From this dialog box, you can view detail information (such as the IP address, port number, and current state) for the billing mediation agents (BMAs) configured on the selected content services gateway (CSG) module.
Right-click the device, then select Configure > Content Services Gateway.
With a CSG module selected, click Billing Agents
The following information is displayed:
IP address of a BMA.
UDP port associated with a BMA.
Name of the accounting service associated with a BMA.
Activation priority of a BMA:
BMAs with higher priorities are activated before BMAs with lower priorities.
If multiple BMAs are active for load sharing, the BMAs with higher priorities are activated first.
If an active BMA fails, the BMA (in "standby" state) with the next highest priority is activated.
State of a BMA. There are six possible values:
standby—The server is ready to become active.
failed—The server has failed to respond to requests.
active—The server has been activated to receive requests.
echowait—The CSG has sent an echo request to this billing mediation agent and is waiting for a response.
nawait—The CSG has sent a node-alive request to this billing mediation agent and is waiting for a response.
suspended—The server has received a stop request from the operator.