Avaya Communication Manager Administrator's Manual page 478

Administering Media Servers
G700 Media Gateway administration
(For S8300 and S8700 Media Servers) If the primary call-processing server goes offline and an LSP is
available as a standby unit, it will assume call processing as follows:
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IP phones and media gateways that were previously using the primary media server will try to
register with the standby media server for call processing, provided that they have been
administered to do so in the controller list (use the set mgc list command).
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The standby media server (LSP) will go into license error mode, then start to provide call
processing. It cannot preserve any calls set up by the primary media server. IP phone connections
can stay up until the call is completed if they are shuffled, but no features are supported on the
call.
NOTE:
The license error mode will run for up to 10 days and if the problem is not resolved, then it
goes into no license mode and call processing halts.
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When the primary media server is available again, it will begin handling call processing.
However, those endpoints that are now using the standby media server will continue to do so until
the standby unit is rebooted.
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If the standby S8300 Media Server is rebooted, all devices will return to using the primary media
server for call-processing service. Any calls in progress on the LSP will be dropped when the
reboot occurs (the change back to the primary media server is not call preserving).
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With LSP functionality, there is full functionality and feature support.
Using Device Manager to administer G700
Media Gateway components
(For S8300 and S8700 Media Servers) Device Manager, also known as the P330 Embedded Web
Manager, provides a browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) to assist you with ongoing media
gateway administration. For complete information on using Device Manager, see the Avaya User's Guide
P330 Manager.
(For S8300 and S8700 Media Servers) Device Manager allows you to:
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View the status of different devices on the network.
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Configure or modify devices including Virtual LAN (VLAN) groupings, port mirroring, and
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps.
Accessing Device Manager from a web
browser
(For S8300 and S8700 Media Servers) To access the P330 Device Manager from a web browser:
1
Open a compatible web browser on your computer. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher)
and Netscape Navigator 4.7 and 6.2 are supported. The Java Plug-in 1.3.1_02 is required.
2
In the Address (or Location) field of your browser, type the IP address of the P330 stack.
478 Administrator's Guide for Avaya Communication Manager
November 2003