The Diameter > Configuration > Local Nodes page appears.
Click Insert.
The Diameter > Configuration > Local Nodes [Insert] page appears.
Enter a unique name for the Local Node in the Local Node Name field.
Enter the Realm for the Local Node in the field.
Enter an FQDN in the field.
If you want the Local Node to listen for SCTP connections, check the SCTP Enabled check box.
If SCTP Enabled is checked, enter an SCTP Listen Port number in the field.
This is the port that will be used by connections that use this Local Node to listen for SCTP request messages. The default 3868 is the well-known IANA port for Diameter traffic.
If you want the Local Node to listen for TCP connections, check the TCP Enabled check box.
If TCP Enabled is checked, enter a TCP Listen Port number in the field.
This is the port that will be used by connections that use this Local Node to listen for TCP request messages. The default 3868 is the well-known IANA port for Diameter traffic.
Select a Connection Configuration Set from the pulldown list. If you have not added additional Connection Configuration Sets, only the Default Connection Configuration Set will be available.
Select a CEX Configuration Set for the Local Node from the pulldown list.
If you have not added additional CEX Configuration Sets, only the Default CEX Configuration Set will be available.
Select from 1 to 128 IP addresses from the IP Addresses pulldown lists. See Local Node configuration elements for details about this element.
Click:
OK to save the new Local Node and return to the Diameter > Configuration > Local Nodes page.
Apply to save the new Local Node and remain on this page.
Cancel to return to the Diameter > Configuration > Local Nodes page without saving any changes.
If OK or Apply is clicked and any of the following conditions exist, an error message appears:
The maximum number of Local Nodes (32) per Network Element is already defined in the system
Any required field is empty; no value was entered or selected
The entry in any field is not valid (wrong data type or out of the valid range)
The selected pulldown list entry no longer exists (has been deleted by another user)
The Local Node Name is not unique; it already exists in the system
The FQDN is already assigned to a different Local or Peer Node
Neither the SCTP Enabled check box nor the TCP Enabled check box is checked; one must be checked
The SCTP Listen Port and IP Address combination is already assigned to a different Local or Peer Node
The TCP Listen Port and IP Address combination is already assigned to a different Local or Peer Node
The SCTP Listen Port or the TCP Listen Port is already used as a Local Initiate Port of a Connection