Installation of the Open Telecommunications Platform is comprised of the following major steps.
Site preparation
Ensure that your equipment meets the requirements listed in OTP System Hardware and Firmware Requirements.
Record your Open Telecommunications Platform Plan information
Use the worksheets provided in Open Telecommunications Platform Plan Worksheets for each host to record the information that is applied by the Open Telecommunications Platform installation and configuration process. Plan information includes items such as management and provisioning interface ports, IP addresses for each OTP host, the clustered OTP system name, IPMP options, and more. Using the worksheets will assist you during installation and configuration, and reduce the chance for errors.
Install the operating system on each server.
Install and configure the Solaris 10 Update 2 operating system on the servers selected for the Open Telecommunications Platform system as described in Chapter 3, Preparing Servers for Open Telecommunications Platform Installation.
If you plan to install the Open Telecommunications Platform using an external OTP installation server, also install and configure the Solaris 10 Update 2 operating system on the external OTP installation server.
Install the Open Telecommunications Platform to the OTP systems.
If you are installing the Open Telecommunications Platform for the first time, use either of the following two methods:
Install the Open Telecommunications Platform using the command line as described in Chapter 4, Installing the Open Telecommunications Platform Using the Command Line. An external OTP installation server is not required using this method.
Install the Open Telecommunications Platform using the graphical user interface (GUI) installation as described in Chapter 5, Installing the Open Telecommunications Platform Using the Graphical User Interface. An external OTP installation server is required for this method.
The external OTP installation server is a temporary server, and is needed only for the duration of the GUI-based installation and configuration process.
If you have already installed the Open Telecommunications Platform using either of the above methods, you can install the Open Telecommunications Platform to a new standalone OTP host or new clustered OTP hosts using your existing OTP System as described in Chapter 6, Installing the Open Telecommunications Platform Using an Existing OTP System.