Backing Up Files To The Compact Flash Media; Enabling Alarms To Inads By Way Of A Modem - Avaya S8700 Series Installing And Configuring

Backing up files to the compact flash media

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Avaya requires the use of industrial grade compact flash media. For more
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information, see Hardware Description and Reference for Avaya Communication
Manager (555-245-207).
1. Connect the compact flash drive to one of the USB ports on the back of the media server.
2. Insert the compact flash media into the top right slot of the drive.
3. On the Maintenance Web Interface, under Data Backup/Restore, click Backup Now.
4. Select all applicable data sets.
5. To back up the data onto the compact flash media, select Local PC Card.
To format a new media card, also select Format PC Flash.
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You must format the compact flash media before the first use only.
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6. Click Start Backup. The system displays a message when the format is completed, which
takes approximately 10 seconds.
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If you click Start Backup without media in the compact flash drive, you cause a
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system error. In this case, repeat the steps beginning with Step 1.
7. To view the status of the backup, click Backup Status.

Enabling alarms to INADS by way of a modem

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Enable alarms on both media servers on a duplicated system.
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1. Start an SSH session on the media server.
2. Type almenable -d b and press Enter
3. To verify that the alarms are enable
Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8700-Series Media Server
Backing up files to the compact flash media
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d,
type almenable and press Enter
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