Installing the NMS package

The NMS package is required if you want to use digital telephony cards.

Important:
You must install the NMS telephony cards before installing NMS package. The package installation initializes the NMS software on the telephony cards. If the cards are not present when the package is installed, the software will not function properly.

To install the NMS package:

1. If you are not logged in, log in as root.
2. At the command prompt, enter stop_vs

   The system displays the following message:

   The Voice System is now stopping

   Initiating request to clear all calls in the next 180 seconds.

   Orderly idling of system succeeded

   The Voice System has completely stopped, use the
"Start Voice System" choice from the System Control menu
to restart the Voice System

3. Enter cd /export/optional_features

   This directory contains all of the optional and licensed packages.

4. Enter pkgadd -d . AVnms

   The package installation starts and displays the following message:

   This package contains scripts which will be executed with
super-user permission during the process of installing
this package.

   Do you want to continue with the installation of <AVnms> [y,n,?]

5. Enter Y for Yes.

   The installation process continues. The system displays messages indicating progress. Finally, the system displays the following message:

   Installation of <AVnms> was successful.

6. Enter /vs/bin/nms.install to install the NMS drivers.

   The process for installing the NMS drivers begins. The system displays messages indicating progress. Finally, the system displays the following message:

   *** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
This machine must now be rebooted in order to ensure
sane operation. Execute
shutdown -y -i6 -g0
and wait for the Console Login: prompt.

   This message indicates that the installation of the NMS drivers is complete.

7. Enter shutdown -y -i6 -g0 to reboot the system.

Once this package has been installed, an Avaya provisioning engineer must provision the feature channels for the NMS feature. See Provisioning feature channels for more information.

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