Gatekeeper Attributes

You can view the general attributes of a selected gatekeeper (GK) from the Design View or Baseline View:

  1. Expand the dial plan tree to view all components.

  2. Expand the gatekeeper group that contains the gatekeeper you want to view the attributes for.

  3. Select a gatekeeper. The Attributes tab is displayed.

Note: You can modify only the gatekeeper type.

The following table describes the attributes of a gatekeeper.

General Attributes

Description

Name

The VRC server contacts the host server to get the host name during discovery. Maximum value is 64 characters.

IP Address

The IP address of the element.

Standby IP

This parameter must be set if the parent GKGrp is type HSRP or Both, and the GK type is either backup or primary. If this GK type is set to backup, this parameter must match the Standby IP address of the primary GK in the parent GKGrp.

IOS Version

The Cisco IOS version running on this gatekeeper.

Feature Set

The VRC feature set supported by this GK. This field is populated by VRC when the gatekeeper is added to the dial plan.

Type

The type of GK. Choose from primary, secondary, cluster, overlap, or backup. The default is primary.

  • There can only be one primary GK in a gatekeeper group (GKGrp).

  • If you choose secondary, the GKGrp that this GK belongs to must be cluster. There can only be one secondary GK in a GKGrp.

  • If you choose cluster, the GKGrp that this GK belongs to must be type cluster.

  • If you choose overlap, the GKGrp that this GK belongs to must be type overlap or both.

  • If you choose backup, the GKGrp that this GK belongs to must be type HSRP or both. There can only be one backup GK in a GKGrp.  If you choose type backup, you must set the Standby IP value to the IP address of the primary GK.

Discovery Status

The Discovery operation verifies that  the Cisco IOS version and platform type of this network element are supported by VRC.

Details

Additional information regarding the Discovery status.

Validation State

Indicates whether the Cisco VRC server can contact the element during the Validation process. An element is put in the unknown state when it is first activated.

  • Unknown - The element has been activated but the Validation status is unknown.

  • OK - The last validation detected no warnings or errors.

  • Warning - The last validation detected one or more warnings that you might be required to correct before you commit the dial plan, depending on your intent of the dial plan design.

  • Fatal  - The last validation detected one or more errors that you must correct before you commit the dial plan.

Refer to Validation Flags and Validation Issues for more information.

Details

An optional text string that gives more details about the status of the element. Maximum value is 255 characters.