1. Diameter Signaling Router Policy and Charging Application Feature Activation Guide
  2. PCA Feature Activation Overview
  3. Activation Procedures

2.3 Activation Procedures

The procedures shown in the following table are executed inside a single maintenance window.

Either procedure 4 or procedure 5 should be executed as per the requirement. Procedure 4 should be executed when NOAM and SOAM servers for at least one DSR site are installed and configured. Procedure 5 must be repeated if one or more DSR sites are added to a DSR network and PCA is to be used on the new sites.

Procedure completion times shown here are estimates. Times may vary due to differences in database size, network configuration and loading, user experience, and user preparation.

Table 2-2 Feature Activation Execution Overview

Procedure Elapsed Time (Hours:Minutes) Feature Activation Execution Procedures
This Step Cum.
Perform Health Check (0) 0:01-0:05 0:01-0:05
  • Verify all servers in the network are on the same DSR release.
  • Verify proper PCA feature state.
  • Verify server status.
  • Verify server and server group configurations.
  • Log all current alarms.

Feature Activation for Entire Network (0)

or

Feature Activation for Newly Added Sites (0)

or

Feature Activation on Active NOAM (0)

or

Feature Activation on Standby NOAM (0)

or

Feature Activation on Active SOAM (0)

or

Feature Activation on Standby SOAM (0)

 0:10-0:40 0:11-0:45
  • Log out of NOAM/SOAM GUI.
  • SSH to active NOAM.
  • Login as the admusr.
  • Change directory to /usr/TKLC/dsr/prod/maint/loaders/activate.
  • Execute the feature activation script.
  • Log into NOAM or SOAM GUI.
  • Verify the Policy and Charging folder.
  • Verify Maintenance screen.
  • Log into NOAM GUI (Optional).
  • Restart each active DA-MP server.
  • Verify Maintenance screen.
Restart Process (0)
  • Restart process on DA-MP servers.
  • Restart process on SBR servers.