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Overview
Operating System Requirements
Network Registrar Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Types of Installations

Overview


Broadband Access Center for Cable, referred to as BAC in this guide, automates the process of configuring and provisioning cable network devices. BAC interfaces with Cisco Network Registrar, which includes a high-speed DHCP server for IP address management and a DNS server.

This chapter describes:

Operating System Requirements

You must install BAC on a computer running the Solaris 8 operating system with the correct level of software patches installed.

Patches

You must have the correct type and number of patches installed on your system before you can install BAC.

JDK Patches

The JDK patches required for successful BAC installation include:

  • 108652-62
  • 108921-16
  • 108940-48
  • 112003-03
  • 108773-15
  • 111293-04
  • 111310-01
  • 109147-21
  • 111111-03
  • 112396-02
  • 108987-09
  • 108528-17
  • 108989-02
  • 108827-35

 

KDC Patches

The KDC patches required for successful BAC installation include:

Network Registrar Requirements

Before you install BAC, be aware of these Cisco Network Registrar requirements:

For more information about configuring failover on Network Registrar servers, see the Network Registrar User's Guide.

Hardware Requirements

A BAC installation requires these servers:


Note    The KDC is only required when configuring a system to support voice technology operations.


Note    The hardware installation procedures for the device provisioning engine are described in the Cisco Content Engine 500 Series Hardware Installation Guide. For more information, see that guide. For more information about the front and rear panel, the ports, receptacles, and rack mounting, see the Cisco Content Engine 500 Series Site Preparation and Safety Guide.

Table 1-1 describes the hardware requirements for each server.


Note    At a minimum, you need one DPE in a provisioning group. A provisioning group can support at most 500,000 devices. Be aware that the minimum number does not provide redundancy. For redundancy, use the recommended number of DPEs, as described in Table 1-1. Likewise, be aware that the minimum number of Network Registrar servers listed in Table 1-1 does not provide failover capability. For failover, use the recommended number of servers. If you intend to implement dynamic DNS (DDNS) within Network Registrar, you will need additional servers.

Table 1-1   Broadband Access Center Hardware Considerations

Number of Devices  Server Type  Minimum Number of Servers  Recommended Number of Servers  Recommended Number of Servers (with DNS)  Server Class  Number of Processors  Memory 
100
(Lab use)

 

1

1

1

Netra T1

1

1 GB

Note A single server device is required to support the RDU, DPE, and Network Registrar in a lab installation.

250,000

RDU

1

1

N/A

E220

1

1 GB

DPE

1

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NR

1

2

3

Netra T1

1

512 MB

KDC

1

1

N/A

V100

1

512 MB

500,000

RDU

1

1

N/A

E280R

2

2 GB

DPE

1

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NR

1

2

3

Netra T1

1

512 MB

KDC

1

1

N/A

V100

1

512 MB

1,000,000

RDU

1

1

N/A

U80

4

2 GB

DPE

2

4

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

NR

2

4

6

Netra T1

1

512 MB

KDC

1

2

N/A

V100

1

512 MB

Types of Installations

This guide discusses two types of installation:

You can install BAC from the installation program's graphical user interface (GUI) or from the command line.


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