4 Configuring GroomerII cards
4.2 Starting the ACT application
4.3.2 Clocking settings
Figure 4-4 ACT clocking settings page Fields
As with Card List, this selection shows that five cards have been detected in the system. In this instance however, each entry will show the clocking configuration details of each card.
CAUTION
The cards listed in this screen may not be displayed in their installed order.
Buttons
Clocking Details – Used to configure clocking parameters, select a card from the list followed by Clocking Details to open a Clocking Details pagefor the selected card.
NOTE
Where two or more cards are installed bus termination must be applied to the cards physically located at each end of the H.100 bus, which are the first and last cards in the Card List page.
The exception to this is when a 2U chassis (R720 and R730) is fitted with three or four cards. In this case, bus termination must be applied to the second and third cards in the Card List page.
The process for configuring card clocks is documented in section 4.5.
4.3.3 Diagnostics
The diagnostics option provides the facility to check your system looking at the status of services, current configurations, file versions, and system logs.
Figure 4-5 ACT diagnostics page Diagnostics
The dialog area includes:
File: - displays the location of the HTML file that is generated after you run diagnostics, the contents of which will appear in the display area.
Start Diagnostics – select this button to run system diagnostics. A Clear Diagnostics button replaces the Start Diagnostics button once a system diagnosis has been completed.
During diagnostics, the following information is obtained:
Troubleshooting – an optional entry that is only completed if a problem is identified.
Operating System – operating system version, service pack details etc.
System log – log history.
Aculab Path – Aculab root directory.
System Path – path details for key system and Aculab application files.
File Versions – Aculab application files.
Versions – hardware details of Aculab cards detected in the system.
Configuration Files – configuration file details.
IP Telephony – run time IP service configuration details.
Registered Prosody IP Cards – lists the Prosody X cards installed in the system.
OS Specific Output –operating system configuration, devices, running services, etc.
4.3.4 IP settings
Figure 4-6 ACT IP settings page Fields
IP Telephony settings - This control will list the Prosody X cards that have been detected in the system, and includes the IP address assigned to the media port on the card.
CAUTION
The cards listed in this screen may not be displayed in their installed order.
IP Telephony System Features – The controls in this group apply to all Prosody X cards in the system. This area contains three check boxes:
Enable SIP on Host – Indicates whether the SIP service should be loaded. This box must remain checked at all times.
Buttons
Card Details – This button accesses the configuration parameters for the Aculab IP Telephony card. GroomerII does not support this card, and this button should be ignored.
Host SIP Options – This button is used to open the SIP Protocol Options dialog box.
NOTE
The settings in this dialog box are not used by GroomerII, and should be left at their default values.
4.3.5 Prosody X
Figure 4-7 ACT Prosody X page Fields
This page will list all of the Prosody X cards installed in your system. The cards will appear in this screen from system startup. The IP address of the media port, along with the service status is displayed for each card. When a cards status reaches In Service the card will also be listed in the Card List page. The Card List page is documented in section 4.3.1.
CAUTION
The cards listed in this screen may not be displayed in their installed order.
Buttons
Flash Card – This button will display the Flash Card page, which allows the firmware on the Prosody X card to be updated. This operation is detailed in section 4.7.
Reset Card – This button will cause the selected card to be restarted. When the button is pressed a Reset Card countdown dialog will appear. Selecting OK will cause the card to be restarted immediately. Selecting Cancel will prevent the card from being
restarted. When the countdown reaches zero the card will be started.
Figure 4-8 ACT Reset Card dialog
CAUTION
If a Prosody X card is restarted all calls in progress will be lost. This is generic ACT functionality, and it is generally not necessary to restart cards in GroomerII.
It is recommended that this functionality should only be used under the direction of Aculab support.
Add – This button should be used only when you are configuring a GroomerII 1U (AC2460) chassis, and the Prosody X card is not already listed in the Prosody X Settings pane. If the Prosody X card is already listed in the Prosody X Settings pane use the Edit button to configure the card. This button must not be used when configuring any other type of chassis.
Edit – Used to configure the Prosody X card parameters. Select a card from the list followed by Edit, or double click on a card entry, to open an editdialog for the selected card.
Remove – Use this button to remove all drivers associated with the card before removing it from the chassis.
NOTE
Should this button be accidentally pressed, it will remove the selected card from the system. To restore the card:
• If your system is a GroomerII 1U (AC2460) use the Add button to add and configure the card.
• For all other types of system, restart the system and configure the card parameters using the Edit button.
The process for configuring Prosody X card parameters is documented in section 4.8.