1. Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide
  2. System Installation
  3. Cabling for HA Deployments
  4. HA Cabling
  5. Rear Panel Cabling

Rear Panel Cabling

You can use one or two connections for HA redundancy support between the two members of an HA node. Using two rear interfaces for sharing redundancy information provides a high level of reliability. As a rule, Mgmt0 should be reserved as the boot/maintenance interface. This leaves Mgmt1 and Mgmt2 available for sharing HA information.

This picture shows the rear of the chassis.

HA-Sharing Ports

Management network ports feature automatic crossover negotiation so that a crossover cable is not necessary for HA cabling.

To cable Acme Packet 6300/6350 in an HA configuration using single rear interface support:

  1. Insert one end of an Ethernet cable into either Mgmt1 or Mgmt2 on the rear panel of the SBC1. The release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks into place when you insert it properly.
  2. Insert the other end of the Ethernet cable into the corresponding management interface on the rear panel of SBC2. The release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks into place when you insert it properly. If you use Mgmt1 on SBC2, then you will connect it to Mgmt1 on SBC2.
    This diagram shows the Mgmt1 connections between two SBCs.

    Mgmt1 Connections on SBC1 and SBC2

  3. Refer to the configuration procedures located in the HA Nodes chapter of the Acme Packet Configuration Guide.

    To cable the Acme Packet 6300/6350 in an HA configuration using dual rear interface support:

  4. Insert one end of an Ethernet cable into Mgmt1 on the rear panel of SBC1. The release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks into place when you insert it properly.
  5. Insert the other end of the cable into the Mgmt1 port on the rear panel of SBC2. The release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks into place when you insert it properly.
  6. Insert one end of a second Ethernet cable into Mgmt2 on the rear panel of SBC1. The release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks into place when you insert it properly.
  7. Insert the other end of the cable into Mgmt2 on the rear panel of SBC2. The release tab on the RJ45 jack clicks into place when you insert it properly.
    This diagram shows Mgmt1/Mgmt2 connections between two SBCs.

    Mgmt1/Mgmt2 Connections on SBC1 and SBC2

  8. Refer to the configuration procedures located in the HA Nodes chapter of the Acme Packet Configuration Guide.