NCE V100R020C00 Network Planning & Software Installation and Deployment (TaiShan, Single Physical Machine)

NCE V100R020 Network Planning & Software
Installation and Deployment (TaiShan, Single

Physical Machine)
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Preface
 Intended Audience
 Installation and commissioning engineers
 Technical support engineers
 Maintenance engineers
 Scope
This document describes how to install and commission Network Cloud Engine (NCE) V100R019C00.
 Constraints
You are advised to read NCE V100R019C00 Basic Software and Hardware Operations (TaiShan) first.
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Objectives
 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

 Be familiar with the NCE installation process.
 Understand the preparations to be made before NCE installation.
 Master the specific installation process of NCE.
 Be familiar with NCE configuration.
 Install NCE.
 Resolve the problems encountered during installation.

Contents
1. NCE Deployment Solution
2. NCE Installation Process
3. NCE Network Planning
4. NCE Installation
5. NCE Commissioning

1.1 Basic Concepts
 NCE is an innovative network cloud engine developed by Huawei. Positioned as the brain of future cloud-based networks,
NCE integrates functions such as network management, service control, and network analysis. It is the core enabling
system for network resource pooling, network connection automation and self-optimization, and O&M automation.
 EasySuite is a green web-based engineering tool provided by Huawei. It covers complex engineering scenarios such as
planning, installation, and migration. The planning and design can be performed offline. During project deployment, you can
directly select this task to perform installation. Using EasySuite to create an NCE installation project simplifies installation
and deployment operations and improves efficiency.
Construct a simplified engineering solution to complete

the deployment on the current day.
01 02 03 04
Create a project Pre-plan Deploy Work out a report
• Enter the project • Plan the project and configure the • Confirm the site survey on the • Complete project
information of the high-level design (HLD) solution. customer side. The low-level design acceptance.
customer. • The HLD is automatically output to (LLD) is automatically output. • Output the installation
• Select the baseline support customer communication. • After hardware arrival, complete report.
solution configuration. installation and deployment
(unattended).

1.2 Deployment Scenarios
In terms of deployment operations, NCE has the following deployment scenarios:
Application Application Application Application

Database Database Database Database
OS OS OS OS
Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization
Network
Network
Storage
Network
Storage
Storage
Network
Storage
Server
Server
Server
Server
On-premises (physical On-premises (VM) Private cloud (OS+product) Private cloud (product only)
machine)
Deployed by Huawei Deployed by customers
• On-premises: Huawei engineers install the hardware, virtualization environment (not required during physical machine deployment), OS, database, and NCE software
in an E2E manner. The installation takes less than 3 hours.
• Private cloud (OS+product): After the customer configures the virtualization environment, Huawei engineers create VMs, install the OS, database, and NCE software.
The installation takes about 3.5 hours.
• Private cloud (product only): After customers configure OS, Huawei engineers install the database and NCE software. The installation takes about 2 hours.

1.2 Deployment Scenarios
NCE is deployed in B/S mode. VMs or physical machines are used as servers. After the OS is installed on each VM or
physical machine, install the database and NCE service software. Then, users can easily access NCE through a
browser without installing traditional clients.
Server (VM)
Service Server (physical machine)

Client Service Client
Database
DCN DCN
Browser Database Browser
OS
Windows 7/Windows
VM Windows 7/Windows 10 OS 10
Virtualization platform Hardware
Hardware

1.3 TaiShan 2280 V2-based NCE Deployment Solution (Physical
Machine)
Portal API
Management
Application Multi-layer and multi-domain management
layer
Access domain IP domain Optical
management management management
Based on the cloud-native microservice architecture, each functional node can be deployed on demand to meet service requirements.
Database
layer GaussDB V300R001C00
OS layer EulerOS V2.8
Server
Typical Configuration
Hardware • CPU: 2 x Kunpeng 920 (2.6 GHz, 48-

layer core) Typical Configuration
• Memory: 192 GB DDR4 • GE port: 24 or 48
TaiShan 2280 V2 • Disk: 8 x 1200 GB SAS HDD • 10GE port: 4
• Raid card: Avgo3508 (2 GB cache) S5331 switch
• Ethernet port: 2 x 4 GE electrical port

Contents
4. NCE Installation

2 NCE Installation Process
Obtain software Prepare for Install and Verify the installation

Plan the network.
packages. installation. commission NCE. and commissioning.
Learn planning See EasySuite to Configure the iBMC Use EasySuite Check the service
principles. download software management module. to install NCE. running status.
packages.
Connect hardware
Download EasySuite
before installation. Apply for licenses.
and log in to
EasySuite.
Plan installation data Commission NCE.

based on EasySuite.

Contents
4. NCE Installation

3 EasySuite-based Installation Planning Process
Learn planning
principles. Understand the network planning principles of NCE by referring to related documents.
Download
EasySuite. Download the EasySuite software package from the Huawei Support website.
Create a Select the product type, product version, and configuration plan based on the live network
project. conditions (NE scale, component solution, deployment scenario, and virtualization platform).
Select the plan. Confirm the project plan and adjust the details.
View the HLD information of the project plan, such as the networking scheme, software and
Perform HLD.
hardware resources, and hardware connections.
View the LLD information of the project plan, including the server access configuration, system
Perform LLD.
IP addresses, and user passwords. In the LLD solution, set the parameters as planned.
Plan Plan the database password, NTP server, and alarm reporting parameters.
commissioning.

3.1 NCE Planning Principles — Networking Scheme
To improve network security and balance traffic on service interfaces, NCE divides the network into multiple isolated network planes,
such as the management network and service network (including northbound network and southbound network).
Network Plane Description Remarks
You can use the IP address of the iBMC

management module to remotely log in to the
server in web mode to manage and maintain
Management network -
the server hardware. For example, when the
OS fails to start, you can use this IP address
to log in to the server to maintain the server.
2 Client or The NCE web client connects to the NCE The service network is
northbou server and OSS and accesses the divided into two types:
nd management plane and O&M plane through
1 1
single network
4 4 network the client or northbound network. (southbound and
northbound networks
are not isolated, that is,
the southbound network
3 Service
network
Southbou
reuses the client or
northbound network),
Southbound devices connect to the NCE dual networks
nd
server through the southbound network. (southbound and
network
northbound networks
are isolated).
This network is used for NCE to access the

Inter-node database. The network does not need to be
-
communication network connected to external systems.
The connections of the NCE server are as follows:
① The server management client manages the TaiShan server through the management network. The DR network (replication link network) is
② The NCE server connects to the OSS and NCE clients through the northbound network. used to detect the network connection status
and data replication between the primary and
③ The NCE server connects to southbound devices through the southbound network. DR network -
secondary sites.
④ The primary and secondary sites in the DR system monitor the primary and backup links and replicate The replication link network reuses the
internal communication network.
data between them through the DR network (that is, replication link network).

3.1 NCE Planning Principles — Network Division
NCE NCE
Management Management
Primary site Secondary site
Internal communications network
Management network
Northbound network
Southbound network
DR network
Relevant IP Address
Object Network Plane bond Network Port Description
You can use the IP address of the iBMC management module to remotely log in to the server in web
Management IP address of the iBMC mode to manage and maintain the server hardware. For example, when you remotely install the OS or
iBMC Management network -
port management module the OS cannot be started properly, you can log in to the server through this IP address to maintain the
server.
NCE client login IP
Northbound network bond0 eth0/eth4 This IP address is used to connect to the OSS, and log in to the client.
address
NCE southbound
Southbound network bond2 eth2/eth6 This IP address is used to connect to southbound devices.
network IP address
Node Internal NCE internal • This IP address is used for NCE to access the database.
communications bond1 eth1/eth5 communications IP • You are advised to set the IP address of the internal communications network to a private IP
network address address.
• This IP address is used to check the network connection status and data replication between the
NCE replication IP
DR network - - primary and secondary sites.
address
• The Replication network reuses the Internal communications network.

3.1 NCE Planning Principles — Network Division Example
Relevant Example (IP
Network Network
bond IP Address/Subnet Description
Plane Port
Address Mask/Gateway)
You can use the IP address of the iBMC

IP address
management module to remotely log in to the
of the
Manage server in web mode to manage and maintain the
Management iBMC 10.9.0.20/255.255.
- ment server hardware. For example, when you
network managem 255.0/10.9.0.1
port remotely install the OS or the OS cannot be
ent
started properly, you can log in to the server
module
through this IP address to maintain the server.
NCE client
Northbound eth0/ 10.9.1.20/255.255. This IP address is used to connect to the OSS,
bond0 login IP
network eth4 255.0/10.9.1.1 and log in to the client.
address
NCE
Southbound eth2/ southboun 10.9.2.20/255.255. This IP address is used to connect to
bond2
network eth6 d network 255.0/10.9.2.1 southbound devices.
IP address
NCE This IP address is used for NCE to access the

Internal internal 192.168.33.20/255. database.
eth1/
communicati bond1 communic 255.255.0/192.168. You are advised to set the IP address of the
eth5
ons network ations IP 33.1 internal communications network to a private IP
address address.
- This IP address is used to check the network

NCE 192.168.33.20/255. connection status and data replication between
DR network - - replication 255.255.0/192.168. the primary and secondary sites.
IP address 33.1
The Replication network reuses the Internal
communications network.

3.2 Downloading and Logging In to EasySuite
1. Download the
EasySuite_V100R020C10SPC916__win3
2_x86.zip software package.
 As a carrier user, log in to
http://support.huawei.com/carrier.
Search for "Network Cloud Engine" on
the Software tab page. On the
Network Cloud Engine page, select
the desired version, for example,
Network Cloud Engine-EasySuite_x.0
version.
 As an enterprise user, log in to
http://support.huawei.com/enterprise
. Search for "Network Cloud Engine".
On the Network Cloud Engine page,
select the desired version, for example,
Network Cloud Engine-EasySuite_x.0
2. Go version.
to the EasySuite decompression directory and double-click start.bat. The system automatically starts the browser within 1
minute and switches to the EasySuite login page. Enter a username and password, and click Log In. The username and initial
password are admin and Changeme_123, respectively.

3.3 NCE Planning Operations — Create a Project
Create a
Select the plan. Perform LLD. Plan commissioning
project.

3.3 NCE Planning Operations — Select the Plan
Plan
Create a project. Select the plan. Perform LLD.
commissioning.

3.3 NCE Planning Operations — Perform LLD
Create a Plan
Select the plan. Perform LLD.
project. commissioning.
The LLD differentiates admission configuration and other configurations. EasySuite supports two planning methods.
a. Export the plan to an Excel file, configure it, and import it to EasySuite again.
b. Enter the planned values on EasySuite.
• Pay attention to the differences between
admission settings and other configurations.
 If some parameters are not set in the LLD

solution, you cannot go to the next step. You
can check whether exists in the upper
right corner of each page to learn about the
1. Apply for IP addresses of each network plane based location and quantity of parameters that are
Enter the plan data. NCE is installed and configured
on the user IP address plan. based on the plan data (including the IP address, not set.
2. EasySuite connects to the hardware environment username, and password) on EasySuite.
based on the input values in Admission Settings.
Before the installation, ensure that the input values in
Admission Settings have been configured on the
hardware device.
(The default password can be obtained from the
documentation.)

Contents
4. NCE Installation

4 NCE Installation
Obtain software Prepare for Install and Verify the installation

Plan the network.
packages. installation. commission NCE. and commissioning.
Learn planning See EasySuite to Configure the iBMC Use EasySuite Check the service
principles. download software management module. to install NCE. running status.
packages.
Connect hardware
Download EasySuite
before installation. Apply for licenses.
and log in to
EasySuite.
Plan installation data Commission NCE.

based on EasySuite.

4.1 Downloading Software Packages
Download the required software packages by referring to the software package list on EasySuite.

4.2 Preparing for Installation — Connect Hardware Before
Installation
Management
port
Eth0 Eth1 Eth2 Eth3 Eth4 Eth5 Eth6 Eth7
Standard cable
1. Connect the management port to the switch using a network cable. Enable the EasySuite
Note:
server to configure the hardware module.
The physical connections
2. Connect eth0 to the switch using a network cable. Enable EasySuite to install service
before and after the installation
software.
are different.
3. Connect the PC where EasySuite resides to the switch using a network cable. This
connection connects EasySuite to the server.

4.2 Preparing for Installation — Configure the PC
1. Set the PC to the non-sleep mode. Choose Start > Control 3. Disconnect from iAccess. If you are using a Huawei laptop, disconnect SPES
Panel > Hardware and Sound > Change when the computer iAccess before the installation. Right-click SPES and choose iAccess from the
sleeps and select Never from the Put the computer to sleep shortcut menu. Then click Disconnect.
drop-down list.
4. Disable the firewall. Choose Start >

Control Panel > System and Security >
Windows Firewall > Turn Windows
2. Cancel the proxy server settings. Choose Start > Control Panel > Firewall on or off, select Turn off
Network and Internet > Internet Options. In the Internet Properties Windows Firewall (not recommended),
dialog box, click the Connections tab and click LAN Settings. In the and click OK.
Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box, clear Use a proxy 5. Disable network adapters that are not
server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or required. Choose Start > Control Panel
VPN connections) and click OK. > Network and Internet > Network and
Sharing Center. Click Change adapter
settings in the left menu. Except the local
connection network adapter used in the
installation, select the other network
adapters that are not required during the
installation, right-click, and choose
Disable from the shortcut menu. In the
dialog box that is displayed, click Yes.

4.2 Preparing for Installation — Configure the iBMC Management
Module
Planned parameters on EasySuite
Plan and then set parameters to ensure that the
actual configuration on the server is the same as
the planned configuration.
1. Configure an IP address for the PC and
establish a logical connection between the PC and
the iBMC management port of the server.
2. Log in to the server using the iBMC IP address.
3. Change the iBMC IP address, username, and
password of the server.
iBMC WebUI

4.2 Preparing for Installation — Configure other parameters



4.3 Installing NCE — Perform a Pre-check
After setting the parameters on the LLD page of EasySuite, click Next in the lower right
corner to perform the pre-check.
• The pre-check consists of software
package check, offline check, and
online check.
• If the check fails, the system
displays a failure message. After
modifying the information according
to the message, you need to
perform the check again and
proceed with the installation only
after the check is passed.
Procedure: Check software packages > Check parameters in offline mode > Check
parameters in online mode > Install and deploy the product

4.3 Installing NCE — Perform One-Click Installation
After the pre-installation check is passed, you can start EasySuite for installation and deployment. EasySuite logs in to the
environment based on the data on the Admission Settings tab page and automatically installs NCE based on the planned values on
the LLD page. The procedure for one-click
installation is as follows:
1. Configure hardware, including
configuring RAID and hardware alarm
reporting parameters.
2. Install and configure the OS.
3. Install the NCE software (including
the database).
• During the installation, you can view the installation progress and real-time installation logs to monitor the progress and
locate possible problems in time.
• If the installation is interrupted due to incorrect data planning, locate the fault based on logs. After the fault is rectified, the
EaySuite resumable installation capability helps to continue the installation from the interruption.

4.3 Installing NCE — Download the Installation Report
After NCE is successfully installed, an installation report is generated on the installation progress page.
Download and view the installation report.

4.3 Installing NCE — Download the Installation Report

4.4 Performing Post-installation Operations — Apply for
Licenses
To ensure the normal use of NCE, obtain the required licenses based on the site requirements before commissioning.
You can obtain the ESN (used to apply for licenses) only after the product is installed.
License
No. Usage Scenario Application Method
Category
Log in to the management plane and choose Maintenance > Collect

Information > Collect ESN Information from the main menu to
collect the ESN information, and send the .zip package to Huawei
The NCE license is required in all
engineers. Huawei engineers access http://w3.huawei.com/sdp/ to
1 NCE license scenarios. It is used to install and
obtain the license file and send the license file to the user after
use NCE.
obtaining it.
Note: You can apply for an NCE license based on the system ESN
only after NCE is installed.

Contents
4. NCE Installation

5.1 Commissioning NCE
Commission NCE to ensure system security and enable NCE to properly manage NEs and configure
services.
Commission system
Load licenses.
parameters.
Management Plane O&M Plane

Change OS user passwords. Load the NCE license.
Change database user Commissioning page on the management plane

passwords.
Configure the date and time.
Set server alarm parameters.
Configure NTP for nodes.

5.2 Verifying the Installation and Commissioning
On the NCE management plane, choose Product > O&M Management > Monitor from the main menu.
Ensure that all nodes are in the Normal state, which indicates that the system is successfully installed and
commissioned.

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 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

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1. NCE Deployment Solution

2. NCE Installation Process

3. NCE Network Planning

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Construct a simplified engineering solution to complete

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Application Application Application Application

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Service Server (physical machine)

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OS layer EulerOS V2.8

Hardware • CPU: 2 x Kunpeng 920 (2.6 GHz, 48-

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1. NCE Deployment Solution

2. NCE Installation Process

3. NCE Network Planning

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Obtain software Prepare for Install and Verify the installation

Plan installation data Commission NCE.

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1. NCE Deployment Solution

2. NCE Installation Process

3. NCE Network Planning

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You can use the IP address of the iBMC

This network is used for NCE to access the

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Internal communications network

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You can use the IP address of the iBMC

NCE This IP address is used for NCE to access the

- This IP address is used to check the network

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 If some parameters are not set in the LLD

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1. NCE Deployment Solution

2. NCE Installation Process

3. NCE Network Planning

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Obtain software Prepare for Install and Verify the installation

Plan installation data Commission NCE.

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4. Disable the firewall. Choose Start >

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NCE V100R020C00 Network Planning & Software Installation and Deployment (TaiShan, Single Physical Machine)

NCE V100R020C00 Network Planning & Software Installation and Deployment (TaiShan, Single Physical Machine)