Configuring core group communication using a proxy peer access point
Use this task to configure communication between two core groups
when they cannot communicate with each other directly through peer ports.
Before you begin
Configure a proxy peer access point to communicate with a core group
if you cannot use peer ports. Use a core group that has configured a peer
access point with peer ports to the core group that you want to communicate
with. Before completing this task, make sure that you have access to a core
group that can communicate with the core group that you cannot communicate
with directly.
About this task
Use a proxy peer to communicate with a core group that you cannot
access directly. This task describes how to configure a proxy peer with three
core groups that are each in different cells. The core_group_x and core_group_y core
groups can communicate directly with each other through peer ports. The core_group_y and core_group_z core
groups can also communicate with each other though peer ports. However, the core_group_x core
group cannot communicate with the core_group_z core group. To establish
that communication, the core_group_x core group has a peer access point
that is a proxy peer. The proxy peer is the peer access point to the core_group_y core
group.
Complete the following actions to configure core group communication
using a proxy peer access point.
Procedure
Configure the core_group_x and core_group_y core
groups to communicate with each other by creating an access point group.
Configure the core_group_y and core_group_z core
groups to communicate with each other by creating another access point group.
When you do this step, create a second access point group in cell
2. The core_group_2 core group communicates with both the cell_x and cell_z cells
over two different networks.
Configure a peer access point that has a proxy peer. Create a new
peer access point in the access point group that you created between the core_group_x and core_group_y core
groups.
In the administrative console, click Servers >
Core Groups > Core group bridge settings > Access point groups > access_point_group_name >
Peer access points.
Create a new peer
access point, or select an existing access point.
Enter a unique name for the peer access point. For the other
cell, core group, and core group access point values, use the properties of
thecore_group_z core group.
Click Use a proxy peer access point.
Select
the proxy peer access point that is the peer access point that you created
in the cell_x cell that refers to the core group access point in the cell_y cell.
Results
The core_group_x core group can communicate with the core_group_z core
group by using a proxy peer.
Example
The following example shows the configurations in each cell when
you configure communication between the cell_x and cell_z cells
using a proxy peer access point:
Figure 1. Example proxy peer configuration
What to do next
By completing this task, you enabled one-way communication between
the core_group_x and core_group_z core groups. If you want to
configure communication both ways, you must repeat these steps, configuring
a peer access point in the core_group_z core group that contains a
proxy peer.
