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Installation and Configuration
Notes:
• If you want to install the Dialogic Host Media Processing software on top of the Diva System Release
software, go to Dialogic® HMP Software and Dialogic® Diva® System Release LIN Software.
• If you upgrade from the Dialogic® Diva® System Release software v8.3, the existing configuration
cannot be used due to structural changes. A backup of the configuration is stored under
divas_cfg.rc.8.3.
• The Dialogic® Diva® softIP Software is installed together with the Diva System Release software
package.
• The Diva softIP software cannot be used on a Terminal Server.
The following steps provide an overview of the installation and configuration procedure for the Diva System
Release software:
1. Install your Dialogic
®
Diva
®
Media Board and connect it to the network. For further information on the
hardware installation, refer to the Dialogic
®
Diva
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Media Board Installation Guide that came with your Diva
Media Board.
2. Install the Diva System Release software package. For further information, see Software installation on
page 28.
3. Configure the Diva System Release software using the Config Configuration Wizard located in the
/usr/lib/opendiva/divas directory. For further information, see Configuring the Dialogic® Diva® System
Release Software on page 36.
4. Confirm the operation of your Diva Media Board. For further information, see Testing the Dialogic® Diva®
Media Board functionality and connectivity on page 47.
5. Configure the Diva System Release software TTY devices. For further information, see Configuring the
Dialogic® Diva® TTY ports on page 48.
Software installation
The Dialogic
®
Diva
®
System Release software can be installed on a wide range of Linux distributions.
The software consists of an integrated installer, providing automatic detection of the presence and type of the
system package manager:
• On RPM-based systems, the packages are automatically installed using rpm.
• On Debian-based systems, the packages are automatically converted to a .deb-format and installed using
dpkg.
To install the software, follow these steps:
1. Ensure that you are logged in as "root" user (or use "su -").
2. Run the following command in a terminal window to start the installation: sh <download
path>/Diva4Linux_installer_<nnn>.bin