Specifying the underlying domains

You, as the administrator, use the IC Domain Configuration objects to specify the underlying MPLS and IP Availability Manager domains in an MPLS Manager deployment. Doing so associates each underlying domain with the proper DXA file, which identifies the topology and events that the Global Manager should import from that domain.

The procedures in this section assume a typical MPLS Manager deployment in which a domain group consists of three component servers:

• A topology server

• A monitoring server

• An analysis server

  The expectation is that an administrator will either accept the default MPLS domain group named INCHARGE-MPLS, or make a copy of the default MPLS domain group to create a new MPLS domain group that has a different name. For example, you might make a copy of INCHARGE-MPLS and name it ASIA-MPLS.

  This section provides procedures for the following two configuration scenarios:

• Configuration scenario 1: An MPLS Manager deployment that contains:

  • An MPLS domain group named INCHARGE-MPLS.

  • An IP Availability Manager named INCHARGE-AM.

• Configuration scenario 2: An MPLS Manager deployment that contains:

  • An MPLS domain group named ASIA-MPLS.

  • An IP Availability Manager named ASIA-AM1.

  • An IP Availability Manager named ASIA-AM2.

    To specify the underlying domains in a more complex MPLS Manager deployment, consult the Service Assurance Manager Configuration Guide.