Pre-Installation Setup - Avaya S8500 Manual

Installing the Avaya S8500 Media Server with an Avaya G650 Media Gateway

Pre-Installation Setup

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Maintenance Procedures (555-233-103)—provides information on how to troubleshoot and
replace various components.
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Software patching procedures—procedures for installing software patches; available from the
Avaya Support Web site (http://avaya.com/support/) under Software & Firmware Downloads.
The following information is included in this installation procedure:
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Pre-Installation Setup
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Avaya S8500 Media Server features and specifications
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High level overview of installation process
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Downloading license and Avaya authentication files
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Mounting hardware in the rack
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Configuring and connecting the hardware
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Installing the G650 Media Gateway
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Installing the G700 Media Gateway
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Installing the G350 Media Gateway
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Installing the main distribution frame
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Connecting the media gateway to the main distribution frame
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Connecting to the customer's network
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Installing and wiring telephones and trunks
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Connecting to the IP server interfaces
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Completing the installation administration
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Accessing the media server
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Testing the complete configuration
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Troubleshooting an installation
Pre-Installation Setup
The pre-installation team should have done the following tasks. If they were not all done, do not continue
with the installation.
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Verify that the open, customer-supplied, EIA-310D (or equivalent) standard 19-in. (48-cm) 4-post
equipment rack(s) is(are) properly installed and solidly secured. Make sure that the screws that
come with the racks are there.
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Verify 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.
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Verify that the equipment rack(s) is(are) grounded per
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Verify that cabling for the TN2312BP Internet Protocol Server Interface (IPSI) circuit packs is
labeled and run from the control hardware rack to the port networks or that appropriate
connectivity is provided.
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Approved Grounds.
December 2003