Overview

Configuring the HP OpenCall SS7 platform consists of the following:

Creating a new configuration (note that a number of pre-defined configurations are also available).
Modifying the new configuration to use the correct values for your system.
Installing the configuration—this moves the new or updated configuration from the saved state to the running state. Note that when the configuration is updated for a running system, the modified configuration files will not be used until the platform has been stopped and restarted.
Propagating the configuration—this copies the new or modified configuration onto all systems in the platform, ensuring consistency.

To perform these tasks, use the cfg* commands. For a list of these commands, see “List of Commands Used in Configuration ”.




	NOTE: When updating the configuration for a running system, after the modified configuration files have been installed (and are in a ‘running’ state) they will not be used until the platform has been stopped and restarted.

A configuration can be in one of two states:

The table below summarizes what happens to the configuration files in different situations:

Table 3-1 Configuration File States

Task	Action	Result
Create new configuration or modify existing saved configuration	Create configuration	Configuration is in saved state
	Modify configuration	Modified configuration still in saved state
	Install configuration	Existing running configuration (if any) moved to saved state—directory named so as not to overwrite any other saved configurations New configuration moved to running state
	Save As configuration	Changes saved to directory
Modify running configuration	Modify configuration	Modified configuration is in running state
	Save configuration	Running configuration copied to saved state—directory named so as not to overwrite any other saved configurationsNote: If you do not explicitly save your modified configuration, no backup copy of it exists.
	Propagate configuration	Running configuration copied to all other systems in platform
	Check configuration	Configuration validated.

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