Configure Server Roles

The section below contains general instructions for configuring server roles, details regarding each server role Entity that contains a logical, predefined set of components (system software or certified third-party software) deployed in the Data Center and Site Zones that provide specific functionality for the system. available within the suite, and the server role parameters you need to configure.

However, only the server roles and parameters for products that you are licensed to use are visible in your system.

Server roles and their parameters that relate to products for which you have not purchased a license are not visible.

For more details on how licensing affects your system, refer to the section on License and Product Activation in your installation or system administration documentation. Alternatively, contact The entire communication experience for a customer, from beginning to end. one of our representatives for information.

Procedure 

  1. Once you have activated/deactivated server roles as required, go to System Management Module that allows performing suite-wide system management activities from a single, Web-based application, the Enterprise Manager.. Under Enterprise, select Settings. Then select the server node that contains the platform Predefined logical group of server roles installed together on a physical server. of server roles you want to configure, and expand the server node.

    The list of active server roles displays.

  2. From the list of server roles, select the server role you want to configure.

    The panel on the right refreshes to display the Server Role(Server Role Name) screen, with the parameters that require configuration.

    If necessary, you can view the Server Role screen in Advanced Mode, which may display additional parameters for some server role screens.

    To view the server role screens in advanced mode, navigate to the Enterprise node (the top-level node in the installation tree and, at the bottom of the right panel, click More Actions, and then select Turn Advanced Mode On.

    However, it is not recommended that you change Advanced Mode settings.

    To return the server role screens to the default view, click More Actions, and then select Turn Advanced Mode Off.

  3. Complete the server role configuration as required for each server role:

  4. When you have completed configuring each server role, click Save.

  5. After you save certain server roles, the Service and Application Notification pop-up appears indicating that you need to manually restart services related to the role. For details on this pop-up menu, see Viewing and Continuing from the Service and Application Notification Pop-Up Window.

  6. If required, after you complete configuring each server role, set the role’s associations as described in Set Server Role Associations.

    After you configure each server role or role association, you may need to restart services. The Enterprise Manager notifies you of the services you need to restart at the time you save the configuration changes to the server role. An alarm may also appear in the Alarm Dashboard indicating you need to restart services.

    Ensure that you restart services as indicated. Otherwise, the suite will not function as expected. For details about alarms, see the System Monitoring, Logs, and Alarms Guide.

  7. Once you have completed the server role and association configuration, validate your configuration using Enterprise Manager’s validation tools. See View server configuration errors

Roles and associations may have constraints/restrictions on how they are configured.

Configuration validation indicates if there are any problems in your configuration related to possible server role/association constraints or restrictions.

For details on roles and association constraints/restrictions, see What is a Server Role?.