Nortel-networks NN43001-315 User Manual

Nortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base andApplications Installation andCommissioningRelease: Release 5.5Document Revision: 02.09www.norte

10 How to get helpGetting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing CodeTo access some Nortel Technical Solutions Centers, you can use anExpr

100 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseNortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and

101.CS 1000 on Linux baseLinux Operating System and DistributionThe selected distribution is Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4. Thisdistribution is built

102 CS 1000 on Linux baseNetwork and firewallAll applications operate behind a network firewall. The firewall starts onsystem boot, which invokes the L

Software reliability 103MONIT is an open source package used for monitoring the importantdaemon services automatically initiated at startup. If a malf

104 CS 1000 on Linux baseFigure 101Critical Set alarm exampleFigure 102Critical Clear alarm exampleHardware watchdogThe IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 serv

Linux Security Hardening 105• Choose software you use to remove or clean the viruses, as well assend warning messages.• Choose software that uses a ma

106 CS 1000 on Linux baseNote 1: To establish a connection using SSH or SFTP you need tohave a valid server address, and you must connect through port

Patching 107Figure 103Installed applications and version numbersNote: Figure 103 "Installed applications and version numbers"(page 107) cont

108 CS 1000 on Linux base— Initiate an SFTP or Secure Shell (SSH) program.— Provide the Linux server’s IP address (or host name), thenortel user ID, a

User accounts and access control 109pstatPrint a status summary of all loaded patches.plisPrint detailed information about a specific patch.Note: The

11.IntroductionATTENTIONDo not contact Red Hat for technical support on your Nortel version of the Linuxbase operating system. If technical support is

110 CS 1000 on Linux baseNote 2: To log in directly as root you must log in through the COM1console.•sysadmin: The user account designated for debuggi

User accounts and access control 111Resetting Nortel Linux base passwordsNortel Linux base passwords can be reset if they are forgotten or lost. Useth

112 CS 1000 on Linux baseFigure 105Installation of new Linux base operating system5 Type cd/tmp/ and press Enter to change the path to the tmpdirector

User accounts and access control 113Figure 106Root password reset window10 In the Figure 106 "Root password reset window" (page 113) typethe

114 CS 1000 on Linux baseATTENTIONUse this procedure to reset local Nortel Linux base non-root passwords only.You must have a serial connection to the

SNMP 115System upgradesThe platform supports upgrades for the delivery of new interim releases.The installation or reinstallation provides the option

116 CS 1000 on Linux base(NN43001-116) () . For information about Network Routing Service (NRS)and SNMP on Linux base see Network Routing Service Inst

Disaster recovery 117• yyyy - year• mm - month• dd - day•hh - hour• MM - minutes• ss - secondsNortel Linux base uses the CLI command sysbackup to back

118 CS 1000 on Linux baseFigure 109Backup Scheduler 2Note: The CLI command sysbackup can be used to make a systembackup. For a list of Nortel Linux ba

Disaster recovery 119The following figure shows the base system recovery option.Figure 111Configuration Data Selection windowWhen a server boot-up wit

12 IntroductionTo view licensing information, see “ Passthrough end user licenseagreement” (page 121).Linux base overviewThe Communication Server 1000

120 CS 1000 on Linux baseNortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and CommissioningNN43001-315 02.0929 Octobe

121.AppendixPassthrough end user licenseagreementATTENTIONDo not contact Red Hat for technical support on your Nortel version of the Linuxbase operati

122 Passthrough end user license agreementCustomer must modify any files identified as “REDHAT-LOGOS” and“anaconda-images” to remove all images contai

123.AppendixCOTS ServersThe Linux base is installed on one of two commercial off-the-shelf(COTS) servers; the Hewlett Packard (HP) DL320-G4 1U server

124 COTS ServersFigure 112HP DL320 G4 front viewFigure 113HP DL320 G4 front view: LEDsTable 5HP DL320 G4 LED item description and statusItem Descripti

HP DL320 G4 server 125Item DescriptionStatus2Internal health LEDGreen –- System health is normal.Amber – System is degraded. To identify thecomponent,

126 COTS ServersHP DL320 G4 BIOS settingsThe Basic Input Output System (BIOS) settings on the HP DL320G4 server shipped through Nortel are correct. Th

HP DL320 G4 server 127Figure 115HP DL320 G4 server boot screenNote: If the server is already up and running, power theserver off and on to reboot and

128 COTS ServersA BIOS Serial Console Port configuration screen appears. Thisscreen presents you with four options:• 1 | Auto• 2 | Disabled• 3 | COM 1

HP DL320 G4 server 129Figure 117HP DL320 G4 server boot screenNote: If the server is already up and running, power theserver off and on to reboot and

13.Linux base and applicationsinstallation and upgrade task flowLinux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning(NN43001-315) () pro

130 COTS ServersA BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate configuration windowappears. This window presents you with four settings for theserial port speed:• 96

IBM x306m server 131Figure 120HP DL320 G4 server RBSU menu3 Select the Server Passwords option and press Enter.4 Select the Set Admin Password option

132 COTS Servers— You use this to load the Signaling Server software files for theSignaling Server, Voice Gateway Media Cards, and IP Phones•One seria

IBM x306m server 133Table 7IBM x306m LED description and statusDescriptionStatusPower LED If this LED is lit, it indicates that the server isturned on

134 COTS ServersIBM x306m BIOS settingsThe BIOS settings on the IBM x306m server shipped through Nortel arecorrect. These settings can be viewed at Ta

IBM x306m server 135Figure 124IBM x306m server Configuration/Setup Utility menu3 Navigate to the Devices and I/O Ports option and press Enter.The Devi

136 COTS ServersFigure 126IBM x306m server Remote Console Redirection5 Navigate to the option you wish to change and enter theappropriate value.6 Pres

IBM x306m server 137The server boots and the Press F1 for Configuration/Setupmessage appears on the maintenance terminal.Note: If the server is alread

138 COTS ServersNortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and CommissioningNN43001-315 02.0929 October 2008Cop

139.AppendixNortel Linux base CLI commandsTable 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands" (page 141) contains a list ofthe command line interface

14 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow• Common Network Directory 2.2 Administration (NN43050-101) ()• Network Routing Servi

140 Nortel Linux base CLI commandsTable 10Linux man command example$ man poosPOOS(1) User Contributed Nortel Documentation POOS(1)NAMEpoos - Put a pat

IBM x306m server 141The patch 0 has been deactivated successfully.SEE ALSO pload, pout, pins, pstat, plis5.50 2007-12-18 POOS(1)Table 11Nortel Linux b

142 Nortel Linux base CLI commandsYou might need to add the primary host entry in backup and memberserver before you can access them using the hostcon

143.AppendixNetwork configuration for Secure FileTransfer Protocol (SFTP) data backupUse the guidelines in this appendix to assist in data backup to an

144 Network configuration for Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) data backupnumeric digits, and the special characters _ . - and $. You cannot use t

145.IndexAApplication installation 69CConfiguration Data Selection window 39Configuration for Network RoutingService or Element Manager 99Configuration V

146Nortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and CommissioningNN43001-315 02.0929 October 2008Copyright © 2007

Nortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation andCommissioningCopyright © 2007–2008 Nortel NetworksAll Rights Rese

Task flows for individual servers 15Figure 1Linux base and applications install for primary or backup ECM serverNortel Communication Server 1000Linux

16 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowFigure 2Linux base and applications install for member serverNortel Communication Ser

Task flows for individual servers 17Figure 3Linux base and applications upgrade for primary or backup ECM server with NRSNortel Communication Server 1

18 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowFigure 4Linux base and applications upgrade for primary or backup ECM server with EMN

Task flows for individual servers 19Figure 5Linux base and applications upgrade for primary or backup ECM server with EM and addingSMNortel Communicat

Nortel Communication Server 1000Release: Release 5.5Publication: NN43001-315Document release date: 29 October 2008Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Network

20 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowFigure 6Linux base and applications upgrade for member serverNortel Communication Ser

Task flows for common combinations of servers 21Task flows for common combinations of serversThis section provides high-level task flows for the instal

22 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow• CND: Common Network Directory• NRS: Network Routing ServiceFigure 7Linux base and a

Task flows for common combinations of servers 23Figure 8Linux base and applications install for primary server with backup ECM server and memberserver

24 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowFigure 9Linux base and applications install for primary ECM server with member server

Task flows for common combinations of servers 25Figure 10Linux base and applications upgrade for primary with backup ECM serverNortel Communication Se

26 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowFigure 11Linux base and applications upgrade for primary server with backup ECM serve

Task flows for common combinations of servers 27Figure 12Linux base and applications upgrade for primary ECM server with member serversNortel Communic

28 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowFigure 13Subscriber Manager installation and configurationECM Upgrade ProceduresThe f

ECM Upgrade Procedures 29There are several procedures in this section. Perform the first procedurebased on your system configuration:•“1a: Upgrade Pri

3.ContentsNew in this Release 5Security hardening 5Features 5Installation times 5CLI commands 6Upgrade procedure 6Alarms 6Screen captures 6Firewall po

30 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowStep ActionThere are no prerequisites for this procedure.1 Open a command line interf

ECM Upgrade Procedures 313 Enter the root user password when prompted.4 Execute the following script:/opt/nortel/isclient/setup_ssha.sh deconfig5 If a

32 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowStep ActionPrior to upgrading the Backup ECM Security server, the Primary ECM Securit

ECM Upgrade Procedures 33This procedure describes upgrading an ECM Member server from Rls5.00 to Rls 5.50. Perform this procedure for each ECM Member

34 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flowNortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and

35.Install Nortel Linux baseNortel Communication Server 1000 (CS 1000) Linux base introducesa two-stage installation procedure. The operating system i

36 Install Nortel Linux base— The domain nameNote:A Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) consists of ahost name and a domain name, and includes a top-le

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 37networkconfig, ntpconfig, datetimeconfig, and dnsconfig. Fora list of Norte

38 Install Nortel Linux baseFigure 14CS 1000 Linux base system installer5 Type Y and press Enter as shown in Figure 15 "CS 1000 Linuxbase system

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 39Figure 16Format all partitions7 At the prompt, select the type of configura

4Upgrading Nortel Linux base 54Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base 69Prerequisites to install and configure applications 70In

40 Install Nortel Linux baseFigure 18System configuration window9 When prompted, in the Network configuration screen, enterthe customer information fo

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 41DL320 G4 server. Figure 123 "IBM x306m rear view" (page133) shows

42 Install Nortel Linux baseFigure 21Time zone selection windowThe Time zone selection for region screen appears.12 At the prompt, in the Timezone Sel

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 43Figure 22Time zone selection for region window13 In the Configuration Valid

44 Install Nortel Linux baseFigure 23Configuration validation 1 window14 In the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Configuration screen, type Yor N to choose

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 45Figure 24Network time protocol configuration window15 In the NTP Clock Sour

46 Install Nortel Linux baseFigure 26NTP clock source configuration windowPress Enter to continue.17 At the prompt, configure the primary DNS server I

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 47The Configuration Validation 2 screen appears with the correctinformation.

48 Install Nortel Linux baseFigure 30root password configuration windowNote: Guidelines for the creation and use of passwords aredescribed at “Passwor

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 49and creation guidelines are described at “Passwords” (page110).Figure 32nor

5.New in this ReleaseATTENTIONDo not contact Red Hat for technical support on your Nortel version of the Linuxbase operating system. If technical supp

50 Install Nortel Linux baseFigure 33Configuration File Backup windowThe naming convention for the Linux base backup archive ishostname-install-yyyy.m

Install the Linux base software on the IBM x306m and HP DL320 G4 servers 51After you back up the configuration data, the Package Installationscreen ap

52 Install Nortel Linux baseNortel Communication Server 1000Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and CommissioningNN43001-315 02.0929 Oct

53.Upgrade Nortel Linux baseThis chapter documents the process of upgrading Nortel Linux base.Prerequisites to upgrade Nortel Linux baseBefore you per

54 Upgrade Nortel Linux baseinterfaces for the IBM x306m server. For a definition of ELAN andTLAN see “Network configuration” (page 143).Note 2:Use th

Upgrading Nortel Linux base 55Figure 36Backup data window2 Confirm the values for the Local machine IP address, Localmachine netmask, Gateway, SFTP se

56 Upgrade Nortel Linux baseFigure 37Remote Configuration File Validation window3 The backup archive name generates and you are prompted tocontinue, a

Upgrading Nortel Linux base 57• To install using a serial console on COM1, type com1 at theboot prompt and press Enter. to continue.•To install using

58 Upgrade Nortel Linux baseFigure 40Installation of New Linux Base Operating System window6 The Existing Configuration Partition Usage window appears

Upgrading Nortel Linux base 59Figure 41Existing Configuration Partition Usage window7 The Existing Partitions window appears as shown in Figure 42&quo

6 New in this ReleaseCLI commandsSeveral new CLI commands are added for Release 5.5. The CLIcommands and a brief definition are listed in the followin

60 Upgrade Nortel Linux baseFigure 43Configuration Data Selection windowType the option number corresponding to the data source thatyou want to use an

Upgrading Nortel Linux base 61Figure 44Remote Configuration File Operation windowPress Enter to continue.10 Confirm the values for the Local machine I

62 Upgrade Nortel Linux baseFigure 46File Selection window12 In the Configuration Validation 1 screen, type Y for yes or N forno, and then press Enter

Upgrading Nortel Linux base 63Figure 47Configuration validation 1 window13 In the Configuration Validation 2 screen, type Y if the informationis corre

64 Upgrade Nortel Linux baseFigure 48Configuration Validation 2 window14 In the Date and Time Configuration screen, configure the dateand time, as sho

Upgrading Nortel Linux base 65Figure 50Existing Password Data window16 The System-wide data recovery screen appears, as show inFigure 51 "System-

66 Upgrade Nortel Linux base• yyyy—year•mm—month•dd—day•hh—hour•MM—minutes•ss—secondsNote: Nortel Linux base uses the CLI command sysbackupto backup s

Upgrading Nortel Linux base 67The Post System Configuration screen appears, as shown inFigure 54 "Post system configuration window" (page 67

68 Upgrade Nortel Linux baseFigure 56Application Installation window19 In the Figure 57 "Restore Application Data window" (page68) you are g

69.Installation and configuration ofapplications on Linux baseThis section provides information about the following tasks that you mustcomplete to inst

Other changes 7Revision historyOctober 29, 2008 Standard 02.09. This document isup-issued to include a note underDisaster Recovery.May 01, 2008 Standa

70 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux basePrerequisites to install and configure applicationsYou must install the Communication Se

Install the CS 1000 applications 71• Primary ECM Server (install EM, Subscriber Manager, and the primaryECM security service)• Backup ECM Server (inst

72 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base3 Enter the appinstall CLI command.4 At the prompt, enter the root account password.The

Install the CS 1000 applications 73Figure 59Solid server configuration window8 The Solid server configuration confirmation screen appears.Type the opt

74 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 60Private CA certificate window10 The Private CA Certificate confirmation screen

Install the CS 1000 applications 75Figure 62Making a Private CA certificate window11 The Security services administrator default password screenappear

76 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 63Security services administrator default password window--End--The installation

Install the CS 1000 applications 776 The Application installation screen appears, as shown inFigure 64 "Application Installation window" (pa

78 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseSolid server configuration window by selecting No. Press Enterto continue.9 The Primary

Install the CS 1000 applications 79Figure 68Primary Security Service fingerprint window12 The nortel password screen appears. Type the password of the

8 New in this ReleaseDecember 7, 2007 Standard 02.01. This documentis up-issued to support NortelCommunication Server 1000 Release5.5. This document c

80 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 69Application Installation window7 The Solid server configuration window appears

Install the CS 1000 applications 81TLAN network interface Primary Security Service server. TypeYes to confirm the TLAN IP address is correct.Figure 71

82 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 73Primary Security Service fingerprint window12 The nortel password screen appea

Install the CS 1000 applications 83Figure 74Application Installation window7 The Solid server configuration window appears, as shown inFigure 75 "

84 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 76Private CA certificate window10 The Private CA Certificate confirmation window

Install the CS 1000 applications 85Figure 78Making a Private CA certificate window11 The Security services administrator default password screenappear

86 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 79Security services administrator default password window--End--The installation

Install the CS 1000 applications 876 The Application Installation screen appears, as shown inFigure 74 "Application Installation window" (pa

88 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseto return to the Primary Security Service server TLAN IP addressscreen. Press Enter to

Install the CS 1000 applications 89Figure 84Primary Security Service fingerprint window12 The nortel password screen appears. Type the password of the

9.How to get helpThis chapter explains how to get help for Nortel products and services.Getting help from the Nortel Web siteThe best way to get techn

90 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 85Application Installation window7 The Solid server configuration window appears

Install the CS 1000 applications 91Figure 87Primary Security Service server TLAN IP address window10 The Primary Security Service server Fully Qualifi

92 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 89Primary Security Service fingerprint window12 The nortel password screen appea

Install the CS 1000 applications 93Figure 90Application Installation window7 The Solid server configuration window appears, as shown inFigure 91 "

94 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 92Private CA certificate window10 The Private CA Certificate confirmation window

Install the CS 1000 applications 95Figure 94Making a Private CA certificate window11 The Security services administrator default password screenappear

96 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux baseFigure 95Security services administrator default password window--End--The installation

Install the CS 1000 applications 974 At the prompt, enter the root account password.The system then prompts you to check the media.5 Enter Y to check

98 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base9 The Primary Security Service server TLAN IP address screenappears as shown in Figure

Install the CS 1000 applications 99window" (page 99). Type Yes to verify the Primary SecurityService fingerprint.Figure 100Primary Security Servi