Remote Maintenance Board; Server Availability Management Processor; Samp Functionality - Avaya S8500 Installing And Configuring

Remote Maintenance Board

The remote maintenance board monitors and reports alerts on the Avaya S8500 Media Server
components and provides control to power the media server on and off the. The S8500 Media
Server uses the Server Availability Management Processor (SAMP).

Server Availability Management Processor

The Server Availability Management Processor (SAMP) is a remote maintenance board that is
pre-installed in the S8500 Media Server and provides remote maintenance and serviceability to
the media server.

SAMP functionality

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Only the fields that need to be added or changed for an Avaya installation are
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outlined in this section.
Modem contention is resolved on a first-come first-serve basis. For instance, if services dials
into the SAMP, and the media server needs to send out an alarm through the modem interface,
it will find the modem busy, but will continue to try to send the alarm.
The SAMP card provides the following functionality:
Monitors the media server state of health: fans, voltages, and temperature
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Reports media server failure and other alarms to INADS by modem
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Provides remote media server power-on and reset capability
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Secure dial-in connection to the SAMP and the host
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Services laptop access to the SAMP (and subsequently the host)
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The SAMP presents a virtual tty that the media server makes use of when it needs to send out
alarms through the modem interface (see
system uses the modem that is connected to the USB port off of the SAMP card for:
Reporting alarms on the media server by the media server
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Reporting alarms on the media server by the SAMP, for example, server reboots
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Reporting alarms on the SAMP by the SAMP
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Services dial-in access to the media server and the SAMP for remote maintenance and
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administration purposes
Figure 1: SAMP rear connections
Remote Maintenance Board
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