Final Tasks - Avaya S8500 Job Aid

Job Aid: Replacing the Hard Drive on the Avaya S8500 Media Server— R2.2 or Later

Final tasks

You must install the Linux operating system and Avaya Communication Manager on the blank
hard drive, then restore the backed up system files to the media server.
Except where noted in the following checklist, see Upgrading Software and Firmware— Avaya
S8500 Media Server (555-245-111) on the Avaya S8300, S8500, and S8700 Media Server
Library CD-ROM, 555-233-825, Issue 1, for details on the tasks.
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Task
1 Disconnect the RJ45 cable
2 Clear ARP cache on laptop
3 Connect laptop to the RSA/
SAMP card
4 Log onto the RSA/SAMP
5 Set a timeout value
6 Set the loader watchdog
timeout
7 Log off the RSA/SAMP
8 Move the RSA/SAMP LAN
cable
9 Connect laptop to the media
server
10 Clear ARP cache on laptop
4 Replacing the Hard Drive on the Avaya 8500 Media Server
Description
Disconnect the Ethernet RJ45 cable from the Services port
on the media server.
From a DOS command link, type arp -d 192.11.13.6
and press Enter.
Connect to the Ethernet port (to the right of the serial
connector) on the back of the RSA/SAMP card using a
crossover cable.
Open an internet browser window. In the Address field, type
192.11.13.6 and press Enter.
On the Enter Network Password screen, use the default
login craft and password used before the hard drive was
removed.
In the Welcome screen, in the Inactive session timeout
value field, select no timeout and click Continue. The no
timeout value allows 60 minutes of inactivity before
disconnecting.
Under ASM Control, click System Settings. Scroll down to
the Server Timeouts section, and in the Loader watchdog
field, select disabled and click Save.
Click Log Off.
Disconnect the Ethernet RJ45 cable from the RSA/SAMP
Ethernet port.
Connect a crossover cable to the services port on the back
of the media server and wait about 3 minutes from the time
you boot up the server before trying to access the
information on the CD.
From a DOS command link, type arp -d 192.11.13.6
and press Enter.
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