Verify Server 2 Connection To Customer's Lan; Test Server 2 Leds; Busy Out Standby Server; Connect Ups Cables To Ethernet Switch - Avaya S8700 Manual

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Installing the S8700 IP Connect

Verify Server 2 Connection to Customer's LAN

The following administration uses the services laptop computer and the media server web
interface. You also need someone with knowledge of the customer's network configuration.
1 Connect a customer-supplied CAT5 cable from server 2, port 1(Eth0), to the customer's
network. Refer to
Configurations.
Have the customer representative type in the name, if DNS is administered, or IP address
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of a computer on the network to verify that the server is connected to the customer's
network.
Verify that the ping was successful.
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Have a customer representative do the following test from a computer on their network:
4 Click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
Type command to open an MS-DOS command window.
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6 Type ping <active server name>, if DNS is administered, or ping <active server ip
address>.
Verify that the ping was successful.
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Test Server 2 LEDs

The following administration uses the services laptop computer and the media server web
interface.
1 Click Test Server LEDs to test the server LEDs.
Observe the Active/Standby and U2 LEDs on the front of the media server and the
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transmit LED on the duplication card on the front of the media server to ensure they are
blinking. See

Busy Out Standby Server

The following administration is done on the services laptop computer connected to server 2
using the S8700 Media Server Web Interface.
This action will prevent unexpected interchanges during the remainder of the installation.
1 Click Busy Out Server under the Server heading of the main menu.
Click on Busy Out.
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3 Click View Summary Status and verify that Server 2 is busied out.
Unplug the services laptop from server 2.
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Connect UPS Cables to Ethernet Switch

Connect the CAT5 straight-through cables from the UPS SNMP module to the Ethernet switch
on the customer's network. Refer to
IP Connect
Getting Started with the Avaya™ S8700 Media Server for IP Connect
''S8700 Media Server LEDs'' on page 179
Getting Started with the Avaya™ S8700 Media Server for
Configurations. for a connectivity guide.
May 2002
for more specific information.