hp ocmp ss7 platform operation guide

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HP OpenCall SS7 platform

Operations Guide

For Release 3.1on Linux

Second Edition

Manufacturing Part Number: 5971-3504

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Preface

1. Preparing for HP OpenCall SS7

Im p ort a n t S a fe t y P re ca u t ion s for H a rd w a r e In s t a l la t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8

P hysical S a fety P reca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Ant i-St a t ic P reca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Sa ving Your C onfigura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

U ser Access for S oftw a re C onfigura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Auth orizing Access for Ot her U sers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

HP OpenCa ll SS 7 Operat ing Condit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22LAN Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Sw a pping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Di sk-buffered I /O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

OS Administra t ion Constr a ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

B a tt ery B a ckup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Da te, Time a nd S ynchronizing C locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

First Time Inst a llat ion Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2. Installing the HP OpenCall SS7Software

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

P rerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Document s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

H a rdw a re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Softw a re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

InstallingLinux for H P O pe n C a l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32De fin i t ion o f t h e U s er a n d G rou poca dmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

In s t a l l in g H P OpenCa ll Ena blement K it C omponents for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Inst a lling H P OpenCa ll SS 7 3.1 on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

St a ge 1: Configuring t he IP Netw ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

S t a g e 2: In s t a l lin g t h eH P Op en Ca ll S S 7 S oft w a re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1

St a ge 3: Va lidat ing t he Inst a llat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

3. Configuring the Platform

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Configura tion St a tes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Cre a t in g a N e w C on fig u ra t io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Inst a lling a P re-defined C onfigura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52


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List of Comma nds U sed in Configura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Configuring Relocatable IP Addresses using PINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Description of P INS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

H A Fun ctiona lity of P INS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Requirement s for P INS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

P INS Configura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Dea ctivat ing th e P INS P rocess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Monitoring a nd Opera ting P INS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Co n fig u rin g t h e D om a in N a m e S e rv e r (DN S ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

S t a rt in g a n d S t o pp in g H P Op en C a ll S S 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3

Configuring Automat ic S ta rt -up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

S t a rt in g t h e P la t fo rm M a n u a lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3

St opping H P OpenCa ll SS 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Va lidat ing th e Configurat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Ch ecking from a nOS Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Ch ecking from an H P OpenCa ll SS 7 Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

4. Configuring the SS7 Network

Int roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SS 7 Monitor I nt erface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Information for 2-Host P lat forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Configuring t he Netw ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G uidelines for Netw ork Configura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Sa ving the Netw ork Configurat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Ch eckpointing t he Configura tion using S S7 Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Ch eckpointing fr om the Comma nd L ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Loading y our Netw ork Configurat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Crea ting D ifferent Net w ork Configurat ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Configuring ANSI R out ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Clust er Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Full P oint Code Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Va lidat ing S S7 C onnectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

P rerequisite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Aligning a t MTP 2 Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Aligning a t MTP 3 Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Connecting a n Applica t ion a t MTP 3 Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83


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5. Validating the Platform

Va lidat ing H igh Ava ilabilit y (H A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Ch ecking the S ta ck P rocess Sta tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Ch ecking tha t t he LANs Are OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Va lidat ing S NMP Tra ps Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Ch ecking Tha t S NMP Tra ps Ha ve B een C onfigured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Ch ecking Tha t SNMP Tra ps Are Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Va lidat ing th e SNMP TCAP Agent Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Checking That the SNMP TCAP Agent Has Been Configured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Ch ecking Tha t t he SNM P TCAP Agent Is Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

6. Managing and Monitoring the Platform

St a rt ing a nd S topping th e Pla t form Ma na gement Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

S t a r t i n gt he SS 7 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

St opping t he P la t form Ma na gement Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Monitoring H P OpenC a ll SS 7 Pr ocesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

C h a n g in g t h eSt a te of HP OpenC a ll SS 7 P rocesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Monitoring t he SS 7 Network U sing th e SS 7 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Ch a nging t he SS 7 Monitor Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Availa ble Netw ork E nt it ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Monitoring MTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configuring G DI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Single E ntit y S ta t ist ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Viewing Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Working w ith SNM P Tra ps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Configuring S NMP Tra ps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Display ing a List of Ava ilable Tra ps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Working w ith t he SNM P TCAP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Configuring t he S NMP TCAP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Display ing a List of Ava ilable TCAP Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

7. Upgradingthe Platform License

Offline P rocedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Online P rocedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Display ing Licensing In forma tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

8. Installing a TSUOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112


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St a ge 1: In sta lling Ca rds in the TS U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

St a ge 2: Inst a lling the Telecom S igna ling Un it in th e Server Ra ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

St a ge 3: Connecting t he TSU to the P lat form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Connection P rocedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Ca bling Recommenda tions for 2-H ost P la t forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

S t a g e 4: Ch e ck in g a n d Co n fig u rin g t h e H a rd w a re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Ch ecking the H a rdw a re Inst a llat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Configuring th e Ha rdw a re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

9. MaintainingTSU/TSC HardwareOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Replacing, Removing or Adding a H a rdw a re Component in t he Host . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Replacing a Fan in a TS U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Repla cing a TSU AC P ower S upply (J 3401-60100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Repla cing a TSU DC P ower S upply (J 3401-60200) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

R e pla c in g t h e TS U B a c k p la n e a n d CP U Ca rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 35

Replacing a LAN Ca rd in a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Inst a lling a n Addit iona l TSC in a TS U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Replacing a TSC in a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Removing a TSC from a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Repla cing a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Removing a TSU from a P lat form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Inst a lling a TSC in a Host S erver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Replacing a TSC in a H ost S erver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Removing a TSC from a H ost S erver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Replacing a Four-Port TSC Ca ble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Comm on TS U /TSC P rocedur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Removing t he TSU from th e Server Ca binet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Removing a nd R epla cing th e TSU Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Removing a nd R epla cing th e Ca rd C a ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Adding a Ca rd t o a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Removing a C a rd from a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Ch ecking LE Ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

10. Configuring TSU/TSC Hardware

Diverting Tra ffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182


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Restoring th e Tra ffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

TS U Configura tion: Inst a lling TSU (s) in a New P la t form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

TS U Configura tion: Adding Anoth er TSU to an E xist ing P lat form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

TS U Configura tion: Replacing a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

TS U Configura tion: Removing a TSU from a P lat form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

TS C C onfigurat ion: I nsta lling a n Addit iona l TSC in a TS U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

TS C C onfigurat ion: Replacing a TS C in a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

TS C C onfigurat ion: R emoving a TSC from a TSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Configuring a la rm propaga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

TS C C onfigurat ion: In sta lling a TSC in a H ost S erver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

TS C C onfigurat ion: Replacing a TS C in a H ost S erver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

TS C C onfigurat ion: Removing a TSC from a H ost S erver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

LAN C onfigura tion: Repla cing a LAN Ca rd in a TS U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Adding a nd Activa t ing L inks on t he SS 7 Netw ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Configuring TSC Ch a ined Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Exa mple of a larm propa ga tion configura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

11. Expanding Platform Processing Capability

Expa nding TCAP P rocessing Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Offline P rocedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Expa nding TCAP P rocessing Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Online P rocedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

12. UpdatingTSCsand SS7LinksAdding Link(s) to a TSC Port (on the R unnin gConfigura tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Removing Links from a TSC (on the Ru nning Configura tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

U pgradin g TSC s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Ch ecking th e TSC is Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

G e t t in g t h e S eria l N u m b e r a n d N u m b er o f L in k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 20

Performing t he Upgr a de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Troubleshootin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

La beling Your U pgra de. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

13. Expanding Your Platform: Adding a Back End

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Crea ting F E/B E Sy stem by Adding a B a ck En d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

S t a g e 1 : S a v in g Con fig u ra t ion fro m a n F E H os t t o a n Ac ce ss ib le P la c e. . . . . . . . . 228S t a g e 2 : S t o pp in g H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 on On e o f t h e H os t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230


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S t a g e 3 : Co n n ec t in g t h e B E C omputer to the FE Hosts a nd Testing th e Connections

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S t a g e4 : Ad d in g t h e BE Co m p ut e r t o t h e S of t w a re Co n fig u ra t ion a n d P rop a g a t in g t h e

Configura tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235S t a g e 5: U p d a t in g t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 L AN Co n fig u ra t ion , a n d P ro pa g a t in g t h e

LAN Configurat ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

S t a g e6: Resta rt ing H P OpenC a ll SS 7 on the Idle Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

S t a g e7: Loa ding t he Ch a nges on t he Oth er H ost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

S t a g e8: Migra te Your Applica t ions from the FE to the B E Computer . . . . . . . . . . 246

A. Tools CatalogG ra phical Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

SS 7 Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Comm a nd Line Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Web-ba sed Ma na gement Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

B. Telecom Signaling Cards(J 3527A and J 3528A)

Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Types of Telecom Sign a ling C a rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

P hysical D escription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

V.35 Telecom S igna ling C a rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

E 1/T1 Telecom S igna ling C a rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263TS C C onnectors a nd C a bles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

E1 C onnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

T1 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

V.35 Conn ections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Loopback Hoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Connection P a nels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

TS C E lectrical a nd E nvironmenta l Specifica t ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

C. Telecom Signaling Units (J 3401A)

Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

P hysical D escription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

TS U Electrical a nd E nvironmenta l Specifica t ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290


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D. Configuring the Application Guardian

Configurat ion B a sics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

G lob a l N a m e forP lug-In P rocess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Naming Convention for P lug-In Server Na mes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Overview of Configura tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

P rerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Configura tion St eps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Configuring Applica t ion G ua rdia n engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Applicat ion Guardian engineIn t e rn a l Pa ra m e t ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 98

H A P a ra meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Pre-DefinedP lug-In s (AG _x) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Configur ing E nt ries in /etc/services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

An yP lug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Plug-In U sing th e Active/St a ndby Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Plug-In Im plementin g P CA Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Configuring the User P lug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Including theP lug-In P rocesses in the HP OpenCa ll Envir onment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302The Applica t ion G ua rdia n engine Run S tring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

De cla rin g t h eApplica t ion G ua rdia n engine P rocess as H A or Not . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305


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Preface

Th is g u id e d e a ls w it h a l l op era t ion a l a s p ect s o f t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7

p la t form a n d s ig n a l in g h a rd w a re , fro m h ow t o in s t a l l t h e s of t w a re a n d

h a r d w a re t o c on fig u ra t io n , m on it orin g a n d m a in t e n a n c e.

About This GuideThis guide accompanies H P OpenC a ll SS 7 3.1 on Linux.

Purpose

The guide is intended for operat ors concerned w ith t he insta llat ion,

con fig u ra t io n , m on it orin g a n d m a in t e n a n c e of a n H P Op en Ca ll S S 7

p la t fo rm a n d S S 7 s ig n a l in g h a rd w a re .

Refer t o this guide for help with :

i ns t a l li n g t h e s of t w a r e

con f i gu r i ng t h e p la t f or m

con fi gu r in g t h e S S 7 n et w or k

s t a r t in g a n d s t op pi ng t h e p la t f or m

v a li da t i n g t h e p la t f or m

m on i t or i n g, m a n a g in g a n d m a i n t a i n in g t h e p la t f o rm

u pg r a d i n g t h e p la t f o rm l ice n se

i n s t a l li n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g TS U /TS C s i gn a l i n g h a r d w a r e

con fig u rin g t h e p la t form s TS U /TS C h a r d w a re a n d s of t w a re

exp a n d in g t h e p la t f or m .


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Contentsand Structure

The contents a nd st ructur e of th is guide ar e as follows:

Chapter Contents

Ch a p t e r 1 , Pre p a rin g for

H P O pe nC a l l S S 7 .

De t a i ls t h e h a rd w a re a n d s of t w a re pre -re q u isi t e s t h a t m u s t

be in place before the procedures in t his gu ide ca n be used.

Also describes the opera ting condit ions of t he plat form a nd

provides a guide to insta lling a plat form from scrat ch.

Ch a p t e r 2, In s t a l l in g t h e

H P O pe nC a l l S S 7

S o ft w a re .

De s crib es n o w t o in s t a l l t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 s of t w a re.

Ch a p t e r 3 , Con figu rin g t h e

P l a t f o r m .

Describes how to perform t he init ia l configura tion of th e

p la t form a n d s t a r t i t u p .

Ch a p t e r 4 , Con figu rin g t h eS S 7 N e t w o rk .

Describes how to configure th e SS 7 network from th eplatform.

Ch a p t e r 5 , Va lid a t in g t h e

P l a t f o r m .

P rovides procedures for va lidat ing th e High Ava ilability of

t h e p la t form a n d t h e op era t ion o f S N M P t ra p s.

C h a p t e r 6 , Ma n a g in g a n d

M on it orin g t h e P la t form .

P rovides a numb er of procedures concerned w ith

m on it o rin g, m a n a g in g a n d m a in t a in in g t h e pla t form .

Ch a p t e r 7 , U p g ra d in g t h ePlatform License.

De s crib es h o w t o u pg ra d e y ou r H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 p la t fo rmlicense.

Ch a p t e r 8, In s t a l l in g a

TSU.

Provides procedures for installing a new Telecom Signaling

U nit (TSU ) a nd it s a ssocia ted Telecom S igna ling Ca rds

(TSCs).

Ch a p t e r 9 , M a in t a in in g

TSU /TSC H a rdw a re.

Describes the ma intena nce procedures for TS U s a nd

in-system TSCs, including common procedures that are

referenced from other procedures in this guide.

Chapter 10, Configuring

TSU /TSC H a rdw a re.

Describes how to configure TSU s, TS Cs a nd LAN ca rds.

Ch a p t e r 1 2 , U p d a t in g

TS C s a n d S S 7 L in k s .

De t a i ls h o w t o u pd a t e t h e S S 7 l in k c a p a c it y of t h e p la t fo rm .


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Ch a p t e r 1 1, E x p a n d in g

P la t fo rm P roce ss in g

Capability.

Describes how y ou can expa nd t he processing ca pability of

y ou r p la t form w it h ou t c h a n g in g t h e h a rd w a re .

Ch a p t e r 1 3, E x p a n d in g

Your P lat form: Adding a

B a c k E n d .

Describes how to a dd a back-end computer d edica ted t o

application processing.

Append ix A, Tools

Ca t a lo g .

Conta ins a tools reference th a t l is ts a nd describes th e tools

t h a t a r e a v a i la b l e w i t h H P O p en C a l l S S 7 .

Appendix B, Telecom

Signa ling C a rds (J 3527A

and J 3528A).

Conta ins a deta iled description of Telecom Signa ling C a rds

(TSCs).

Appendix C, Telecom

Sign a ling U nits (J 3401A),

Conta ins a deta iled description of the Telecom Signa ling

U nit (TSU ) w hich ca n be used t o the a ccommoda te TS Cs.

Appendix D, Configuring

the Applicat ion Guardian.

Describes how to configur e P IC /AG .

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Associated Documentation

The follow ing guides ar e on t he HP OpenCa ll SS 7 3.1 on Linux

CD-ROM:

Table1 Guides on the HP OpenCall SS7 3.1on Linux CD-ROM

HP OpenCall SS7

Appl i cati on D evel oper s

G u i d e

De s crib es t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 AP Is . In p a rt ic u la r, i t

describes how to design a nd develop user a pplica t ions to run

on ISUP or TUP.

HP OpenCall SS7

Conformance and

Compliance Statements

Outlines plat form conforma nce a nd compliance to ANSI a nd

I TU -T protocols.

HP OpenCall SS7

Glossary

D efines terms used in th e document a tion set .

HP OpenCall SS7

Operat ions Guide

De s crib es h o w t o in st a l l a n d con fig u re t h e pla t fo rm a n d S S 7

netw ork, how to sta rt , s top a nd monitor the pla t form, and h owto use the plat form ma na gement t ools. The guide also includes

S S 7 h a rd w a re (TS C a n d TS U ) in s t a l la t ion a n d m a in t e n a n c e

procedures, a s w ell as plat form expa nsion procedures.

It conta ins informat ion on t he SS 7 Monitor, configura tion

f i le s, a n d t h e S N M P t ra p s g en e ra t e d b y t h e p la t form .

H P O p en C a l l S S 7 T S U

and TSC Starter Sheet

Describes the safety regulat ions and conformance to

in t e rn a t ion a l s t a n d a rd s for TS U s a n d TS C s .

HP OpenCall SS7

Tr oubl eshoot i ng Gu id e

Describes how to troubleshoot an HP OpenCall SS7 plat form.

HP OpenCall SS7

Welcome Gui de

D escribes the main fea tur es of th e plat form.


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Th e fol low in g g u id es a re a v a i la b le bu t a re n o t o n t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7

3.1 on Linux CD -ROM:

Table 2 Other Documents

Title Contents

H P O pe nC a l l S S 7 R el ease N otes This docum ent cont a ins relea se-specific

informa tion. In par t icular, i t g ives deta ils of the

HP Opencall S S7 packages, the servers support ed,

the Linux distributions supported and the

a ssocia ted pa tches (if a ny).

HP OpenCall SS7 Software

I n s t a l l a t i o n Q u i c k S t a r t G u i d e

This guide conta ins a procedure for insta lling

HP OpenC a ll SS7 version 3.1 on Linux from

scratch.

The procedur e in this gu ide applies if the plat form

h a s n e v er h a d H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 in s t a l led .


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Your feedback on t hese man ua ls is very importa nt to us.

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1 Preparing for HP OpenCall SS7

This cha pter f irst ly d escribes importa nt preca utions you should ta ke

w h en in s t a l lin g H P Op en c a l l S S 7 h a rd w a r e. I t t h e n d es crib es t h e

HP OpenC a ll SS7 user a ccess, th e configura tion pre-requisites , theplatforms opera ting condit ions a nd first t ime inst a llat ion guidelines.


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Important Safety Precautions for Hardware Installation

Chapter 118

Important Safety Precautions for Hardware

Installation

I t is im port a n t t h a t y ou re a d t h is s e ct io n b efore a t t e m p t in g a n y o f t h e

h a r d w a re in s t a l la t ion a n d m a in t e n a n c e p roc ed u re s in t h is g u id e.

Physical Safety PrecautionsThe follow ing instr uctions a re import a nt for your sa fety a nd for the

fu n ct ion in g o f t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 p la t form . R e a d t h e in s t ru c t ion s

carefully before at tempting the installat ion.

WARNING Ensure that the hardware you are working with (TSU, SIU or

host server) is disconnected from thepower supply duringinstallation until you are told to connect to a power source.

To avoid personal injury a nd d a ma ge to the product , power t o the unit

must remain switched off during installat ion until i t is necessary to

swit ch th e power on. This means tha t t he unit s power cable a nd netw ork

ca bles must rema in disconnected unt il you a re instructed to ma ke the

conn ecti ons. Follow the in st ructions in th e procedures ca refully.

This equipment is disconnected from the power supply by removing the

power cord from t he power outlet . I t is t herefore importa nt to locate t he

unit close to a pow er outlet th a t is ea sily a ccessible.

For your sa fety, never remove t he cover of a TS U, SI U or server w hile th e

unit is connected t o a power source or to a telecommu nication netw ork.

Alwa ys repla ce the cover before sw itching on th e power to th e unit . The

t e rm s P OWE R OF F a n d P OWE R ON a re u s ed t o in s t ru c t y ou w h e n t oswitch the power off and on respectively.

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Important Safety Precautions for Hardware Installation

Chapter 1 19

Alwa ys u se the pow er cord supplied w ith t he TSU or one w ith a properly

grounded plug (a DC pow ered TSU must only be used w ith th e HPJ 3401-60201 pow er cord). If a power cord is not suppl ied, select t he

proper power cord according to your local national electric code. Ensure

tha t t he ca ble meets y our count ry's sta nda rds for safety. For example:

U S A - u s e a U L lis t e d t y p e S V T d et a ch a b le p ow e r cord .

Ca n a d a - u s e a CS A c ert i f ied d e t a c h a b le p ow er c ord .

Anti-Static Precautions

The HP OpenCa ll SS 7 plat form conta ins electr ica l components w hich

ca n be da ma ged by st a t ic electr icity. To avoid da ma ge:

CAUTION U s e a n a n t i -s t a t i c m a t a n d w e a r a g r ou n d i ng w r i s t s t r a p a t t a c h ed t o t h e

cha ssis of the server cabinet w hen removing an d insert ing component s.

Th e s e rve r c a b in et m u s t b e in d e pe n d en t ly g rou n d e d s o t h a t w h e n

you remove the power ca ble a ny st a t ic cha rge passes to ground.

The ma t a nd st ra p ar e ava ilable in th e HP 9300-1155 Workstat ion

Kit . All components m ust be placed on a n a nt i-sta t ic ma t if you ha ve

taken them out of their anti-stat ic bag.

Av oid ca rp e t in g a n d clot h in g t h a t p rod u ce s t a t ic ch a rg e s (w ool ,

nylon, s ilk) and a void unn ecessary movements.

Do n o t t o u ch com p on e n t s on t h e c a rd s . H a n d le t h e ca rd s on ly b y

their edges, face plates or extractor levers. When inserting or

removing print ed cards, do not t ouch a ny other component s.

Saving Your Configuration

CAUTION B e fore p erform in g a n y of t h e H P Ope n Ca ll S S 7 h a r d w a re p roce d u res in

this guide, sav e your cur r ent configuration using the cfgMgr -copy

command. Save your n ew configura tion using the cfgMgr -copy

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To configure a plat form, you mu st log in a s a privileged user. The t a ble

below sum ma rizes th e different possibilit ies :

The package insta llat ion creat es:

t he u s er ocadmin

t he gr oup ocadmin

t h e d ir ect or y /home/ocadmin

These m ust n ot be removed.

Table1-1 Access Permissions

User Access Level Configuration Required

root Full a ccess to w hole plat form,

in clu d in g H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 .

none

ocadmin D efau lt privileged user for

H P O pe nC a l l S S 7.

other user rootca n gra nt privileged a ccess to

H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 t o o t h e r m em b e rsof th e ocadmingroup

Add default environment variables

to t he us ers pr ofile.Add default environment variables

to the users profile. S ee

Aut horizin g Access for Ot her

U sers on pa ge 21.

Configure t he u sers .rhostsfile.

There a re several references in th e

procedures t o crea ting or modifyingth e file ~ocadmin/.rhosts.

For other users, the file

~/.rhosts

should be created or modified

instead. Other users must belong to

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The appropriat e environment va ria bles a re a lso a dded to both ocadmin

a n d rootprofiles.

The HP OpenCa ll SS 7 files a nd directories are ha ndled wh en configuring

the pla t form. The rootuser must not create or modify a ny files or

directories belonging t o the H P OpenCa ll SS 7 file system la yout, except

wh en using t he support ed comma nd line tools .

NOTE All f i les in the HP OpenCa ll S S7 configura tion directories, a nd thedirectories, must be own ed by a member of th e group ocadmin.

Most pla t form comma nds can be used by the ocadminuser, however,

some requir e root a ccess. Refer t o the Tools C a ta log inAppendix A,

Tools C a t a log.

AuthorizingAccess for Other Users

I f y ou w a n t u s e rs ot h e r t h a n root a n d ocadmin to ha ve access to the

platform t ools or ma n pages, you must a dd t he defa ult environment

variables to each users profile:

PATH=$PATH:/opt/OC/bin

MANPATH=$MANPATH:/opt/OC/share/man

This is done automa tically for th e ocadmin a n d rootusers.Any users that you want to access the plat form, must be members of the

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HP OpenCall SS7Operating Conditions

The HP OpenCa ll SS 7 product operates und er the condit ions a nd

constraints described below.

LAN Environment

Inter-host LANs The tw o LANs must be configured on separa te IP subnets , a nd they must

be isola ted from a ny externa l netw ork using bridges or routers:

Figure1-1 Isolated LANs

To prevent u nn ecessa ry sw itchovers, t he LANs must be dimen sioned sot h a t p e a k t ra f f ic (< 60 % of b a n d w id t h ) d o es n o t s a t u ra t e t h e m , a s t h is

w o u ld d e la y t h e F TC a n d s t a ck h ea r t b e a t s a n d H P Op en c a l l S S 7 d a t a

traffic .

NOTE The LANs mu st be eith er E th ernet (100-B a seT) or FD D I.

On ly t w o IP a d d re s s e s w it h t h e s a m e h os t n a m e a re s u p port e d b y

H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 . I f y o u w a n t t o a d d a n o t h e r IP a d d re s s, y ou m u s t g iv e

i t a n e w h o s t n a m e .

Bridges or routers between hosts within the plat form are not supported.

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Bridge

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Figure 1-2 Bridges/Routers Between Hosts

NOTE In the ca se of a G DI configura tion, each G D I signa ling LAN should be on

a s ep a ra t e , d ed ica t e d IP s u b n et .

Inter Back End

LANs

There ar e no such restrict ions on th e type of LAN used betw een B a ck

E n d h os t s .

Swapping

An operat iona l host m ust not swa p. Ma in memory must be dimensioned

so th a t a ll applicat ions can run using only physica l memory.

Disk-buffered I/O

B uffered file I/O can not be used because it ca uses th e host to stop

occasiona lly for a n un determined t ime t o flush t he buffers to disk.

If a n a pplica tion req uires disk-buffered I/O, then it m ust be run on aback end (BE), with HP OpenCall SS7 on a front end (FE).

OS Administration Constraints

The follow ing OS a dminist ra t ion constr a ints a pply.

CopyingVery Large Files

Avoid copying very lar ge files (lar ger th a n t ens of MB s) a s th is s low sdown th e plat form a nd ma y provoke a sw itchover.

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Battery Backup

B a tt ery ba ckup of th e plat form is n ot supported. Architectur es must be

configured so that an /etc/shutdownis performed wh en it is

re-powered.

Date, Time and SynchronizingClocks

NTP Synchronization

HP OpenC a ll S S7s High Ava ilability component is compa tible with n tp

synchronizat ion, w ithout a ny specia l procedures tha t n eed t o be follow ed.

SettingtheDate and Time

Front-end Hosts H P OpenCa ll SS 7s High Ava ilability componentallows you to change the date and t ime on front-end hosts , with the

following restrictions:

Perform th e clock-jump on the sta ndby user-a pplica t ion, not the

a ctive a pplica t ion.

TCAP, S C CP, a n d M TP t im ers s et b y u s er-a p p lic a t ion s a n d AP I

timers th a t a re set before the clock jump, are not gua ra nt eed to

function. If your application can recognize a clock jump, it is

recommended (but not r equired) th a t y ou clear t he buffers .

Platform Manager The man a gement processes run on the P lat formMa na ger, wh ich a re not highly a vaila ble, do not support a clock jump.

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This ta ble below provides an overview of how to insta ll a n

HP OpenCall SS7 plat form from scratch. It outlines the different

insta llat ion t a sks a nd provides references to th e required procedures in

this guide. Once you ha ve ca rried out these ta sks, you will ha ve a fully

operational plat form.

NOTE Du rin g t h e in s t a l la t ion , y ou s h ou ld re fer b a c k t o t h is t a b le a s a g u id e t ot h e in s t a l la t ion t a s k s.

Task Task Description References

1 I n s t a ll t h e s of t w a r e. Th is i n cl ud es :

An a p p r opr i a t e d i st r i b u t ion of t h e

L in u x Ope ra t in g S y s t e m .

Th e re le va n t com p on e n t s of t h e

H P Op en c a l l E n a b le m en t K it .

Th e H P O p en ca l l S S 7 3. 1 on L i n u x

s o ft w a re .At t he end of th is ta sk, you w ill have a

p la t fo rm w it h o u t S S 7 h a rd w a re , b u t w it h

a pre-defined stubbed configuration.

Refer t oCh a p t e r 2, In s t a l lin g t h eH P Op en Ca ll S S 7 S o ft w a re , on

page 27.

2 I n st a l l t h e r eq u ir ed S S 7 h a r d w a r e (TS U s

a nd /or TSC s), bu t do NO T configur e t he

h a r d w a r e a t t h i s s t a g e.

If y ou w ish to us e TS U /TS C

h a r d w a re , refer t o S t a g es 1 , 2 a n d 3

in Cha pter 8, Insta lling a TSU, on

pa ge 111.

If you have a TSC-in-System

platform, refer t oInsta lling a TSC in

a H ost S erver on page 159.

3 C on figur e t h e pla t for m . R efer t oCh a p t e r 3 , Co n fig u rin g t h e

P la t form , o n p a g e 45.



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4 C on figur e t he S S 7 h a rdw a re. I f y ou h a ve TS U /TS C h a r dw a re, r efer

t o S t a g e 4 : Ch e ck in g a n d

Co n fig u rin g t h e H a rd w a re on

pa ge 121.

If you have a TSC-in-System

platform, refer toTSC

Configuration: Installing a TSC in aHost S erver on page 199.

5 C on fi gu r e t h e S S 7 n et w or k con n ect i on s. R ef er t oCh a p t e r 4 , Co n fig u rin g t h e

SS 7 Netw ork, on pa ge 67.

6 Va lid a t e t h e pla t form . R efer t oCh a p t e r 5 , Va lid a t in g t h e

P la t form , o n p a g e 85.

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2 Installing the HP OpenCall SS7Software

The purpose of t his cha pter is t o describe how to insta ll

H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 3 .1 on L in u x .

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Overview

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Overview

This cha pter describes how to insta ll th e HP OpenC a ll SS 7 softwa re on a

clean syst em on w hich no version of HP OpenCa ll S S7 ha s been

previously insta lled. At t he end of th e inst a llat ion, you will have a

p la t form t h a t u s es a p re-d ef in ed c on figu ra t io n w it h o u t S S 7 h a rd w a re

(you will la ter reconfigure the pla t form for full opera tional use).

NOTE When inst a lling a new plat form from scrat ch, plea se refer to First Time

Installat ion Overview on page 25 for guidance.

NOTE I f y ou h a v e a m a ch in e on w h ich H P h a s p re -in s t a l le d t h e

HP OpenC a ll S S7 3.1 on Linux softwa re, you ca n omit th is cha pter.

The insta llat ion of HP OpenCa ll SS 7 3.1 on Linux consists of three

genera l phases, dea lt w ith in sepa ra te sections of this chapt er, as follows:

The section th a t follow s gives the prerequisites for the inst a llat ion.

Phase Installation Task Section Reference

1 I n st a l l a n a p pr opr ia t e d is t rib ut ion of

t h e L in u x op era t in g s y s t e m .

In s t a l lin g L in u x for H P Op en C a ll

on pa ge 32

2 I n st a ll t h e com pon en t s of t h e

H P O p en C a l l E n a b le m en t K i t t h a t

a l low H P Op en C a ll S S 7 t o b e u s e d w it h

L in u x

In s t a l lin g H P Op en Ca ll E n a b lem e n t

Kit Components for Linu x on

page 35

3 I n st a ll t h e H P O pen C a ll S S 7 soft w a r e In s t a l lin g H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 3 .1 onLinux on pa ge 37



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Prerequisites

The prerequisites for t he insta llat ion of HP OpenCa ll SS7 3.1 on Linux

a re as follows:

Skills

To perform th e inst a llat ion, you need a good knowledge of th e followinga r e a s :

L i n u x: D u r i n g t h e con f ig u r a t i on of t h e H P O pe n C a l l S S 7 pl a t f or m ,

some Linux system files ar e modified a nd severa l comman ds a re

used for configura tion an d customiza tion.

H P O pen C a l l S S 7 a d m i ni st r a t i on .

Documents

Du rin g t h e in s t a l la t ion o f H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 , y ou s h o u ld h a v e t h e

following documents at hand:

L i n u x I n s ta l l a t i o n M a n u a l s

H P OpenCal l SS7 3.1 on L in ux Docum entat i on Set

H P OpenCal l SS7 3.1 on L i nu x Rel ease N otes

L ice n s e c od e w o rd for H P Op e n Ca ll S S 7 3 .1 on L in u x

Hardware

Inst a llat ion of the host servers of your pla t form mu st be complete before

s t a r t in g a n y o f t h e s o ft w a r e in s t a l la t ion p ro ce d u res .

NOTE I t is not necessary to ha ve insta lled th e SS 7 ha rdw a re (TSU /TSC ) before

start ing this software installat ion. This is done later.

The minimum physical memory r equired is :

2 56 M B a d d it ion a l m e m ory for a s in g le L oc a l Po in t Co d e (L P C)platform



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2 56 M B a d d it ion a l m e m ory n e ed ed for e a c h e xt ra L P C

The virtua l memory (VM) required by LP C depends on t he number of

Destina tion P oint C odes (D P Cs) configured on the netw ork:

24 M B for 50 D P C s :

5 0 DP Cs , 1 00 ro u t es

5 0 DP Cs (R e m ot e S P ), 10 0 S u b -S y s t e m N u m b ers (S S N s )

500 Global Title (G T) ent ries

27 M B for 200 D P C s :

2 00 DP Cs , 4 00 rou t e s

2 00 DP Cs (R e m ot e S P ), 40 0 S S N s

2 04 8 G T e n t r ies

33 M B for 512 D P C s :

5 12 DP Cs , 10 24 rou t e s

5 12 DP Cs (R e m ot e S P ), 10 24 S S N s


52 M B for 1 024 D P C s :

1 02 4 DP C, 40 96 rou t e s

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ISUP and TUP requirements

The requirements for TUP and ISUP in non distribution mode are as

follows:

100 M B f or 1024 D P C s :

1024 DP C, 100,000 circuits configu red

The requirements for IS U P configured in CI C-based distr ibution mode

are calculated as follows:

F or ea c h L P C con fig ure d w it h CI C-b a s e d d is t r ib u t ion : 6 5 M B

For each a pplica t ion 15 + (Number of configured CIC s/1000) MB

Exa mple of th e ca lcula t ion for a s ingle LP C plat form hosting 20 prima ry

a pplica t ions, 20 secondar y a pplica t ions wit h th e maximum num ber of

configur ed C IC s (100, 000)

65 + 40 x 15 + 100 = 765 MB

Software

To insta ll the softw a re, you need th e followin g C Ds:

L in u x op era t in g s y s t e m (a p p rop ria t e d is t r ib u t ion )

H P Open C a l l E n a b lem en t K i t

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InstallingLinux for HP OpenCall

The first phas e of softw a re insta llat ion is to insta ll a distribut ion of t he

L in u x op era t in g s y s t e m w it h w h ich t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 s of t w a re is

compatible. This section provides guidelines for this installation. For

deta ils of th e insta llat ion procedure, you must refer t o the user

document at ion for th e appropria te distr ibution of Linux.

Refer t o th e H P OpenCal l SS7 3.1 on L i nu x Release N otes for a nup-to-date list of the supported distributions of Linux.

NOTE Once you ha ve completed th e insta llat ion described in th is section, you

m u s t in s t a l l t h e re le v a n t c om p on e n t s o f t h e H P Op en Ca ll E n a b lem e n t

Kit . This is described in In s t a l lin g H P Op en Ca ll E n a b le m en t Kit

Components for L inux on pa ge 35.

NOTE I f you ha ve a n HP server on w hich Linux ha s been pre-insta lled for use

with HP OpenCall, you must omit this section and continue to the

installat ion of the HP OpenCall SS7 software, described in In s t a l l in g

HP OpenC a ll S S7 3.1 on Linux on page 37.

In order t o inst a ll your chosen distr ibut ion of Linux, follow th e guidelines

given below in conjunction w ith t he user document a tion for t he releva nt

Linux distribut ion. Note tha t not a ll the guidelines ma y be relevan t to all

distributions.


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Installation Type For the Red Ha t 7.3 distribut ion, select a n insta llat ion of type Server .

Disk Partitioning You m u s t p a rt i t ion y o ur h a rd d is k a n d a s s ig n m ou n t p oin t s t o t h e

part it ions as shown below:

Boot Loader Select a boot loa der of the type LIL O.

Host Name Replace the default hostna me wit h your own choice of hostna me.

Firewall Choose to ha ve no firewa ll.

User Account S e t u p a u s e r a c cou n t w it h u s e rn a m e ocadmin.

Definition of theUser and Group ocadmin

Even w hen th e Network In forma tion Service (NIS ) is used to define user

ocadmina n d group ocadmin,t h e ocadmin users home directory must

always be located in a local /home/ocadmin directorynot on thea uto-mounted netw ork file system (NFS). In this case, the

H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 in s t a l le r d oe s n ot c rea t e a n e w ocadmin u s e r a n d

group but insta lls the files in th e exist ing user a ccount.

I f N IS is n ot u s e d , H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 c rea t e s a loca l ocadmin usera n d

local ocadmin groupon your sy stem.

Mount Point PartitionID Type Minimum Size (MB)

/b oot L in u x ext 2 50

- L in u x S w a p S w a p 1500

(At least twice the RAM size)

/ L in u x ext 2 500

/u sr L in u x ext 2 3000

/v a r L in u x ext 2 1500

/opt L in u x ext 2 300

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Packages Inst a ll the follow ing packages from th e given sections:

Check the HP OpenCall SS7 3.1 on Linux Release Notesfor t he

up-to-da te list of packa ges.

Post-InstallationCommands Once you ha ve completed the Linux inst a llat ion a nd rebooted yourma chine, you must login a s roota n d t h en a ct i va t e rlogin/rshb y

entering th e followin g comma nds:

# chkconfig rlogin on

# chkconfig rsh on

# chkconfig ntp on

# chkconfig nscd on

Section Packages Comments

Applica t ion /S yst em sy s st a t

ucd-snmp-utils

D evelopm en t/L a n gu a ges gcc-objc

tclx

D evelopm en t /S y s t em ker n el-sou rce Opt ion a l

D evelopm en t /L ibra ries ucd -s n m p-d evel Opt ion a l

D evelopm en t /Tools E lect r icFen ce Opt ion a l

d m a lloc Opt ion a l

S y s t e m E n v i r on m e n t /D a e m on s r s h -s er v er

openssh-server

a p a c h e

S y st em E n v ir on m en t /S h ell s pd ks h

E n viron m en t /K ern el ker n el-d ebug Opt ion a l

ker n el-big m em Opt ion a l

nscd


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InstallingHP OpenCall Enablement Kit

Componentsfor Linux

This section describes how to inst all t he components of the H P OpenC a ll

E n a b lem e n t Kit t h a t a re req u ire d in o rd er t o u s e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 3. 1

on Linux. You must perform th is insta llat ion before insta lling t he

H P Op e n Ca ll S S 7 s o f t w a re .

NOTE You mus t follow th e procedure in th is section only if you ha ve a

support ed distribution of Linux insta lled on your ma chine in a ccorda nce

wit h t he recommenda tions provided in Installing Linux for

H P Op en Ca ll on p a g e 32.

NOTE The procedure provided below a ssumes tha t you a re insta lling from CD .

For a ny other m ethod of insta llat ion, you ar e responsible for ada pting

the procedure appropriately.

Step 1. Log in as root.

Step 2. In s e rt t h e CD for t h e H P Op en Ca ll E n a b le m en t K it in t o y o u r m a c h in e,mount th e CD a nd move to the top level directory of the CD.

For Red Ha t 7.3, ent er the follow ing comma nds:

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom -o ro

If you do not specify t he -o ro (rea d-only) opt ion, th e following m essa ge

is displa yed:

/dev/cdrom is write protected, mounting read-only

# cd /mnt/cdrom

For th e Debian d istribut ion, enter th e follow ing comma nds:

# mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom

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Step 3. Inst a ll the releva nt components of the kit by entering t he followin g

c o m m a n d :

For Red Hat Linux:

# ./install.sh -re

For Debian:

# sh install.sh -re

An in s t a l la t ion w iz a rd ru n s t h a t a u t o m a t ic a l ly d et e ct s t h e L in u xdistribution installed on your machine and installs the appropriate kit

components.

Step 4. U n m o un t a n d re m ov e t h e CD.

F or R e d H a t L in u x :

# c d /

# umount /dev/cdrom

For Debian:

# c d /

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Installing HP OpenCall SS73.1on Linux

This section describes how to insta ll the HP OpenCa ll SS 7 softw a re. The

procedure assumes that :

y ou h a v e in s t a l le d a s u p port e d d is t r ib ut io n of L in u x on y ou r

machine, as well as the necessary components of the HP OpenCall

E n a b le m e n t Kit .

y ou h a v e a cl ea n s y s t em on w h i ch n o H P O pe nC a l l S S 7 s of t w a r e h a s

been previously installed.

NOTE I f you do not ha ve an appropriat e distribut ion of Linux insta lled on your

ma chine (see th e H P OpenCall SS7 3.1 on L i nu x Rel ease N otesfor t h e

compatible dist ributions), refer ba ck t o Installing Linux for

H P Op en Ca ll on p a g e 32.

B e fore st a r t in g t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 in s t a l la t ion , y ou m u s t h a v e a s t a t ic

IP a d d r e s s a n d a s t a t ic h os t n a m e . You m u s t h a v e t h e fol low in g :

a fu lly q u a l i f ie d d o m a in n a m e ; i f y ou d o n ot h a v e a d om a in n a m e , u s e

localdomain

a st a t i c I P a d d r es s a n d a n I P n et w o rk m a s k

t h e d e fa u lt g a t e w a y s t a t i c I P a d d r es s ; i f y ou d o n ot h a v e a g a t ew a y,

u s e t h e loca l s y s t e m IP a d d r es s .

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Stage 1:ConfiguringtheIP Network

This sta ge describes how to configure th e IP netw ork to which your

machine is connected.

Actions


Step 2. Obtain the identifier of the network device (eth0, eth1,.. .) of the LAN

E t h e rn e t in t e rfa ce b y ru n n in g t h e c om m a n d mii-tool(refer t o the ma npage for th is comman d for more informa tion).

You will use this identifier below for the DEVICE field.

Step 3. C reat e a n etw ork configura tion, as follows:

a. C r e a t e a systemconfig.conf configura tion file from the t emplateprovided by copying it u sing t he comma nd

# cp -p /etc/systemconfig/systemconfig.template.conf

/etc/systemconfig/systemconfig.conf

b. Modify t he file/etc/systemconfig/systemconfig.conf(th a t youha ve just creat ed) a ccording to your n etw ork configura tion. See below

for guida nce.

[NETWORK]

HOSTNAME =

DOMAINNAME =

# Information for DNS resolution (up to 3 nameservers)

# These lines must be commented out if not used

DNS1 =

DNS2 =

# Set up the default Gateway

GATEWAY =

#the following is optional, if not specified will be

DOMAINNAME from above

# SEARCHDOMAINS = janesworld.cluster cluster

[INTERFACE0]

DEVICE = # e.g. eth0

TYPE = static

IPADDR = # e.g. 15.128.10.134NETMASK = # e.g. 255.255.248.0




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c. R u n t h e com m a n d systemconfiguratort o t a k e in t o a c cou n t t h e

netw ork configura tion, as follow s:# systemconfigurator --confignet

Step 4. S kip th is s tep for the Debian d istribut ion of Linux.

For th e Red Ha t 7.3 distribut ion of Linux, modify th e hostn a me

configura tion to replace th e fully qua lified hostna me with a shorter,

non-qua lified hostn am e.

Ch a n g e t h e f i le /etc/sysconfig/network as follows:

Replace:

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# /etc/init.d/nscd restart

d. For D ebia n, reboot the syst em or resta rt the follow ing services:

# /etc/init.d/networking restart

# /etc/init.d/inetd restart

# /etc/init.d/nscd restart

e. L o g in a s ocadmin.

f. E d it t h e fi le /home/ocadmin/.rhostsa n d re p la ce i t s c on t e n t s w it hentries of the form

ocadmin

for a l l h os t s o f y ou r H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 p la t fo rm .

E n s u re t h a t a l l r ig h t s fo r t h is f i le a re c orre ct , u s in g t h e com m a n d

chmod 600 /home/ocadmin/.rhosts.

Result

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Stage 2: Installing theHP OpenCall SS7Software

This sta ge describes how t o insta ll the H P OpenC a ll SS7 3.1 on Linu x

software from the CD provided and how to check the installat ion.

Actions


Step 2. In s e rt t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 3 .1 on L in u x CD in t o y ou r m a ch in e, m o un t

the C D a nd m ove to the top level directory of the C D.

For Red Ha t L inux 7.3, enter th e followin g comma nds:

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom -o ro

If you do not specify t he -o ro (rea d-only) opt ion, th e following m essa ge

is displa yed:

/dev/cdrom is write protected, mounting read-only

# cd /mnt/cdrom

For th e Debian d istribut ion, enter th e follow ing comma nds:

# mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom

# cd /cdrom

Step 3. To in s t a l l t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 p a c k a g e s from t h e CD, e n t e r t h efollow ing comman d:

For Red Hat Linux:

# ./install.sh -i(for a SD K insta llat ion use th e -sdk option)

For Debian:

# sh install.sh -i (for a SD K inst a llat ion use the -sdk option)

Step 4. U n m o un t a n d re m ov e t h e CD.

F or R e d H a t L in u x :

# c d /

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Step 5. Ch e ck t h a t t h e a p p rop ria t e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 p a c k a g e s h a v e b ee nin s t a l led . F or R ed H a t L in u x , e n t e r :

# rpm -qa | grep hpoc

For D ebian, enter:

# dpkg -lhpoc*|grep ii

For a n u p-to-da te lis t of th e required pa cka ges, refer t o the

HP OpenCall SS7 3.1 on Linux Release Notes. An exa mple list of

packages is given below:

hpoc-ss7-linux-wrapper-0.2-8

hpoc-ss7-nettl-0.2-8

hpocconfiguration-0.2-8

hpocconfiguration-0.2-9

hpocha-0.2-8

hpocisup-0.2-8

hpocsecurity-0.2-8

hpocss7-0.2-8

hpocss7drivers-0.2-8

hpocsupportability-0.2-8

hpoctup-0.2-8

Result

The HP OpenCa ll SS 7 3.1 on Linux packages a re now insta lled on your

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Stage 3:Validating theInstallation

This sta ge describes how t o validat e your inst a llat ion of

HP OpenC a ll SS 7 3.1 on Linu x. It involves loa ding a pre-defined

configura tion (supplied wit h t he softw a re) in order to allow t he

v a l id a t ion t o b e pe rform e d . N ot e t h a t n o S S 7 h a rd w a re is u s ed w it h t h is

pre-defined configura tion an d it is not necessary for the S S7 ha rdw a re to

be connected to th e plat form a t t his s ta ge.

You must perform the actions below for each host of your platform.

Actions

Step 1. Log in as ocadmin.

Step 2. G enerat e a pre-defined configura tion using the cfgMgrcom m a n d a sfollows:

cfgMgr -resetTemplate 2

Step 3. Install the configuration using the command

cfgInstall from /var/opt/OC/working_config/platform_2

Step 4. S t a r t t h e S S 7 s t a c k s u s in g t h e com m a n d ss7Start.

Step 5. Check th a t a ll s ta cks are act ive, using the comman d ocftstatus. Repea tthis a ct ion un til a ll processes ar e act ive.

Step 6. Once all processes a re a ct ive, check the S S7 net work configura tion, asfollows:

a. S t a r t t h e H P Op en Ca ll S S 7 Ma n a g e m e n t t ools b y en t e rin gss7MgrStart.

b. F rom the ma in menu of the SS 7 Monitor, select M onitor E nt it ies andth en MTP.

c. In ea ch sub-menu , check tha t MTP, Destin a tion/Rout e a ndLin k/Link set a re a ll ACTIVE .

NOTE To continue wit h the insta llat ion of your plat form, refer to First Time

Installat ion Overview on page 25 for a guide to the remain ing

in s t a l la t ion t a s k s.




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Result

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3 Configuring the Platform

This cha pter describes how to configure th e HP OpenCa ll SS 7 plat form

for t he first t ime a nd how t o modify an exist ing configura tion.

These a re of f - l i neconfigura tions.

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Overview

Configuring th e HP OpenC a ll SS7 plat form consists of the following :

Cre a t in g a n e w con fig u ra t io n (n ot e t h a t a n u m b er of pre -d ef in ed

configurat ions a re also ava ilable).

M od ify in g t h e n ew c on fig u ra t io n t o us e t h e corre ct v a lu e s for y ou r

s y s t e m .

In s t a l lin g t h e con fig u ra t io n t h is m ov e s t h e n e w or u p d a t e d

configura tion from t he saved s t a t e t o t h e runnings t a t e. N ot e t h a t

wh en the configura tion is upda ted for a runn ing system, the modified

configura tion files will not be used until t he plat form h a s been

s t op p ed a n d r e st a r t e d .

P rop a g a t in g t h e c on figu ra t io n t h is c op ies t h e n e w or m od if ie d

configura tion onto a ll systems in t he plat form, ensuring consistency.To perform th ese ta sks, use th e cfg*comma nds. For a l is t of these

comman ds, see List of Comma nds U sed in Configura tion on page 55.


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NOTE When upda ting th e configura tion for a runn ing system, a fter themodified configura tion files ha ve been inst a lled (a nd a re in a runn ing

sta te) th ey will not be used until th e plat form h a s been stopped an d

re s t a r t e d .

Configuration States

A configura tion ca n b e in one of tw o sta tes:

savedloca ted in th e directory /var/opt/OC/working_config/

runninglocat ed in /etc/opt/OC

The ta ble below summ a rizes wha t ha ppens to the configura tion files in

different s ituations:

Table3-1 Configuration File States

Task Action Result

Create new configuration

or modify exist ing saved

configuration

C r ea t e con figu ra t ion C on figu ra t ion is in s a ved

s t a t e

M od if y con f ig u ra t i on M od ifi ed con fi gu r a t i on s t il l i n

s a v e d st a t e

I ns ta ll con figur a tion E xist in g r un nin g

configuration (if any) moved

to sa ved sta tedirectory

n a m e d s o a s n ot t o ov erw ri t e

a n y o t h er s a v e d

configurations

New configura tion moved tor u n n i n g st a t e

S a v e As con fig ur a t ion C h a n g es s a ved t o d ir ect or y


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Modify running

configuration

M od if y con f ig u ra t i on M od ifi ed con fi gu r a t i on i s i n

r u n n i n g st a t e

S a ve con fi gu ra t ion R un nin g con figu ra t i on copied

to sa ved sta tedirectory

n a m e d s o a s n ot t o ov erw ri t e

a n y o t h er s a v e dconfigurations

Note:

If you do not explicit ly save

your modified configura tion,

no ba ckup copy of it exists.

P r op a g a t e con f ig u r a t i on R u n n i n g con f ig u r a t i on cop ie dto all other syst ems in

platform

C h eck con fi gu ra t ion C on figu ra t ion v a lid a t ed .

Table 3-1 Configuration File States (Continued)

Task Action Result


Creating a New Configuration


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Creatinga New Configuration

This section describes how to creat e an d insta ll a new pla t form

configurat ion. Note t ha t H P OpenCa ll SS 7 3.1 on Linux includes a set of

pre-defined configurations. If you wish to use one of these, refer to

Ins ta lling a P re-defined Configura tion on page 52.

NOTE Th is p roc ed u re a s s u m e s t h a t y o u h a v e in s t a l le d t h e H P Op en C a ll S S 7

s oft w a re a n d y ou h a v e in s t a l le d (b u t n ot con fig u red ) t h e S S 7 h a rd w a r e.

If you are installing a new plat form from scratch, please refer to F irs t

Time Inst a llat ion Overview on pa ge 25 for guidance.

T