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Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Installation Guide 2.7
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Preparing to Install Components
This chapter provides the information you need to prepare for a successful Broadband Access Center for
Cable (BACC) component installation, including these topics:
• Broadband Access Center for Cable Components, page 2-1
• Installation and Startup Process, page 2-2
• Broadband Access Center Database Requirements, page 2-5
• Installation Checklist, page 2-6
• Installation, page 2-7
Broadband Access Center for Cable Components
The BACC component installation program prompts you to install one or more of these components:
• Regional distribution unit (RDU). The RDU is the primary server in the BACC provisioning system.
You should install the RDU on a Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 server that meets the requirements described
in the
“Hardware Requirements” section on page 1-2. The RDU performs these functions:
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Manages the generation of device configurations.
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Acts as a clearinghouse through which all application programming interface (API) requests
must pass.
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Manages the BACC system.
• Network Registrar extensions. These extensions are the link between BACC and Network Registrar.
Install this component on all Network Registrar servers in your BACC environment. If you are
deploying BACC in a failover environment, you must also install the extensions on the failover
servers.
Note We recommend that you install the BACC Network Registrar extensions on a server running
Network Registrar 6.1.2.3 or higher.
• Device Provisioning Engine (DPE). BACC supports the deployment of a DPE on Solaris Sparc
computers running Solaris 8 or Solaris 9.
Note The DPE component now requires licenses to be installed at the RDU. If you have not yet
received your licenses, contact your Cisco Systems representative before proceeding.