Avaya S8400 - Ethernet Interface Assignments; Performing the Manual Configuration

Methods of Configuring a server
Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8400 Server January 2008
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● Set Modem Interface — Use this page to enable Avaya services or another
trouble-tracking service to monitor the Avaya server for alarms. Technical-support
representatives can dial in to this interface to fix problems as they occur.
● Configure MPC — Use this page to configure the Maintenance Processor Complex.
Ethernet interface assignments
Use the following table as a guide for assigning server functions to physical Ethernet interfaces.
Table 7: S8400 Server Ethernet assignments
Note:
Note: Eth1 is not assignable and is dedicated to the Maintenance Processor Complex.
For information on mapping these assignments to the server cable adapter, see
Figure 1: Server cable adapter
on page 12.
Performing the manual configuration
To configure the server using the manual method:
1. Log into the server and bring up the Integrated Management Maintenance Web Pages.
2. From the Main Menu, under Server Configuration and Upgrades click Configure Server.
3. Click through the Review Notices to get to the Select Method for Configuring Server page.
4. Select "Configure all services using the wizard" and click continue to get to the Set Server
Identities page.
5. Fill in the fields on the Set Identities page and subsequent pages:
● Configure Interfaces
● Configure Switches
● Set DNS/DHCP
● Set Static Routes
● Configure Time Server
S8400 with dedicated
control
S8400 with
non-dedicated control
Control network A eth2 eth3
LAN eth3 eth3