User Guide NN42020 105 e MCS 5100 Fault Management Alarm and Log Reference NN10385 900 e MCS 5100 Accounting Module Basics NN10279 111 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 bot NOOON Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Maintenance updates How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows e Functional description on page 19 e Operations administration and management on page 19 e Maintenance update tasks on page 20 Shut down the RTP Media Portal component on page 21 Update the RTP Media Portal component on page 23 Functional description This chapter documents upgrade tasks to be performed when upgrading a maintenance release Tools and utilities Upgrades to the RTP Media Portal are performed through the System Management Console Please refer to MCS 5100 System Management Console User Guide NN10273 111 for more information Operations administration and management The SIP Application Module may try to contact the RTP Media Portal while the update is in progress potentially generating error logs To minimize impact to service the RTP Media Portal should first be SHUTDOWN so that it does not accept new service requests
54. el products From this site you can e download software documentation and product bulletins e search the Technical Support Web site and the Nortel Knowledge Base for answers to technical issues e sign up for automatic notification of new software and documentation for Nortel equipment e open and manage technical support cases Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center If you do not find the information you require on the Nortel Technical Support web site and you have a Nortel support contract you can also get help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center In North America call 1 800 4NORTEL 1 800 466 7835 Outside North America go to the following Web site to obtain the phone number for your region www nortel com callus MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 6 Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code To access some Nortel Technical Solutions Centers you can use an Express Routing Code ERC to quickly route your call to a specialist in your Nortel product or service To locate the ERC for your product or service go to www nortel com erc Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a distributor or authorized reseller contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 bot NOOON
55. epare system for restore The following provides instruction to prepare the system for rollback From the terminal server 1 From the terminal server prevent the console session from timing out due to inactivity during the restore process TMOUT 0 export TMOUT lt Enter gt Select the proper DDS4 tape the most recent backup tape for the server Insert the tape into the tape drive of the tape host server Reboot the Portal by pressing the reset button on the front of the Host card From the terminal server session press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Use the escape sequence lt Shift Esc OQ gt instead of F2 when logged in from a terminal server MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 72 Figure 30 Enter BIOS Setup screen PhoenixPICOBIOS 4 0 Release 6 0 Copyright 1985 2000 Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved CPV5370 BIOS 1 0RM01 Copyright 2001 Motorola Inc Build Time 03 11 2001 17 58 18 CPU Intel R Mobile Pentium RO III processor 700 MHz 640K System RAM Passedf Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup 5 From the BIOS Setup Utility screen use the arrow keys to move to the Boot menu Figure 31 BIOS Setup Boot menu BIOS Setup Utility Han Perm ora Adwerncec Sec Sale Boot Bat CAPE Bebe Lem Specific Helr Summ arborea Peab e SETUP permets Enable Hur Lock Futo Boodle ek COmabl e Aldus the stern t skir cda Leeks Wikboesse be Lineree
56. eployment Single network configuration requires both the host and Media Blades of the Portal to be assigned the same subnet Media Portals may be deployed centrally with the core MCS components or dispersed remotely to provide geographic proximity The two network interfaces of the host blade ethO and eth1 are grouped together as a redundant pair These two interfaces are connected to different switch units For the Media Blades only one of the available network interface NET2 eth1 is utilized In order to provide high availability in this simplex mode one half of the Media Blades are connected to switch unit 0 and the other half to switch unit 1 A single network deployment is shown Figure 36 on page 88 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 88 Figure 36 RTP Media Portal single network deployment The below table details the usage of the physical port for single network deployment MCPN 765 I O Card Ethernet port usage NET1 CLUN 0 DLUN 0 ethO NET2 CLUN 13 DLUN 0 eth1 CPV5370 Host Card Ethernet port usage 1 N A ethO 2 N A eth1 unused MCS VLAN MCS VLAN MCS VLAN Failure to use the ports as described will result in a non operational RTP Media Portal Dual network deployment For the dual network configurations the host is connected to the MCP Service Network The Media Card has one interface connected to the MCP Service Network NET2 and one to the oth
57. er network NET1 either a public network or a subnet of the MCP Service Network The MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 89 two interfaces on the host are used in an active standby mode and there is no interface redundancy on the media cards as each connects to a separate network This configuration is depicted in Figure 37 on page 89 Figure 37 Dual network deployment YA Baystack 470 NET Unit IA E MCP Service S B Public Subnet The below table details the usage of the physical port for dual network deployment MCPN 765 I O Card Ethernet port usage NET1 CLUN 0 DLUN 0 ethO Public NET2 CLUN 13 DLUN 0 eth1 MCS Service CPV5370 Host Card Ethernet port usage 1 N A ethO MCS Service 2 N A eth1 MCS Service Failure to use the ports as described will result in a non operational RTP Media Portal MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 90 Installing RTP Media Portal This section outlines steps to install the RTP Media Portal From the terminal console 1 Establish BIOS settings for the CPV5370 Host Card For details refer to BIOS configuration of the CPV5370 Host Card on page 90 Install the base operating system Red Hat 6 2 For details refer to Installing the base Red Hat system on page 93 and Partitioning the hard drive on page 94 Complete the installation For details refer to Completing the installation
58. es on each of the Media Blades MCPN765 in the RTP Media Portal provide a path for media streams Figure 9 Media stream interface MCPN765 Media Blade to RTP Media Portal on page 17 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 17 illustrates media stream interfaces in a dual network deployment between a Protected MCS Network and Public Network Figure 9 Media stream interface MCPN765 Media Blade to RTP Media Portal ET Ds Protected MCS Network A Media Blade in the RTP Media Portal consists of the following input output cards e MCPN765 Front Main Board e TM PIMC 0101 Rear Transition Module There is a 1 1 relationship between the Front Card and Rear Transition Module MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 18 The Rear Transition Module contains two 10 100 BaseT Ethernet connections for RTP RTCP UDP media streams Each Media Blade pair of MCPN765 and TM PIMC 0101 cards performs the following functions e Connectivity for RTP RTCP UDP media streams e Address and Port Discovery APD for obscured media endpoints e Relay of media packets between end points e An array of NAT and or NAPT functions The NET ports are used as following e Ina single network deployment only the NET2 port is used e In dual network deployment NET2 is used for connectivity to the Protected MCS Network and NET1 for the other network R
59. esources B are returned to the SIP Application Module in the response The SIP Application Module replaces the SDP information identifying the terminating address B with information identifying the terminating NAPT address B and forwards on the OK message to Client A At this point both clients have the correct addresses to establish the media connection However there is no complete media path through the Portal at this time because the Portal does not yet know the actual media address of either client Client A sends the first media packet to address B At this point the Portal examines the packet and extracts the source address thus discovering the media address used by Client A At this point the connection between Client A and the Portal is complete However the packet cannot yet be forwarded to Client B since the media address of Client B is not yet known The packet is dropped by the Portal MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 116 10 Similarly Client B sends its first media packet to address A The Portal discovers the media address used by Client B and completes the connection Now that both endpoints are known a complete media path exists through the Portal The packet from Client B is forwarded to Client A All subsequent packets sent by either endpoint are forwarded through the Portal to the other side of the call Client B disconnects the call by sending
60. following provides instructions to initiate the restore From the terminal server 1 Format the partitions mke2fs dev sdai lt Enter gt mke2fs dev sda2 lt Enter gt mkswap dev sda3 lt Enter gt mke2fs dev sda5 lt Enter gt mke2fs dev sda6 lt Enter gt mke2fs dev sda7 lt Enter gt NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 79 2 Locate the NIC driver modprobe eepro100 lt Enter gt 3 Activate the network interface ifconfig ethO lt IP_address gt netmask lt net_mask gt up lt Enter gt where lt IP_address gt is the IP address of the Portal Host card and lt net_mask gt is the network address mask for this network segment 4 Route the IP address of the MCP Service Network s gateway route add default gw lt gateway gt lt Enter gt where lt gateway gt is the IP address of the network gateway for the subnet 5 Create a mountpoint for the root partition mkdir a lt Enter gt 6 Restore the boot partition mount dev sda1 a lt Enter gt cd a lt Enter gt restore rfv sysadmin lt tape_server_IP gt dev rmt Ocn lt Enter gt rm f restoresymtable lt Enter gt cd lt Enter gt umount dev sdai lt Enter gt 7 Restore the root partition mount dev sda2 a lt Enter gt cd a lt Enter gt restore rfv sysadmin lt tape_server_IP gt dev rmt Ocn lt Enter gt rm f restoresymtable lt Enter gt cd lt Enter gt umount dev
61. formation Area of the System Management Console NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 23 Update the RTP Media Portal component The following procedure describes how to update a load for the RTP Media Portal component Note Updates both upgrades and downgrades to network components must be performed in a specific order Please refer to MCS 5100Basics NN10270 100 for further information From the System Management Console 1 In the System tree right click on the RTP Media Portal component 2 From the pop up menu select the Update command This command may require substantial time to complete execution Figure 12 Update from the pop up menu File Configuration Operations Tools Administration Help AhBBRE CRS 2 5 x System ttp1 Details E Sites 5 MgmtSite General States 5 Servers STE UN AE RTP Media Portal Administratie LOCKED AppSvr2 OS Type all H MgmtSvr verion ims_2 0 1_build255 Operational ENABLED H AppSvr Services 8 H DBSvr Alarms IPCMWeh2 Critical 0 IPCMWeb1 Lou DBSvr2 Peine r acctsvr Minor 0 E RTP01 Components States Alarms 2 Er Modify Operational chiens lector UNLOCKED ENABLED UNLOCKED ENABLED Delete UNLOCKED ENABLED Restart UNLOCKED ENABLED Start anager UNLOCKED E
62. going signal fails No action is required Failed to Reboot IO Exception RTP919 generated whenever a request for reboot of the system fails due to a software request for said reboot Report this log to your next level of support No Blades Configured RTP920 generated whenever the Media Portal initiates in a state in which no Media Blade information has been configured from the System Management Console No action is required Unknown Proxy RTP921 generated whenever a request for service is made from an unknown proxy one which is not datafilled for this Media Portal No action is required Unable to Register with Proxy RTP922 generated whenever an attempt to send a registration message to a proxy fails No action is required Host Interface Status File Problem RTP923 generated during a failed attempt to establish a file handle for the interface status file read from it or it does not exist Verify the host IP failover setting is properly set from the System Management Console Report this log to your next level of support System logs System logs are discussed in detail in MCS 5100 Fault Management Alarm and Log Reference NN10385 900 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 42 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 bot AOO Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Configuration management How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows
63. he Management Module Network interfaces The RTP Media Portal is comprised of two physical hardware subcomponents a single Host CPU and up to six 6 Media Blades The following figure shows an example of RTP Media Portal dual network connectivity between a Protected MCS Network anda Public Network Figure 6 RTP Media Portal operational interface dual network deployment RTP Media Portal gk Protected MCS Network L Public Network control OAM The Host CPU interacts with the management infrastructure to provide OAM capabilities The Host CPU also provides the control capabilities MPCP through which a call controller can access manipulate and apply advanced functions to media streams The Media Blades provide the Media Packet Engine for processing media streams Media Blade can be configured for a dual see Figure 6 or single network deployment see Figure 7 For single network deployment the Media Blade and Host CPU must be on the same local network This enables the distributed Host and Media Blades to communicate using a non routable network addressing scheme NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 15 Figure 7 RTP Media Portal operational interface single network deployment P Media Portal ee Control OAM E Media Host CPU As shown in Figure 8 Control and OAM interface CPV5370 Host card and RTP Media Port
64. he RTP Media Portal component From the System Management Console 1 In the System tree find the appropriate RTP Media Portal component to be queried or modified 2 To query the configuration properties right click the root level RTP Media Portal component and select Query Figure 24 Query RTP Media Portal configuration properties The Query RTP Media Portal window displays the properties However no configuration changes are permitted in the window 3 To modify the configuration properties of an RTP Media Portal component do the following NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 47 a Right click the root level RTP Media Portal component and click Shutdown to shutdown and eventually lock the component so configuration properties can be modified Note After completing the shutdown the RTP Media Portal component s media resources are no longer available for new sessions and its state is automatically transitioned to LOCKED once all existing in progress sessions are released b Once the RTP Media Portal component is LOCKED right click the root level RTP Media Portal component and click Modify Figure 25 Modify RTP Media Portal configuration properties mcr System Management Console Oo x File Configuration Operations Tools Administration Help Ake FBS
65. in a card If a slot is empty or contains something other than a card leave the corresponding entry as is vi etc bladeEtherAddrs lt Enter gt For example if the I O card was added in slot 3 enter the new MAC addresses on the appropriate line as shown below Ht Ht HH HH HE HE HE HE HH HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE EE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE HE HE EH E E E EE H H MAC addresses for all blades in the system Format lt slot gt lt private NET2 MAC gt lt public NET1 MAC gt HHH HH HE HE HE HE HE HE HH H HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE HE HE H HE E E E E H H H HH 1 FFOOFFOOFFO0 FFOOFFOOFFOO FFOOFFOOFFOO FFOOFFOOFFOO lt New NET2 MAC Addr gt lt New NET1 MAC Addr gt FFOOFFOOFFO0 FFOOFFOOFFOO FFOOFFOOFFO0 FFOOFFOOFFOO 6 FFOOFFOOFF0O0 FFOOFFOOFFOO 11 0001af04666a 0001af04666b 12 0001af04a022 0001af04a023 13 0001af000709 0001af00070a 14 0001af040390 0001af040391 155 16 U amp WN 14 Save the file and exit the editor 15 Exit root exit lt Enter gt MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 108 Configuring the MCPN765 I O Card It is recommended the following procedure be completed during maintenance hours as it will require the RTP Media Portal to reboot and be out of service for approximately 15 20 minutes From the System Management Console 1 Expand the RTP Portal options right click on RTP Portal to select Shutdown Figure 49 RTP Porta
66. initiate a reboot of the RTP Media Portal The length of the reboot is approximately 2 3 minutes Due to reduced capacity perform updates during low traffic periods Maintenance update tasks For maintenance updates administrators may decide to either upgrade the RTP Media Portal component to the latest maintenance release or downgrade the RTP Media Portal component to a previous maintenance release To upgrade or downgrade the RTP Media Portal the update operation is issued to the RTP Media Portal from the System Management Console This operation will reboot the host card which in turn reboots all Media Blades When the RTP Media Portal recovers from this operation it is in service UNLOCKED with the updated software To avoid any conflicts with service requests from the SIP Application Module s the following procedure describes the steps that must be NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 21 followed when updating a software load for the RTP Media Portal component From the System Management Console 1 Shut down the RTP Media Portal component For details please refer to Shut down the RTP Media Portal component on page 21 2 Update the software load for the RTP Media Portal component For details please refer to Update the RTP Media Portal component on page 23 Shut down the RTP Media Portal component The following procedure describes how to shutdown the RTP M
67. istration Help AkBeeakGas System ttp1 Details Sites General States MgmtSite Servers Component Type RTP Media Portal INIST UNLOCKED AppSvr2 OS Type all MgmtSvr version ims_2 0 1_build255 Operational ENABLED AppSvr Services 8 DBSvr Alarms IPCMVWeb2 IPCMVWeb1 x DBSvr2 Major acctsvr Minor RTP01 Components States Alarms Service Critical RTP Media Portal 0 Jo 0 44 EH Critical il System Output M 0 TecAnant In MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 38 Clearing an alarm The following procedure lists steps to clear an alarm From the System Management Console 1 2 3 In the System tree select the appropriate RTP Media Portal component From the pull down Tools menu select Alarm Browser The Alarm Browser window appears displaying the alarms Double click the alarm row Information regarding the alarm and necessary steps to clear the alarm appears in the information screen at the bottom of the alarm window Follow the steps to clear the alarm Note These steps are defined in RTP Media Portal alarms on page 38 RTP Media Portal alarms The following section details how to clear certain alarms that affect the RTP Media Portal RTP Media
68. l Shutdown IMS System Manegernest Console File Confguraton Operstons Tools Administaton Help Rte CaS Briem Stes wigint8ita Sors RTP Weda Pona E Nymtzr al E ApphebPronE3M wra_14_bulett 84 E PRigw 9 RTP Pona Ceerpanarts 4 a B Contry Wodty Update Query Delte Restat Stari dmhnistatwa UNLOCKED UNLOCKED Lock ct UNLOCKED Unlock UNLOCKED UNLOCKED UNLOCKED Log Browser UNLOCKED OAM Configuration 2 A confirmation window appears Click on the Yes button to continue Figure 50 RTP Portal Shutdown confirmation EE x Shutdown wil affactihe operations ofits componert Do you want to continue Le w 3 If itis NOT necessary to change the IP address of the MCPN765 card skip to step 4 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 109 If it is necessary to change the IP address expand the RTP Portal options and right click on RTP Portal to select Modify From the RTP Media Portal tab to make the appropriate changes Figure 51 RTP Media Portal tab oo CE System Sites MgmtSite Servers RTPPortal Services bladerunner System Output Manager Number Ports 20 Blade Name ess Min Port Value fa 0000 Max Port Value NET1 Media IP boano SoS NET2 Media IP pooo oA Number Ports 20 Blade Name Min PortValue 40000 Max Port Value wetimediaip 0 000 ono
69. ld195 Provisioning Module ims_2 0 1_huild255 Provisioning Module Small Sh ims_2 0_build195 Provisioning Module Small Sh ims_2 0 1_build256 Provisioning Module Small ims_2 0_build195 Provisioning Module Small ims_2 0 1_build255 ims_2 0_build195 ims_2 0 1_huild255 SIP Application Module ims_2 0_build195 SIP Application Module ims_2 0 1_huild255 SIP Application Module Small ims_2 0_build195 SIP Annlication Module Small Apply Cancel ims 701 build AA 4 Select the desired software load version for the RTP Media Portal Click on the Apply button 5 You will be prompted to configure the RTP Media Portal For a description of these tabs and properties please refer to Configuration tabs and properties on page 47 6 After entering the appropriate configuration information enter a label six characters or less in the Service Component Name field This label is the component name that appears in the System tree after deployment Click on the Apply button A progress screen appears while it deploys MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 46 7 When deployment completes and information dialog message appears to indicate that the action was successful Querying or modifying RTP Media Portal configuration properties Use the following procedure to query or modify the configuration properties for t
70. lect OK NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 99 Figure 45 Red Hat Time Zone Selection screen Time Zone Selection What time zone are you located in Current time 13 12 56 CDT Hardware clock set to GMT US Arizona US Central US East Indiana US Eastern oi ee 1 Ok i l Back l l l l l l l l US Aleutian l l l l l l l l Le 2 un oe ll l 9 The next screen sets the root password When prompted enter the appropriate root password Retype the password for confirmation and select OK to continue Figure 46 Red Hat Root Password screen Root Password Pick a root password You must type it twice to ensure you know what it is and didn t make a mistake in typing Remember that the root password is a critical part of system security Password Password again Se 1 OK ff l Back bo Lo o O J 10 The Add User screen appears Create a nortel user account with password Retype the password for confirmation and select OK to continue MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 100 Figure 47 Red Hat Add User screen Add User You should use a normal user account for most activities on your system By not using the root account casually you ll reduce the chance of disrupting your system s configuration Full Name Nortel Password Password confirm l l r l
71. n e Host Blade One Motorola CPV5370 per domain One Motorola 5370 transition module per domain e 1 O Blades Up to six MCPN765 per domain One PIMC 0101 transition module for each MCPN 765 e Other hardware VT100 compatible terminal device for console access to the host and I O blades e Base software Red Hat 6 2 installation CD disc 1 RTP Media Portal installation CD e Required information IP address information one address per host blade and one or two media addresses per I O blade IP address es of timeservers MAC ethernet addresses of all I O blades two addresses per blade Addresses can be found on labels affixed to the blade or NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 87 from blade NVRAM use the niot h command to get the blade Ethernet addresses from the bug prompt RTP Portal chassis number Gateway router address may be different between host s and media card s Netmasks for all assigned IP addresses Root password for host s Password for user nortel Time zone Network deployment The RTP Media Portal may be configured as a dual or single network For backwards compatibility the media cards may be connected to separate networks For new deployments the recommended approach is to deploy the RTP Media Portal in a single network config uration Single network d
72. n 5 mountpoint var lt Enter gt Partition 6 mountpoint usr lt Enter gt Partition 7 mountpoint 1Ms lt Enter gt It is not necessary to enter the mountpoint for the swap partition as this occurs automatically when this partition is designated as a swap partition NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 95 Repeat for all partitions as necessary Select OK when finished Figure 40 Red Hat Mountpoints Current Disk Partitions Mount Point Device Requested Actual Type sda1 1000M 1000M Linux native sda2 5001M 5001M Linux native Edit Partition dev sda1 Mount Point boot Jj Allocation Status Successful SE eA l y OK Cancel e ee ol l l l l l I Size Megs 1000 Type Linux native I Grow to fill disk l l l l y Back 5 In the Choose Partitions to be Formatted screen ensure all partitions are selected and the Check for bad blocks option is NOT selected dev sda2 dev sda7 IMS dev sdal boot dev sda6 usr dev sda5 var Press the Tab key twice to position the cursor on the OK button and press the Enter key MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 96 Figure 41 Red Hat Formatting partitions Choose Partitions to Format What partitions would you like to format We strongly suggest formatting all of the system partitions including
73. n size and prevents unbounded increases in the size of the Connection Map Report this log to your next level of support e Connection Map Increase Capacity Failed RTP913 generated whenever a request for an increase in the size of the Hash Map fails due to some unforeseen software issue Report this log to your next level of support e Connection Not Found RTP914 generated whenever an audit is performed over the Connection Map and a particular connection is not found on the corresponding Media Blade to match the entry in the Connection Map No action is required e Connection Idle RTP915 generated whenever an audit is performed over the Connection Map and a particular connection is not found idle on the corresponding Media Blade No action is required e Connection Exceeds Long Idle Duration RTP916 generated whenever an audit is performed over the Connection Map and a particular connection is found on the corresponding Media Blade which exceeds the Long Idle Duration threshold No action is required e Connection Exceeds Long Call Duration RTP917 generated whenever an audit is performed over the Connection Map and a particular connection is found on the corresponding Media Blade which exceeds the Long Call Duration threshold No action is required NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 41 Failed to Send Signal RTP 118 generated whenever an attempt to dispatch an out
74. nent Basic call without firewalls Figure 53 Basic call flow using the RTP Media Portal unobscured endpoints on page 112 shows the basic call flow for a client to client call using an RTP Media Portal without any firewall NAPT traversal requirements Figure 53 Basic call flow using the RTP Media Portal unobscured endpoints SIP RTP Application Media Client A Module Portal 1 Invite SDP of B 2 Resource Request for B 3 Response with A 4 Invite SDP of A 5 Answer OK SDP of B 6 Resource response for A Connect new resource to A 7 Response with B Media Path established between A and B 8 Answer OK SDP of B 11 Delete Resource A 12 Delete Resource B 13 Response Deleted 14 Resource Deleted NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 113 The following steps provide more detail about the call flow 1 9 Client A initiates a SIP session to Client B by sending an Invite message to the SIP Application Module Within the Invite message Client A includes SDP information that identifies the called address IP and port of B The SIP Application Module requests resources to support the half call connection between client B and the RTP Media Portal The address and port of Client B are included in the request The RTP Media Portal allocates resources an IP address and p
75. ns Tools Admire E EET y pme 8_Runs Details Sies ymis Generat Servers Component Tres RTP Neda Pona amp Ngmier O8Tpe al E AppitiebPronESm f Version ma 1i bultad E Prig Sanitas gjj ene amp RTP Pona Corrpanerts Names 4 C mu E Corner Nocfs Update Query Delte Restart Bni dmhnistatwa DCK sop UMLOGHED Lock co UNLOCKED Unlock UNLOCKED UNLOCKED UNLOCKED Log Browser gt UNLOCKED OAM Comtigur ion 3 A confirmation window appears Click on the Yes button to continue MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 30 Figure 16 RTP Portal Shutdown confirmation I x Shutdown wil afectihe operations ofihis componert Do you want to continue ic The RTP Media Portal component shuts down gracefully and eventually goes into a LOCKED state when the last active media session ends as seen in the General Information Area of the System Management Console Delete the previous load of the RTP Media Portal component The following procedure describes how to delete the previous load of the RTP Media Portal component From the System Management Console 1 2 In the system tree right click on the target RTP Media Portal component From the pop up menu select the Delete command This command removes the previous load preventing problems that might occur if an older build is brought into service on top of a newer one Upgrade the RTP
76. nstallation For more information refer to Complete the installation on page 84 Complete the installation This section provides instruction for completing the installation of the MCPN765 Card From the terminal device 1 Change directory cd etc lt Enter gt 2 Edit the bladeEtherAddres file Change the MAC address for the 765 that was replaced The top of the file contains comments detailing the file format Note on MCPN765 blades when paired with the PIMC 0101 transition module NET2 is used for the MCP Service Network interface and corresponds to CLUN 13 DLUN 0 while NET1 is used for another network interface either a Public Network or subnet of the MCP Service Network and corresponds to CLUN O DLUN 0 3 Move to the Edit menu to save the file and exit the editor NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 bob NOOON Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Appendix B RTP Media Portal installation How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows Prerequisites Prerequisites on page 85 Network deployment on page 87 Installing RTP Media Portal on page 90 Installing MCPN765 cards on page 104 This chapter provides instruction for installing a new RTP Media Portal It is assumed that hardware is already assembled as follows MCPN765 I O blades are installed in front slots 1 6 for Domain A and slots 11 16 for Domain B PIMC 0101 765 transition modules are installed in r
77. oblems with its MCP Service Network interface the Host switches to the other available MCP Service Network interface Note There are two tests associated with the activation of Host IP Failover a carrier sense test and an optional network ping test Upon activation of Host IP failover the carrier sense test is automatically provided Enabling of the optional network test is controlled by the Activate IP Failover NW Test configuration parameter Enabling the optional network test will generate a periodic ping to the default gateway on the MCP Service Network which was configured on the Host during installation and commissioning Activate IP Failover NW Test Type Boolean This configuration parameter is associated with the Activate IP Range true false Failover configuration parameter Default false Please refer to Note in description of the Activate IP Failover configuration parameter for details NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 57 Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties Sheet 7 of 8 Net1 Media IP Net2 Media IP Number Ports Blade Name Min Port Value Max Port Value Type IP Address Range 7 15 characters Default 0 0 0 0 Type IP Address Range 7 15 characters Default 0 0 0 0 Type Positive Integer Range 0 65535 Default 20 Type Text Range blade1 blade16 Default blade1
78. ocessor board the Media Blade with 64 MB RAM and associated Rear Transition Module e Available AC or DC power options Customer provided requirements include e Mouse e Keyboard e Monitor The RTP Media Portal is primarily a software entity that is comprised of subcomponents distributed across the hardware platform The RTP Media Portal servers and components must be configured and provisioned under the same site as the management server even if deployed from a remote location Failure to deploy the RTP Media Portal under the same site as the management server will prevent OMs logs and alarms form being managed from the System Management Console For more information regarding network configuration refer to MCS 5100 Network Engineering and Deployment Guide NN10313 191 For information regarding maintenance updates refer to Maintenance updates on page 19 For information regarding the upgrading of RTP Media Portal software releases refer to Full release upgrades on page 27 Operations administration and management NN10265 111 Operations administration and management OAM of the RTP Media Portal is available through the System Management Console This console provides an overall view into the status of the various MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 13 components in the system and administrative access to OAM functions including fault and configuration man
79. ort for Client B The new resources A are returned to the SIP Application Module in the response The SIP Application Module forwards the original invite to Client B substituting the address and port of Client A with the A resources allocated by the RTP Media Portal Client B answers the incoming call The SIP message sent to the SIP Application Module contains the address and port of Client B The SIP Application Module requests resources to support the half call connection between Client A and the RTP Media Portal The address and port of Client A are included in the request The RTP Media Portal allocates resources an IP address and port for Client A The new resources B are returned to the SIP Application Module in the response The SIP Application Module replaces the SDP information identifying the terminating address B with information identifying the terminating NAPT address B and forwards on the OK message to Client A At this point both clients have the correct addresses to establish the media connection and media packets are being sent and received Client B disconnects the call by sending a BYE message to the SIP Application Module 10 The SIP Application Module propagates the BYE to Client A 11 The SIP Application Module tells the RTP Media Portal to free the resources for Client B 12 The SIP Application Module tells the RTP Media Portal to free the resources for Client A 13 The RTP
80. owing text console ttyS1 9600n8 lt Enter gt IMPORTANT If the first character is not quickly typed the Red Hat installation script will use the default automatic option and begin installation If entry is not typed correctly reset the card using the reset button in the front of the 5370 card Select English for the Language Selection then select OK In the Red Hat welcome screen Choose the Install Custom System installation MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 94 Figure 39 Red Hat Installation Type screen Installation Type What type of system would you like to install Install GNOME Workstation Install KDE Workstation Install Server System Install Custom System Upgrade Existing Installation 1 OK Back 5 For Bad Partition Table select Initialize Partitioning the hard drive The following includes instruction to partition the hard drive From the terminal server 1 Press w and press Enter to save changes and exit 2 Select Done and press Enter to continue 3 Atthe Disk Setup screen select the individual partitions and press Tab to move to the Edit button Press Enter 4 Type in the mountpoints The highlighted line indicates the current cursor position Press Enter input the mountpoint in the text box and press Enter again Partition 1 mountpoint boot lt Enter gt Partition 2 mountpoint lt Enter gt Partition 3 swap lt Enter gt Partitio
81. p 11 Board Version 01 R5347P09A l Board Serial No 9975639 l l CPU Type Pentium R III lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or CPU Speed 700 MHz lt Enter gt selects field Cache RAM 256 KB Total Memory 512KB l System Time 09 59 07 l System Date 09 17 2003 l nn ee dt Len den U a de de G U ne en M l B i ci ee cies ee Cet M ee fel 3 From the Advanced menu move to IDE Configuration and press Enter Verify or change the values on screen to match the values listed below Leave all other values as default Local Bus IDE adapter Disabled Large Disk Access Mode DOS SMART Device Monitoring Disabled Primary Master NONE Primary Slave NONE Secondary Master NONE Secondary Slave NONE Press Esc twice to return to the Advanced menu Move to PCI Configuration and press Enter Verify or change the values on screen to match the values listed below Default Primary Video Adapter AGP On Card Ethernet 1 Enabled Ethernet 1 Connection Rear Ethernet 1 Option ROM Disabled On Card Ethernet 2 Enabled Ethernet 2 Connection Rear Ethernet 2 Option ROM Disabled Move to the HA configuration sub menu and press Enter MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 92 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Set the HA Config value to Enabled Also set the Domain that is being configured to Enable
82. p pl lt Tape_Server_IP gt lt Enter gt where lt Tape_Server_IP gt is the IP address of the selected tape host where the tape drives resides The backup operation will take a while to complete If the backup requires more than one tape the system will prompt the user to insert additional tapes as needed 4 When the backup is complete remove the tape from the tape drive Store the tape in a safe dry location 5 Review the backup script mcp_backup pl to ensure the backup was successful The log file is store in the directory home sysadmin bkup_restore and the filename is mcp_backup pl log lt dayTimeStamp gt Where lt dayTimeStamp gt is YYYY_MM_DD_HH MM SS 6 From the remote host disable remote access sudo usr local bin mcp_disable_remote_sh pl lt Enter gt Restore The following procedure lists steps to restore the RTP Media Portal from tape Ensure the remote tape drive has been set up correctly NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 71 before proceeding with the restore For more information refer to Remote tape drive set up on page 69 From the terminal server 1 2 3 Prepare the system for restore For instructions refer to Prepare system for restore on page 71 Partition the hard drive For instructions refer to Partition the hard drive on page 74 Initiate the rollback For instructions refer to Initiate restore on page 78 Pr
83. plication Module lims_2 0_build195 SIP Application Module ims_2 0 1_build255 SIP Application Module Small jims_2 0_build195 SIP Annlicatinn Module Small ims 701 build AA Apply Cancel 4 Select the desired software load version for the RTP Media Portal Click on the Apply button MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 34 5 You will be prompted to configure the RTP Media Portal For a description of these tabs and properties please refer to Configuring and managing the RTP Media Portal component on page 43 6 After entering the appropriate configuration information enter a label six characters or less in the Service Component Name field This label is the component name that appears in the System tree after deployment Click on the Apply button A progress screen appears while it deploys 7 When deployment completes and information dialog message appears to indicate that the action was successful NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Haleterele gt 6 ex Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Fault management How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows e Network fault management on page 35 Fault tolerance on page 35 Fault management procedures on page 37 RTP Media Portal alarms on page 38 Informational and communication logs on page 39 System logs on page
84. r LUN 00 Network Auto Boot Device LUN 00 Network Auto Boot Abort Delay 5 Network Auto Boot Configuration Parameters Offset NVRAM 00001000 Watchdog prior status ignored at autoboot Y N Y Watchdog shutdown at board reset Y N N Reset Ethernet chip after file transfer Y N N Stop Auto Boot after selftest failure Y N N Memory Size Enable Y N Y MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 106 Memory Size Starting Address 00000000 Memory Size Ending Address 04000000 DRAM Speed in NANO Seconds 8 ROM Bank A Access Speed ns 90 ROM Bank B Access Speed ns 120 DRAM Parity Enable On Detection Always Never O A N O L2Cache Parity Enable On Detection Always Never O A N O PCI Interrupts Route Control Registers PIRQO 1 2 3 OAOBOEOF Serial Startup Code Master Enable Y N N Serial Startup Code LF Enable Y N N Firmware Command Buffer Enable Y N N Firmware Command Buffer Delay 5 Firmware Command Buffer lt Enter gt NULL terminates entry Update Non Volatile RAM Y N y Reset Local System CPU Y N n 8 At the prompt type niot to access the Network boot settings PPC6 Bug gt niot Controller LUN 00 13 Device LUN 00 Node Control Memory Address 03E1D8A0 Client IP Address 0 0 0 0 192 168 lt chassis gt lt slot gt Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 192 168 lt chassis gt lt hostcard gt
85. rver If there is an error in the input type n in the confirmation screen to re enter the values Otherwise type y to continue When prompted provide the MAC addresses for each of the I O cards in the Domain If there is no I O card present in a slot press Enter to skip to the next slot entry Select OK to continue Installation will begin requiring approximately 5 10 minutes Do not touch the keyboard of the system until installation is complete Press Enter to continue The system will reboot When the LILO prompt appears press the Tab key to halt the process Remove the RTP Portal install CD from the CD ROM and reboot the system by pressing the Reset button on the front panel of the Host CPU card After the system reboots use the escape sequence lt Esc gt lt Shift gt OQ to return to BIOS set up Remove everything from the boot device list except the hard drive for security reasons MCS 51003 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 103 12 Move to the Exit menu to save changes and exit the BIOS set up The system will reboot 13 After the system reboots press the Enter key to boot the default image 14 After booting the login prompt will appear on screen Configuring Network Time Protocol This section includes instruction for synchronizing the RTP Portal clock to the master clocks This is performed automatically during installation if the user entered a Timeserver IP addres
86. s in Installing the RTP Media Portal packages on page 101 Only modify the ntp conf file if the timeserver address es change or if they were not entered at install time for some reason From the terminal server 1 Establish a serial terminal connection to the Host CPU card and log in the system as root 2 Create a new ntp conf file in the etc directory vi etc ntp cont lt Enter gt 3 Add the following lines in the text server lt Machine Logical IP of Management Server gt lt Enter gt server lt Machine Logical IP of Accounting Manager gt lt Enter gt driftfile etc ntp ntp drift lt Enter gt 4 Save and exit the editor 5 Verify the file was correctly saved more etc ntp conf lt Enter gt The display should match the contents entered in the previous step Note the clock on the RTP Portal must be set to within one hour of the time set on the management servers or Network Time Protocol will not be able to adjust the time If the clocks differ by more than one hour set the time manually date lt MMDDHHMM gt lt Enter gt 6 Exit root exit lt Enter gt MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 104 Installing MCPN765 cards The following procedures outline instructions for adding MCPN765 I O Cards in RTP Portal Domain A To add new I O cards to Domain B repeat these procedures From a terminal device and the System Management Console 1 Set the MCPN765 I O card For more
87. s on the Active SIP Application Module Idle Session Detection enables the RTP Media Portal to detect and recover media resources associated with idle media sessions This basic capability enables the system to recover resources as well as maintain capacity and performance Media Survivability enables the RTP Media Portal to allow media sessions to survive through to session completion in the absence of control signaling from the SIP Application Module This capability enables the system to permit media sessions to continue through to completion in the wake of loss of communications with SIP Application Module gateway controllers Host IP Failover provides redundant active standby network connectivity for the RTP Media Portal host card so that if there is a network issue that affects one of the connections then the other connection will assume activity This functionality enables the RTP Media Portal to maintain control and OAM connectivity in the event of a network failure Shared Resource enables the distribution of RTP Media Portal resources through association with multiple SIP Application Modules The strategy of distributing media sessions over multiple RTP Media Portals strengthens the network s ability to continue processing sessions in the event of a failure condition Failures would result in diminished capacity but not necessarily a service outage since many other RTP Media Portals remain a
88. ss of the update appears Once the update has completed the Update successful message appears showing that the RTP Media Portal component was successfully updated MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 26 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Te ererele gt ex Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Full release upgrades How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows e Functional description on page 27 e Tools and utilities on page 27 e Operations administration and management on page 27 e Upgrade tasks on page 28 Shutdown the target RTP Media Portal component on page 29 Delete the previous load of the RTP Media Portal component on page 30 Upgrade the RTP Media Portal component on page 30 Deploy the RTP Media Portal component on page 31 Functional description This chapter documents upgrade tasks to be performed when upgrading to a full release Tools and utilities Upgrades to the RTP Media Portal are partially performed through the System Management Console Please refer to MCS 5100System Management Console User Guide NN10273 111 for more information Operations administration and management The SIP Application Module may try to contact the RTP Media Portal while the update is in progress potentially generating error logs To minimize impact to service the RTP Media Portal should first be SHUTDO
89. sumes that the server on which the RTP Media Portal will be deployed has already been configured For example Figure 21 Add from the pop up menu on page 44 shows the RTP Media Portal component being deployed onto the previously configured RTP Media Portal server From the System Management Console 1 In the System tree right click Components under the appropriate RTP Media Portal server 2 From the pop up menu select the Add gt Component command Figure 21 Add from the pop up menu ini x File Configuration Operations Tools Administration Help foe meat ES E MamtSite Servers AppSvyr2 MamtSvr AppSvr DBSvr IPCMiVeb2 IPCMiVveb1 DBSwr2 acctsvr RTPO1 6 EE rtp1 BaseSoftware Note You may also launch the add command from the pull down Configuration menu OA ee ee HE NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 45 Figure 22 Add from the Configuration menu Mimre Svstem Mananement Fansnle a After Add gt Component is selected you must wait for the load list to retrieve 3 The Load List window appears with all available component loads except for those components already deployed to the server Figure 23 Load list for adding Version O x Component Type Oracle Monitor Small ims_2 0 1_build256 Provisioning Module ims_2 0_bui
90. t Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Accounting management Functional description The RTP Media Portal does not perform accounting management However an indication that an RTP Media Portal component was used during a session is provided in the accounting records For more information on accounting please refer to MCS 5100 Accounting Module Basics NN10279 111 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 60 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 ninloleole 0000010101011 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Performance management Functional description RTP Media Portal performance is monitored through the System Management Console by viewing Operational Measurements OMs For more information on RTP Media Portal OMs and the viewing of these OMs please refer to MCS 5100 System Management Console User Guide NN10273 111 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 62 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Te ererele gt 0 ex Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Security and administration How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows e Security overview on page 63 Network level security functions on page 63 RTP Media Portal component level security functions on page 64 e User administration on page 65 Security overview One function of the RTP Media Portal is
91. the SIP Application Module Within the Invite message Client A includes SDP information that identifies the called address IP and port of B The Invite passes through the firewall NAT A The SIP Application Module requests resources to support the half call connection between Client B and the RTP Media Portal The SIP Application Module knows that Client B is obscured so a specific media address for Client B is not provided in the resource request sent to the RTP Media Portal The RTP Media Portal allocates resources an IP address and port for Client B The new resources A are returned to the SIP Application Module in the response The SIP Application Module forwards the original invite to client B substituting the address and port of Client A with the A resources allocated by the RTP Media Portal The invite passes through firewall B Client B answers the incoming call The SIP message sent to the SIP Application Module contains the address and port of Client B However because Client B is obscured the actual media address the address from which media packets will be sent is not yet known The SIP Application Module requests resources to support the half call connection between Client A and the RTP Media Portal Again because Client A is obscured the specific media address and port of Client A are not included in the request The RTP Media Portal allocates resources an IP address and port for Client A The new r
92. the tape server has been set correctly rsh sysadmin lt Tape_Server_IP gt df k lt Enter gt where lt Tape_Server_IP gt is the name of the remote tape server host Output appears on screen indicating the target system is correctly set for the restore operation In not contact your next line of support before continuing MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 74 Partition the hard drive The following table lists fdisk commands used to partition the hard drive are aes m Display a list of available commands n Create a new partition p Print the current partition table d Delete a partition t Change the type of a partition Ww Write the partition table and exit fdisk The following procedure assumes a 40 GB hard drive and includes partition recommendations From the terminal server 1 Select the fdisk option under Disk Setup to partition the hard drive Figure 33 Red Hat Disk Setup screen Disk Setup l l Disk Druid is a tool for partitioning and setting l up mount points It is designed to be easier to use l than Linux s traditional disk partitioning software l fdisk as well as more powerful However there are some cases where fdisk may be preferred l l l l l l Which tool would you like to use RENE rocco l l l l Disk Druid l fdisk 1 Back De a 2 Select the only highlighted hard disk present and select edit
93. tion on these configuration properties refer to Table 2 RTP Media Portal tab configurable properties on page 51 As multimedia sessions are initiated a port is chosen from the port pool associated with the selected Media Blade For non static port configurations i e Static RTP Ports is configured to be false when a multimedia session completes their associated ports are deallocated from the pool and new replacement ports are allocated to the pool The deallocation of used ports and allocation of replacement ports provides randomization in the port pools for the Media Blades NAPT function In order to obscure the MCP Services Network topology the RTP Media Portal uses the NAPT functionality to secure the multimedia sessions so that there is no leakage of topology information This is achieved by maintaining a list of media ports NAPT table which are being used within active multimedia sessions Only packets which arrive on these active ports are processed Packets which arrive on non active ports are rejected and logged as potential problems RTP Media Portal component level security functions NN10265 111 The RTP Media Portal component also contributes to system security by opening and closing media ports only in response to requests from the SIP Application Module which has pre authenticated such requests and by rejecting any unauthorized packets arriving on an active connection Authenticated requests
94. tton on the front panel of the Host CPU Card to reboot the system again Installing the RTP Media Portal packages Once the Red Hat installation is complete the RTP Media Portal and HA packages can be installed from the second CD From the terminal server 1 After the system reboots the LILO prompt is displayed Press Tab to halt the LILO boot process MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 102 NN10265 111 2 10 11 Insert the RTP Portal Install CD into the CD ROM and reboot the system by pressing the Reset button on the front of the Host CPU Card The system will reboot from the CD and begin executing the installation scripts Press Tab when the LILO prompt appears Type install serial at the prompt to begin the installation The system prompts for the following information Host CPU slot number 7 or 9 RTP Portal chassis number 1 2 3 Timeserver IP address Permanent system console type s Blade MAC addresses The chassis number is used to configure both the host and the Media Blades They must be consistent Also the chassis number is used to construct a virtual address of the form 192 168 lt chassis gt lt slot gt This address MUST be unique on the MCP Service Network so it is necessary for the chassis number to be selected based on its use to create this address Timeserver IP address es is generally the service logical IP of the Management Se
95. usr and ar There is no need to format home or usr local if they have already been configured during a previous install dev sda2 dev sda7 IMS dev sda1 boot dev sda6 usr dev sda5 var Check for bad blocks during format ok I 17771 OK Back ee Completing the installation The following procedure includes instructions for completing the installation From the terminal server 1 The LILO Configuration screen appears Ensure the User linear mode needed for some SCSI drives is selected 2 Type the boot arguments for LILO as follows console ttyS1 9600n8 lt Enter gt NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 97 Figure 42 Red Hat LILO Configuration A few systems will need to pass special options to the kernel at book time for the system to function properly If you need to pass boot options to the kernel enter them now If you don t need any or aren t sure leave this blank LILO Configuration User linear mode needed for some SCSI drives sonsole ttyS1 9600 18 ne l l PTT l 1o i l Skip 1 l Back ed ES tee as al Se E a D L E A a E A a A A Select OK when finished Ensure dev sda for the location to install LILO is selected and select OK to continue Select OK to accept the default selection for the partition to boot the Linux OS The Host Configuration screen will appe
96. vailable for SIP Application Modules to utilize e Host CPU Recovery provides for media stream survival through a Host CPU failure and subsequent recovery Upon Host CPU failure media streams on subtending Media Blades continue to flow undisturbed During the subsequent Host CPU recovery process communications are re established with the Media Blades and available capacity information is retrieved from each of the Media Blades When the RTP Media Portal resumes NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 37 service if offers the remaining available capacity on the Media Blades for the processing of new sessions Fault management procedures Alarm surveillance The following procedure lists steps to obtain information regarding alarms From the System Management Console 1 In the System tree select the appropriate RTP Media Portal component 2 The General Information Area GIA pane displays general information state information and alarm information for the RTP Media Portal component 3 Select the Alarm tab within the GIA pane to view the RTP Media Portal services and the severity of any alarm which is raised against it For alarm severity classification refer to MCS 5100 Fault Management Alarm and Log Reference NN10385 900 Figure 20 Example of viewing alarm information mcr System Management Console 2 a oOo x File Configuration Operations Tools Admin
97. y Therefore access must be through the server s console port via the serial port Duration Determine how much data will be involved in the backup or restore operation in order to estimate the length of time required for the NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 69 operation Use Unix commands to determine the size of the following partitions e e boot e Nar e IMS e usr Backup requires approximately 20 minutes per GB when using a USB tape drive and approximately eight minutes per GB for a SCSI tape device Restore requires approximately 35 minutes per GB regardless of which type of tape drive is used Estimates for backup and restore are rough as there are multiple factors that can affect the time required to complete the operation As backups can be performed while the machine is live system activity may slow the operation If a backup or restore occurs across a network network traffic can affect the time required to complete the operation Remote tape drive set up A remote tape drive is required The following procedure outlines the steps necessary to properly set up the remote tape drive if it is on an MCP Server If the remote tape drive is NOT on a MCP Server you may skip this procedure However the user must ensure the remote shell operations from the server to be backed up are enabled on the remote tape drive server From the terminal server
98. y include Domain A and Domain B Left Domain and Right Domain and half shelf An RTP Media Portal occupies a single logical operational Domain in the CPX8216T A single CPX8216T chassis can host two RTP Media Portal components one in chassis Domain A the other in chassis Domain B as shown in Figure 2 Card slot associations for the two logical Domains in a single chassis on page 9 Figure 2 Card slot associations for the two logical Domains ina single chassis 3 FEELERS L FEAR If the chassis is viewed from the front the slots are numbered from left to right 1 16 If viewed from the rear the slots are numbered from right MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 10 to left 1 16 A front view of the CPX8216T is shown in Figure 3 Motorola chassis CPX8216T front view on page 10 Figure 3 Motorola chassis CPX8216T front view CeO TEE E HEE OOOOOOA 000000 g SS E A rear view of the CPX8216T is shown in Figure 4 Motorola chassis CPX8216T back view on page 11 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 11 Figure 4 Motorola chassis CPX8216T back view Floppy SCSI ESO Redundant HSC Redundant CPU Drves Inputs Ground Bridge Boards Transition Bosrde D f 0000000000 10000006 1000000000 O000000000 Q 0000 of 0000000000 000000000000 00 goon 000000000 PONS NAN RON Anna
99. ystem Management Console are covered in MCS 5100 System Management Console User Guide NN10273 11 1 MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 66 NN10265 111 MCS 5100 3 5 Standard 4 0 January 2006 bot NOOQON Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2006 Appendix A Backup and recovery How this chapter is organized This chapter is organized as follows Backup and restore on page 67 Prerequisites on page 67 Duration on page 68 Remote tape drive set up on page 69 Backup to remote tape drive on page 70 Restore on page 70 Error scenarios on page 80 Recovery on page 83 Replacement of CPU host card on page 83 Replacement of task processor on page 83 Backup and restore Prerequisites The following prerequisites are required for a RTP Media Portal backup or restore Remote DDS4 tape drive The tape drive does not need to be within the MCP Service Network but it must be attached to a Solaris machine that is visible to the server conducting the backup DDS4 tape in the remote tape drive For Universal Serial Bus USB drives use a 20 GB tape For SCSI drives use a 12 GB tape Live 100Mbps Ethernet connection IP address of the tape server Full duplex mode Ensure all nodes involved have their network interface set to full duplex mode This includes the server being backed up or restored the tape server and any intermediate node in th

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