Installation worksheet for System Platform

Use the System Platform preinstallation worksheet to help you gather in advance vital configuration values for successful installation, and for initial administration immediately following installation.

The System Platform installer application requires you to fill in various fields. Having the values required for these fields in advance helps the installation to progress more efficiently and accurately. It is likewise important and useful to gather information in advance about other key fields important for System Platform administration immediately following installation.

Print out the following tables and work with your network administrator to fill in the rows.

System Configuration

Name Value Description
Proxy Configuration:
Status   Specifies whether an http proxy should be used to access the Internet, for example, when installing templates, upgrading patches, or upgrading platform.
Address   The address for the proxy server.
Port   The port address for the proxy server.
WebLM Configuration:
SSL   Specifies whether the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol will be used to invoke the WebLM server. Select Yes if the alternate WebLM application has an HTTPS web address. Otherwise, select No if the alternate WebLM application has an HTTP web address. Default value = Yes.
Host   The IP address or hostname extracted from the web address of the WebLM application. Default value = <cdom_IP_address>.
Port   The logical port number extracted from the web address of the WebLM application, for example, 4533. Default value = 52233
AES Configuration:
CM alarmid   Specifies the alarm ID for Communication Manager.
audix alarmid   Specifies the alarm ID for Communication Manager Messaging.
aes alarmid   Specifies the alarm ID for AES.
SES Configuration:
ses alarmid   Specifies the alarm ID for SES.
Other System Configuration:
Syslog IP Address   IP address of the Syslog server, which collects log messages generated by the System Platform operating system.
Keyboard Layout   Determines the specified keyboard layout for the keyboard attached to the System Platform server.
Statistics Collection   If you disable this option, the system stops collecting the statistics data.
NoteNote

If you stop collecting statistics, the system-generated alarms will be disabled automatically.
SNMP Discovery   By default, this feature enables SNMPv2 management systems to automatically discover any System Platform server in an Avaya Aura-based network, including retrieval of server status and vital statistics. This is useful, for example, when using System Manager to view the entire inventory of System Platform servers across multiple Avaya Aura enterprise solutions at a glance. This feature eliminates the tedious and error-prone task of manually adding a large number of System Platform servers to an SNMP management system, where that system often requires three or more IP addresses for each System Platform server. SNMP management systems can also query any recognized System Platform server for its logical configuration.

System Platform supports network discovery of values for the following MIB objects:

  • RFC 1213 (MIB-2, autodiscovery): sysDescr, sysObjectID, sysUpTime, sysContact, sysName, sysLocation, and sysServices

  • RFC 2737 (Entity MIB) get/getnext/getbulk:

    entPhysicalTable – One table entry for the Dom0 physical interface.

    entLogicalTable – One table entry for the Cdom virtual machine, and one table entry for each virtual machine associated with the installed solution template. Each entry contains the virtual machine name, type, software version, and IP address.

If you disable this option, SNMP manager systems will be unable to automatically discover this System Platform server.

Enable IPv6 Configuration

Name Value Description
Turn On IPv6   Enables IPv6.

General Network Settings Configuration

Name Value Description
Default Gateway   The default gateway IP address.
Primary DNS   The primary Domain Name System (DNS) server address.
Secondary DNS   (Optional) The secondary DNS server address.
Domain Search List   The search list, which is normally determined from the local domain name. By default, it contains only the local domain name. You can change this by listing the desired domain search path following the search keyword, with spaces or tabs separating the names.
Cdom Hostname   The host name for the Console Domain. When using a Domain Name System (DNS) server in your network, the Cdom hostname must be a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), for example, SPCdom.mydomainname.com.
Dom0 Hostname   The host name for System Domain (Dom0). When using a Domain Name System (DNS) server in your network, the Dom0 hostname must be a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), for example, SPCdom.mydomainname.com.
Physical Network Interface   The physical network interface details for eth0 and eth1 (and eth2 in case of High Availability Failover is enabled).
Domain Dedicated NIC   Applications with high network traffic or time-sensitive traffic often have a dedicated NIC. This means the virtual machine connects directly to a physical Ethernet port and typically requires a separate cable connection to the customer network.

See template installation topics for more information.
Bridge   The bridge details for the following:

  • avprivate: This is called a private bridge because it does not use any Ethernet interface, so it is strictly internal to the server. The System Platform installer attempts to assign IP addresses that are not in use.

  • avpublic: This bridge uses the Ethernet interface associated with the default route, which is usually eth0, but can vary based on the type of the server. This bridge generally provides access to the LAN for System Platform elements (System Domain (Dom-0) and Console Domain) and for any guest domains that are created when installing a template. The IP addresses specified during System Platform installation are assigned to the interfaces that System Domain (Dom-0) and Console Domain have on this bridge.

  • template bridge: These bridges are created during the template installation and are specific to the virtual machines installed.
Domain Network Interface   The domain network interface details for System Domain (Dom-0) or Console Domain that are grouped by domain based on your selection.
Global Template Network Configuration   The set of IP addresses and host names of the applications hosted on System Platform. Also includes the gateway address and network mask.
VLAN   Required only when installing System Platform on the S8300D server.

Services Virtual Machine Configuration

Name Value Description
Enable Services VM   Enables or disables remote access. Also supports local or centralized alarm reporting.

Default value: Enabled

Leave the Enable services VM option enabled (checkmark) for remote access and local SAL support, or disabled (no checkmark) if you have a separate server dedicated for independent/centralized remote access and SAL support.

In a System Platform High Availability configuration, the active node automatically propagates to the standby node, any change in the setting for this field
Hostname   The name assigned to the Services Virtual Machine
Static IP address   The IP address assigned to the Services Virtual Machine. The address must be on the same subnet assigned to the Domain 0 (dom0) and Console Domain (cdom) virtual machines.
Virtual devices   The virtual device (port) assigned to the Services Virtual Machine. Default value (eth0) automatically assigned. No user input necessary.

Ethernet Configuration

Name Value Description
Speed   Sets the speed in MB per second for the interface. Options are:

  • 10 Mb/s half duplex

  • 10 Mb/s full duplex

  • 100 Mb/s half duplex

  • 100 Mb/s full duplex

  • 1000 Mb/s full duplex

Auto-Negotiation must be disabled to configure this field.
Port   Lists the available Ethernet ports.

Auto-Negotiation must be disabled to configure this field.
Auto-Negotiation   Enables or disables auto-negotiation. By default it is enabled, but might cause some problems with some network devices. In such cases you can disable this option.

Bonding Interface Configuration

Name Value Description
Name   Is a valid bond name.

It should match regular expression in the form of “bond[0-9]+”.
Mode   Is a list of available bonding modes that are supported by Linux.

The available modes are:

  • Round Robin

  • Active/Backup

  • XOR Policy

  • Broadcast

  • IEEE 802.3ad

  • Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing

  • Adaptive Load Balance

For more information about bonding modes, refer to http://www.linuxhorizon.ro/bonding.html.
NoteNote

The default mode of new bonding interface is Active/Backup.
Slave 1/Primary   Is the first NIC to be enslaved by the bonding interface.

If the mode is Active/Backup, this will be the primary NIC.
Slave 2/Secondary   Is the second NIC to be enslaved by the bonding interface.

If the mode is Active/Backup, this will be the secondary NIC.

Static Route Configuration

Name Value Description
Interface   The bridge through which the route is enabled.
Network Address   The IP address of a destination network associated with an Avaya (or Avaya Partner) remote services host.
Network Mask   The subnetwork mask for the destination network.
Gateway   The address of a next-hop gateway that can route System Platform traffic to or from a remote services host on the destination network.

SNMP Trap Receiver Configuration

Name Value Description
Product Id   Product ID for System Platform Console Domain.

When you install System Platform, a default Product ID of 100111999 is set. You must change this default ID to the unique Product ID that Avaya provides.

NoteNote

VSPU is the model name for Console Domain.
IP Address   IP address of the trap receiver.
Port   Port number on which traps are received.
Community   SNMP community to which the trap receiver belongs. Must be public.
Device Type   Default setting is INADS. Do not change this settings.
Notify Type   Default setting is TRAP. Do not change this setting.
Protocol Version   Default setting is V2c. Do not change this setting.

Password Configuration

NoteNote

Passwords must be at least six characters long. Use uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters and at least one numeral or special character.

Name Value Description
root Password   The password for the root login.
admin Password   The password for the admin login.
cust Password   The password for the cust login.
ldap Password   The password for the ldap login.

System Platform uses a local LDAP directory to store login and password details. Use this login and password to log in to the local LDAP directory. This login does not have permissions to access the System Platform Web Console.

Network Time Protocol Configuration

Name Value Description
NTP server 1   The hostname or IP address of an NTP server, visible in the Web Console when you click Query State in theDate and Time Configuration page, under Server Management. When displayed, either of the following special characters precede each server hostname or IP address. Each character has a special meaning, as follows:

  • Asterisk character (*): The preferred server (currently referenced by the local system), chosen by System Platform.

  • Plus character (+): Indicates a high-quality candidate for the reference time that System Platform can use if its currently selected time source becomes unavailable.

Avaya preconfigures several server names prior to system delivery. You can add more NTP reference servers by clicking Add in theDate and Time Configuration page under Server Management.
NTP server 2    
NTP server 3    
NTP server 4    

Locally Redundant High Availability Configuration

Populate this table only if your Solution Template support System Platform High Availablity configurations.

Name Value Description
Remote cdom IP address   IP Address of Console Domain on the standby node.
Remote cdom user name   User name for Console Domain on the standby node.
Remote cdom password   Password for Console Domain on the standby node.
Primary network interface   Network interface connected to the customer network.
Crossover network interface   Network interface connected to the standby server.
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August 1, 2012
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