Page 1 Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning Release: Release 5.5 Document Revision: 02.09 www.nortel.com NN43001-315...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
How to get help Getting help from the Nortel Web site 9 Getting help over the telephone from a Nortel Solutions Center 9 Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code 10 Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller...
Page 4 Upgrading Nortel Linux base 54 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base 69 Prerequisites to install and configure applications 70 Install the CS 1000 applications 70 Installing the NRS applications 71 Install the Element Manager applications 82 Configuration for Network Routing Service or Element Manager applications...
Page 5: New In This Release
New in this Release ATTENTION Do not contact Red Hat for technical support on your Nortel version of the Linux base operating system. If technical support is required for the Nortel version of the Linux base operating system, contact Nortel technical support through your regular channels.
Page 6: Cli Commands
Several new CLI commands are added for Release 5.5. The CLI commands and a brief definition are listed in the following table: • Table 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands" (page 141) Upgrade procedure A procedure is added to upgrade the Linux base and applications from Release 5.0 to 5.5.
Page 7: Revision History
Disaster Recovery. May 01, 2008 Standard 02.08. This document is up-issued to update information in the Upgrading Nortel Linux base procedures. April 18, 2008 Standard 02.07. This document is up-issued to add information to the...
Page 8 Standard 01.03. This document is up-issued to address changes in technical content for release 5.0. June 20, 2007 Standard 01.02. This document is up-issued to remove the Nortel Networks Confidential statement. May 30, 2007 Standard 01.01. This document is issued to support Nortel Communication Server 1000 Release 5.0.
Page 9: How To Get Help
How to get help This chapter 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 Nortel products.
Page 10: 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...
Page 11: Introduction
Introduction ATTENTION Do not contact Red Hat for technical support on your Nortel version of the Linux base operating system. If technical support is required for the Nortel version of the Linux base operating system, contact Nortel technical support through your regular channels.
Page 12: Linux Base Overview
Software installation and delivery • System upgrades • Debugging • Logging • Disaster recovery • Network Time Protocol (NTP) Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 13: Linux Base And Applications Installation And Upgrade Task Flow
This section provides high-level task flows for the installation and upgrade of the Linux base and applications on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) servers. Refer to the chapters “Install Nortel Linux base ” (page 35) “Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base” (page 69) specific installation instructions. Refer to the chapter “Upgrade Nortel Linux...
Page 14 ECM: Enterprise Common Manager • EM: Element Manager • CND: Common Network Directory • NRS: Network Routing Service Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 15 Task flows for individual servers 15 Figure 1 Linux base and applications install for primary or backup ECM server Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 16 16 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow Figure 2 Linux base and applications install for member server Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 17 Task flows for individual servers 17 Figure 3 Linux base and applications upgrade for primary or backup ECM server with NRS Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 18 18 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow Figure 4 Linux base and applications upgrade for primary or backup ECM server with EM Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 19 Task flows for individual servers 19 Figure 5 Linux base and applications upgrade for primary or backup ECM server with EM and adding Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 20 20 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow Figure 6 Linux base and applications upgrade for member server Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 21: Task Flows For Common Combinations Of Servers
“Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base” (page 69) for specific installation instructions. Refer to the chapter “Upgrade Nortel Linux base ” (page 53) for specific upgrade instructions. For more information refer to the following NTPs, which are referenced in the task flow diagrams: •...
Page 22 NRS: Network Routing Service Figure 7 Linux base and applications install for primary server with backup ECM server Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 23 Task flows for common combinations of servers 23 Figure 8 Linux base and applications install for primary server with backup ECM server and member servers Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 24 24 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow Figure 9 Linux base and applications install for primary ECM server with member servers Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 25 Task flows for common combinations of servers 25 Figure 10 Linux base and applications upgrade for primary with backup ECM server Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 26 26 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow Figure 11 Linux base and applications upgrade for primary server with backup ECM server and member servers Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 27 Task flows for common combinations of servers 27 Figure 12 Linux base and applications upgrade for primary ECM server with member servers Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 28: Ecm Upgrade Procedures
The following describes the procedures for upgrading an Enterprise Common Manager (ECM) system from Rls 5.00 to Rls 5.50. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 29 Step Action There are no prerequisites for this procedure. Open a command line interface session to the Primary ECM Security Server through the serial port with the nortel account. Perform the “Upgrading Nortel Linux base ” (page 54) procedure. Open a command line interface session to the Primary ECM Security Server through the serial port with the nortel account.
Page 30 There are no prerequisites for this procedure. Open a command line interface session to the Primary ECM Security Server through the serial port with the nortel account. Switch user to the root account by typing SU and press <enter>. Enter the root user password when prompted.
Page 31 <FQDN of Primary ECM Security Server> is set to the FQDN of the Primary ECM Security server. Wait for two minutes after the command completes before proceeding. Switch user back to the nortel account by typing exit. Perform the “Upgrading Nortel Linux base ” (page 54) procedure...
Page 32 Security Server through the serial port with the nortel account. Perform a backup of the Backup ECM Security server data using the command sysbackup –b Perform a fresh install of the Nortel Linux base software using the procedures in “Install Nortel Linux base ” (page 35).
Page 33 Security Server through the serial port with the nortel account. Perform a backup of the ECM Member server data using the command sysbackup –b Perform a fresh install of the Nortel Linux base software using the procedures in “Install Nortel Linux base ” (page 35).
Page 34 34 Linux base and applications installation and upgrade task flow Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 35: Install Nortel Linux Base
Install Nortel Linux base Nortel Communication Server 1000 (CS 1000) Linux base introduces a two-stage installation procedure. The operating system is installed, and then the applications. You can upgrade the current application configuration using the existing operating system, or you can reinstall an application configuration using the existing operating system.
Page 36 Using kwei.ca.nortel.com as an example, kwei is the host name, ca.nortel.com is the domain name, and .com is the top-level domain name. The FQDN must contain at least three fields separated by dots.
Page 37: Install The Linux Base Software On The Ibm X306M And Hp Dl320 G4 Servers 37
This procedure documents the installation of Nortel Linux base on a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) server with no previous Nortel Linux base installation. If a Nortel Linux base installation exists on the server and you are upgrading to a newer Nortel Linux base version, see the chapter “Upgrade Nortel Linux base...
Page 38 38 Install Nortel Linux base Figure 14 CS 1000 Linux base system installer Type Y and press Enter as shown in Figure 15 "CS 1000 Linux base system installer" (page 38). Figure 15 CS 1000 Linux base system installer The Format all partitions screen appears, as shown in Figure 16 "Format all partitions"...
Page 39 The System Configuration screen appears as shown in Figure 18 "System configuration window" (page 40). Press Enter to continue. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 40 40 Install Nortel Linux base Figure 18 System configuration window When prompted, in the Network configuration screen, enter the customer information for ELAN IP address, ELAN gateway, ELAN netmask, hostname, domain name, Machine TLAN IP address, TLAN gateway, Default gateway, and TLAN netmask , as shown in Figure 19 "Network configuration window"...
Page 41 After the installation, the default gateway NIC can be changed by using the CLI commands baseparamsconfig or networkconfig. Routing entries can be added or deleted by using the CLI command routeconfig. For a list of Nortel Linux base CLI commands see Table 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands"...
Page 42 42 Install Nortel Linux base Figure 21 Time zone selection window The Time zone selection for region screen appears. At the prompt, in the Timezone Selection for Region screen, type the appropriate time zone number and then press Enter to continue.
Page 43 "FQDN requirements, page 30" (page 36) If you select N, edit the information as required and repeat step Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 44 44 Install Nortel Linux base Figure 23 Configuration validation 1 window In the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Configuration screen, type Y or N to choose the NTP transfer mode for the system. Type 1, 2, or 3 and then press Enter to indicate the clock source function of the Linux system, as shown in Figure 24 "Network time protocol...
Page 45 At the prompt, type the machine TLAN IP address of the clock source server as shown in Figure 26 "NTP clock source configuration window" (page 46). Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 46 N, make the required changes, and then press Enter. Note: The CLI command hostconfig can be used to modify the static lookup table for host names. For a list of Nortel Linux base CLI commands see Table 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands"...
Page 47 In the Password Configuration screen, at the prompt, enter the root password, as shown in Figure 30 "root password configuration window" (page 48). Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 48 Figure 31 "sysadmin password configuration window" (page 48). Figure 31 sysadmin password configuration window Enter the nortel password as shown in Figure 32 "nortel password configuration window" (page 49). Password policies Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09...
Page 49 (page 50). From the Configuration File Backup screen, select an option to back up the configuration data. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 50 MM - minutes • ss - seconds Note: Nortel Linux base uses the CLI command sysbackup to back up system data to external storage. You can choose to back up the data to a USB device or to an SFTP server.
Page 51 Figure 35 "Post system configuration window" (page 51). The system automatically reboots as a Linux server. Figure 35 Post system configuration window --End-- Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 52 52 Install Nortel Linux base Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 53: Upgrade Nortel Linux Base
Using kwei.ca.nortel.com as an example, kwei is the host name, ca.nortel.com is the domain name, and .com is the top-level domain name. The FQDN must contain at least three fields.
Page 54: Upgrading Nortel Linux Base
Use the CLI command routeconfig to add routing entries. The choice of routing entries will depend upon the network topology and application deployment. For a list of Nortel Linux base CLI commands see Table 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands"...
Page 55: Nn43001-315 02.09 29 October
Upgrading Nortel Linux base 55 Figure 36 Backup data window Confirm the values for the Local machine IP address, Local machine netmask, Gateway, SFTP server’s IP address, SFTP userid, SFTP password, and the SFTP directory as shown in the Figure 37 "Remote Configuration File Validation window" (page 56).
Page 56 56 Upgrade Nortel Linux base Figure 37 Remote Configuration File Validation window The backup archive name generates and you are prompted to continue, as shown in Figure 38 "Backup data window 2" (page 56). Type Y to continue. The backup operation finishes and you are prompted to insert the Linux base upgrade CD.
Page 57 Upgrading Nortel Linux base 57 • To install using a serial console on COM1, type com1 at the boot prompt and press Enter. to continue. • To install using an attached keyboard, video monitor, and mouse, type kvm at the boot prompt and press Enter. to continue.
Page 58 Figure 41 "Existing Configuration Partition Usage window" (page 59). If this re-installation is due to a possible disk corruption, Nortel recommends that you format this partition. Type Y to format the partition. If this re-installation is not due to disk corruption, leaving this partition is a safe option.
Page 59 Upgrading Nortel Linux base 59 Figure 41 Existing Configuration Partition Usage window The Existing Partitions window appears as shown in Figure 42 "Existing Partitions window" (page 59). Press Enter to continue. Figure 42 Existing Partitions window The Configuration Data Selection window appears, as shown in Figure 43 "Configuration Data Selection window"...
Page 60 60 Upgrade Nortel Linux base Figure 43 Configuration Data Selection window Type the option number corresponding to the data source that you want to use and press Enter to continue. Note: In this example the Figure 44 "Remote Configuration File Operation window" (page 61)
Page 61 Upgrading Nortel Linux base 61 Figure 44 Remote Configuration File Operation window Press Enter to continue. Confirm the values for the Local machine IP address, Local machine netmask, Gateway, SFTP server’s IP address, SFTP userid, SFTP password, and the SFTP directory as shown in the Figure 45 "Remote Configuration File Validation window"...
Page 62 62 Upgrade Nortel Linux base Figure 46 File Selection window In the Configuration Validation 1 screen, type Y for yes or N for no, and then press Enter to confirm the customer information for Machine ELAN IP, ELAN Gateway, ELAN Netmask, Hostname,...
Page 63 N, make the required changes, and then press Enter. Note: The CLI command hostconfig is used to modify the static lookup table for host names. For a list of Nortel Linux base CLI commands see Table 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands"...
Page 64 50 "Existing Password Data window" (page 65). If you choose to enter new passwords type Y and press Enter. The root password configuration screen, sysadmin password configuration screen, and nortel password configuration screen appear as shown in Figure 30 "root password configuration window" (page 48), Figure 31 "sysadmin password configuration window"...
Page 65 Upgrading Nortel Linux base 65 Figure 50 Existing Password Data window The System-wide data recovery screen appears, as show in Figure 51 "System-Wide Data Recovery window" (page 65). If you want to recover the system-wide data, select Y. If you do not want to recover the system-wide data, select N.
Page 66 MM—minutes • ss—seconds Note: Nortel Linux base uses the CLI command sysbackup to backup system data to external storage. You can choose to back up the data to a USB device or to an SFTP server. For more information about SFTP data back up, see “Network...
Page 67 Upgrading Nortel Linux base 67 The Post System Configuration screen appears, as shown in Figure 54 "Post system configuration window" (page 67). The system automatically reboots as a Linux server. Figure 54 Post system configuration window Insert the appropriate application CD or DVD and type the CLI command appinstall.
Page 68 68 Upgrade Nortel Linux base Figure 56 Application Installation window In the Figure 57 "Restore Application Data window" (page you are given a prompt to restore application data. Type Y or N to restore or reject the data. Press Enter to continue.
Page 69: Installation And Configuration Of Applications On Linux Base
“Installing the Primary Security Service, Subscriber Manager, and Element Manager” (page 92) • “Installing the Backup Security Service, Subscriber Manager, and Element Manager” (page 96) Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 70: Prerequisites To Install And Configure Applications
For more information on running host configuration scripts see the Host configuration section of Enterprise Common Manager Fundamentals (NN43001-116) () . WARNING Nortel Linux applications are supported only on Nortel CS 1000 Linux base. Nortel Linux applications do not function on other versions of Linux. Install the CS 1000 applications Use the following procedures to run the application CD-ROM or DVD and install the applications.
Page 71: Installing The Nrs Applications
Secondary NRS becomes a security client of the Primary and Backup Security servers. If you are not installing EM on Linux, Nortel recommends that you install the Primary Security Service with the Primary NRS server and install the Backup Security Service with the Secondary NRS server.
Page 72 Confirm the server selection by selecting Yes, or return to the Solid server configuration window by selecting No. Press Enter to continue. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 73 Province, Location, Organization Name and Organization Unit . Type the response for each of these categories and press Enter to continue. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 74 75). If you selected no, edit the information as required and repeat the step. Figure 61 Private CA Certificate confirmation window Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 75 76). Enter a new default password for the security services administrator accounts, and then re-enter the new password. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 76 Installing the Backup Security Service and Network Routing Service Step Action Log on to the server using the nortel account. Insert the NRS CD-ROM in the CD-ROM tray. Enter the appinstall CLI command At the prompt, enter the root account password.
Page 77 The Solid server configuration confirmation screen appears. Confirm the server selection by selecting Yes, or return to the Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 78 The Primary Security Service must be up and running at this point. • You need to know the password for the nortel account on the Primary Security Service server. Installation fails if you do not know this password. The Primary Security Service fingerprint screen appears as shown in Figure 68 "Primary Security Service fingerprint window"...
Page 79 Install the CS 1000 applications 79 Figure 68 Primary Security Service fingerprint window The nortel password screen appears. Type the password of the nortel account and press Enter. The connection to the Primary Security Service server is complete. The installation takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Page 80 Figure 71 "Primary Security Service server TLAN IP address window" (page 81). Enter the IP address of the Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 81 The Primary Security Service must be up and running at this point. • You need to know the password for the nortel account on the Primary Security Service server. Installation will fail if you do not know this password. The Primary Security Service fingerprint screen appears as shown in Figure 73 "Primary Security Service fingerprint window"...
Page 82: Install The Element Manager Applications
82 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base Figure 73 Primary Security Service fingerprint window The nortel password screen appears. Type the password of the nortel account and press Enter. The connection to the Primary Security Service server is complete.
Page 83 Organization Name and Organization Unit. Type the response for each of these categories and press Enter to continue. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 84 75). If you enter no, edit the information as required and repeat the step. Figure 77 Private CA Certificate confirmation window Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 85 86). Enter a new default password for the security services administrator accounts, and then re-enter the new password. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 86 Installing the Backup Security Service and Element Manager Step Action Log on to the server using the nortel account. Insert the MGMT DVD in the DVD tray. Enter the appinstall CLI command. At the prompt, enter the root account password.
Page 87 TLAN network interface Primary Security Service server. Type Yes to confirm the TLAN IP address is correct or type No Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 88 The Primary Security Service must be up and running at this point. • You need to know the password for the nortel account on the Primary Security Service server. Installation fails if you do not know this password. The Primary Security Service fingerprint screen appears as shown in Figure 84 "Primary Security Service fingerprint window"...
Page 89 Install the CS 1000 applications 89 Figure 84 Primary Security Service fingerprint window The nortel password screen appears. Type the password of the nortel account and press Enter. The connection to the Primary Security Service server is complete and the installation finishes.
Page 90 Type Yes to confirm the TLAN IP address is correct or type No to return to the Primary Security Service server TLAN IP address screen. Press Enter to continue. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 91 The Primary Security Service must be up and running at this point. • You need to know the password for the nortel account on the Primary Security Service server. Installation fails if you do not know this password. The Primary Security Service fingerprint screen appears as shown in Figure 89 "Primary Security Service fingerprint window"...
Page 92 92 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base Figure 89 Primary Security Service fingerprint window The nortel password screen appears. Type the password of the nortel account and press Enter. The connection to the Primary Security Service server is complete and the installation finishes.
Page 93 Country, State or Province, Location, Organization Name and Organization Unit and press Enter to continue. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 94 95). If you selected no, edit the information as required and repeat the step. Figure 93 Private CA Certificate confirmation window Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 95 96). Enter a new default password for the security services administrator accounts, and then re-enter the new password. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 96 Installing the Backup Security Service, Subscriber Manager, and Element Manager Step Action Log on to the server using the nortel account. Insert the MGMT DVD in the DVD tray. Enter the appinstall CLI command. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09...
Page 97 Type Yes to confirm the Solid server selection, or type No to return to the Solid server configuration window. Press Enter to continue. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 98 The Primary Security Service must be up and running at this point. • You need to know the password for the "nortel" account on the Primary Security Service server. Installation will fail if you do not know this password. The Primary Security Service fingerprint screen appears as shown in Figure 100 "Primary Security Service fingerprint...
Page 99: Configuration For Network Routing Service Or Element Manager Applications In Ecm
Service fingerprint. Figure 100 Primary Security Service fingerprint window The nortel password screen appears. Type the password of the nortel account and press Enter. The connection to the Primary Security Service server is complete and the installation finishes. The installation takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Page 100 100 Installation and configuration of applications on Linux base Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 101: Cs 1000 On Linux Base
Portal Container (Portlet) — Web Services Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) (for example, JBoss with appropriate optional packages) Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 102: Network And Firewall
102). For a definition of ELAN and TLAN see “Network configuration” (page 143). Use the CLI command basefirewallconfig to configure the network firewall. For a list of Nortel Linux base CLI commands see “ Nortel Linux base CLI commands” (page 139). Table 1...
Page 103 104). An example of a Critical Clear alarm message is shown at Figure 102 "Critical Clear alarm example" (page 104). Note: If critical alarms persist, contact your Nortel technical support. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008...
Page 104: Linux Security Hardening
Choose software that uses 84 MB or less of RAM. • Always set the process priority to low. • Perform virus scans during off-hours only. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 105 Choose software that uses a maximum of 10% of CPU for a scheduled scan and 3% for an active scan. BIOS setting and password protection To secure the server, Nortel recommends the following: • Disable boot from CD or DVD drive in the Basic Input Output System (BIOS).
Page 106: Patching
(page 106). Patching Operation Step Action Log in using the nortel account. Once you are logged in, enter the CLI command swVersionShow and press Enter. This displays the installed applications and the application version numbers, as shown in Figure 103 "Installed applications and version numbers"...
Page 107 • To initiate the patch file transfer from within the Linux server: — logon to the Linux server as nortel. — Enter the sftp or scp CLI command. — Type the get command (for sftp) or the scopy command (for scp) to transfer the patch to the Linux server.
Page 108 — Initiate an SFTP or Secure Shell (SSH) program. — Provide the Linux server’s IP address (or host name), the nortel user ID, and password as parameters. — Type the put command (for sftp) or the scopy command (for scp) to transfer the patch to the Linux server.
Page 109: Software Exceptions
Print detailed information about a specific patch. plis Note: The nortel user account is the designated user account for the execution of these CLI commands. Patch retention A patch is always retained until the poos CLI command explicitly puts the patch out of service.
Page 110: Passwords
“ Nortel Linux base CLI commands” (page 139). Note 1: If you log in as root or nortel and your account is inactive for 15 minutes, you will automatically be logged out. Note 2: A nortel or sysadmin user account (except root) that makes three successive incorrect logon attempts will be locked for up to 1 hour.
Page 111 User accounts and access control 111 Resetting Nortel Linux base passwords Nortel Linux base passwords can be reset if they are forgotten or lost. Use the following procedures to reset Nortel Linux base passwords. Resetting the Nortel Linux base root password ATTENTION Use this procedure to reset the local Nortel Linux base root password only.
Page 112 Type passwd –f (user) and press Enter. The Root password reset window appears, as shown in Figure 106 "Root password reset window" (page 113). Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 113 When the system startup begins push the eject button on the CD-ROM to manually eject the Linux base CD from the CD-ROM tray. --End-- Resetting Nortel Linux base non-root passwords Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright ©...
Page 114 114 CS 1000 on Linux base ATTENTION Use this procedure to reset local Nortel Linux base non-root passwords only. You must have a serial connection to the system to use this procedure. Step Action Open the serial connection and logon as root.
Page 115: System Upgrades
Linux base applications. Nortel Linux base uses the CLI upgrade command to reinstall or upgrade the base installation. Insert the Linux base installation CD is and invoke the upgrade command. You can choose to back up the data to a USB device, to an SFTP server, or type q to exit the upgrade operation.
Page 116: Disaster Recovery
CLI commands routeconfig, hostconfig, and basefirewallconfig. These values are application configured system data. Application configured system data is backed up as part of the application data backup. For more information about Nortel Linux base CLI commands see “ Nortel Linux base CLI commands” (page 139).
Page 117 • ss - seconds Nortel Linux base uses the CLI command sysbackup to backup system data to external storage. You can choose to back up the data to a USB device or to an SFTP server. For more information about SFTP data back up, see “Network configuration for Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
Page 118 Figure 109 Backup Scheduler 2 Note: The CLI command sysbackup can be used to make a system backup. For a list of Nortel Linux base CLI commands see Table 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands" (page 141). You can use the command sysrestore to perform system recovery, as shown in Figure 110 "sysrestore command"...
Page 119 Load recovery data from an external USB device • Load recovery data from a secure SFTP server that is accessible by ELAN Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 120 120 CS 1000 on Linux base Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 121: Passthrough End User License Agreement
ATTENTION Do not contact Red Hat for technical support on your Nortel version of the Linux base operating system. If technical support is required for the Nortel version of the Linux base operating system, contact Nortel technical support through your regular channels.
Page 122 Red Hat, Inc. "Linux" is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 123: Cots Servers
Two 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet ports • Three USB ports • One CD-R/DVD ROM drive • One serial port • A reset button Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 124 Blue – Identification is activated. Identification) Flashing blue – System is remotely managed. Off – Identification is deactivated. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 125 The TLAN and ELAN port positions are reversed (L and R, 1 and 2) compared to the IBM x306m server. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 126: Hp Dl320 G4 Bios Settings
126) for instructions. The HP DL320 G4 server shipped through Nortel has a default baud rate of 9600 b/ps and does not require a reset. If an error occurs and you want to reset the baud rate, or if you want to change to another baud rate, see “Changing the baud rate on an HP DL320 G4 Signaling Server”...
Page 127 A BIOS Serial Console & EMS configuration menu screen appears. Navigate to the BIOS Serial Console Port option and press Enter. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 128 Changing the baud rate on an HP DL320 G4 Signaling Server ATTENTION The HP DL320 G4 server shipped through Nortel has a default Baud rate of 9600 b/ps and does not require a reset. Use this procedure only if you want to use another Baud rate, or to correct the Baud rate after it is reset due to an error.
Page 129 A BIOS Serial Console & EMS configuration screen appears. Navigate to the BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate option and press Enter. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 130 Press F9 to invoke the ROM-based setup utility (RBSU) menu screen. The RBSU menu screen appears. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 131: Ibm X306M Server
• Two Gigabit Ethernet ports • Four USB ports (two front, two back) • One DVD-COMBO (DVD/CD-RW) drive Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 132 One serial port (back of Signaling Server) • A reset button Figure 121 IBM x306m front view Figure 122 IBM x306m front view: LEDs Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 133 • Lit indicates Ethernet network speed of 1 Gbps. • Off indicates Ethernet network speed is 10/100 Mbps. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 134: Ibm X306M Bios Settings
134 COTS Servers IBM x306m BIOS settings The BIOS settings on the IBM x306m server shipped through Nortel are correct. These settings can be viewed at Table 8 "IBM x306m default BIOS settings" (page 134). Table 8 IBM x306m default BIOS settings...
Page 135 Devices and I/O Ports menu Navigate to the Remote Console Redirection option and press Enter. The Remote Console Redirection screen appears. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 136 --End-- Setting the IBM x306m server BIOS password Step Action Press the Power switch to boot the server. Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 137 For additional operating information see the Server Product Guide on the resource CD-ROM shipped with the IBM x306m server . Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
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Page 139: Nortel Linux Base Cli Commands
Table 11 "Nortel Linux base CLI commands" (page 141) contains a list of the command line interface (CLI) commands used in Nortel Linux base. Type (linuxbase-command) -h | --help at the command prompt to display a brief summary of the CLI command, as shown in Table 9 "Linux...
Page 140: Poos (Patch_Id)|-App *(App_Name)*|--Help,-H
Nortel Linux base CLI commands Table 10 Linux man command example $ man poos POOS(1) User Contributed Nortel Documentation POOS(1) NAME poos - Put a patch out of service. SYNOPSIS poos (patch_id)| -app (app_name) | --help,-h DESCRIPTION Remove a patch from service. The patch is removed from service from all processes in which it was in service.
Page 141 5.50 2007-12-18 POOS(1) Table 11 Nortel Linux base CLI commands Description Command appinstall Install Nortel applications. appstart Stop, start, or restart Nortel applications. appVersionShow Print the server’s application software version. basefirewallconfig Configure firewall settings. baseparamsconfig Configure base parameters. baseVersionShow Print the server’s base software version.
Page 142 You might need to add the primary host entry in backup and member server before you can access them using the hostconfig command. The command syntax is nortel user ---> hostconfig add -ip <PRIMARY SERVER IP> -host <PRIMARY SERVER HOST NAME>...
Page 143: Network Configuration For Secure File Transfer Protocol (Sftp) Data Backup
SFTP server storage. The user logon can contain a maximum of 32 characters comprised of lower and upper case letters, Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
Page 144: Sftp Network Configuration Requirements
- at the beginning of the logon string and you can use $ only at the end of the logon string. Nortel Linux base does not recognize the \ character. Do not use the \ character when you specify the SFTP directory.
Page 145 Linux base installation 35 Network Conﬁguration window 40 Network ﬁrewall 102 Network Time Protocol Conﬁguration 44 NRS applications 71 Nortel Communication Server 1000 Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning NN43001-315 02.09 29 October 2008 Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks...
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Nortel 1000 Applications Installation And Commissioning

New in this Release

How to Get Help

Introduction

Linux Base and Applications Installation and Upgrade Task Flow

Install Nortel Linux Base

Upgrade Nortel Linux Base

Installation and Configuration of Applications on Linux Base

CS 1000 on Linux Base

Passthrough End User License Agreement

COTS Servers

Nortel Linux Base CLI Commands

Appendix

Network Configuration for Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Data Backup

Quick Links

Related Manuals for Nortel 1000

Summary of Contents for Nortel 1000

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