Adding Backup Security Serveron CPMG

[oldestgeek]

I have a CS1000E with a CPMG, rls 7.5 working at the main site and as a media gateway at a remote site, also with a CPMG. Now I want to make the remote survivable and make the CPMG the backup security server. I've installed the Linux base at the remote. Should I now pre-configure that server in the primary or go ahead and configure and deploy from the backup site? I've tried the pre-configuration per the book, but it stays in pre-configuration state and but in that state the "deploy" option is not available.

 

[scotthdiv]

When you say "make the remote survivable" - what do you mean exactly? Are you re-deploying an existing CPMG as a co-res call server? I assume there were keycodes/dongles involved?

If that's the case, after loading linux, you need to go in the new CPMG and configure the security settings. At that point, you would assign it as a backup security server (assuming one doesn't already exist on the network) and tell it the location of the primary. After it joins the domain, you would then log in to the primary UCM and build the system (EM, SS, CS, etc) and then deploy applications to it.

 

[oldestgeek]

Thanks Scott. I have set up the server and made it the alternate call server for the local gateway. I don't have the local call server set up yet though, as so far the backup security server doesn't appear on the primary security server as a deployment target. My main question was does the backup need to be pre-configured in the primary? I think I'm going to try a reboot of the backup and see if it then registers.

 

[monkey101]

once you installed the linux on the card and you log into it and go to configure the security on it and you set it up as the back up or member and you would enter the primary's ip address in it and it will get the finger print and set it up with the primary.

Also when setting up your SMG on the 128 card make sure you set up your routes back to the main CS, UCM, and all MGC cards as well or you will never fill back to primary once it comes back up.