Table Of Contents
Adding a DPE
Adding a DPE from the CLI
Adding a DPE from the GUI
Adding a DPE
This chapter describes how to install the Broadband Access Center (BAC) Device Provisioning Engine (DPE) on a system in which the other component, the RDU, has already been installed.
This situation arises largely in a lab deployment, where, for the purposes of testing, both BAC components are installed on a single machine.
Note 
Before proceeding to add the DPE, ensure that the RDU and the DPE belong to the BAC 3.0 version.
When the installation program detects the presence of an RDU on your system, it does not allow you the option of adding the RDU. It prompts you to add or install only the DPE.
Note A successful DPE installation requires an RDU. You must, therefore, have the RDU already installed on your system (see the "Installing BAC" section on page 3-3).
If you choose to add the RDU to a DPE that has already been installed on your system, the DPE fails to connect to the RDU. Subsequently, it does not provision the devices in your network.
Unlike the procedure in a fresh installation, while adding a DPE, you cannot install the home (BPR_HOME) and data (BPR_DATA) directories in a location of your choice. The directories are installed only in the location where you chose to install the RDU directories.
You can add the DPE using the GUI or the CLI.
This section provides the information about how to successfully add a DPE:
• Adding a DPE from the CLI
• Adding a DPE from the GUI
Adding a DPE from the CLI
To install the DPE from the CLI:
Step 1 Log in to the intended BAC host as root.
Step 2 At the Solaris system prompt, change directory to your CD-ROM drive or other installation media. The installation program, setup.bin, is at the root of this drive.
Step 3 Enter this command to start the installation program:
> ./setup.bin -console
Step 4 The installation program verifies that you have installed the correct patches to the Solaris operating system. When the verification is complete, the program displays welcome information. Press Enter to continue.
Step 5 When the installation program prompts you to select one or more components, enter y and press Enter at the DPE prompt. The installation program prompts you to add only the DPE.
For example:
Installation Components
Select one or more components to install BAC.
Device Provisioning Engine (DPE) (y/n/?) [no] y
Step 6 Confirm the components that you want to install; enter y and press Enter to continue.
Step 7 The program displays a message that it is starting individual component validation. Press Enter to continue.
Step 8 When validation is complete, the program prompts you to enter the IP address and the listening port of the RDU. Press Enter to accept the hostname of the RDU.
Note The installation program obtains the IP address of the RDU automatically. You do not need to enter this value.
Step 9 To accept the default port number, 49187, press Enter; or enter another port number.
Caution If you change the default listening port value, ensure that the new value does not conflict with any existing port assignments. Also, ensure that you configure all DPEs with the correct RDU port number. Refer to the
Cisco Broadband Access Center Administrator's Guide, Release 3.0, for information on configuring the DPE.
For example:
Regional Distribution Unit Host/Port
Enter the IP address and the listening port of the regional
distribution unit (RDU) associated with this installation.
Enter the Host/IP address and address of the listening port
for the RDU.
RDU IP Address [abc.xyz.com]
RDU Listening Port [49187]
Step 10 Then, confirm the IP address and the listening port number; enter y and press Enter.
Step 11 The program prompts you to enter the shared secret password. Enter the password that you want to use for authentication between the BAC servers, and press Enter.
Note You must use the same shared secret password for all RDUs and DPEs in your network. The default password is secret.
For example:
Shared Secret Password
Enter the password to be used for authentication
between the BAC servers.
If you are performing a lab installation, then the password will be
used for all the servers. If this is a component installation, then
the password you enter must be the same as the components previously
installed.
Enter the Shared Secret Password [secret]
Step 12 Press Enter to continue. The installation parameters that you selected appear. Enter y and press Enter to confirm the parameters, and add the DPE.
For example:
Installation Parameters
This screen shows the installation parameters that you have chosen:
========== Confirmation ==========
The Component Installation will use the following parameters
to install the DPE component:
Home directory: /opt/CSCObac
Data directory: /var/CSCObac
Step 13 The Installation Summary appears when the installation is complete. Press Enter to exit the installation program.
Adding a DPE from the GUI
To add the DPE from the GUI:
Step 1 By using an X-Windows client, log in to the computer on which you intend to install the BAC components, with root access.
Step 2 At the Solaris system prompt, navigate to the directory containing the setup.bin file. If you are using the BAC CD-ROM, you will find setup.bin at the root of your CD-ROM drive.
Step 3 Enter this command to start the installation program:
> ./setup.bin
The installation program verifies that you have installed the correct patches on the Solaris operating system. When the verification is complete, the program displays welcome information.
Step 4 Click Next. The Installation Components screen appears.
Step 5 On the Installation Components screen, select the Device Provisioning Engine option. Click Next. The installation program detects the installed components and allows you to add only the DPE.
Step 6 The installation program performs some validation before displaying the Regional Distribution Unit Host/Port screen. Accept the hostname of the RDU.
You do not need to enter the IP address of the RDU; the installation program obtains that value automatically.
Step 7 Accept the default port number, 49187, or enter a new port number. Click Next.
Caution If you change the default listening port value, ensure that the new value does not conflict with any existing port assignments. Also, ensure that you configure all DPEs with the correct RDU port number. Refer to the
Cisco Broadband Access Center Administrator's Guide, Release 3.0, for information on configuring the DPE.
Step 8 The Shared Secret Password screen appears. Enter the shared secret password, and confirm it. Click Next.
Step 9 The Installation Parameters screen appears. After verifying that the parameters are correct, click Next to install the DPE. To change the parameters, click Back.
Step 10 When installation is complete, the Installation Summary screen appears. Click Finish to end the installation process and to exit the installation program.
