License Files For Different Configurations; S8300 Media Server; External Media Server (S8500, S8700); Survivable Configuration - Avaya G350 Maintenance Manual

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Select Install the Authentication file I specified below.
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Browse to the customer's authentication file (.pwd), which you downloaded from the RFA web
site.
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Click Install. A message appears telling you your installation was successful.
Installing the Avaya authentication file removes all default passwords and establishes new ones.
After the installation, services logins specific to the media server are protected through Access
Security Gateway (ASG), which means a craft login will be challenged.

License files for different configurations

License files are assigned differently depending on the Media Server and Avaya G350 Media Gateway
configuration.

S8300 Media Server

When the system configuration is a G350 with an S8300, the S8300 is a Linux-based processor running
Communication Manager. The serial number of the G350 in which the S8300 is inserted is used in the
license file for identification.

External Media Server (S8500, S8700)

When the Communication Manager is running on an External Media Server, such as an S8700, that
platform's hardware is used for license file authentication. In this configuration, a G350 does not require
a separate license file and is thought of as an extension of the server's platform. Licensing is handled by
the S8500 or S8700 Media Server.

Survivable configuration

In a survivable configuration, the S8300 Media Server is configured as a Local Survivable Processor —
referred to as an LSP. The LSP is present on the G350, but Communication Manager is not active, and
runs in a special survivable mode. The LSP provides service to a subset of endpoints in the event that the
G350 cannot be served by its primary Media Server.
Each S8300 configured as an LSP has its own license file that contains the serial number of the G350 into
which the LSP is physically inserted. As soon as the LSP becomes active and begins providing service as
the Media Server, it invokes License-Error mode. The LSP can remain in License-Error mode for a
maximum of ten days. If the LSP is still acting as the active server after that time, it enters No-License
mode.
A new display-only field has been added to the OPTIONAL FEATURES section of the system-
parameters customer-options form. This field is used to indicate that the switch is an S8300 functioning
in Local Survivable Processor mode. This field is modified only via the license file and is "display only"
on the system-parameters customer-options form. A new display-only field name is included called
Local Spare Processor.
Maintenance of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway
June 2004
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