Before VRC can send a dial plan configuration to an element, the software must convert the dial plan model to a format that an element can understand, the command line interface (CLI).
During CLI generation of an element, VRC extracts all dial plan information that is relevant to that element and dynamically creates an XML file for that element. For example, during CLI generation for a particular gateway, VRC must extract all dial plan information that directly affects the configuration of that gateway. This information can include voice class codecs assigned to the region where the gateway resides, translation rules or profiles assigned to the managed zone in which the gateway resides, and voice ports on that gateway.
A static configuration file for each element type, which is located on the VRC server, defines how the information in the XML file is translated to CLI. VRC uses this static configuration file and the information in the XML file to generate the CLI configuration. The generated CLI configuration is used to distribute the dial plan to the running configuration for that element.
VRC distributes the configuration to the network elements in the following order:
Each time you make a change to your dial plan, the CLI-generated configuration for the elements affected by the dial plan changes. To see how changes in your dial plan have affected the CLI-generated configuration, you must generate a new CLI to view.
Use this procedure to view the VRC-generated command line interface (CLI) for an element.
The generated file is displayed in text format.
You can view a generated CLI for an element in the Baseline View or the Design View.
Expand the dial plan tree to view all components.
Locate the element you want to generate a CLI configuration for.
Right-click the selected element.
Choose View Generated CLI.
The CLI for the selected element is displayed in a separate browser window. Refer to VRC-Generated CLI Example for more information.