Replace TMG3200 1+1 -Secondary With Spare
This procedure does not require system downtime.
Start with the following steps: Prepare for replacement
The replacement of a Secondary TMG3200 is comprised of following steps:
Removing the Defective Unit
- Shutdown the Secondary TMG3200
- Disconnect from the 1+1 patch panel
- Disconnect from the VoIP network
- Disconnect from the Management network
- Remove the Secondary TMG3200 from the equipment rack
Installing the Replacement Unit
Refer to TMG3200 Installation guide
- Rack-mount the Replacement Unit
- Connect to the Management Interface
- Connect to the VoIP Network
- Connect to the 1+1 patch panel
- Connect the ETH0 and ETH1 port to the secondary unit
Starting Up the TMG3200
- Power up the spare TMG3200
- Configure the Management IP address
Verify if the unit runs the same firmware version and update
- Connect SSH to the spare unit and do the command
cat /etc/redhat-release
- Output example:
CentOS release 5.11 (Final)
- Verify if the major version (number before the '.') matches the one from the secondary unit. If not, please contact TB Support.
- [Optional] Update the firmware
- Type these command to update the software to the latest version:
yum clean metadata yum update
Configure TMG3200 to connect to 1+1 system
- Connect to the web portal: http://[IP address]:12358
- Configure the unit in standalone mode (to set the appropriate version on the unit)
- Install the license of the replacement unit
- Upgrade (or downgrade) this unit to the same version as the defective unit: Software upgrade
Configuring the replacement unit
- Once the same version as the primary unit is installed on this unit, Reset the host role:
- and configure it as secondary:
The configuration database will replicate itself from the primary unit and will be ready to process calls a few minutes later.