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3.Preparing to Run the Demo
This chapter provides information about procedures to follow before running the High Availability
demo programs. Topics include:
• Connecting to External Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• Editing Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• RSS Program Prerequisite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.1 Connecting to External Equipment
You must connect each of the board’s T1/E1 network interfaces with a crossover cable so that the
board can operate in loopback mode. For example, if you have a DM/V960-4T1-cPCI board
installed in your system, you must use a T1 crossover cable to connect the J1 network interface to
the J2 network interface and use a second crossover cable to connect the J3 network interface to the
J4 network interface. This allows the Revenue Generating Application to make calls on the
channels of the J1 and J3 network interfaces and receive those same calls on the channels of the J2
and J4 network interfaces.
3.2 Editing Configuration Files
This section provides information about editing configuration files for the Revenue Generating
Application program. The following topics are included:
• Editing the redundant.cfg File for Peripheral Board Redundancy
• Editing the .config File for the Revenue Generating Application
3.2.1 Editing the redundant.cfg File for Peripheral Board
Redundancy
The Revenue Generating Application (RGA) allows you to optionally configure your system for
peripheral board redundancy. Peripheral board redundancy allows you to assign a backup board for
each board that is initially used by the RGA. If a board has a backup board defined and the initial
board is taken out of the system due to a Hot Swap removal, the RGA automatically begins making
and receiving calls on the backup board.
If you are configuring your system for peripheral board redundancy, you must set up the
initial/backup board pairs by manually editing the redundant.cfg file (located at c:\program
files\dialogic\samples\HA\rgademo).
The redundant.cfg file contains one section, [PhysicalBoardRedundancy]. The
[PhysicalBoardRedundancy] section contains entries for assigning board pairs. Board pairs are
