Checklist for duplicated application server configuration

Use the following checklist as a guide to setup a new mirrored Messaging system with duplicated application servers.

Complete the tasks in the following sequence:

  Task Server or System Required action
1 Install a primary Messaging system.

For more information, see Implementing Avaya Aura® Messaging.

  

  • Install System Platform with the latest patches and service packs verified for use with Messaging.

  • Install Messaging.

  • Install Communication Manager and Messaging patches.
2 Add a SIP trunk group to each primary application server.

For more information, see switch configuration notes.

    
3 Configure route pattern.

For more information, see switch configuration notes.

    
4 Configure the primary Messaging system.
4a For each application server, configure the switch link parameters of the Messaging system.

For more information, see Integrating with the telephony server.

 Primary application server  
4b For each application server, configure the IP address of the primary storage server.

For more information, see Changing the AxC IP address.

 Primary application server In the AxC IP address field, enter the IP address of the primary storage server.
4c Backup application files.

For more information, see Backing up application files.

 Primary application server Select Messaging Application from the Messaging check box.
4d Add application servers.
For more information, see
Primary storage server

  • From the Add Application Server heading, in the IP address field, enter the IP address of the application server you are joining to the cluster.

  • In the Sites / Application Servers table, select Active from the drop-down list.
4e Set up storage server networking with remote Messaging systems.

For more information, see Setting up remote updates.

 Primary storage server Set the Updates In and Updates Out fields to yes.
4f Add remote systems as a networked server.

For more information, see

 Primary storage server

  • Add the remote systems

  • Set the Updates In and Updates Out fields to yes.
4g Add the primary storage server as a networked server.

For more information, see

 Remote systems

  • Add the primary storage server.

  • Set the Updates In and Updates Out fields to yes.
4h Request update for each remote system.

For more information, see Running a remote update manually.

 Primary storage server On the Request Remote Update Web page, select remote system from the drop-down list.
4i For each application server, reload Global Address List Cache.

For more information, see Loading lists.

 Primary application server To load the Global Address List, click Reload Caches > Reload.
4i Request update for the primary storage server.

For more information, see Running a remote update manually.

 Remote system On the Request Remote Update Web page, select primary storage server from the drop-down list.
4k For each application server, reload Global Address List Cache.

For more information, see Loading lists.

 Remote system To load the Global Address List, click Reload Caches > Reload.
5 Install a backup application server.

For more information, see Implementing Avaya Aura® Messaging.

  

  • Install System Platform with the latest patches and service packs verified for use with Messaging.

  • Install Messaging.

  • Install Communication Manager and Messaging patches.
6 Add a SIP trunk group to each primary application server.

For more information, see switch configuration notes.

    
7 Configure the backup application server.
7a Restore data that you backed up during step 4c from the backup of primary server.

For more information, see Performing a restore.

 Backup application server Restore Messaging Application, audix*.gz.
7b For each application server, configure the switch link parameters of the Messaging system.

For more information, see Integrating with the telephony server.

 Backup application server  
7c For each application server, configure the IP address of the backup storage server.

For more information, see Changing the AxC IP address.

 Backup application server In the AxC IP address field, enter the IP address of the backup storage server.
8 Configure the primary storage server.
8a Add backup application servers.
For more information, see
Primary storage server

  • From the Add Application Server heading, in the IP address field, enter the IP address of the backup application server you are joining to the cluster.

  • In the Sites / Application Servers table, select Inactive from the drop-down list.
8b Verify that the storage server is configured as a primary server.

For more information, see Changing the storage server role.

 Primary storage server From the Role of the Server heading, verify that the storage server role is Primary.
NoteNote

The system applies MWIs and LDAP updates to all application servers after you make storage server as primary server.
8c Add a new Message Mirror server as a trusted server.

For more information, see Adding a trusted server.

 Primary storage server

  • In the Trusted Server Name field, enter an appropriate name for the Message Mirror server. The trusted server name must correspond to the Super User name you configured on the Message Mirror Admin page.

  • In the Password field, enter the password that server uses to connect to Messaging. The password must correspond to the Super Pwd password you configured on the Message Mirror Admin page.

  • In the Machine Name / IP Address field, enter the host name or the valid IP address of the Message Mirror server.

  • Set LDAP Access Allowed to yes.

  • Set IMAP4 Super User Access Allowed to yes.
8d Configure the mail options.

Configuring the mail options facilitates delivery of messages collected in the offline mode, that is, in a fail over.

For more information, see Configuring the mail options.

 Primary storage server

  • If the alias configured for both primary and backup storage servers in DNS is same, then add that alias to the Server Alias field.

  • If not, leave the Server Alias field blank.
8e Backup System Platform Web Console configuration data.

For more information, see Backing up System Platform.

 System Platform Web Console of primary storage server On the Backup page, select the Backup Now option to start the backup operation immediately.
8f Backup application files.

For more information, see Backing up application files.

 Primary storage server Select Messaging Application and Translations from the Messaging check box.
9 Install a backup storage server.

For more information, see Implementing Avaya Aura® Messaging.

  

  • Install System Platform with the latest patches and service packs verified for use with Messaging.

  • Install Messaging.

  • Install Communication Manager and Messaging patches.
10 Configure the backup storage server.
10a Restore System Platform Web Console configuration data that you backed up during step 8e.

For more information, see

 System Platform Web Console of backup storage server

  • Restore System Platform Web Console, backup*cdom*.tgz.

  • Verify that restore status is Success.
10b Restore data that you backed up during step 8f from the backup of primary storage server.

For more information, see

 Backup storage server

  • Stop Messaging.

  • Restore Messaging Application, audix*.gz.

  • Start Messaging.
10c Configure the storage server as a backup server.

For more information, see Changing the storage server role.

 Backup storage server
  • From the Role of the Server heading, select Backup.
    NoteNote

    The system prevents MWIs and LDAP updates to all application servers after you make storage server as backup server.

  • In the Sites / Application Servers table, select Active from drop down for each backup application server.

  • In the Sites / Application Servers table, select Inactive from drop down for each primary application server.
10d Add a new Message Mirror server as a trusted server.

For more information, see Adding a trusted server.

 Backup storage server

  • In the Trusted Server Name field, enter an appropriate name for the Message Mirror server. The trusted server name must correspond to the Super User name you configured on the Message Mirror Admin page.

  • In the Password field, enter the password that server uses to connect to Messaging. The password must correspond to the Super Pwd password you configured on the Message Mirror Admin page.

  • In the Machine Name / IP Address field, enter the host name or the valid IP address of the Message Mirror server.

  • Set LDAP Access Allowed to yes.

  • Set IMAP4 Super User Access Allowed to yes.
10e Configure the mail options.

Configuring the mail options facilitates delivery of messages collected in the offline mode, that is, in a fail over.

For more information, see Configuring the mail options.

 Backup storage server

  • If the alias configured for both primary and backup storage servers in DNS is same, then add that alias to the Server Alias field.

  • If not, enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the primary storage server in the Server Alias field.
11 Set up a networked Messaging system.
11a Set up storage server networking with remote Messaging systems.

For more information, see Setting up remote updates.

 Backup storage server Set the Updates In field to yes and Updates Out field to no.
11b Add the backup storage server as a networked server.

For more information, see

 Remote system

  • Add the backup storage server.

  • Set the Updates In field to no and Updates Out field to yes.
11c Request update for each remote system.

For more information, see Running a remote update manually.

 Backup storage server On the Request Remote Update Web page, select remote system from the drop-down list.
12 Install a license for the primary storage server.

For more information, see Implementing Avaya Aura® Messaging.

 System Platform Web Console of the primary storage server  
13 Install a license for the backup storage server.

For more information, see Implementing Avaya Aura® Messaging.

 System Platform Web Console of the backup storage server  
14 Configure Mutare Message Mirror

For more information, see the Mutare Software product documentation.

 Message Mirror Admin interface  
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September 18, 2012
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