Avaya S8700 - Page 7

Job Aid Replacing the Avaya S8700 Media Server—Release 2.0 and Later
Final tasks
Replacing the Media Server with Release 2.0—S8700 7
December 2003 555-245-767, Issue 1.1
7a Configure the network
parameters and verify
connectivity (optional)
If the system files were backed up to a server on the customer’s
network, you must readminister the Ethernet port connecting to the
customer’s network.
Under Server Configuration, click Configure Server and click
Continue. Because this is the first time you opened Configure
Server, you must set the media server type to either Multiconnect
or IP Connect.
Click Continue through the pages until you get to the Specify how
you want to use this wizard page. Select "Configure individual
services" and the correct server number and click Continue.
Fill in the correct IP address, Gateway, and Subnet mask (or use
the default addresses) for the Ethernet port (Eth4 for Multiconnect,
Eth0 for IP Connect) and select AUTOSENSE for the speed. Click
Change. Close the window.
Under Diagnostics, click Ping. Type the IP address of the server
where the files are backed up and click Execute Ping to verify that
you can access the customer’s network.
7b Select media server type If the system files were backed up to a flashcard, under Server
Configuration, click Configure Server.
Select IP Connect or Multi-Connect configuration, whichever is
the appropriate configuration.
8 Restore the system files
Note: Only if they were backed
up from this media server
Under Data Backup/Restore, click View/Restore Data.
Note: For procedure details, see R
estoring the system files on page
18.
9 Verify date and time Under Server click Server Date/Time. Make changes as
necessary.
10 Install software update (patch), if
any
You may need to install a software update (patch). For procedure
details, see I
nstalling post-upgrade update (patch) files (if any) on
page 17.
Note: Skip this procedure if there is no software update (patch) file
to install.
11 Verify that the patch is installed Under Server, click Software Version to verify the software patch
versions.
12 Verify media server
configuration on the replacement
media server
For procedure details, see Verifying media server configuration
on
page 20
Note: If there was no backup file to restore, you need to
reconfigure the media server. Get the configuration data from the
customer. Alternatively, log into the active media server and under
Server Configuration, click Configure Server to view the
configuration pages.
13 Stop Communication Manager Using Telnet and Linux, type stop -acf to stop Communication
Manager.
Checklist 5. Final tasks for replacing an S8700 Media Server using the blank hard drive
9 Task Description