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Steel-Belted Radius Carrier 8.3.0 Installation Guide
- Copyright and Trademark Information
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- About This Guide
- Overview of Steel-Belted Radius Carrier and Session State Register Installation
  - Standalone Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Installation Overview
    - Migrating from Earlier SBR Releases
    - Supporting SIM with Signalware
    - Installation Workflow
    - Release 8.3.0 Standalone Server Installation Checklist
  - Session State Register Cluster Installation Overview
    - SSR Cluster Overview
    - SSR Cluster Concepts and Terminology
    - Supported SBR Carrier SSR Cluster Configurations
      - Failover Overview
        Failover Examples
        Possible Failure Scenarios
        Distributed Cluster Failure and Recovery
    - Session State Register Database Tables
    - Supporting SIM, SIGTRAN, and Other Protocols with Signalware
    - Cluster Installation Workflow
    - Session State Register Cluster Installation Checklist
- Preparing for a Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Installation
  - Planning Your Session State Register Cluster
    - Planning the Cluster Topology
      - Naming the Cluster and Its Machines
        Starter Kit Cluster Naming Example
    - Cluster Naming Worksheets
      - Expansion Kit and Additional Node Worksheet
    - Renaming Node Hosts
    - Configuring Multipathing
  - Before You Install Software
    - Reviewing the Release Notes
    - Determining the Server’s Centralized Configuration Management Role
    - Selecting an Appropriate Server
    - Meeting System Requirements
      - Standalone SBR Carrier Server Hardware
      - Session State Register Host Hardware
        SBR Carrier and Management Node Hosts
        Data Node Hosts
        Checking Free Disk Space
      - Software
        Solaris
        Checking System Patch Levels
        Special Notes on Solaris Platform Support
        Linux
        Special Notes on Linux Platform Support
        Perl
        LDAP Plug-in
    - Verifying Root Access
    - Verifying Network Requirements
      - Verifying Network Connectivity
      - Verifying Hostname Resolution
    - Creating Required Users and Groups
    - Creating Share Directories
    - Setting Up External Database Connectivity (Optional)
    - Obtaining License Keys
    - Creating a Copy of Existing SBR Server Release Files for Migration
    - Installing the SIGTRAN Interface (Optional)
  - Migrating from Previous SBR Releases
    - Migration Overview
      - Supported Releases
      - Files That May Be Migrated
    - Files from Earlier Releases That Require Manual Editing
    - Migrating from SBR Release 6.X
    - Migrating from SBR Carrier Release 7.0
    - Migrating from SBR Carrier Release 7.4.0
    - Migration and New Installations of SBR Carrier with WiMAX
    - Historic Files
- Installing and Configuring a SBR Carrier Standalone Server
  - Installation and Basic Configuration of a SBR Carrier Standalone Server
    - Unpacking the Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Software
      - Package Management Commands
    - Running the Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Configure Script
    - Starting and Stopping a Standalone Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Server
      - sbrd
        Running sbrd on a Standalone Server
        Syntax
        Options
      - Starting the RADIUS Server
      - Stopping the RADIUS Server
      - Displaying RADIUS Status Information
    - Basic SBR Carrier Configuration
    - Configuring the CST for a Standalone Server
      - Configuring the sessionTable.ini file
        RadAttr Fields and the sessionTable.ini File
        Creating RadAttr Field-to-Attribute Mappings
        Defining RadAttr Fields
        Multi-Valued Attributes
        MVA-Count
        MVA-Index
        MVA-First
        MVA-Last
        MVA-CharString-Concat
        MVA-ByteString-Concat
        Using MVA Facilities
- Installing Session State Register Nodes
  - Installing Session State Register Nodes
    - Cluster Installation Overview
    - Unpacking Session State Register Software
      - Package Management Commands
    - Setting Up a Starter Kit’s First SBR/Management Node
      - Configuring the Host Software on the First Server in the Cluster
    - Setting Up the Second SBR/Management Node in a Starter Kit
      - Populating the JNPRShare Directory
      - Configuring Host Software on the Second SBR Carrier and Management Node
    - Setting Up Data Node Hosts Included with the Starter Kit
    - Initial Cluster Startup Procedure
    - Recommendations before Configuring the Cluster
  - Basic SBR Carrier Node Configuration
  - Customizing the SSR Database Current Sessions Table
    - Current Sessions Table Overview
    - Sessions in the CST
      - Acknowledging Authentication and Accounting Requests when the CST Cannot Be Contacted
      - Current Sessions Table Display
    - Customizing the CST
    - Current Sessions Table Fields
      - System Core Fields
      - System Feature Fields
      - System Optional Fields
      - RadAttr Fields
        RadAttr Fields and the sessionTable.ini File
        Creating RadAttr Field-to-Attribute Mappings
        How to Define RadAttr Fields
        Multi-Valued Attributes
        MVA-Count
        MVA-Index
        MVA-First
        MVA-Last
        MVA-CharString-Concat
        MVA-ByteString-Concat
        Using MVA Facilities
      - Admin Private Fields
      - System Keys and Indexes
      - Admin Keys and Indexes
    - SSR Datatypes
  - Other Session State Register Configuration Files
    - Tuning Other SSR Tables Overview
    - Configuring the dbclusterndb.gen File
      - [Bootstrap] Section
      - [NDB] Section
        [Database] Section
      - [IpAddressPools] Section
      - [IpAddressPools:PoolName] Section
    - Customizing Other Tables and Scripts
    - Managing IP Pools
  - When and How to Restart Session State Register Nodes, Hosts, and Clusters
    - Overview of Starting and Stopping a Session State Register Cluster
      - sbrd
        Running sbrd on Session State Register Nodes
        Syntax
        Options
        Examples
        Notes
      - Starting the Cluster
    - Proper Order for Starting Nodes in a Cluster
    - Proper Order for Stopping Individual Nodes
    - Stopping a Single Node
    - Starting a Single Node
    - Proper Order for Stopping the Entire Cluster
- Expanding a Session State Register Cluster
  - Expanding an SSR Cluster
    - Upgrading from a Restricted Cluster to a Regular Cluster
    - Adding Nodes to a Cluster Overview
    - Adding a New SBR Carrier Server to an Existing Cluster
    - Adding a Management Node Expansion Kit to an Existing Cluster
    - Adding a Data Expansion Kit to an Existing Cluster
      - Requirements for Selecting a Transition Server in Your Environment
      - Using a Transition Server When Adding Data Nodes to an Existing Cluster
      - Existing Cluster Configuration for This Example Procedure
      - Creating the Transition Server
        Stopping the Processes on the Target Transition Server
        Configuring the Software on the Transition Server as a Temporary Cluster
        Configuring and Starting the Transition Server
        Switching Traffic to the Transition Server
      - Creating the Updated Cluster Definition Files
      - Installing the SBR Carrier Software on the Two New Data Node Host Machines
      - Distributing the Updated Cluster Definition Files to the Existing Nodes
      - Destroying the Session Database on the Original Cluster
      - Configuring the Nodes in the Expanded Cluster with the Updated Cluster Definition Files
        Configuring the SBR Carrier Software on the New Data Nodes
        Running the Configure Script on Each Node from the Original Cluster
      - Creating the Session Database and IP Pools on the Expanded Cluster
        Cleaning the Original Nodes from the Cluster
        Creating the Session Database and IP Pools
        Starting the SSR Processes on the Nodes in the Expanded Cluster
        Creating the Session Database and IP Address Pools
        Starting the RADIUS Process
      - Removing the Transition Server from Service
      - Unconfiguring and Rebuilding the Transition Server
        Unconfiguring the Transition Server
        Retrieving the Updated Cluster Definition Files from SM1 Node
        Running the Configure Script on the SM2 Node
      - Non-Transition Server Method—Terminating Connections
- SIGTRAN Support for Steel-Belted Radius Carrier
  - Migrating Signalware
  - Installing Signalware 9 on Oracle Solaris 10
    - Beginning the Installation
    - Developing and Deploying SS7 Services
    - Configuring the Platform
    - Commission Instance
    - Configuring Nodes
    - Installing Signalware Service Pack 6V
      - Installing the Patch Package
    - Uninstalling Signalware 9
  - Installing Signalware 9 on Linux
    - Operating System Prerequisite Packages
    - Other Prerequisites to Install Signalware on a Linux Platform
    - Installing Signalware
    - Troubleshooting Signalware Installation and Configuration
  - Configuring SIGTRAN/IP Network Communication Files
    - Starting and Stopping Signalware
      - Configuring Signalware to Start Automatically on Reboot
    - Configuring Communication Files Overview
    - Communication Pathways and Corresponding Files
    - Configuration Activities
    - Signalware MML Commands
    - Defining Links, Link Sets, and Route Sets
      - Example MML Commands
        SS7 Example: Creating Links, Link Sets, and Route Sets
        SIGTRAN Example: Creating Links, Link Sets, and Route Sets
    - Configuring authGateway and GWrelay Applications for HLR Communication
      - Configuring the authGateway Routing Location Information
        Example 1—Global Title Routing Using Global Title Identification
        Example 2—PCSSN Routing Using Point Code Identification
      - Configuring the authGateway.conf File
        Remote Routing Options
        Authorization Options
        FetchMSISDNRoutingInfoLCS Parameter
        Example 1—authGateway.conf file
        Example 2—authGateway.conf file
      - Configuring the authGateway Startup Information
        Example—Creating and Starting the authGateway Process
      - Configuring the GWrelay.conf File
        Example—Configuring the GWrelay.conf File
      - Starting the GWrelay Process
      - Configuring the ulcmmg.conf File
        Example
    - Loading the MML Configuration Settings
      - Example
    - Sample authGateway Command and File
      - sampleCreateProcess.mml
      - authGateway.conf (Gateway Routing Configuration File)
- Uninstalling Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Software
  - Removing Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Software
    - Uninstalling the Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Server Software
- Upgrading Your SSR Cluster
  - Overview of Upgrading Your SSR Cluster
  - Using a Transition Server to Mitigate Downtime While Upgrading Your Cluster
    - Cluster Migration Strategy
      - Using a Transition Server
      - Individual Node Migration Guidelines
    - Cluster Migration Workflow
    - Creating a Transition Server
    - Installing the Cluster
    - Removing the Transition Server from Service
    - Cleaning the Transition Server
  - Upgrading Your Cluster Using the Rolling Restart Method
    - Overview of the Rolling Restart Upgrade Method
      - Summary of the Rolling Restart Upgrade Method
      - Introduction and Requirements
    - Preparation
    - Upgrading the M Nodes in the Cluster
      - Installing the New SBRC Software on the M Nodes
      - Configuring the New SBRC Software on the M Node
    - Upgrading the SM Nodes in the Cluster
      - Installing the New SBRC Software on the SM Node
      - Configuring the New SBRC Software on the SM Node
    - Upgrading the S Nodes in the Cluster
      - Installing the New SBRC Software on the S Node
      - Configuring the New SBRC Software on the S Node
    - Upgrading the Data (D) Nodes with the New Software
    - Launching Web GUI
  - Upgrading Your Cluster Using the Backup, Destroy, and Re-Create Method
- Appendix
  - Testing the Installation with DemoSetup.sh
    - Creating a Test Database
    - DemoSetup.sh Syntax