4.2 Feature Activation

This procedure provides steps to perform feature activation.

Check off () each step as it is completed. Boxes have been provided for this purpose under each step number.

If this procedure fails, contact My Oracle Support (MOS) and ask for assistance.

Table 4-2 Feature Activation

Steps Procedure Description
1. img/icon.png NOAM/SOAM VIP GUI : Logout Logout of any active NOAM and/or SOAM GUI sessions:
2. img/icon.png NOAM VIP : Establish an SSH session Establish an SSH session to the NOAM VIP. Login as admusr .
3. img/icon.png NOAM VIP : Navigate to the feature activation directory Navigate to the feature activation directory by executing the following command: 
$ cd /usr/TKLC/dsr/prod/maint/loaders/
4. img/icon.png NOAM VIP : Execute the feature activation script Run the feature activation script by executing the following command: 
$ ./featureActivateDeactivate
Select Activate. Select FABR. Select the SOAM site for which the application will be activated:
  1. Note: As an alternative, you can also activate on all SOAM sites:
Refer to Section for output example.
5. img/icon.png Active SOAM GUI : Login Establish a GUI session on the active SOAM server by using IP address of the SOAM server. Open the web browser and enter a URL of: http://<Active_SOAM_IP_Address>Login as the guiadmin user:
6. img/icon.png Active SOAM GUI : Verify the FABR folder is visible Locate and verify the FABR folder from Main Menu is visible and the configuration folder items are present.
7. img/icon.png Active SOAM GUI : Verify application maintenance screen is visible Verify the FABR application is present in the Application Status screen. Navigate to Diameter -> Maintenance -> Applications . Verify FABR status is uninitialized. The following data should be displayed: Admin State = Disabled Operational Status = Unk Operational Reason = Unk Congestion Level = Unk
8. img/icon.png Standby SOAM GUI : Repeat verification steps Repeat Steps 5-7 for the standby SOAM.
  1. Note: If the verifications for the standby SOAM differ from the active SOAM, stop and contact My Oracle Support (MOS).
9. img/icon.png SOAM VIP GUI : Login Establish a GUI session on the SOAM server by using the VIP address of the SOAM server. Open the web browser and enter a URL of: http://<Primary_SOAM_VIP_IP_Address>Login as the guiadmin user:
10. img/icon.png SOAM VIP GUI : Restart DA-MPs Multiple iterations of this step may be executed during the feature activation procedure. This is dependent on the number of DA-MP servers within your system. Make a written record of the number of times the step was performed. It is recommended that no more than 50% of the DA-MPs be restarted at once. Navigate to Status & Manage -> Server . Select the desired DA-MPs, press Ctrl to select multiple DA-MPs at once. Click Restart . Click OK to confirm. Verify the server changes to the Err state and wait until it returns to the Enabled/Norm state. Repeat for the additional DA-MPs.
11. img/icon.png SOAM VIP GUI : Enable application Navigate to Diameter -> Maintenance -> Applications . Select the MP servers on which FABR is present, press Ctrl to select multiple servers at once. Click Enable . Click OK to confirm
  1. Note: If ComAgent remote server DP connections have not already been setup, you will receive the following Status after enabling:
  2. Note: If not already done so, follow to configure the needed ComAgent connections.
12. img/icon.png Complete FABR configuration Follow the instructions in to complete FABR configuration.
13. img/icon.png SOAM VIP GUI : Verify application maintenance screen is visible Assuming SDS is installed, and ComAgent remote server connections are configured, the following should be displayed. Navigate to Diameter -> Maintenance -> Applications . Verify FABR status is initialized. The following data should display: Admin State = Enabled Operational Status = Available Operational Reason = Normal Congestion Level = Normal