Creating PCD Associations for a Network Element

You can only configure a Policy Connection Director (PCD) association within an existing MRA association and for an existing network element. For information about creating an MRA association, see Adding and Configuring Associated MRA servers. For information about creating network elements, see Creating a Network Element.

To create a PCD association for a network element:

  1. From the MRA section of the navigation pane, select MRA Associations.

    The content tree displays the MRA Associations group.

  2. From the content tree, select the MRA association for which you want to create a PCD association.

    The MRA Association Administration page opens in the work area, displaying the details of the selected MRA association.

  3. Click Modify.

    The Configuration page opens in the work area.

  4. In the Client Mapping table, click Add.

    The Add Client Mapping window opens.

  5. Add a client mapping by doing the following:
    1. From the Network Element list, select the network element for which you want to create a PCD association.
    2. From the Primary MRA list, select the MRA device that you want to handle connection-level routing for the network element. The selected MRA device must be part of the MRA association.
    3. From the Secondary MRA list, select the MRA device that is configured as a backup for the primary MRA device. The selected MRA device must be part of the MRA association and must be configured as a backup of the primary MRA device.

      Note: An MRA device cannot be selected as both a primary and secondary MRA device for a network element.

    4. Click Save.

    The client mapping is displayed in the Client Mapping table.

  6. Click Save.
The PCD association to the MRA devices is created for the network element.