Policy management on the Nortel Ethernet Switch 460, Ethernet Switch 470, and BPS
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If you are working with a maintenance release in the EPM 4-series (i.e. post-4.1),
it may have been tested against a newer version of the device software. To verify
the absolute latest supported device software versions, refer to the
Release Notes
for Enterprise Policy Manager
manual.
Configuring the device for policy management
In order for an Ethernet Switch 460, Ethernet Switch 470, or Business Policy
Switch unit to receive policy configuration from EPM, the devices themselves
must be configured to communicate with the EPM Policy Server. Detailed
instructions for accomplishing this task are included below. Once this is
completed, the devices will report to the EPM Policy Server and they will appear
as icons in the management console. The roles they report are also displayed.
Policy management can be initiated by associating a policy with the device’s
reported role(s).
You must open the Web interface for the device and specify the address and port
number of the EPM Policy Server. You can specify more than one Policy Server.
You must also enable QoS configuration on the device and define its role
combinations.
You must know the IP address and COPS-PR Client Port values for your Policy
Server. You can obtain these values by right-clicking the Policy Server object in
the EPM management console and choosing Properties from the menu.
To configure an Ethernet Switch or BPS unit to accept policy configuration,
follow these steps:
1
Launch the Web interface for the device you want to configure. Open a Web
browser and go to the IP address of the device.
2
In the Access list, navigate to the following location:
Application > COPS > Configuration
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In the COPS Client Creation area, do the following:
a
Type the IP address of your EPM Policy Server in the IP Address field.
b
Type the Policy Server COPS-PR Client Port number (specified in EPM)
in the TCP Port field. The default value for this field is 3288.
