TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION No. TC1708 Ed.

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OmniPCX Enterprise Nb of pages : 20 Date : 17 Sept 2012

URGENT

NOT URGENT TEMPORARY PERMANENT

SUBJECT: INSTALLING AND USING THE OmniPCX Enterprise PC INSTALLER V3.4

SOFTWARE

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................
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........................................ 3

2. RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE
BEFORE THE INSTALLATION .................... 3
2.1. PC requirements and OS compatibility................................
compatibility....................................................
.................................................... 3
2.2. Before beginning the installation................................
installation ............................................................
............................................................ 4

3. RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE
BEFORE THE UPGRADE............................
UPGRADE ............................ 4

4. INSTALLATION................................
INSTALLATION ................................................................
...........................................................................
........................................... 4

5. MANAGEMENT ................................................................
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.......................................... 8
5.1. Other Servers detection ................................................................
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.......................................... 8
5.2. Installing a patch ................................................................
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................................................... 8
5.3. Installing Linux on an inactive partition ..................................................
.................................................. 9
5.4. Standard
Standard installation of a complete version ..........................................
.......................................... 10
5.5. Installing the GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 binary ........................... 15

6. UNINSTALLING THE PC INSTALLER

INSTALLER ..........................................
.......................................... 18

7. EXTENDED FEATURES ..............................................................

.............................................................. 19

8. CORRECTIONS................................
CORRECTIONS ................................................................
.........................................................................
......................................... 20

9. KNOWN RESTRICTIONS
RESTRICTIONS ...........................................................
........................................................... 20

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1. INTRODUCTION
The software OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer allows to install versions, patches, Linux on inactive
partition and GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 binary on an OmniPCX Enterprise Releases 5.1.x,
6.x and higher.
The software OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer 3.4 is available on Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business
Portal (https://businessportal.alcatel-lucent.com) and it is delivered from following OmniPCX
Enterprise versions:
Release R9.1 : i1.605.40
Release 10.0 : j1.410.50
Release R10.1 : j2.501.16.b
Note: The function IOIP3 on board INTIP3 is unavailable until OmniPCX Enterprise release R10.1
included.

2. RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE INSTALLATION

2.1. PC requirements and OS compatibility

20 MB disk space.
IP Network Configuration:
network board,
TCP/IP protocol,
IP static address.
Windows NT4 SP6, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7
Professional.

From version V2.19 the OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer software is not

compatible with Windows 98. When the installation begins an information
window indicates that the software cannot be installed on this operating system.

CAUTION
If a Firewall is available on the server PC, the OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer application cannot
operate as long as the filtering rules of firewall have not been changed to allow the application to

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receive packets on 67/UDP (BOOTP/DHCP), 69/UDP, 20/TCP and 21/TCP (FTP) ports from any
system on the subnetwork of the PC.
If an other application of DHCP, TFTP or FTP server type is installed on the server PC, the associated
server(s) must not be started.

2.2. Before beginning the installation

Before installing the software:
a local administrator session needs to be run to have the good rights,
You should stop all the programs that are running.

3. RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE UPGRADE

Before upgrading the software, uninstall the existing version; refer to section 6 then install the new
one using setup.exe ; refer to section 4 .

4. INSTALLATION
The installation of the software OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer is done with InstallShield with
the help of setup.exe.
In this example, the installation is done in the default directory
C:/Program Files/Alcatel-Lucent/OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer
Select the CD-ROM of the software OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer or the drive on which the
OmniPCX Enterprise version is located (under repertory
/dhs3mgr/"version or patch"/pcmao/boot_res/pcinstall)
Run setup exe . The following window is displayed:

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Select the language of the installation, French or English and click on Next.
The following window is displayed:

followed by this Welcome window:

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Click on Next.
The following window is displayed:

Click on Next.
Note
If the size of PATH variable in environment parameter is higher than 250 characters a warning
window appears, click on OK.
A new information window shows modifications of the value in PATH system variable (delete
several same variables Value), click on OK.

The following window is displayed:

During the installation a warning window can appear:

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Click on OK and validate the automatic start of "Computer Browser" windows service at the end
of software installation.
At the end of installation, the following window is displayed:

At the end of the installation process you can view the README.txt file that contains the
delivery note with the list of new corrections, paragraph 7 & 8.
Click on Finish.

An icon OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer is created on the desktop and an

OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer entry in the Start/OmniPCX Enterprise PC
Installer menu.

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5. MANAGEMENT

5.1. Other Servers detection

At startup a test detecting other DHCP, FTP or TFTP server is completed on the PC Server. The user is
informed of the presence of an active server and he is asked to inactivate manually the service. The
following window is displayed on the screen:

5.2. Installing a patch

The installation of a patch is carried out with the OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer and swinst
software on the OmniPCX Enterprise.
On the desktop, double click on the icon OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer. The following
window is displayed:

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In the menu Preferences, select the drive that contains the patch.
In the field Installation type, select the type of installation to "Call handling or
patch".
Note
A TFTP server and a FTP server are running during all the installation of the patch and are stopped
only when the window OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer is closed.

5.3. Installing Linux on an inactive partition

The installation of Linux on an inactive partition is carried out with the OmniPCX Enterprise PC
Installer and swinst software on the OmniPCX Enterprise.
Open the application OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer as described in section 5.2 .
In the menu Preferences, select the drive that contains the PABX version.
In the field Installation type, select the type of installation Linux on inactive
partition

Note
A FTP server is running during all the installation of the patch and is stopped only when the window
OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer is closed.

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5.4. Standard installation of a complete version

The standard installation of a complete version is carried out with:
the OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer software and,
either CPU bios standard installation menu of a A4400 Call Server or automatically after a
network boot of an Alize, Appliance Server, Blade Server or CS-2.
Procedure
Open the application OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer as described in section 5.2 .
In the menu Preferences, select the drive that contains the PABX version to be installed.
In the field Installation type, select the type of installation Linux + Call_handling

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The window Parameters Installation is displayed:

In Call Server Type, select the type of the CPU to install (Alize, 4400, Appliance_server,
Blade Server or CS-2).
In Call handling version, select the complete version or the complete version+
patch,
In Country, select the country.
In Installation type, select Standard installation.
In Network type, select the type of installation to Direct cable.
In Network Interface, select the network board interface used.
In Client IP Address, the IP address allocated to the Call Server is displayed.
In Ethernet Address, dont set the Ethernet address (_not needed_) of the CPU.
Click on Apply and the following window is displayed with the grayed button Apply.

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On Call Server V24 configuration port:

For Alize, Appliance Server, Blade Server or CS-2 Call Server
If the no software version is loaded on the server, the Bios default parameters will force the
server to reboot continuously on its Ethernet interface.
If a software version is loaded on the server, use following process to force the boot on the
Ethernet interface:
Login as root account.
Launch grubboot ETHER then shutdown r now command.
Standard installation begins after the Call Server performs a network boot.
For CPU7 Call Server
Two methods of installation are possible, the Alize method or 4400 method, see Note 2.
If the no software version is loaded on the server, the Bios default parameters will force the
CPU7 to reboot on its Ethernet interface using the Alize method of installation.
If a software version is loaded on the server, use following process to force the boot on the
Ethernet interface using the Alize method of installation:
Login as root account.
Launch grubboot ETHER then shutdown r now command.
Standard installation begins after the Call Server performs a network boot.

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For A4400 (CPU5, CPU6, CPU7 with 4400 method) Call Server
During the boot process it is mandatory to enter the Bios menu to force the boot on the
Ethernet using the following process:
From CPU5 or CPU6 bios boot menu, select 5 - Booting from Ethernet
Network or from CPU7 BIOS Loader Menu, select 03 - Load From Ethernet
(4400 method) ; see Note 2.
Select Standard Installation.
Enter the complete version (+ patch if necessary) and the country.
Enter the Linux version preceded by % (Linux version can be read under
\dhs3mgr\version\pcmao\boot_res\bootp\linux)

Boot
Boot Menu :
1 - Booting From Floppy #0
2 - Booting From Floppy #1
3 - Booting From Hard Disk #0
4 - Booting From Hard Disk #1
5 - Booting From Ethernet Network
6 - Default Boot Sequence
> 5
Booting From Ethernet Network
Updating bootinfo

ACT4400 specific INSTALLATION data input:

=========================================
Standard installation (y/n, default is y) ? : y

TEL version ? : f16023c.ca

Phase 1: address determination and bootfile selection

=====================================================

NB: All parameters below are optional.

Default internet Address : *** Unknown ***

New Internet Address :

Name of default BOOTP/TFTP server : *** Unknown ***

Name of a new BOOTP/TFTP server :

Default loaded file :

New loaded file : %15.0

BOOTP request in progress .....................

Note 1
In addition of TFTP and FTP servers, a DHCP server is activated during a standard installation and
stops only when the window Installation Parameters is closed.
Closing the application OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer stops the three servers TFTP, FTP and
DHCP.

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Note 2: Case for CPU7

The standard installation of a complete version on a CPU7 Call Server can be done indifferently with
the CPU 4400 or CPU Alize methods.
This choice is done in the BIOS Loader Menu accessible with the commands Ctrl B and Ctrl
i. The menu offers two methods of loading from Ethernet, the Alize method or the CPU 4400
method.
BIOS Loader Menu

01 - Load From Hdisk #0

02 - Load From Ethernet (Alize method)
03 - Load From Ethernet (4400 method)
04 - Load From Hdisk #0 and Bootp
05 - MAC Address
06 - PCMS id
07 - System informations
08 - Set interface KENDIN to default(auto-nego)
09 - Interface KENDIN state
10 - Set Interface KENDIN
11 - Ethernet embedded interface state
12 - Full Option Menu
13 - Reset System

CPU7 >

The configuration of the Installation parameters of the OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer

application should be adapted to the loading method chosen.
Option: 02 - Load From Ethernet (Alize method)
Preliminary you have to select the Call Server type: Alize, the Call handling version and the
country in the Installation parameters window of the OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer.
Option: 03 - Load from Ethernet (4400 method)
Preliminary you have to select the Call Server type: A4400 in the Installation parameters
window of the OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer.
The other fields are not accessible because they are selected through BIOS such as a CPU5 or CPU6
loading.

Note 3: Bios access for CS-2

For CS boards, the Bios can be accessed at startup using the commands Ctrl+B and Ctrl+i.
For the CS-2 boards, the Bios MUST only be accessed at startup using the single command Ctrl+B.
It is strickly forbidden to add the command Ctrl+i. For more details consult technical
communication TC1212 CS-2 board introduction.

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5.5. Installing the GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 binary

Installation of a GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 binary is only done with the OmniPCX Enterprise
PC Installer and a GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 which operates a network boot on the PC
server.
Open the application OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer as described in section 5.2 .
In the menu Preferences, select the drive that contains the PABX version to be installed.
The version must have the directories:
/dhs3mgr/"version"/pcmao/boot_res/DHS3bin/downbin/emg which contains
the GD/GA binaries.
/dhs3mgr/"version"/pcmao/boot_res/DHS3bin/downbin/mg3 which contains
the GD3/GA3 binaries.
/dhs3mgr/"version"/pcmao/boot_res/DHS3bin/downbin/intip3 which
contains the INTIP3 binaries.
/dhs3mgr/"version"/pcmao/boot_res/DHS3bin/downbin/ioip3 which
contains the IOIP3 binaries.

In the field Installation type, select the type of installation

GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 binary

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The Installation Parameters window is displayed:

In Media Gateway board designation, select the board type (GD/GA, GD3/GA3, INTIP3
or IOIP3).
In Media Gateway binary versions, select the version.
In Network type, select the type of installation to Direct cable.
In Network Interface, select the network board interface used.
In IP Address, the IP address allocated to the GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 is displayed.
In Ethernet Address dont set the Ethernet address (_not needed_) of the
GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3.
Click on Apply and the following window is displayed with the grayed button Apply.

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Note
In addition of TFTP server, a DHCP server is activated during installation of
GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 binaries and stops only when the Installation Parameters
window is closed.
Closing the application OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer stops the two servers TFTP and DHCP.
The complete process for reformatting and reloading Flash NAND memory of
GD/GA/GD3/GA3/INTIP3/IOIP3 is explained in technical communication TC0521 Reformatting and
reloading the e-MGD Nand Flash with PC Installer.

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6. UNINSTALLING THE PC INSTALLER

To uninstall the software on the PC, follow the procedure below.
Close all the applications that are used.
In the taskbar, click on Start/Programs/OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer/
Uninstall OmniPCX Enterprise PC Installer.

The following window is displayed:

Confirm the deletion: click on Yes.

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The following window is displayed:

At the end of the uninstallation, a message indicates that the uninstallation is completed, but
some elements could not be removed: A program will delete automatically these elements by
clicking on OK.

7. EXTENDED FEATURES

From version 2.23, PC Installer supports a new country K2, used for the BiCS installation.
From version 2.24, PC Installer supports a new client: CS-2.
From version 2.26, PC Installer supports new clients: GD3 and INTIP3.
From version 3.1, PC Installer can be installed on Windows 7.
From version 3.4, PC Installer supports a new client: IOIP3.

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8. CORRECTIONS

crms00377481 PC Installer 3.4: Wrong parameters in menu "Media Gateway board designation".
crms00329062 PC Installer 3.3: Incomprehensible error message displayed by PC-Installer.
crms00344501 PC Installer 3.3: Flashing through pcx installer tool is not possible in case of IOIP3.
crms00316346 PC Installer 3.3: Impossible to flash a GD/GA with PC-Installer.
IOIP3 PC INSTALLER PC Installer 3.3: IOIP3 binary load through PC installer -binary version
picklist NOK.
crms00218529 PC Installer 3.2: Some Chinese String label on PC Installer cannot show righ.
crms00218531 PC Installer 3.2: Need to manual reboot the pbx after a linux+callhandling
installation when using PC Installer on Win7.
crms00218540 PC Installer 3.2: PCinstaller will not automatically change it start language after
System change it locally.
crms00232208 PC Installer 3.2: Win7: For successive installation of patch in Call server windows7
PC needs restart which shouldn't be the case.
crms00234300 PC Installer 3.2: OmniPCX Installer on Win 7: Console window
"C:\PROGRA~1\ALCATE~1\OMNIPC~1/bin.ftpd.exe" pops up.
crms00240257 PC Installer 3.2: OmniPCX Installer on Win 7: CS-2 installation fails.
crms00240260 PC Installer 3.2: OmniPCX Installer on Win 7: Warning message "Browser: service is
not started" pops up.
crms00200392 PC Installer 3.1: PC Installer on Windows 7.
crms00197834 PC Installer 2.26: NGP PC Installer - INTIP3 Picklist NOK.
Abstract: Do the desired modifications for the INTIP3 pick list to display the required
version number.
crms00182355 PC Installer 2.25 : NGP PC Installer.
Abstract: Make Enhance PC installer to support with GD3, INTIP3A, INTIP3B, GA3
boards.
crms00043284 PC Installer 2.25: Linux 55.0: Installation Complete Not OK.
Abstract: Remove: Linux+call handling"/"Reload Linux" menu in PC Installer.
crms00159859 PC Installer 2.24: Add CS-2 to the pick list.
Abstract: Addition of CS-2 to the dropdown list and generation of the dhcpd.conf
file for the requested configuration.

9. KNOWN RESTRICTIONS
No known restriction.

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