AudioCodes Mediant 8000 - 23 Overview

Version 6.6 159 October 2014
Installation & Operation Manual 23. Overview
23 Overview
The Mediant 8000 configuration consists of 2 parts:

Basic configuration – a small set of basic configuration parameters (e.g. IP
addresses of SC boards and chassis hardware type) that must be changed
during the initial installation. Basic configuration is typically not changed unless
the Media Gateway is moved from one IP network to another. See 'Peforming
Basic Configuration of the Mediant 8000 Software' on page
146 for more
information.

Operational configuration – the major part of the configuration that defines the
Media Gateway hardware components, available applications and application
functionality. The operational configuration of Mediant 8000 is described in this
section.
The Mediant 8000 also provides operational information (status) of its hardware
components and defined applications. The operational status of the Mediant 8000
is described in this chapter as well.
23.1 Management Interfaces
The operational configuration and status of the Media Gateway are managed via the
following management interfaces:

SNMP interface

CLI (command line) interface

Syslog interface
23.2 AudioCodes Element Management System (EMS)
The Mediant 8000 is typically accompanied by the AudioCodes Element Management
System (EMS) that is used for managing the Mediant 8000 Media Gateway. The EMS
is a universal standards-compliant feature-rich solution that provides management
capability for the full line of AudioCodes' Media Gateway/Server products – both digital
and analog. It provides user-friendly GUI-based interface and supports fault
management, status monitoring and configuration of the managed entities.
The EMS uses both SNMP and CLI interfaces for managing the Mediant 8000 Media
Gateway. However the SNMP management interface is used for most of the
configuration and management tasks.
The EMS application consists of the following components:

EMS server – manages the main EMS software logic and contains the
management database; is typically installed on a dedicated Solaris or Linux
based server.

EMS client – a small GUI application, used to connect to the EMS server; is
typically installed on the Windows-based PC.
SNMP and CLI management interfaces of the Mediant 8000 Media Gateway are
utilized by the EMS server. The EMS client establishes connection with the EMS
server (via secured RMI protocol) and never directly connects to the Mediant 8000
SNMP or CLI management interfaces.