151Provisioning Client User GuideService NodesThis section describes how to configure service nodes and includes the followingtopics:• “Introduction to service nodes” on page 151• “Provisioning the service nodes” on page 151• “Adding system locations” on page 157Introduction to service nodesA Service node is any network element in the system such as gateways,conference servers, or voice-mail servers. You can change the IP addresses of aservice node to accommodate network topology changes and change the IPaddresses without reloading or redeploying the MCS software. From the Servicenodes menu options, you can also add logical nodes, which consist of one or moreservice nodes. A service node within a logical node can have additional system- oruser-defined parameters, such as a trkgrp, associated with it.Provisioning the service nodesTopics in this section include:• “Adding a node” on page 152• “Listing a node” on page 153• “Assigning a domain to a node” on page 153• “Adding a logical entity” on page 154• “Listing, modifying, and deleting a logical entity” on page 155• “Assigning a node or logical entity to a subdomain” on page 156Note: Only an administrator has the right to provision service nodes.
