Installing HP OpenCall SS7 3.1 on Linux

Log in as root.

Obtain the identifier of the network device (eth0, eth1,...) of the LAN Ethernet interface by running the command mii-tool (refer to the man page for this command for more information).

You will use this identifier below for the DEVICE field.

Create a network configuration, as follows:

1. Create a systemconfig.conf configuration file from the template provided by copying it using the command

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

2. Modify the file /etc/systemconfig/systemconfig.conf (that you have just created) according to your network configuration. See below for guidance.

   [NETWORK] HOSTNAME = <hostname> DOMAINNAME = <domain.name> # Information for DNS resolution (up to 3 nameservers) # These lines must be commented out if not used DNS1 = <IP address for name server 1> DNS2 = <IP address for name server 2> # Set up the default Gateway GATEWAY = <Gateway IP address>

   #the following is optional, if not specified will be DOMAINNAME from above # SEARCHDOMAINS = janesworld.cluster cluster [INTERFACE0] DEVICE = <Ethernet Device> # e.g. eth0 TYPE = static IPADDR = <IP Address> # e.g. 15.128.10.134 NETMASK = <IP Network Mask> # e.g. 255.255.248.0

3. Run the command systemconfigurator to take into account the network configuration, as follows:

   # systemconfigurator --confignet

Skip this step for the Debian distribution of Linux.

For the Red Hat 7.3 distribution of Linux, modify the hostname configuration to replace the fully qualified hostname with a shorter, non-qualified hostname.

Change the file /etc/sysconfig/network as follows:

Replace:

HOSTNAME = <hostname.domain.name

with

HOSTNAME = <hostname>

Configure the host as follows:

1. At the command prompt, enter the hostname using the command

   # hostname <hostname>

   Note that you must specify the hostname and not the fully qualified domain name.

2. Modify the file /etc/hosts so that the format of each entry is

   <IP address> <host name> <fully qualified domain name>

   as in the following example:

   127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain

   10.20.30.40 opencall opencall.hp.com

   You will have to move the domain name from the second column to the third column and create a new line with the IP address of the management LAN for all the systems belonging to the platform (the HA LAN IP address is not needed)

3. For Red Hat Linux, reboot the system or restart the following services:

   # /etc/init.d/network restart

   # /etc/init.d/xinetd restart

   # /etc/init.d/nscd restart

4. For Debian, reboot the system or restart the following services:

   # /etc/init.d/networking restart

   # /etc/init.d/inetd restart

   # /etc/init.d/nscd restart

5. Log in as ocadmin.

6. Edit the file /home/ocadmin/.rhosts and replace its contents with entries of the form

   <hostname> ocadmin

   for all hosts of your HP OpenCall SS7 platform.

   Ensure that all rights for this file are correct, using the command chmod 600 /home/ocadmin/.rhosts.

Log in as root.

Insert the HP OpenCall SS7 3.1 on Linux CD into your machine, mount the CD and move to the top level directory of the CD.

For Red Hat Linux 7.3, enter the following commands:

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

If you do not specify the -o ro (read-only) option, the following message is displayed:

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

# cd /mnt/cdrom

For the Debian distribution, enter the following commands:

# mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom

# cd /cdrom

To install the HP OpenCall SS7 packages from the CD, enter the following command:

For Red Hat Linux:

# ./install.sh -i (for a SDK installation use the -sdk option)

For Debian:

# sh install.sh -i (for a SDK installation use the -sdk option)

Unmount and remove the CD.

For Red Hat Linux:

# cd /

# umount /dev/cdrom

For Debian:

# cd /

# umount /cdrom

Check that the appropriate HP OpenCall SS7 packages have been installed. For Red Hat Linux , enter:

# rpm -qa | grep hpoc

For Debian, enter:

# dpkg -l‘hpoc*’|grep ii

For an up-to-date list of the required packages, refer to the HP OpenCall SS7 3.1 on Linux Release Notes. An example list of packages is given below:

hpoc-ss7-linux-wrapper-0.2-8hpoc-ss7-nettl-0.2-8hpocconfiguration-0.2-8hpocconfiguration-0.2-9hpocha-0.2-8hpocisup-0.2-8hpocsecurity-0.2-8hpocss7-0.2-8hpocss7drivers-0.2-8hpocsupportability-0.2-8hpoctup-0.2-8

Log in as ocadmin.

Generate a pre-defined configuration using the cfgMgr command as follows:

cfgMgr -resetTemplate 2

Install the configuration using the command

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

Start the SS7 stacks using the command ss7Start.

Check that all stacks are active, using the command ocftstatus. Repeat this action until all processes are active.

Once all processes are active, check the SS7 network configuration, as follows:

1. Start the HP OpenCall SS7 Management tools by entering ss7MgrStart.

2. From the main menu of the SS7 Monitor, select Monitor Entities and then MTP. In each sub-menu, check that MTP, Destination/Route and Link/Linkset are all ACTIVE.