# Configuring and starting the system with oamsys

To configure and start the boards, specify configuration parameters in the board keyword file for each board. In board keyword files, specify configuration parameters as a keyword name and value pair (for example, Country = USA).

The easiest way to use the board keyword files is to use the oamsys utility supplied with the OAM API software. oamsys configures and starts boards based on the parameters specified in the system configuration file and the board keyword files. For information about OAM utilities, refer to the Dialogic® NaturalAccess™ OAM System Developer’s Manual.

Note: Applications can use OAM API functions to retrieve and modify configuration parameters. For more information, refer to the Dialogic® NaturalAccess™ OAM API Developer's Manual.

To configure and start a system using the oamsys utility:

Step | Action
1 | Install the boards and software as described in the installation summary.
2 | Determine which board keyword file to use, or edit one of the sample CG 6565C board keyword files to specify appropriate configuration information for each board. For more information, refer to Using board keyword files.
3 | Determine the CompactPCI bus and slot locations of the boards using the pciscan utility. For information about pciscan, refer to the Dialogic® NaturalAccess™ OAM System Developer’s Manual.
4 | Create a system configuration file, or edit a sample system configuration file to point to all the board keyword files for your system. Specify a unique name and board number for each board. For more information, refer to Creating a system configuration file for oamsys.
5 | Start oammon to monitor the OAM system and all NaturalAccess boards. For more information about oammon, refer to the Dialogic® NaturalAccess™ OAM System Developer’s Manual. Start oammon before running oamsys. Keep oammon running so that you can see the status of all boards in your system and to view error and tracing messages.
6 | Use oamsys to start all of the installed boards according to the configuration information specified in the system configuration file and any associated board keyword files. ctdaemon must be running when you use oamsys. For more information, refer to Running oamsys.

To determine the physical slot location of a specific board:

Operating system | Procedure
Windows | Use pciscan to associate the PCI bus assignment to the physical board by flashing an LED on the board. To flash the LED on a board, call pciscan with the PCI bus and PCI slot locations. For information about pciscan, refer to the Dialogic® NaturalAccess™ OAM System Developer’s Manual.
UNIX | Use cg6ktool to associate the PCI bus assignment to the physical board by flashing an LED on the board. For more information, refer to cg6ktool - Displaying EEPROM and RAM.