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  3. Enabling the Large System # Links Controlled Feature

Enabling the Large System # Links Controlled Feature

This procedure is used to enable the Large System # Links controlled feature using the feature’s part number and a feature access key.

The feature access key for the Large System # Links controlled feature is based on the feature’s part number and the serial number of the EAGLE, making the feature access key site-specific.

This feature allows the EAGLE to contain a maximum of either 1500, 2000, or 2800 signaling links.

The enable-ctrl-feat command enables the controlled feature by inputting the controlled feature’s access key and the controlled feature’s part number with these parameters:

Note:

As of Release 46.3, the fak parameter is no longer required. This parameter is only used for backward compatibility.

:fak – The feature access key provided by Oracle. The feature access key contains 13 alphanumeric characters and is not case sensitive.

:partnum – The Oracle-issued part number associated with the signaling link quantity being enabled:

  • 893005901 for the 1500 signaling link quantity
  • 893005910 for the 2000 signaling link quantity.
  • 893005911 for the 2800 signaling link quantity.

The enable-ctrl-feat command requires that the database contain a valid serial number for the EAGLE, and that this serial number is locked. This can be verified with the rtrv-serial-num command. The EAGLE is shipped with a serial number in the database, but the serial number is not locked. The serial number can be changed, if necessary, and locked once the EAGLE is on-site, by using the ent-serial-num command. The ent-serial-num command uses these parameters.

:serial – The serial number assigned to the EAGLE. The serial number is not case sensitive.

:lock – Specifies whether or not the serial number is locked. This parameter has only one value, yes, which locks the serial number. Once the serial number is locked, it cannot be changed.

Note:

To enter and lock the EAGLE’s serial number, the ent-serial-num command must be entered twice, once to add the correct serial number to the database with the serial parameter, then again with the serial and the lock=yes parameters to lock the serial number. You should verify that the serial number in the database is correct before locking the serial number. The serial number can be found on a label affixed to the control shelf (shelf 1100).

This feature cannot be temporarily enabled (with the temporary feature access key).

Once this feature is enabled with the enable-ctrl-feat command, the feature is also activated. The chg-ctrl-feat command is not necessary to activate the feature.

This feature cannot be turned off with the chg-ctrl-feat command and the status=off parameter.

Hardware Supported for Signaling Link Quantities Greater than 2000

This hardware is the only hardware that is supported for an EAGLE containing 2001 to 2800 signaling links.

  • HC-MIM
  • E5-E1/T1
  • E5-ATM
  • E5-SM4G
  • E5-ENET
  • E5-based control cards
  • E5-SLAN card for the STPLAN feature
  • E5-STC card for the EAGLE Integrated Monitoring Support feature

To increase the signaling link quantity to more than 2000 signaling links, or HIPR2 cards must be installed into card locations 9 and 10 in each shelf in the EAGLE. Enter the rept-stat-gpl:gpl=hipr2 command to verify whether or not HIPR2 cards are installed in the EAGLE shelves.

  1. Display the status of the Large System # Links controlled feature by entering the rtrv-ctrl-feat command.

    The following is an example of the possible output. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
The following features have been permanently enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity
Command Class Management  893005801  on      ----
LNP Short Message Service 893006601  on      ----
Intermed GTT Load Sharing 893006901  on      ----
XGTT Table Expansion      893006101  on      400000
XMAP Table Expansion      893007710  off     ----
Routesets                 893006401  on      6000
HC-MIM SLK Capacity       893012707  on      64

The following features have been temporarily enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity     Trial Period Left
Zero entries found.

The following features have expired temporary keys:

Feature Name              Partnum
Zero entries found.

    If the rtrv-ctrl-feat output shows that the controlled feature is enabled for the desired quantity or for a quantity that is greater than the desired quantity, no further action is necessary. This procedure does not need to be performed.

  2. Display the serial number in the database with the rtrv-serial-num command.

    This is an example of the possible output. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
System serial number = nt00001231

System serial number is not locked.

rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
Command Completed
    If the serial number is correct and locked, continue the procedure by performing one of these steps.
    • If the enabled quantity will be 1500, continue the procedure with 8.
    • If the enabled quantity will be 2000 or 2800, continue the procedure with 6.

    If the serial number is correct but not locked, continue the procedure with 5.

    If the serial number is not correct and not locked, continue the procedure with 3.

    If the serial number is not correct, but is locked, this feature cannot be enabled and the remainder of this procedure cannot be performed. Contact the Customer Care Center to get an incorrect and locked serial number changed. Refer to My Oracle Support (MOS) for the contact information. The serial number can be found on a label affixed to the control shelf (shelf 1100).

  3. Enter the correct serial number into the database using the ent-serial-num command with the serial parameter.

    For this example, enter this command.

    ent-serial-num:serial=<EAGLE’s correct serial number>

    When this command has successfully completed, the following message should appear. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
ENT-SERIAL-NUM:  MASP A - COMPLTD
  4. Verify that the serial number entered into 3 was entered correctly using the rtrv-serial-num command.

    This is an example of the possible output. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
System serial number = nt00001231

System serial number is not locked.

rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
Command Completed

    If the serial number was not entered correctly, repeat 3 and 4 and re-enter the correct serial number.

  5. Lock the serial number in the database by entering the ent-serial-num command with the serial number shown in 2, if the serial number shown in 2 is correct, or with the serial number shown in 4, if the serial number was changed in 3, and with the lock=yes parameter.

    For this example, enter this command.

    ent-serial-num:serial=<EAGLE’s serial number>:lock=yes

    When this command has successfully completed, the following message should appear. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
ENT-SERIAL-NUM:  MASP A - COMPLTD
    Continue the procedure by performing one of these steps.
    • If the enabled quantity will be 1500, continue the procedure with 8.
    • If the enabled quantity will be 2000 or 2800, continue the procedure with 6.
  6. Verify that HIPR2 cards are installed in card locations 9 and 10 in each shelf of the EAGLE. Enter this command.

    rept-stat-gpl:gpl=hipr2

    This is an example of the possible output.

    
rlghncxa03w 09-07-01 11:40:26 GMT  EAGLE5 41.1.0
GPL        CARD      RUNNING            APPROVED      TRIAL
HIPR2      1109      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
HIPR2      1110      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
HIPR2      1209      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
HIPR2      1210      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
HIPR2      1309      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
HIPR2      1310      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
HIPR2      2109      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
HIPR2      2110      132-002-000        132-002-000   132-003-000
Command Completed

    If HIPR2 cards are installed at the card locations 9 and 10 on the shelf where the E5-SLAN card is to be installed, continue the procedure with 7.

    If HIPR2 cards are not installed at the card locations 9 and 10 on the shelf where the E5-SLAN card is to be installed, refer to Installation Guide to install the HIPR2 cards. Once the HIPR2 cards have been installed, continue the procedure with 7.

  7. Before the 2000 or 2800 signaling link quantity can be enabled, make sure the EAGLE is configured with the hardware shown in the “Hardware Supported for Signaling Link Quantities Greater than 2000" section.

    If hardware other than the hardware shown in the “Hardware Supported for Signaling Link Quantities Greater than 2000" section is installed and provisioned, contact the Customer Care Center before enabling the 2000 or 2800 signaling link quantity. Refer to My Oracle Support (MOS) for the contact information.

  8. Enable the Large System # Links controlled feature for the desired quantity with the enable-ctrl-feat command specifying the part number corresponding to the new quantity of signaling links and the feature access key.

    To increase the number of signaling links the EAGLE can contain to 1500, enter this command.

    enable-ctrl-feat:partnum=893005901:fak=<feature access key>

    To increase the number of signaling links the EAGLE can contain to 2000, enter this command.

    enable-ctrl-feat:partnum=893005910:fak=<feature access key>

    To increase the number of signaling links the EAGLE can contain to 2800, enter this command.

    enable-ctrl-feat:partnum=893005911:fak=<feature access key>

    Note:

    A temporary feature access key cannot be specified to enable this feature.

    Note:

    The values for the feature access key (the fak parameter) are provided by Oracle. If you do not have the feature access key for the feature you wish to enable, contact your Sales Representative or Account Representative.

    When the enable-crtl-feat command has successfully completed, this message should appear. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
ENABLE-CTRL-FEAT: MASP B - COMPLTD
  9. Verify the changes by entering the rtrv-ctrl-feat command with the part number specified in 8.

    If the 1500 signaling link quantity was enabled in 8, enter this command.

    rtrv-ctrl-feat:partnum=893005901

    The following is an example of the possible output. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
The following features have been permanently enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity
Large System # Links      893005901  on      1500

The following features have been temporarily enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity     Trial Period Left
Zero entries found.

The following features have expired temporary keys:

Feature Name              Partnum
Zero entries found.

    If the 2000 signaling link quantity was enabled in 8, enter this command.

    rtrv-ctrl-feat:partnum=893005910

    The following is an example of the possible output. 

    
rlghncxa03w 06-10-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 36.0.0
The following features have been permanently enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity
Large System # Links      893005910  on      2000

The following features have been temporarily enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity     Trial Period Left
Zero entries found.

The following features have expired temporary keys:

Feature Name              Partnum
Zero entries found.

    If the 2800 signaling link quantity was enabled in 8, enter this command.

    rtrv-ctrl-feat:partnum=893005911

    The following is an example of the possible output. 

    
rlghncxa03w 09-07-28 21:15:37 GMT EAGLE5 41.1.0
The following features have been permanently enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity
Large System # Links      893005911  on      2800

The following features have been temporarily enabled:

Feature Name              Partnum    Status  Quantity     Trial Period Left
Zero entries found.

The following features have expired temporary keys:

Feature Name              Partnum
Zero entries found.
  10. Back up the new changes using the chg-db:action=backup:dest=fixed command.
    These messages should appear, the active Maintenance and Administration Subsystem Processor (MASP) appears first. 
    
BACKUP (FIXED) : MASP A - Backup starts on active MASP.
BACKUP (FIXED) : MASP A - Backup on active MASP to fixed disk complete.
BACKUP (FIXED) : MASP A - Backup starts on standby MASP.
BACKUP (FIXED) : MASP A - Backup on standby MASP to fixed disk complete.

    Figure A-1 Enabling the Large System # Links Controlled Feature



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