Avaya S8700 - Pre-Installation Setup

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Installing the Avaya S8700 Media Server with G600 Media Gateway
Pre-Installation Setup
October 2002
Pre-Installation Setup
The pre-install team should have done the following tasks. If they were not all done, do not
continue with the installation.
• Verify that the open, customer-supplied, EIA 310D (or equivalent) standard 19-in.
(48-cm) equipment rack(s) is(are) properly installed, solidly secured, and grounded.
Make sure that the rail kits, required to support the very heavy UPSs, are installed on the
rack or available for installation. For information on installing the rails, refer to the
documentation that comes with the rail kits.
• Verify that cabling for the TN2312AP IPSI circuit packs is labeled and run from the
control hardware rack to the media gateway racks or that appropriate connectivity is
provided.
• Verify that you have the required, customer-provided network information in hand. Refer
to the filled-out job aid entitled Pre-Installation Network Planning Forms—S8700 Media
Server.
• Verify that you have all the equipment on site. Refer to the job aid entitled
Pre-Installation Information—S8700 Media Server
for the list of required
hardware.
• Verify that the services laptop has the right hardware and software. Refer to the job aid
entitled Pre-Installation Information—S8700 Media Server
for the list of computer
hardware and software specifications.
• Verify that the translations are available.
• Verify that you have the current software, firmware, and required patches. This is not the
software, firmware, and any patches that are pre-loaded on the S8700 Media Server but
what will be upgraded to after installation.
• Verify that you have all the login IDs and passwords needed for the installation. Refer to
the filled-out job aid entitled Pre-Installation Network Planning Forms—S8700 Media
Server for a complete list of login IDs needed.