The Acme Packet SBC has an optional parameter that may be added under sip-config that allows the SBC to gracefully handle traffic in the event the SBC’s main processor reaches a certain threshold. There are several reasons as to why this may occur, but at the most basic level it’s a good idea to draw [...]
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Acme Packet SBC “load-limit” Command Option
Posted: 9th November 2011 by Mark in Acme Packet, SIP, Unix4
Verifying and Loading an SSL Certificate on the Acme Packet SBC
Posted: 27th August 2011 by Mark in Acme Packet, SIP, UnixSIP TLS (Transport Layer Security) is used to encrypt SIP signaling between SIP endpoints. In order for this to function properly it is required that certain devices in the network import an SSL certificate. Before importing the certificate into a device such as an Acme Packet SBC it is important to know if the certificate [...]
Configuring Historical Data Recording (HDR) on the Acme Packet SBC
Posted: 10th June 2011 by Mark in Acme Packet, SIP, UnixGathering metrics on a VoIP network is crucial and the Acme Packet Session Director (SBC) has a feature that comes standard with the platform called Historical Data Recording (HDR). The purpose of HDR is to enable a set (or sets) of categories ranging from CPU and Memory utilization to SIP errors, enum statistics, ACL status, [...]
I was looking for a method that allowed me to SSH to my Linux machine running VMWare Workstation 7 and execute a file that automatically starts all my VMWare virtual machines without having to use the GUI. This could also be used as a startup script as well. In my case I am running several [...]
Installing the Java browser plugin for Firefox in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (64-bit)
Posted: 22nd November 2010 by Mark in UnixTo install the Java plugin for Firefox in RHEL 5 x64 Download the Java RPM from java.com to install in /usr/java # sudo mkdir /usr/java # cd ~ # chmod a+x jre-6u29-linux-x64-rpm.bin # ./jre-6u29-linux-x64-rpm.bin (extracts as jre-6u29-linux-amd64.bin and RPM auto-installs) Create a symbolic link in the Firefox plugins folder # cd ~/.mozilla # ls (check [...]
Configure 802.3ad Link Aggregation for Broadworks
Posted: 13th July 2010 by Mark in BroadWorks, Cisco, UnixThe Broadsoft Software Management Guide provides an example for configuring active/backup Ethernet interfaces (called mode 1) when configuring bonded Ethernet on a single Red Hat Enterprise server. Only one Ethernet interface is transmitting and receiving traffic at a time while the other interface is in standby mode. My preferred approach is 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control [...]
As of this writing the latest version of the Unix application sudo is not compatible with Broadworks. Version 1.6 and below will work appropriately although Broadsoft is working to fix this. In the event 1.7 is inadvertently installed and Broadworks will not start then the sudo application must be downgraded. Broadsoft has provided an advisory [...]
RHEL: Perform yum installation from the local Hard Drive instead of Internet
Posted: 16th February 2010 by Mark in UnixFrom the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 disc copy the Packages folder to the local hard drive. Once everything is copied proceed to cd to the Packages folder on the local drive and run the following command: rhel# yum localinstall package_name If you encounter an issue with the RPM-GPG-KEY then perform the following and retry [...]
As the database grows on the Broadworks Application and Network servers there will be a need to change the memory allocation for the TimesTen datastore. The Maintenance Guide does not contain all the required steps. The rule of thumb is the allocated “perm” size should not exceed more than 25% of total system memory and [...]
Download the free program for Mac called Burn. 1. Insert the CD or DVD in your Mac. 2. Click Copy on the top of the Burn application. 3. Drag your mounted CD/DVD to the center of the Burn window. You may also use a DMG file. 4. Click the Save button and your dragged item [...]