Configuring NIC Test Data with the C-Web Interface
To test a resolution without NIC, you can configure a NIC proxy stub to take the place of the NIC. The NIC proxy stub comprises a set of explicit mappings of data keys and values in the NIC proxy configuration. When the SAE (or another SRC component configured to use a NIC proxy stub) passes a specified key to the NIC proxy stub, the NIC proxy stub returns the corresponding value. When you use a NIC proxy stub, no NIC infrastructure is required.
For example, you can specify a subscriber's IP address that is associated with a particular SAE. When the SRC component passes this IP address to the NIC proxy stub, the NIC proxy stub returns the corresponding SAE.
To use the NIC proxy stub for the SAE:
The Configuration pane appears.
- From the Create new list, select NIC Proxy Configuration. Type a name for the new NIC proxy in the dialog box, and click OK.
The new NIC proxy configuration appears in the side pane.
The Test NIC Bindings pane appears.
- Click Create, select the Use Test Bindings check box, and then click Apply.
- In the side pane, expand Test NIC Bindings, and click Key Values.
- From the Create new list, select Key Values. Type a name in the dialog box for the key that indicates the NIC data value for the proxy, and click OK.
The Key Values name pane appears in the side pane and in the Key Values pane.
Examples: Key Values for NIC Bindings
To set up a login name-to-IP mapping for login name jane@virneo.com to the IP address 192.0.2.30:
The Test NIC Bindings pane appears.
- Click Create, select the Use Test Bindings check box, and then click Apply.
- In the side pane, expand Test NIC Bindings, and click Key Values.
- From the Create new list, select Key Values. Type the IP address
192.0.2.30
in the dialog box, and click OK.To set up an IP-to-SAE ID mapping for IP address 190.0.2.30 to an SAE ID identified by the URL for the CORBA IOR corbaloc::10.227.7.145:8801/SAE:
The Test NIC Bindings pane appears.
- Click Create, select the Use Test Bindings check box, and click Apply.
- In the side pane, expand Test NIC Bindings, and click Key Values.
- From the Create new list, select Key Values. Type the IP address
192.0.2.30
in the dialog box, and click OK.
NOTE: The SAE writes the value of the CORBA IOR to the var/run directory. The IP address in the corbaloc URL can be adjusted to the IP address or DNS name of the SAE.
You can use the key
ANY-KEY
to match any key for any key type. For example, if you want all IP addresses to resolve to the same SAE, typeANY-KEY
for the name in the Key Values box.Related Topics
- SRC-PE Network Guide, Chapter 9, Locating Subscriber Information with the NIC
- Configuring a NIC Proxy from the C-Web Interface