| Step 1
| Ensure that the network
connectivity between the primary and secondary MSEs is functioning and that all
the necessary ports are open.
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| Step 2
| Install the
correct version of MSE on the primary MSE.
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| Step 3
| Make sure that
the same MSE version is installed on the secondary MSE.
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| Step 4
| On the intended primary MSE,
enter the following command:
/opt/mse/setup/setup.sh
--------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to the Cisco Mobility Services Engine Appliance Setup.
You may exit the setup at any time by typing <Ctrl+c>.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Would you like to confgire MSE using:
1. Menu mode
2. Wizard mode
Choose 1 or 2: 1
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Mobility Services Engine Setup
Please select a configuration option belwo and enter the
requested information. You may exit setup at any time by typing <Ctrl +C>.
You will be prompted to choose whether you wish to configure a
parameter, skip it, or reset it to its initial default value.
Skipping a parameter will leave it unchanged from its current
value.
Please note that the following parameters are mandatory and must be configured at lease once.
-> Hostname
-> Network interface eth0
-> Timezone settings
-> Root password
-> NTP settings
-> Prime Infrastructure password
You must select option 24 to verify and apply any changes made during this session.
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PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE:
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Configure MSE:
1) Hostname * 13) Remote syslog settings
2) Network interface eth0 settings* 14) Host access control settings
3) Timezone settings* 15) Audit Rules
4) Root password * 16) Login banner
5) NTP settings * 17) System console restrictions
6) Prime Infrastructure password * 18) SSH root access
7) Display current configuration 19) Single user password check
8) Domain 20) Login and password settings
9) High availability role 21) GRUB password
10) Network interface eth1 settings 22) Root access control
11) DNS settings 23) Auto start MSE on system boot up
12) Future restart time 24) ## Verify and apply changes ##
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]:
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| Step 5
| Configure the hostname:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 1
Current Hostname=[mse]
Configure Hostname? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: y
The host name should be a unique name that can identify
the device on the network. The hostname should start with
a letter, end with a letter or number, and contain only
letters, numbers, and dashes.
Enter a Host name [mse]:mse1
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| Step 6
| Configure the domain:
Please enter your choice [1-24]: 8
Current domain=[ ]
Configure domain name? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: S
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| Step 7
| Configure the Network
interface eth0 settings.
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 2
Current eth0 interface IP address=[10.0.0.1]
Current eth0 interface netmask=[255.0.0.0]
Current IPv4 gateway address=[172.20.104.123]
Configure eth0 interface parameters? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]:y
Enter an IP address for first ethernet interface of this machine.
Enter eth0 IP address [10.0.0.2]:
Enter the network mask for IP address 172.21.105.126
Enter network mask [255.255.255.224]:
Enter the default gateway address for this machine.
Note that the default gateway must be reachable from
the first ethernet interface.
Enter default gateway address [172.20.104.123]:
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| Step 8
| Configure the Root password:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 4
Root password has not been configured
Configure root password? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]:
Changing password for user root.
You can now choose the new password.
A valid password should be a mix of upper and lower case letters, digits, and other characters. You can use an 8 character long password with characters from all of these classes. An upper case letter that begins the password and a digit that ends it do not count towards the number of character classes used.
Enter new password:
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| Step 9
| Configure the High
availability role:
Current role=[Primary]
Configure High Availability? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]:
High availability role for this MSE (Primary/Secondary)
Select role [1 for Primary, 2 for Secondary] [1]: 1
Health monitor interface holds physical IP address of this MSE server.
This IP address is used by Secondary, Primary MSE servers and Prime Infrastructure to
communicate among themselves
Select Health Monitor Interface [eth0/eth1] [eth0]: eth0
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct connect configuration facilitates use of a direct cable connection between the primary and secondary MSE servers.
This can help reduce latencies in heartbeat response times, data replication and failure detection times.
Please choose a network interface that you wish to use for direct connect. You should appropriately configure the respective interfaces.
"none" implies you do not wish to use direct connect configuration.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Select direct connect interface [eth0/eth1/none] [none]:
Enter a Virtual IP address for the Primary MSE server
Enter Virtual IP address [1.1.1.1]: 10.10.10.11
Enter network mask for IP address 10.10.10.1
Enter network mask [1.1.1.1]: 255.255.255.0
Select to start the sever in recovery mode.
You should choose yes only if this primary MSE was paired earlier and you have nowlost the
configuration from this box.
And, now you want to restore the configuration from Secondary via Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Do you wish to start this MSE in HA receovery mode?: (yes/no} [no]:no
Current IP address = [1.1.1.10]
Current eth0 netmask=[255.255.255.0]
Current gateway address=[1.1.1.1]
Configure eth0 interface parameters? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]:
Enter an IP address for first ethernet interface of this machine.
Enter eth0 IP address [1.1.1.10]: 10.10.10.12
Enter the network mask for IP address 10.10.10.12
Enter network mask [255.255.255.0]:
Enter an default gateway address for this machine.
Note that the default gateway must be reachable from the first ethernet interface.
Enter default gateway address [1.1.1.1]:10.10.10.1
The second ethernet interface is currently disabled for this machine.
Configure eth1 interface parameters? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Yes]: S
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| Step 10
| Configure the
Timezone settings:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 3
Current Timezone=[America/New_York]
Configure Timezone? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: y
Enter the current date and time.
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
Please select a continent or ocean.
1) Africa
2) Americas
3) Antarctica
4) Arctic Ocean
5) Asia
6) Atlantic Ocean
7) Australia
8) Europe
9) Indian Ocean
10) Pacific Ocean
11) UTC - I want to use Coordinated Universal Time.
#? 2
Please select a country.
1) Anguilla 27) Honduras
2) Antigua & Barbuda 28) Jamaica
3) Argentina 29) Martinique
4) Aruba 30) Mexico
5) Bahamas 31) Montserrat
6) Barbados 32) Netherlands Antilles
7) Belize 33) Nicaragua
8) Bolivia 34) Panama
9) Brazil 35) Paraguay
10) Canada 36) Peru
11) Cayman Islands 37) Puerto Rico
12) Chile 38) St Barthelemy
13) Colombia 39) St Kitts & Nevis
14) Costa Rica 40) St Lucia
15) Cuba 41) St Martin (French part)
16) Dominica 42) St Pierre & Miquelon
17) Dominican Republic 43) St Vincent
18) Ecuador 44) Suriname
19) El Salvador 45) Trinidad & Tobago
20) French Guiana 46) Turks & Caicos Is
21) Greenland 47) United States
22) Grenada 48) Uruguay
23) Guadeloupe 49) Venezuela
24) Guatemala 50) Virgin Islands (UK)
25) Guyana 51) Virgin Islands (US)
26) Haiti
#? 47
Please select one of the following time zone regions.
1) Eastern Time
2) Eastern Time - Michigan - most locations
3) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Louisville area
4) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Wayne County
5) Eastern Time - Indiana - most locations
6) Eastern Time - Indiana - Daviess, Dubois, Knox & Martin Counties
7) Eastern Time - Indiana - Pulaski County
8) Eastern Time - Indiana - Crawford County
9) Eastern Time - Indiana - Pike County
10) Eastern Time - Indiana - Switzerland County
11) Central Time
12) Central Time - Indiana - Perry County
13) Central Time - Indiana - Starke County
14) Central Time - Michigan - Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron & Menominee Counties
15) Central Time - North Dakota - Oliver County
16) Central Time - North Dakota - Morton County (except Mandan area)
17) Mountain Time
18) Mountain Time - south Idaho & east Oregon
19) Mountain Time - Navajo
20) Mountain Standard Time - Arizona
21) Pacific Time
22) Alaska Time
23) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle
24) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle neck
25) Alaska Time - west Alaska
26) Aleutian Islands
27) Hawaii
#? 21
The following information has been given:
United States
Pacific Time
Therefore TZ='America/Los_Angeles' will be used.
Local time is now: Sun Apr 6 18:45:27 PDT 2014.
Universal Time is now: Mon Apr 7 01:45:27 UTC 2014.
Is the above information OK?
1) Yes
2) No
#? 1
|
| Step 11
| Configure the DNS
settings:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 11
Domain Name Service (DNS) Setup
Enable DNS (yes/no) [no]: y
Default DNS server 1=[8.8.8.8]
Enter primary DNS server IP address:
DNS server address must be in the form #.#.#.#, where # is 0 to 255 or hexadecimal :
separated v6 address
Enter primary DNS server IP address [8.8.8.8]:
Enter backup DNS server IP address (or none) [none]:
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| Step 12
| Configure the NTP
settings:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 5
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Setup.
If you choose to enable NTP, the system time will be
configured from NTP servers that you select. Otherwise,
you will be prompted to enter the current date and time.
NTP is currently disabled.
Configure NTP related parameters? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: y
Enter whether or not you would like to set up the
Network Time Protocol (NTP) for this machine.
If you choose to enable NTP, the system time will be
configured from NTP servers that you select. Otherwise,
you will be prompted to enter the current date and time.
Enable NTP (yes/no) [no]: y
Default NTP server 1=[time.nist.gov]
Enter NTP server name or address:
NTP server address must be in the form #.#.#.3, where # is 0 to 255 hexadecimal :
separated v6 address.
Enter NTP server name or [time.nist.gov]:
Enter another NTP server IP address (or none) [none]:
Configure NTP Authentication ? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: y
Enter NTP Auth key Number [1]:
Enter NTP Auth key Value (String) [Secret]:
Do you want to continue (yes/no) [no]: y
|
| Step 13
| Configure the Prime
Infrastructure password:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 6
Cisco Prime Infrastructure communication password has not been configured.
Configure Prime Infrastructure password? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Yes]:
Enter a password for the admin user.
The admin user is used by the Prime Infrastructure and other northbound systems to authenticate
their SOAP/XML session with the server. Once this password is updated, it must correspondingly
be updated on the NCS page for MSE General Parameters so that the Prime Infrastructure can
communicate with the MSE.
|
| Step 14
| Verify and
apply changes
Please enter your choice: 24
Please verify the following setup information.
-----------------------------BEGIN-------------------------------------------
Hostname=mse1
Role= 1, Health Monitor Intercace=eth0, Direct connect interface=none
Virtual IP Address=10.10.10.11, Virtual IP Netmask=255.255.255.0
Eth0 IP address=10.10.10.12, Eth0 network mask=255.0.0.0
Default Gateway=10.10.10.1
Time zone=America/Los_Angeles
Enable DNS=yes, DNS servers=8.8.8.8
Enable NTP=yes, NTP servers=time.nist.gov
Time zone=America/Los_Angeles
Root password is changed.
Cisco Prime Infrastructure password is changed.
------------------------------END-----------------------------
You may enter "yes" to proceed with configuration, "no" to make
more changes.
Configuration Changed
Is the above information correct (yes or no): yes
--------------------------------------------------------------
Checking mandatory configuration information...
Root password: Not configured
**WARNING**
The above parameters are mandatory and need to be configured.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Ignore and proceed (yes/no): yes
Setup will now attempt to apply the configuration.
Restarting network services with new settings.
Shutting down interface eth0:
The system is minimally configured right now. It is strongly recommended that you run the setup
script under /opt/mse/setup/setup.sh command to configure all appliance related parameters
immediately after installation is complete.
PRESS <ENTER> TO EXIT THE INSTALLER:
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| Step 15
| Reboot the system:
[root@mse1]# reboot
Stopping MSE Platform
Flushing firewall rules: [OK]
Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: nat filter [OK]
Unloading iptables modules: [ok]
Broadcast message from root (pts/0) (Tue Apr29 14:15:27:2014):
The system is going down for reboot NOW:
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| Step 16
| Start the MSE services:
[root@mse1]# /etc/init.d/msed start
Starting MSE Platform.
Starting Health Monitor, Waiting to check the status.
Starting Health Monitor, Waiting to check the status.
Health Monitor successfully started
Starting Admin process...
Started Admin process.
Starting database .....
Database started successfully. STarting framework and services.......
FRamework and services successfully started
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| Step 17
| After all services have started, confirm MSE services are working
properly by entering the following command:
[root@mse1]# getserverinfo
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| Step 18
| After the new installation, the initial login starts the Setup
wizard where in you can configure the secondary MSE.
Current hostanme=[mse1]
Configure hostname? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Yes]: yes
The host name should be a unique name that can identifu the device on the network. The hostname
should start with a letter, end with a letter or number, and contain only letters, numbers, and
dashes.
Enter a hostname [mse]: mse2
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| Step 19
| Configure the domain:
Please enter your choice [1-24]: 8
Current domain=[ ]
Configure domain name? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: S
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| Step 20
| Configure the High availability
role:
Current role=[Primary]
Configure High Availability? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]:
High availability role for this MSE (Primary/Secondary)
Select role [1 for Primary, 2 for Secondary] [1]: 2
Health monitor interface holds physical IP address of this MSE server.
This IP address is used by Secondary, Primary MSE servers and Prime Infrastructure to
communicate among themselves
Select Health Monitor Interface [eth0/eth1] [eth0]: eth0
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct connect configuration facilitates use of a direct cable connection between the primary and
secondary MSE servers.This can help reduce latencies in heartbeat response times, data
replication and failure detection times.Please choose a network interface that you wish to use
for direct connect. You should appropriately configure the respective interfaces.
"none" implies you do not wish to use direct connect configuration.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Select direct connect interface [eth0/eth1/none] [none]:
Current IP address=[1.1.1.10]
Current eth0 netmask=[255.255.255.0]
Current gatewat address=[1.1.1.1]
Configure eth0 interface parameters? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Yes]:
Enter an IP address for first ethernet interface of this machine.
Enter eth0 IP address [1.1.1.10]: 10.10.10.13
Enter the network mask for IP address 10.10.10.13
Enter network mask [255.255.255.0]:
Enter an default gateway address for this machine.
Note that the default gateway must be reachable from the first ethernet interface.
Enter default gateway address [1.1.1.1]:10.10.10.1
The second ethernet interface is currently disabled for this machine.
Configure eth1 interface parameters? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Yes]: S
|
| Step 21
| Configure the Timezone
settings:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 3
Current Timezone=[America/New_York]
Configure Timezone? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: y
Enter the current date and time.
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
Please select a continent or ocean.
1) Africa
2) Americas
3) Antarctica
4) Arctic Ocean
5) Asia
6) Atlantic Ocean
7) Australia
8) Europe
9) Indian Ocean
10) Pacific Ocean
11) UTC - I want to use Coordinated Universal Time.
#? 2
Please select a country.
1) Anguilla 27) Honduras
2) Antigua & Barbuda 28) Jamaica
3) Argentina 29) Martinique
4) Aruba 30) Mexico
5) Bahamas 31) Montserrat
6) Barbados 32) Netherlands Antilles
7) Belize 33) Nicaragua
8) Bolivia 34) Panama
9) Brazil 35) Paraguay
10) Canada 36) Peru
11) Cayman Islands 37) Puerto Rico
12) Chile 38) St Barthelemy
13) Colombia 39) St Kitts & Nevis
14) Costa Rica 40) St Lucia
15) Cuba 41) St Martin (French part)
16) Dominica 42) St Pierre & Miquelon
17) Dominican Republic 43) St Vincent
18) Ecuador 44) Suriname
19) El Salvador 45) Trinidad & Tobago
20) French Guiana 46) Turks & Caicos Is
21) Greenland 47) United States
22) Grenada 48) Uruguay
23) Guadeloupe 49) Venezuela
24) Guatemala 50) Virgin Islands (UK)
25) Guyana 51) Virgin Islands (US)
26) Haiti
#? 47
Please select one of the following time zone regions.
1) Eastern Time
2) Eastern Time - Michigan - most locations
3) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Louisville area
4) Eastern Time - Kentucky - Wayne County
5) Eastern Time - Indiana - most locations
6) Eastern Time - Indiana - Daviess, Dubois, Knox & Martin Counties
7) Eastern Time - Indiana - Pulaski County
8) Eastern Time - Indiana - Crawford County
9) Eastern Time - Indiana - Pike County
10) Eastern Time - Indiana - Switzerland County
11) Central Time
12) Central Time - Indiana - Perry County
13) Central Time - Indiana - Starke County
14) Central Time - Michigan - Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron & Menominee Counties
15) Central Time - North Dakota - Oliver County
16) Central Time - North Dakota - Morton County (except Mandan area)
17) Mountain Time
18) Mountain Time - south Idaho & east Oregon
19) Mountain Time - Navajo
20) Mountain Standard Time - Arizona
21) Pacific Time
22) Alaska Time
23) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle
24) Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle neck
25) Alaska Time - west Alaska
26) Aleutian Islands
27) Hawaii
#? 21
The following information has been given:
United States
Pacific Time
Therefore TZ='America/Los_Angeles' will be used.
Local time is now: Sun Apr 6 18:45:27 PDT 2014.
Universal Time is now: Mon Apr 7 01:45:27 UTC 2014.
Is the above information OK?
1) Yes
2) No
#? 1
|
| Step 22
| Configure the NTP settings:
Please enter your choice [1 - 24]: 5
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Setup.
If you choose to enable NTP, the system time will be
configured from NTP servers that you select. Otherwise,
you will be prompted to enter the current date and time.
NTP is currently disabled.
Configure NTP related parameters? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: y
Enter whether or not you would like to set up the
Network Time Protocol (NTP) for this machine.
If you choose to enable NTP, the system time will be
configured from NTP servers that you select. Otherwise,
you will be prompted to enter the current date and time.
Enable NTP (yes/no) [no]: y
Default NTP server 1=[time.nist.gov]
Enter NTP server name or address:
NTP server address must be in the form #.#.#.3, where # is 0 to 255 hexadecimal :
separated v6 address.
Enter NTP server name or [time.nist.gov]:
Enter another NTP server IP address (or none) [none]:
Configure NTP Authentication ? (Y)es/(S)kip/(U)se default [Skip]: y
Enter NTP Auth key Number [1]:
Enter NTP Auth key Value (String) [Secret]:
Do you want to continue (yes/no) [no]: y
|
| Step 23
| Verify and apply changes
Please enter your choice: 24
Please verify the following setup information.
-----------------------------BEGIN-------------------------------------------
Hostname=mse2
Role= 2, Health Monitor Intercace=eth0, Direct connect interface=none
Eth0 IP address=10.10.10.13, Eth0 network mask=255.255.255.0
Default Gateway=10.10.10.1
Time zone=America/Los_Angeles
Enable NTP=yes, NTP servers=time.nist.gov
Time zone=America/Los_Angeles
------------------------------END-----------------------------
You may enter "yes" to proceed with configuration, "no" to make
more changes.
Configuration Changed
Is the above information correct (yes or no): yes
--------------------------------------------------------------
Checking mandatory configuration information...
Root password: Not configured
**WARNING**
The above parameters are mandatory and need to be configured.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Ignore and proceed (yes/no): yes
Setup will now attempt to apply the configuration.
Restarting network services with new settings.
Shutting down interface eth0:
The system is minimally configured right now. It is strongly recommended that you run the setup
script under /opt/mse/setup/setup.sh command to configure all appliance related parameters
immediately after installation is complete.
PRESS <ENTER> TO EXIT THE INSTALLER:
|
| Step 24
| Reboot the system:
[root@mse2 installers]# reboot
Stopping MSE Platform
Flushing firewall rules: [OK]
Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: nat filter [OK]
Unloading iptables modules: [ok]
Broadcast message from root (pts/0) (Tue Apr29 14:15:27:2014):
The system is going down for reboot NOW:
|
| Step 25
| Start the MSE services:
[root@mse2]# /etc/init.d/msed start
Starting MSE Platform.
Starting Health Monitor, Waiting to check the status.
Starting Health Monitor, Waiting to check the status.
Health Monitor successfully started
Starting Admin process...
Started Admin process.
Starting database .....
Database started successfully. STarting framework and services.......
FRamework and services successfully started
|
| Step 26
| Once you
configure both the primary MSE and secondary MSE, the Prime Infrastructure UI
should be used to set up a pairing between the primary and secondary MSE.
|
| Step 27
| Once you add the primary MSE
successfully, choose
Services
>
High
Availability or click the primary MSE device in the
Services
>
Mobility
Services Engine >
System
>
Services High
Availability >
HA
Configuration.
The HA Configuration page
appears.
|
| Step 28
| Enter the secondary device
name with which you want to pair the primary MSE.
|
| Step 29
| Enter the secondary IP
address which is the health monitor IP address of the secondary MSE.
|
| Step 30
| Enter the secondary password.
This is the Prime Infrastructure communication password configured on the MSE.
|
| Step 31
| Specify the failover type.
You can choose either
Manual or
Automatic
from the Failover Type drop-down list.
|
| Step 32
| Specify the failback type by
choosing either
Manual or
Automatic
from the Failback Type drop-down list.
|
| Step 33
| Specify the Long Failover
Wait in seconds.
After 10 seconds, the system
fails over. The maximum failover wait is two minutes.
|
| Step 34
| Click
Save.
The pairing and the
synchronization happens automatically.
|
| Step 35
| To check whether the
heartbeat is received from the primary MSE or not, choose
Services
>
Mobility
Services Engine >
System
>
Services High
Availability >
HA Status.
|
