Avaya S8700 - Tasks to replace an S8700 Media Server

Job Aid Replacing the Avaya S8700 Media Server—Release 2.0 and Later
Tasks to replace an S8700 Media Server
Replacing the Media Server with Release 2.0—S8700 5
December 2003 555-245-767, Issue 1.1
Tasks to replace an S8700 Media Server
Checklist 4. Tasks for replacing an S8700 Media Server
9 Task Description
1 Unplug the failed media server If the hard drive is functional, under Server, click Shutdown Server
then unclick Restart Server after Shutdown. Click Shutdown.
Open the door on the front of the media server, and press the power-
control button to complete the shutdown.
If the hard drive is not functional, see Powering
down the media
server manually on page 15.
Unplug the power cord from the media server.
2 Disconnect all the cables Disconnect all the cables from the back of the failed media server.
Note: Be sure to label the cables for easy reconnection. See Getting
Started with the Avaya S8700 Media Server, 555-245-703 or Job
Aid: Server and CSS Separation—Avaya S8700 Media Server, 555-
245-766.
3 Remove media server from rack Remove the media server from the rack. See Getting Started with the
Avaya S8700 Media Server, 555-245-703 or Server and CSS
Separation—Avaya S8700 Media Server Job Aid, 555-245-766.
4 Remove the cover of the media
server
See Removing the cover of the failed media server on page 11.
5 Replace components in the
replacement media server
If the hard drive in the failed media server is good, you must replace
the one in the replacement media server with the original one from
the failed media server. See Reusing the hard drive
on page 11.
6 Replace the cover of the media
server
See Replacing the cover of the replacement media server on page 14.
7 Reinstall the media server in the
rack
Reinstall the media server in the rack. Leave all the cables
unconnected.
8 If using the blank hard drive,
insert the software CD-ROM in
the CD-ROM drive of the
replacement media server,
Note: Skip this step if reusing the
original hard drive.
Open the front door and push the button to open the CD-ROM
drawer. Place the Communication Manager CD in the drawer and
close it.
The software CD-ROM contains boot software that the media server
automatically accesses when you power up the media server.
9 Power up the replacement media
server
Plug the power cord into the media server to power it up. If it does
not power up, press the power button and release it quickly.
Note: Wait at least 3 minutes for the media server to complete its
power up. Watch the LEDs on the media server to see when they stop
flashing and stay solidly lit.