How To Use This Documentation - Avaya S8500 Installing And Configuring

Chapter 1: Introduction

How to use this documentation

Use this documentation as a guide to install and configure Avaya media servers. For
information about a particular task, use the index or table of contents to locate the page number
where the information is described.
The S8500 Media Server can be configured as a primary controller or as a Local Survivable
Processor (LSP). Most of the installation procedures are the same for these two configurations
but there are some differences. For an S8500 LSP:
Skip the "IPSI translations" and "IPSI configuration" sections
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Complete the tasks in the "Install an S8500 as an LSP" section
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For an overview of the installation process, see
page 25.
Read Pre-installation: before going on site
be completed before going to the installation site. Next, read
page 13. This section lists the tasks that must be completed on site before beginning the
installation procedures.
Technical specifications for the hardware are described in
For the physical installation and cabling of the hardware, see the Quick Start for Hardware
Installation: Avaya S8500 Media Server (555-245-701). Use the remaining sections of this
document in the sequence they are presented. If certain components are not to be installed,
skip the procedures for those components. You install and configure the media server
components using information in the following sections:
Configuration of the SNMP modules in the UPS
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Configuring the SNMP subagent in the Avaya Ethernet switch (if used)
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Media server configuration
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Configuring the dual network interface card
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IP interface translations
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Next, install the port networks and media gateways, using sections in the following documents:
Installing the Avaya G650 Media Gateway (03-300144)
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Installation and Configuration for the Avaya G150 Media Gateway (03-300395)
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Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G350 Media Gateway (03-300148)
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Installation of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway (555-245-104)
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Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya S8300 Media Server and Avaya G700 Media
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Gateway (555-233-150)
Installation and Upgrades for the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media
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Server (555-234-100)
Program the IP interface using
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Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8500 Media Server
High level overview of installation process
on page 9 first. This section lists the tasks that must
on page 43
on page 53
on page 57
Chapter 6: IP interface
Pre-installation: at the site
Equipment specifications
on page 29
configuration.
on
on
on page 14.
on page 35
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