Directory Gatekeeper Attributes

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

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

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

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

The following table describes the attributes of a directory gatekeeper.

Attributes

Description

Name

The name of the DGK. Maximum value is 64 characters.

IP Address

The IP address of the DGK.

Standby IP

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

IOS Version

The Cisco IOS version on this directory gatekeeper.

Feature Set

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

Local Zone Name

The name of the local zone that is associated with this DGK. Maximum value is 255 characters. The local zone name must be unique with respect to all unmanaged zone names, zone alias names, other DGK local zone names in the AD.

Exception: If this DGK has the Type parameter set to primary or backup and another DGK in the same DGK group is also a primary or backup, the local zone names must be identical for those two directory gatekeepers.

Type

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

  • You can have only one primary and only one overlap DGK in a directory gatekeeper group (DGKGrp).

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

  • If you choose backup, the DGKGrp that this DGK belongs to must be type backup or both. If you choose backup, you must set the Standby IP value to the IP address of the primary DGK.

  • If you choose cluster,  the DGKGrp that this DGK belongs to must also be type cluster.  

Discovery Status

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

Discovery 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.