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MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Finding the latest updat es on the Nor tel web site The content of th is documentation was current at the time the product was released. T o check for updates to the latest documentatio n and software for MCS 5100, click one of the follo wing links: Link to T akes you dire[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Ho w to g et help This section explains ho w to get he lp 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 T echnical Support web site: www .nortel.com/support This site pro[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 6 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code T o access some Nortel T echnical Solutions Centers, you can use an Express Routing Code (ERC) to quickly route your call to a specialist in your Nortel product or service. T o locate the [...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Over vie w How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • Functional description on page 7 • Hardware on page 8 • Software on page 12 • O perations , administration, and management on page 12 • Interf aces on page 13 — Protocols on p[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 8 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 1, Network component topology , on page 8 is a graphical depiction of the R TP Media P or tal’ s position in a single-network MCS solution. Figure 1 Netw ork component topology Har dware The R TP Media P or tal resides on a Motorola* CPX8216T [...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 9 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 dividing the chassi s shelf into two half-shelv es consisting of 8-slots each. Note: The chassis logical Domains ar e not inter net Domains. Rather , the ter m is used to identi fy Side A and Side B of the chassis . Other ter ms used interchangeably in clude: Domain A an[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 10 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 to left (1-16). A fr ont view of the CPX8216T is sho wn in Figure 3, Motorola chassis CP X8216T - front view , on page 10 . Figure 3 Motorola c hassi s CPX8216T - front vie w A rear view of the CPX8216T is sho wn in Figure 4, Motorola chassis CPX8216T[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 11 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 4 Motorola c hassi s CPX8216T - back vie w 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 sl ot dedicated to the Motorola Hot Sw ap Controller [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 12 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Each logical Domain, and theref ore ea ch R TP Media P or t al, consists of the f ollowing hardw are components: • a single CPV5370 Intel processo r board (the host card) with 1 GB memor y , a SCSI input/output (I /O) daughter boar d, and rear T ran[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 13 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 components in the system and administrativ e a ccess to O AM functions (including f ault and c onfiguration management). R TP Media P or tal O AM data is stor ed on both the Management Module and the database. The Manag ement Module stores alar m and log data. Configura[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 14 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 • TCP , T ransmission Control Protocol, communicates configur ation, perf or mance data, logs, and alarms (OAM data) be tween the R TP Media P or tal and the Management Module. Netw ork interfaces The R TP Media P or tal is compri sed of two ph ysic[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 15 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 7 RT P Media P ortal operati onal interface - single-network deplo yment Host CPU As shown in Figure 8, Control and O AM interf ace - CPV5370 Host card and R TP Media P or tal , on page 16 , the Rear T ransit ion Module f or the host card (CPV5370) pr ovides the [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 16 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 8 Control and O AM interface - CPV 5370 Host card and R TP Media P ortal These Ether net connections carr y the follo wing: • MPCP control messages to commun icate with the SIP Application Module. • Operations , administration, and maintena[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 17 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 illustrates media stream interf ac es in a dual-network deployment between a Protected MCS Netw or k and Publ ic Network. Figure 9 Media stream interface – M CPN765 Media Blade to R TP Media P ortal A Media Blade in the R TP Media P or t al consists of the f ollo wing[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 18 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 The Rear T ransition Module cont ains two , 10/100 BaseT Ether net connections f or R TP/R TCP/UDP medi a streams. Each Media Blade (pair of MCPN765 and TM -PIMC-0101 cards) perf o r ms the f ollowing functions: • Connectivity f or R TP/ R TCP/UDP m[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Maintenance updates How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • Functional description on page 19 • Operations , administration, and management on page 19 • Maintenance update tasks on page 20 — Shut down the R TP Media P or tal compo[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 20 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 activ e media sessions present. When th is occurs, it is saf e to proceed with the upgr ade wit hout aff ecting ser vice. If an upgr ade f ails during the initial stages, a rollbac k to the pre vious load is perf or med. A no tificati on of the failur[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 21 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 f ollow ed when updating a software load f or the R TP Media P or tal component. From the System Mana gement Console 1 Shut down the R TP Media P or tal component. For details , please ref er to Shut down the R TP M edia P or tal component on page 21 . 2 Update the soft[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 22 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 10 RTP P or tal Shutdown 3 A confir mation window appears. Clic k on the Ye s button to continue. Figure 11 RTP P or tal Shutdown confirmation 4 The R TP Media P or tal component shuts do wn gracefully and e v entually goes into a LOCKED stat e[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 23 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Update the RTP Media P or tal component The f ollowing procedure describes ho w to update a load f or the RTP Media P or tal component. Note: Updates (both upgrades and do wngr ades) to network components must be perf ormed in a s pecific order . Please ref er to MCS 51[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 24 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 13 Update from t he Configuration men u[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 25 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 3 The Load List window appears . The windo w only shows software loads suitab le f or the R TP Media P or tal component type, since this is the component type being updated. Figure 14 Load list for updating 4 Select the load v ersion that should be used to update the R [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 26 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Full release upgrades How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • Functional description on page 27 • T ools and utilities on page 27 • Operations , administration, and management on page 27 • Upgrade tasks on page 28 — Shutdown the[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 28 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 activ e media sessions present. When th is occurs, it is saf e to proceed with the upgr ade wit hout aff ecting ser vice. If an upgr ade f ails during the initial stages, a rollbac k to the pre vious load is perf or med. A no tificati on of the failur[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 29 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 3 P erform the upgrade . F or details, ref er to Upg rade the R TP Media P or tal component on page 30 . 4 Deplo y the upgr aded R TP Media P or tal. F or details, ref er to Deplo y the R TP Media P or tal component on page 31 . Shutdown the tar get RT P Media P or tal [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 30 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 16 RTP P or tal Shutdown confirmation 4 The R TP Media P or tal component shuts do wn gracefully and e v entually goes into a LOCKED stat e when the last activ e media session ends (as seen in the Ge neral Inf orm ation Area of the System Manag[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 31 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 cd <Enter> 7 Dismount the CD . umount /mnt/cdr om <Enter> 8 Eject the upgr ade CD from the CD-ROM. eject <Enter> 9 Remov e the upgrade CD from the CD-ROM. 10 Repeat step 2 through step 9 f or each upg rade CD . 11 Reboot the RTP Media P or tal. reboot [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 32 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 17 Add fr om the pop-up menu Note, y ou ma y also launch the add command from the pull-do wn Configuration men u.[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 33 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 18 Add fr om the Configuration menu After Add > Component is selected, y ou must w ait f or the load list to retriev e . 3 The Load List window appears with all av ailab le component loads (e xcept f or those compo nents already deplo yed to the ser v er). Fig[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 34 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 5 Y ou will be prompted to configure the RTP Media P or tal. F or a description of these tabs and proper ties , please ref er to Configuring and managing the RTP Media P or tal component on page 43 . 6 After entering the appr opr iate configuration in[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 F ault mana gement How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • Network f ault management on page 35 — F ault tolerance on page 35 — F ault management procedures on page 37 — R TP Media P or tal alarms on page 38 — Inf or mational an[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 36 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Application Module to immediatel y begin utilizati on of the R TP Media P or tal f or session requests whene v er a f ailure condition occurs on the Activ e SIP Application Module. • Idle Session Detection — enab les the R TP Media P or tal to det[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 37 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 ser vice, if off ers the remaini ng a v ailable capacity on the Media Blades f or the proce ssing of ne w sessions. F ault management procedures Alarm surveillance The f ollowing procedure lists steps to obtain inf ormation regarding alarms. From the System Mana gement [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 38 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Clearing an alarm The f ollowing procedure lists steps to clear an alarm. From the System Mana gement Console 1 In the System tree, select th e appropriate R TP Media P or tal. component. 2 F rom the pull-down T ools menu, select Alarm Br owser . 3 Th[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 39 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Clearing the R TP103 Ala rm (Best Blade Selection) 1 V er ify that you can log in to th e media b lade from the host card. If successful, the MCP Ser vice Network connection is OK. 2 Once you are l ogged in to the media b lade, v erify the media b lade can reach the def[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 40 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 communications . No acti on is required. An associated alar m is raised f or each Media Blade which does not respond. • Blade Recovery-Mode Initiated , R TP909, indicate s that the Host CPU was ab le to re-estab lish communication with a subtending [...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 41 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 • F ailed to Send Signal , R TP118, generated whene v er an attempt to dispatch an outgoing signal f a ils. No action is required. • F ailed to Reboot IO Exception , RTP919, gener ated whene v er a request f or reboot of the system f ail s due to a softw are request[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 42 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Configuration mana g ement How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • T ools and utilities on page 43 • Configuring and managing the RTP Media P or tal component on page 43 — Deplo ying the R TP Media P or tal server on page 44 — Add[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 44 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Deplo ying the RTP Media P or tal server F or inf ormation regarding how to deplo y and confi gure an R TP Media P or tal ser v er , please ref er to MCS 5100 System Ma nagement Console User Guide (NN10273-111) . Adding the R TP Media P ortal componen[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 45 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 22 Add fr om the Configuration menu After Add > Component is selected, y ou must w ait f or the load list to retriev e . 3 The Load List window appears with all av ailab le component loads (e xcept f or those compo nents already deplo yed to the ser v er). Fig[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 46 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 7 When deplo yment completes, and inf ormation dialog message appears to indicate that the action wa s successful. Querying or modifying RTP Media P or tal configuration properties Use the f ollowing proced ure to query or modi fy the configuration pr[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 47 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 a Right-click the root le vel R TP Media P or tal component and clic k Shutdown to shutdo wn and e v entually loc k the component so configuration proper ties can be modified . Note: After completing the s hutdown, the R TP Media P or tal component’ s media resources [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 48 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 26 System Output Manager tab The f ollowing tab le details the confi gurab le proper ties of the System Output Manager tab . The f ollowing figures sho w the conf igurab le proper ties of the R TP Media P or tal tab . T able 1 System Output Man[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 49 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 27 RTP Media P or tal tab (1 of 3)[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 50 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 28 RTP Media P or tal tab (2 of 3)[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 51 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 29 RTP Media P or tal tab (3 of 3) The f ollowing tab le details the configurab le proper ties of the R TP Media Po r t a l t a b. T able 2 RTP Media P or tal tab config urable properties (Sheet 1 of 8) Configuration property Format Description Call Legs Type: St[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 52 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 RTP Portal IP Type: String Range: 7-15 characters Default: 0.0.0.0 MCP Service Network IP Address of the RTP Media Portal Host. Identifies a specific Host. Note: This value must be unique. AppSvr IP Type: String Range: 7-15 characters Default: 0.0.0.0[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 53 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Polltimer Delay Type: String Range: 0-65535 Default: 20000 milliseconds 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 defaul[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 54 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Net1 Netmask Type: IP address Range: N/A Default: 255.255.255.0 (Used for the Media Blades, not for the host card.) The Net1 Netmask is the netmask used for routing on the network that is reachabl e by the NET1 interface on the media card. This is onl[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 55 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Idle Session Audit Period Type: String Range: 0-3600000 Default: 300000 (ms) The period of the audit that runs to detect idle media sessions on the media blade. Long Idle Duration Type: String Range: 0-65535 Default: 24 This represents the maximum amount of time that a [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 56 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Activate IP Failover Type: Boolean Range: true/false Default: true Enables the RTP Media Portal Host to monitor th e status of the MCP Service Network Interface and react accordingly. This basic capability enables the system to maintain service availa[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 57 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Net1 Media IP Type: IP Address Range: 7-15 characters Default: 0.0.0.0 The Net1 Media IP address of this particular media blade. Repeated for each media blade. Net2 Media IP Type: IP Address Range: 7-15 characters Default: 0.0.0.0 The Net2 Media IP address for this part[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 58 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 InsertPortalWhenAnyBFW 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 th[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Accounting mana g ement Functional description The R TP Media P or tal does not per f orm accounting management. How e ver , an indication that an R T P Media P or tal component w as used during a session is provided in the accounting records. F or more inf ormation on acc[...]

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MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 P erf ormance mana ge ment Functional description R TP Media P or tal perf or mance is monitored through the System Management Console b y viewing O per ational Measurements (OMs). F or more inf ormation on RTP Medi a P or tal OMs and the vie wing of these OMs, please ref [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 62 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Security and administration How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • Security ov er view on page 63 — Network le v el secur ity functions on page 63 — R TP Media P or tal component le v el security functions on page 64 • User admin[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 64 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 P ort randomization When the R TP Media P or tal is deplo y ed, each Media Blade is configured with a pool of por ts contai ning a specific number of por ts in a specific range based on configurat ion data (“Number P or ts”, “Min P or t V alue?[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 65 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 P ac ket filter/firewall As pack ets are receiv ed, the R TP Media P or tal analyz es each pack et to ensure the f ollowing: • The data f or mat is R TP/R TCP/UDP , as indicated by the session description. All other pack et types are di scarded and logged as prob lems[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 66 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Appendix A: Bac kup and reco ver y How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • Back up and restore on page 67 — Prerequisites on page 67 — Duration on page 68 — Remote tape drive set up on page 69 — Back up to remote tape drive on p[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 68 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 A uto Negotiate so that the y too w ill respond in fu ll duplex mode . F ailure to set the mode to full duplex will result in restore times that are ten times nor mal. • F or restore operation, server a ddress inf or mation is required. • F or res[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 69 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 operation. Use Unix commands to det er mine the size of the f ollowing par titions: •/ • /boot •/ v a r • /IMS •/ u s r Back up requires appro xim ately 20 minute s per GB when using a USB tape drive , and appro ximately eight min utes per GB f or a SCSI tape [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 70 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 rsh -l sysadmin <T ape_Server_IP> df -k <Enter> where <T ape_Ser ver_IP> is the IP address of the remote host with the tape drive . 6 Output appears on screen, indicating the target system is correctly set f or the restore operat ion[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 71 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 bef ore proceeding with the restore. F o r more inf or mation, refer to Remote tape drive set up on page 69 . From the terminal server 1 Prepare the system f or restore. F or instructions, ref er to Prepare system f or restore on page 71 . 2 P ar tition the hard drive .[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 72 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 30 Enter BIOS Setup screen 5 F rom the BIOS Setup Utility scr een, use the arrow ke ys to mo v e to the Boot menu. Figure 31 BIOS Setup: Boot menu 6 Use the arrow k e ys to select Boot Device Priority , then press the Enter k ey to displa y the[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 73 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 32 BIOS Setup: Boot Device Selection menu 7 Use Item Specific Help to disable all de vices except the SCSI CD-R OM dr iv e. F or each de vice to be disab led, use the arrow ke ys to select the de vice, then type an exclamation mark ( ! ) to disable it. 8 Press th[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 74 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 P artition the hard drive The f ollowing tab le lists fdisk commands used to pa r tition the hard drive . The f ollowing procedure assumes a 40 GB hard driv e, and includes par tition recommendations. From the terminal server 1 Select the fdisk option[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 75 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 34 Red Hat: Edit har d disk 3 T ype p and press Enter to display e xisting par titions. If an y e xist, type d to delete them. F or e xample to delete par tition 1, type d , press Enter , type 1 , press Enter . After deleting existi ng par titions, type w and pre[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 76 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 35 Red Hat: Create partition screen 5 Create the second par tition. T ype n and press Enter to create a par tition. T o note the pr imar y par tition, type p and press Enter , then type 2 and press Enter . Press Enter to accept the def ault beg[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 77 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 then type 3 and press Enter . Press Enter to accept the def ault beginning b lock, and type +1000M and press Enter f or the size . C ommand (m for help): n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-1) p Partition number (1-4): 3 First cylinder (6003-35242 , defau[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 78 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 10 T o create the sixth par tition type n and press Enter . Press Enter to accept the def ault begi nning bloc k, then type +10000M and press Enter f or the siz e. C ommand (m for help): n First cylinder (1 7005-35242, default 17005): <Ent er> U[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 79 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 2 Locate the NIC driver . modprobe eepr o100 <Enter> 3 Activ ate the network interf ace. ifconfig eth0 <IP_address> netmask <net_mask> up <Enter> where <IP_address> is the IP address of the P or tal Host card, and <net_mask> is the ne[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 80 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 mount /dev/sda6 /a <Enter> cd /a <Enter> restore rfv sysadmin@<tape_ server_IP>:/dev/rmt/0cn <Enter> rm -f restores ymtable <Enter> cd .. <Enter> umount /dev/sda6 <Enter> 10 Restore the IMS par tition. mount /[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 81 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 In v alid IP address If an in valid IP address is entered, an inf or mation message is display ed. 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 verific[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 82 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 DUMP: Lost connection to remote host. As the mcp_bac kup script “hangs”, type Ctrl-C to abor t. (T o kill the process from another session type => kill -9 <pid> .) T ape drive failure If something happens to the tape driv e during a back [...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 83 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 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.bLfCbwYvd5YvveYt continue? [y n] n Verify volume and initialize maps Media read erro[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 84 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 2 Configure the MCPN765 Card. F or more information, refer to Configuring the MCPN765 I/O Card on page 108 . 3 Complete the installation. F or more inf ormation, ref er to Complete the installation on page 84 . Complete the installation This section p[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Appendix B: R TP Media P or tal installation How thi s chapter is or ganized This chapter is or ganized as f ollow s: • Prerequisites on page 85 • Network deplo yment on page 87 • Installing R TP Media P or tal on page 90 • Installing M CPN765 cards on page 104 Pre[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 86 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 to allow I/O b lades to boot and mount their f ile systems ov er the network. The complete base system can be installed in appro ximately 30 minutes. IMPOR T ANT : The installation procedures mu st be f ollow ed separately f or each side if two P or t[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 87 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 from blade NVRAM (use the niot ;h command to get the b lade Ether net addresses from the bug prompt). — R TP P or tal chassis number — Gate wa y router address , ma y be diff erent between host(s) and media card(s). — Netmasks f or all a ssigned IP addresses — R[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 88 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 36 RTP Media P or tal single-network deplo yment The below tab le details the usage of the ph ysical por t f or single-network deplo yment. F ailure to use the por ts as descr ibed will result in a non-operational R TP Media P or tal. Dual-netw[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 89 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 two interf aces on the host are us ed in an activ e, standb y mode and there is no interf ace redundancy on the media cards as each connects to a separate networ k. This configuration is depicted in Figure 37 on page 89 . Figure 37 Dual-network deplo yment The below tab[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 90 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Installing R TP Media P ortal This section outlines steps to install the R TP Media P or tal. From the terminal console 1 Estab lish BIOS settings f or t he CPV5370 Host Card. F or details, ref er to BIOS configuration of the CPV5370 Host Card on page[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 91 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 38 BIOS Setup Utility screen 3 F rom the Adv anced menu, mov e to IDE Configuration and press Enter . 4 V er ify , or change, the va lues on screen to match the values listed below . Leav e all other v alues as def ault. Local Bus IDE adapter: [ Disabled ] Large [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 92 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 9 Set the HA Config v alue to Enabled . Also , se t the Domain that is being configured to Enable , and Disable f or the other domain. CPU in slot 7 is Do main A, and CPU in slot 9 is Domain B. Example f or Domain A, t he Host Card in slot 7: HA Confi[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 93 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 20 While the system is rebooting, quic kly change the console connection from COM1 to CO M2. Use the escape sequence <Esc><Shift>OQ to enter the BIOS set up screen again. If yo u do not see output on the ter m inal, make sure the ter minal is set to 9600/8/n[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 94 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 39 Red Hat: Installation T ype screen 5 Fo r Bad P artition T able , select Initializ e . P artitioning the hard drive The f ollowing includes instruction to par tition the hard dr ive . From the terminal server 1 Press w and press Enter to sav[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 95 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Repeat f or all par titions as necessar y . Select OK when finished. Figure 40 Red Hat: Mountpoints 5 In the Choose Partitions to be Formatted screen, ensure all par titions are selected and the Check f or bad bloc ks option is NO T selected. [*] /dev/sda2 / [*] /dev/sd[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 96 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 41 Red Hat: Formatting partitions Completing the installation The f ollowing procedure includes instructions f or completing the installation. From the terminal server 1 The LILO Configuration sc reen appears. Ensure the User linear mode (neede[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 97 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 42 Red Hat: LILO Configuration Select OK when finished. 3 Ensure /dev/sda f or the location to inst all LILO is selected, and select OK to continue. 4 Select OK to accept the default select ion f or the par tition to boot the Linux OS . 5 The Host Configuration s[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 98 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 43 Red Hat: Network Configuration screen 7 In the De vice settings screen, accept the def ault setting and select OK to continue. Figure 44 Red Hat: Device settings screen 8 In the Time Zone Select ion screen, select t he appropri ate local tim[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 99 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 45 Red Hat: Time Zone Selection screen 9 The ne xt screen sets the root pas s word. When prompted, enter the appropriate root passw or d. Retype the pass word f or confir mation and select OK to continue . Figure 46 Red Hat: Root P assw or d screen 10 The Add Use[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 100 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 47 Red Hat: Add User screen 11 In the A uthentication Config uration screen, v erify the Use Shadow P assw ord and Enable MD5 pass w ord chec k bo x es are selected. Select OK to continue. [*] Use Shadow Password [*] Enable MD5 Password [ ] En[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 101 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Figure 48 Red Hat: A uthenticat ion Configuration screen 12 Select the software pac kages to install the f ollo wing. • Networked W or kstation • NFS Ser v er • Anonymous FTP Server •U t i l i t i e s De-select packages not included in this list. Select OK to c[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 102 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 2 Inser t the RTP P or tal Instal l CD into the CD-ROM, and reboot the system b y pressing the Reset button on the front of the Host CPU Card. 3 The system will reboot from the CD and begin e x ecuting the installation scripts. 4 Press Ta b when the [...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 103 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 12 Mov e to the Exit menu to sa v e changes and e xit the BIOS set up . The system will reboot. 13 After the system re boots, press the Enter k ey to boot the def ault image. 14 After booting, the login pr ompt will appear on screen. Configuring Network Time Pr otocol [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 104 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Installing MCPN765 car ds The f ollowing procedures outline inst ructions f or adding MCPN765 I/O Cards in R TP P or tal (Domain A). T o add new I/O cards to Domain B , repeat these procedures. From a terminal de vice and th e System Mana gement Cons[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 105 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 PPC6-Bug>env Bug, AST or System environ ment [B/A/S] = B? Maximum Memory Usage (Mb, 0=AUTO) = 0? Field Service Menu Enable [Y/N] = N? Probe System for Supported I/O Controllers [Y/N ] = Y? Auto-Initialize of NVRAM H eader Enable [Y/N] = Y? Network PReP-Boot Mode Ena[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 106 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Memory Size Starting Addre ss = 00000000? Memory Size Ending Address = 04000000? DRAM Speed in NANO Seconds = 8? ROM Bank A Access Speed (n s) = 90? ROM Bank B Access Speed (n s) = 120? DRAM Parity Enable [On-Det ection/Always/Never - O/A/N] = O? L2C[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 107 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 9 At the prompt, type reset to reboot the network once it completes the necessar y self-tests. PPC6-Bug>reset Cold/Warm Reset [C,W] = C? Execute Local SCSI Bus Res et [Y,N] = N? Execute Local (CPU) Reset [Y,N] = N? y 10 Repeat this procedure f or all I/O cards in th[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 108 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Configuring the MCPN765 I/O Car d It is recommended the f ollowin g procedure be completed during maintenance hours as it will require the R TP M edia P or tal to reboot, and be out of ser vice f or approximately 15-20 min utes. From the System Mana [...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 109 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 If it is necessar y to change the IP address, e xpand the R TP P or tal options and right-click on R T P P or tal to select Modify . F rom the RTP Media P ortal tab to make the appropriate changes. Figure 51 RTP Media P or tal tab No fur ther action is re quired, and t[...]

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MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Appendix C: Basic call flo ws As described in Protocols on page 13 , the R TP Media P or tal component interf aces to the other network components using different protocols. These protocols are used to estab lish and manipulate media paths through the R TP Media P or tal. [...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 112 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 The f ollowing sections pro vide some sample diagrams and descriptions of call flows to re vie w the basic functionality of the RTP Media P or tal component. Basic call without fire walls Figure 53, Basic call flow using the R TP Media P or tal (unob[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 113 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 The f ollowing steps pro vide more detail about the call flow: 1. Client A initiates a SIP session to Client B by sending an In vite message to the SIP App lication Module. Within the In vite message, Client A includes SDP inf or mation that identifies the called addre[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 114 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 Basic call with fire walls Figure 54, Basic call flow using the R T P Media P or tal (with obscured endpoints) , on page 114 show s the basic call flow f or a client-to-client call using an R TP Media P or tal with Address and P or t Disco v er y (AP[...]

MCS 5100 RTP Media Portal Basics 115 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 The f ollowing steps pro vide more detail about the call flow: 1. Client A initiates a SIP session to Client B by sending an In vite message to the SIP App lication Module. Within the In vite message, Client A includes SDP inf or mation that identifies the called addre[...]

NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3. 5 Standard 4.0 January 2006 116 Copyright © Norte l Networks Limited 20 06 10. Similarly , Client B sends its first media pack et to address A’. The P or tal disco vers the media address used b y Client B and completes the connection. Now t hat both endpoints are kno wn, a complete media path e xists thr ough the P or tal[...]

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Multimedia Communication Portf olio Multimedia C ommunication S erver RTP Media Port al 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 manufactur ing may warrant. *Nortel, N[...]