First Time Installation Overview

This table below provides an overview of how to install an HP OpenCall SS7 platform from scratch. It outlines the different installation tasks and provides references to the required procedures in this guide. Once you have carried out these tasks, you will have a fully operational platform.




	NOTE: During the installation, you should refer back to this table as a guide to the installation tasks.

Task	Task Description	References
1	Install the software. This includes: An appropriate distribution of the Linux Operating System. The relevant components of the HP Opencall Enablement Kit. The HP Opencall SS7 3.1 on Linux software. At the end of this task, you will have a platform without SS7 hardware, but with a pre-defined ‘stubbed’ configuration.	Refer to Chapter 2 “Installing the HP OpenCall SS7 Software”.
2	Install the required SS7 hardware (TSUs and/or TSCs), but do NOT configure the hardware at this stage.	If you wish to use TSU/TSC hardware, refer to Stages 1, 2 and 3 in Chapter 8 “Installing a TSU”. If you have a TSC-in-System platform, refer to “Installing a TSC in a Host Server”.
3	Configure the platform.	Refer to Chapter 3 “Configuring the Platform”.
4	Configure the SS7 hardware.	If you have TSU/TSC hardware, refer to “Stage 4: Checking and Configuring the Hardware”. If you have a TSC-in-System platform, refer to “TSC Configuration: Installing a TSC in a Host Server”.
5	Configure the SS7 network connections.	Refer to Chapter 4 “Configuring the SS7 Network”.
6	Validate the platform.	Refer to Chapter 5 “Validating the Platform ”.

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