Mike's PBX Cookbook

NRS Configuration

Network Routing Service (NRS) setup from Element Manager

Required:
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A quick and easy 30 step guide 😂

From Network elements, click 'NRS on ss0'

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From inital screen click EDIT...
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Edit Server Configuration...

Enter: hostname (ss0), Primary TLAN IP (ss0), Secondary TLAN IP (ss1), and secondary hostname (ss1), click SAVE

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Click 'System Wide Settings' (left menu)

Enter the H323 alias name (from node settings), click SAVE

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Click 'Domains' (left menu)
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Select 'Standby database'.

From the 'Service Domain' tab, click ADD

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Enter the domain name (FQDN), and SAVE
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The domain has been added...
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Click L1 Domain (UDP), select 'service domain' from drop down (labsite), click ADD
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From the 'Add L1 Domain' screen, just hit SAVE
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Click L0 Domain (CDP), select 'service domain' from drop down, select 'udp' from drop down, click ADD
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From the 'Add L0 Domain' screen, just hit SAVE
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Click 'Endpoints' (left menu)

Make sure 'limit results' shows 'domian / udp / cdp'... click ADD

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Enter: Endpoint name = H323 name
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Static Endpoint Address = Node IP address
H323 Support = RAS H.323 endpoint
SIP support = Static SIP endpoint
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Check: SIP TCP trasnsport enabled, SIP UDP trasnsport enabled
SIP TLS trasnsport enabled, Network Connect Server enabled
Virtual Private Networks Identifier = 1, Bandwidth Zone = 10, click SAVE
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Click 'Database' (left menu)
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Click 'Cut over'...
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After a short while, 'Commit' will un-grey...
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Click 'Commit', and wait for database status to show 'Committed'
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Click 'NRS Server' (left menu)

Check top box to select all services, and click 'Restart' - this takes a few minutes...

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When service status shows 'In service', its finished.
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Switch to the Active Database
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Confirm Call Signaling IP is populated with the NODE IP address: H323 (left)/SIP (right).

The Primary server is finished, now for the Secondary...

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Go back to Network Elements, and click NRS on ss1
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Click EDIT on first page
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Enter the primary and secondary TLAN addresses, change 'Server role' to 'secondary' - click SAVE.
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Click top box to select all services, click 'Restart', and be patient!
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Verify Service Status shows 'In service'.
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Click 'Endpoints' (left menu) and confirm 'Call Signaling IP' is populated with the NODE IP address: H323 (left)/SIP (right).

Seeing the H323 address (left) confirms NRS is working properly 👍

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