Table Of Contents
Installing in a Lab Environment
Installation Checklist
Installing in a Lab Environment Using the GUI
Installing in a Lab Environment Using the CLI
Configuring Network Registrar and a CMTS
Installing in a Lab Environment
This chapter describes how to install BACC in a lab environment to demonstrate product functionality and how to configure a CMTS and Network Registrar to support BACC.
When you install Broadband Access Center for Cable (BACC) in a lab environment, the installation program installs all components on a single server. The lab installation program involves fewer steps than the component installation and automates much of the configuration. When you complete the installation, however, you need to perform some setup on a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and on Network Registrar.
The lab installation program is designed to keep the installation and configuration as simple as possible by using a predefined overall system configuration.
The lab installation program uses predefined default values for the installation that assume a specific network configuration.
Installation Checklist
You can install BACC in a lab environment on a single computer running the Solaris 8 or 9 operating system. Before you run the installation program, use this checklist to ensure that you are ready:
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Verify the prerequisite system hardware and software requirements described in Chapter 1, "Overview."
•Have your BACC evaluation license key or keys at hand. You need a valid license key for each technology that you want to provision with BACC.
•Ensure that you have root access to the computers where you intend to install BACC.
•Verify that Network Registrar is installed and running on the server. We recommend that you use Network Registrar 6.1.2.3 or higher.
•Determine the destination directory in which you want to install BACC.
Note Cisco Systems recommends that you have at least 350 MB of disk space available.
•For extensions, determine the name of provisioning group to which the Network Registrar server belongs.
•Verify that you have the necessary Network Registrar configuration files. See Appendix A, "Network Registrar Configuration File Example" for an example of these configuration files.
Installing in a Lab Environment Using the GUI
The lab installation prompts for this information:
•BACC destination directory
•Network Registrar administrator username and password
•Shared secret password
During a lab installation, a set of predetermined default values are used as a network configuration.
To install BACC in a lab environment, complete these steps:
Step 1 Complete steps 1 through 4 in the "Installation Using the Graphical User Interface" section on page 2-7.
Step 2 Click Lab when the Choose Installation Type screen appears.
Step 3 Click Next. The lab installation program automatically checks to see if it detects a TFTP server.
Caution When installing BACC on a Solaris server, both the Solaris and Network Registrar TFTP servers must be disabled.
Provided that a TFTP server is not detected, a PacketCable voice technology screen appears.
Step 4 Determine if you need to install the voice technology option and click:
•Yes button if you want to install the voice technology option
•No if you do not have a valid license key for this technology.
Step 5 Click Next and the Destination Directory screen appears.
Step 6 Enter the pathname of the location where you want to install BACC.
Step 7 Click Next. The installation program verifies that the selected installation directory exists and, if it does not, prompts you to automatically create it. The installation program also confirms that the required disk space is available, and then the Cisco Network Registrar Username and Password screen appears.
Step 8 Enter the Network Registrar administrative username and password.
Step 9 Click Next. The Key Distribution Center Realm Name screen appears.
Step 10 If the default KDC realm name is inappropriate, enter desired KDC Realm, FQDN, and interface address name.
Step 11 Click Next. The PacketCable Properties screen appears.
Note If you did not select the voice technology option from the PacketCable Panel, this screen will not appear.
Step 12 Enter the appropriate information into the fields shown.
Field Name
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Description
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Kerberos Realm Name
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Specifies, using a unique name, the Kerberos realm. This must match the realm set at the associated components.
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IP Address of Primary DHCP Server
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Specifies the IP address of the voice technology primary DHCP server.
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IP Address of Primary DNS Server
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Specifies the IP address of the computer which is running the primary DNS server.
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IP Address of Secondary DHCP Server
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Specifies the IP address of the voice technology secondary DHCP server.
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IP Address of Secondary DNS Server
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Specifies the IP address of the computer which is running the secondary DNS server; if that server is being used.
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Step 13 The Shared Secret Password screen appears.
Step 14 Enter and confirm the shared secret password. This password is a token that a BACC server uses to authenticate communication with other BACC servers.
Step 15 Click Next and the Lab Installation Parameters screen appears. This screen identifies the values that you have entered in the previous screens. To modify any of the values entered:
a. Click Back until the desired screen appears.
b. Make the necessary changes.
c. Click Next repeatedly until you return to this screen.
Step 16 Click Next and the lab version of BACC is installed. When installation is complete, the Installation Summary screen appears.
Step 17 Click Finish and BACC is completely installed in your lab environment.
Note You use the administrator's user interface to configure your license keys. Refer to the Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Administrator's Guide for additional information.
Caution After installation is complete, you must install your licenses and the chain of certificates or the KDC will not start.
Installing in a Lab Environment Using the CLI
The lab installation prompts for this information:
•BACC destination directory
•Network Registrar administrator username and password
•Shared secret password
To install BACC in a lab environment, complete the steps described in the "Installing from the Command Line" section on page 2-8:
Step 1 The program displays this message:
Are you going to use a device(s) that supports Packetcable voice technology?
If you are going to use Packetcable devices we need some more info.
Enter Yes to Install Packetcable and No if you don't want Packetcable
installed [No]: Yes
Step 2 Enter Yes and press Enter. A confirmation message appears.
Step 3 Answer the confirmation question appropriately and press Enter. The program displays this message.
Validating LAB settings...
The program then prompts you to enter the destination directory.
Step 4 To accept the default directory, /opt/CSCObpr, press Enter. For example:
Destination Directory
Directory path for BACC_HOME
Location BACC_HOME
Installation Directory [/opt/CSCObpr]
The program then asks you to confirm the directory.
Step 5 Press y and Enter to continue. The program prompts you to enter the Cisco Network Registrar username and password.
Step 6 To enter a Network Registrar username and password:
a. Enter a valid administrator username and password.
b. Enter the password again to confirm it.
For example:
Cisco Network Registrar Username and Password
Enter the administrator username and password for the NR server.
Enter the username and password for the NR server to be used in the lab
installation. You must confirm the NR password.
Network Registrar adminstrator Username [admin] admin
Network Registrar adminstrator Password [] changeme
Confirm Network Registrar Password [] changeme
The program then redisplays the administrator username, password, and password confirmation. It then prompts you to confirm this information.
Step 7 Press y and Enter to continue. The program prompts you to enter the KDC realm name. The realm name must be the same one used with all of the DPEs in the provisioning group. For example:
Enter the Kerberos realm name for the KDC
The realm name should be consistent with the realm you give to DPEs in this
provisioning group.
KDC Interface Address:
KDC FQDN:
KDC Realm:
Step 8 Enter the appropriate KDC Interface Address, FQDN, and Realm information and then press Enter.
The program redisplays the KDC information and prompts you to confirm this information.
Step 9 Press y and Enter to continue. The program prompts you to enter PacketCable properties. For example:
Enter PacketCable properties
Enter KDC Realm Name
Enter IP Address for Primary DHCP []
Enter IP Address for Primary DNS []
Enter IP Address for Secondary DHCP []
Enter IP Address for Secondary DNS []
Step 10 Enter the appropriate voice technology information. Keep in mind that the KDC Realm name you enter here must be the same as that entered in the previous screen.
Step 11 Press Enter; the program redisplays the PacketCable Properties information and prompts you to confirm the information.
Step 12 Press y and Enter to continue. The program prompts you to enter the shared secret password. This password is a token that a BACC server uses to authenticate communication with other BACC servers. The default password is secret.
Step 13 Enter the password that you want to use for authentication among BACC servers. For example:
Shared Secret Password
Enter the password to be used for authentication
among the BPR 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] secret
The program prompts you to confirm the password.
Step 14 Enter the password again and press y to continue. The program then displays the installation parameters that you selected. For example:
Installation Parameters
This screen shows the installation parameters that you have chosen:
========== Confirmation ==========
The Lab/Demo Installation will install all components using the following
parameters:
Installation directory:/opt/CSCObpr
Is this correct (y/n/q/?) [yes]
Step 15 Press y and Enter to install the lab software. The program displays a message when the installation is complete.
Note You use the administrator's user interface to configure your license keys. Refer to the Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Administrator's Guide for additional information.
Caution After installation is complete, you must install your licenses and the chain of certificates or the KDC will not start.
Configuring Network Registrar and a CMTS
For BACC to function, you need to set up Network Registrar client-classes, policies, scopes, and selection tags. You also need to perform some configuration of CMTS devices.
To configure Network Registrar and CMTS devices, complete these steps:
Step 1 Set up scopes on your Network Registrar server. For example:
<NR_HOME>/usrbin/nrcmd -N <USER_NAME> -P <PASSWORD> -b <
<BACC_HOME>/cnr_ep/samples/bpr_cnr_hsd_sample_config.nrcmd
Note The <BACC_HOME>/cnr_ep/samples/bpr_cnr_hsd_sample_config.nrcmd command runs a sample Network Registrar configuration script, which defines client-classes, policies, scopes, selection tags and other related information. You must update this file to reflect the IP address settings on your network. For more information about this file, see "Network Registrar Configuration File Example". For more detailed information about defining client-classes, policies, scopes, and selection tags, see the Network Registrar User's Guide.
Step 2 Enable the cable interface or interfaces on your CMTS with the correct IP addresses and DHCP helper-address. For example, you might edit the CMTS configuration as follows:
interface Cable3/0
ip address 192.168.5.0 255.255.255.0
ip address 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 secondary
ip address 192.168.7.0 255.255.255.0 secondary
ip address 192.168.8.0 255.255.255.0 secondary
Note The IP addresses used here are identical to those in the sample script supplied with the BACC product. You must edit these addresses to match your own IP address range. Do not attempt to use these IP addresses in an operational environment.
no ip directed-broadcast
no keepalive
cable downstream annex B
cable downstream modulation 64qam
cable downstream interleave-depth 32
cable downstream frequency 477000000
cable upstream 0 frequency 26000000
cable upstream 0 power-level 0
no cable upstream 0 shutdown
cable dhcp-giaddr primary
cable helper-address <IP Address Of Your Network Registrar Server>
Note A sample configuration script file is included with the BACC product. This file, called cmts_sample.cfg, is located in the <BACC_HOME>/cnr_ep/samples directory.
Step 3 To configure your CMTS to insert the DHCP relay agent information option in forwarded BOOTREQUEST messages, use this Cisco IOS command:
ip dhcp relay information option
The default device detection logic in BACC uses DHCP option 82 information (relay-agent information) to detect devices.
Step 4 To configure your CMTS so that it does not validate the relay agent information option in forwarded BOOTREPLY messages, use this IOS command:
no ip dhcp relay information check
