Table Of Contents

Preparing for Sun Solaris Operating System and Cisco MGC Software Installation

Supported Platforms and Cisco Products

Solaris 10, Cisco MGC 9.7 and Higher Software Release Preinstallation Checklists

Required Software Media

Minimum System Requirements

Required Site-Specific Information

Required Machine-Specific Information

Required Tasks

Preparing for Sun Solaris Operating System and Cisco MGC Software Installation

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This chapter provides checklists describing the required and optional components, software media, and information you must have on hand before installing the Cisco MGC software and the Sun Solaris operating system:

•Cisco MGC Software Release 9.7 and up, which requires the Sun Solaris Operating System 10

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Note The Cisco PGW 2200 PSTN Gateway (hereafter referred to as Cisco PGW 2200) is the new name for the Cisco VSC 3000 and the Cisco SC 2200. Some parts of this document might use these older names.

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Note The entire installation procedure takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

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Supported Platforms and Cisco Products

The following Cisco products are supported by this software:

•Cisco PGW 2200 (PSTN Gateway)

•Cisco Billing and Measurements Server (BAMS)

•Cisco H.323 Signaling Interface (HSI)

The platforms that are supported for these products are identified in the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Hardware Installation Guide.

Solaris 10, Cisco MGC 9.7 and Higher Software Release Preinstallation Checklists

Tables 1-1 through 1-4 list the required and optional tasks, information, and software media for installing the Solaris 10 operating system and the Cisco MGC Software Release 9.7 and higher.

Before installing the Sun Solaris operating system, Solaris patches, and alarm card software, ensure that you collect the information and complete tasks listed in the following tables.

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Note The target machine must have a terminal connected to the console port by means of a serial cable.

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Required Software Media

Gather all of the appropriate software media listed in Table 1-1. For more information, see the appropriate Sun documentation that shipped with your system.

Table 1-1 Solaris 10 Required Media Checklist 

Media	Version
The following CD-ROM disks are ordered from Cisco: •Cisco Sun Solaris 10 Startup Disk This disk installs the Sun Solaris 10 Operating System, configured specifically to support the Cisco MGC software. There are two versions of this disk, one for each of the supported platform types: –Cisco Solaris 10 Startup Disk for Sparc-based platforms –Cisco Solaris 10 Startup Disk for Opteron-based platforms	06/06 01/06
•Cisco Solaris 10 Operating Environment CD This disk contains the following packages: –CSCOh020 ( MGC Security package) –CSCOh021 (Verification Test Suite scripts) –CSCOh022 (Solaris 10 patches for Sparc-based platforms) –CSCOh023 (DiskSuite installation scripts) –CSCOh024 (Log/Spool installation for Sparc-based platforms) –CSCOh026 (Xterm, ftp, ntp, and alarm software installation for Sparc-based platforms) –CSCOh032 (Solaris 10 patches for Opteron-based platforms) –CSCOh036 (Xterm, ftp, and ntp installation for Opteron-based platforms)	3.0(5)

Minimum System Requirements

Refer to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Hardware Installation Guide for the host minimum hardware requirements. Before using the minimum hardware configuration, consult your Cisco representative to determine the hardware that gives you the best performance results based on your network configuration, proposed traffic, and desired processing power.

Required Site-Specific Information

Your system site administrator can provide the required site-specific information called for in Table 1-2. Use the Notes column in this table to record the information. Several steps in the installation procedure in Installing the Sun Solaris 10 Operating System requires you to provide this information.

Table 1-2 Site-Specific Information 

Required Information	Notes
Subet Mask (Example: 255.255.255.0)
Default router (Example: 111.11.xxx.1)
DNS server
NTP server IP address
Time zone (Example: United States (Eastern))
Root password (Assigned by your system site administrator)

Required Machine-Specific Information

Your system site administrator can provide the information called for in Table 1-3 as it applies to your target Sun Netra machine. Use the Notes column in this table to record the information. Several steps in the installation procedure require you to provide this information.

Table 1-3 Machine-Specific Checklist

Information	Notes
Host name of target machine
IP address of target machine
Default router IP address
Additional Ethernet IP address
Subnet address for each additional Ethernet IP address
Netmask address for each additional Ethernet IP address

Required Tasks

Before you begin installing the Solaris 10 operating system, perform the tasks listed in Table 1-4.

Table 1-4 Tasks Checklist

Check	Tasks
	Make sure that the target machine is connected to a terminal by a serial cable inserted into the console port.
	Have your company's internal support and Cisco support contact information readily available so you can get help with the installation if needed. If you have questions or need assistance, see the "Obtaining Technical Assistance" section on page xvi.