Ess Requirements - Avaya ESS User Manual

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ESS requirements

An ESS configuration requires the following:
The Main server(s) and each ESS server must be running Communication Manager 3.0 or
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later.
The Main server(s) can either be an S8500 Media Server, or an S8700 series media
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server. If the Main server is an S8500 Media Server, all ESS servers must be S8500 Media
Servers.
Minimum vintage IPSI firmware: To identify the firmware needed for an IPSI in an ESS
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environment see, the Minimum Firmware/Hardware Vintages document found at:
support.avaya.com
A separate license file for the Main server and each ESS server. Each license file must
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contain a unique serial number of a reference IPSI, a unique MID and a common SID.
An IP network that provides connectivity for all IPSIs and servers.
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In a CSS environment:
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a. There must be an IPSI and IP Media Processor boards for each survivable CSS Port
Network.
b. In all survivable Port Networks, the TN570 board must be upgraded to the TN570D
board.
- Any Port Network that contains one or more IPSIs must have a minimum of the
TN570D. Port Networks that do not have IPSIs, and therefore are not survivable, my
use the TN570B version 7 or later.
For duplex IPSI control, the S8500 Media Server must be equipped with a dual NIC card.
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In an ATM environment, all PNC and CES boards must be upgraded to TN2305B or
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TN2306B.
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