Configure the S8300

CAUTION: Be sure to set the time and timezone first. Failure to do so may cause network problems later.

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Note: Do not confuse the configuration web pages in this section with the Avaya Installation Wizard (AIW). AIW is an optional tool for new installations only and helps you install both S8300 and G700 software. After the initial installation of software, however, you must modify S8300 configuration with the S8300 Configuration web pages.

1. Under the Server Configuration and Upgrades on the S8300 main menu, click Configure Server.

The Configure Server screen appears.

Figure 32. Configure Server Screen

2. Click Continue.

The Back Up Data Notice screen appears. On a new installation, a backup is unnecessary.

Figure 33. Back Up Data Notice Screen

3. Click Continue.

The Select Method screen appears.

Figure 34.
Select Method Screen

4. If you are installing a new system, click Configure all services using the wizard. With this option, the wizard will guide you through the screens to configure all of the IP services. You can also use this option if you are upgrading an existing system.

Note: This option is not to select the Avaya Installation Wizard. AIW is an optional tool you can use instead of the S8300 configuration wizard web pages.

If you are upgrading an existing system, you may also click Configure individual services. This method is useful after an initial configuration has been completed and one or more services need to be changed.

5. Click Continue.

The Set Server Identities screen appears.

Figure 35. Set Server Identities Screen

6. Enter the host name for this server in the Host Name field (see your planning forms).

The host name uniquely identifies this server.

CAUTION: If the S8300 on the G700 is hosting an IA 770 INTUITY AUDIX Messaging Application with Digital Networking, the name must be 10 characters or less.

The screen also lists the current physical cabling to the server. For example, the Services laptop is connected to Ethernet interface 0. Ethernet functions are fixed on the S8300 media server and cannot be changed.

7. Click Continue.

The Configure Ethernet Interfaces screen appears.

Figure 36. Configure Ethernet Interfaces Screen

8. Use your planning forms to complete the fields for the:
• IP Address assigned to the S8300 Media Server. Check your planning forms.
• Gateway with the IP address of the default gateway of the subnet.
• Subnet Mask with the value of the subnet mask of the hosting subnet.
• Speed which should be set to Auto Sense.

CAUTION: Do not guess on the addresses on this screen. If you enter the wrong addresses, service will be disrupted across the customer's network and may be difficult to correct.

9. Click Continue.

The Configure Local Survivable Processor screen appears.

Figure 37.
Configure Local Survivable Processor Screen

10. Select one of the following options:
• This is NOT a survivable remote processor.
• This is a local survivable processor (LSP) with an S8700 media server as the primary controller.
• This is a local survivable processor with a S8300 media server as the primary controller.
11. If you clicked the LSP option with an S8700, complete the additional fields as follows:

CLAN IP address of the primary controller -- Enter the IP address of any CLAN board in the S8700 media server configuration.

IP address of server 1 -- Enter the IP address of the primary S8700 server.

IP address of server 2 -- Enter the IP address of the duplicated S8700 server. If server 2 is present, this specific IP address must also be entered.

Note: The CLAN boards must be TN799DP running version 5 or greater firmware. Be sure to check the firmware version for these boards on the S8700. For information on how to upgrade the firmware on the S8700, please see the section "Upgrade Firmware in Selected Port Cabinet Packs" in Upgrading the Avaya Media Server Configuration in the S8700 documentation portion of this documentation CD (''Avaya S8300 and S8700 Media Server Library CD, 555-233-825'').

12. If you clicked the LSP option with an S8300, simply enter the IP address of the S8300 server.
13. Click Continue.

The Ethernet Adjuncts screen appears.

Figure 38. Ethernet Adjuncts Screen

14. In the Number of UPS Units field, select the number of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) units connected to the S8300 Media Server. This number is usually 0 or 1.
15. If you enter 1 in the Number of UPS Units field, enter its IP address in the UPS 1 IP address field. The system will use this address to trap power loss signals from the UPS.
16. (Optional) If you enter 1 in the Number of UPS Units field, enter the SNMP community strings for the UPS in the SNMP Get and Set fields.
17. Click Continue.

The External DNS Server Configuration screen appears.

Most corporate networks have one or more domain name service (DNS) servers that associate an IP address with a device's name. When the DNS is administered with the S8300 Media Server name, you will be able to access the S8300 server by name as well as IP address over the corporate network.

CAUTION: If you configure an external DNS server, the DNS will be an extra device that, if not working properly, can cause delays in S8300 access.

Figure 39.
External DNS Server Configuration Screen

18. Enter the appropriate IP addresses from your planning documentation. Then, click Continue.

In the Name Servers fields, enter the IP addresses for up to 3 DNS servers on the corporate network. The S8300 Media Server checks the DNS servers in the order in which their addresses are entered for name-to-IP address resolution.

In the DNS Domain field, enter the name for the part of the network on which the DNS server(s) reside (for example, mycompany.com). Internet domains are sets of addresses generally organized by location or purpose.

In the Search Domain fields, 1 to 5, enter the names of the domains that will be searched, in order, if a user enters an unqualified or incomplete name (such as a host name only without its domain).

Note: For Search Domain 1, enter the same domain name you entered in the DNS Domain field above.

19. Click Continue.

The Static Network Routes screen appears.

Static Network Routes are used only if the customer has defined additional routes for IP packets other than through the default gateway.

Figure 40. Set Network Routes Screen

20. Leave these entries blank, unless the planning documentation supplies routing information.
21. Click Continue.

The Network Time Server screen appears.

The Network Time Server screen allows you to set up the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Service.

Figure 41.
Network Time Server Screen

You will be able to make the following choices, according to the planning documentation:

• Choose Disable NTP if the user does not want the Network Time Protocol to run on the S8300 Media Server. Select this option to disable Network Time Protocol (NTP) and use the media server's own clock as a time source. You typically choose this option if this is the only media server in the configuration and it will not be synchronized with an external time source.
• Choose Enable NTP if the S8300 Media Server will be the primary NTP server. Optionally, you can provide the address of the survivable S8300 Media Server in the local survivable configuration. Select this option to enable NTP and use the media server's own clock as a time source. You typically choose this option if there is more than one media server in the configuration (for example, this or another media server may be acting as an LSP standby unit), and an external time source is not available to provide synchronization between the units. Select this option to enable NTP and use its own clock as a time source. You need to set up the time clock with Set Server Time/Timezone option. You need to set the server clock using the Set Server Time / Timezone screen. You can do this now, then return to the Configure Server window (see Set the Time and Date).
• Choose Use these Network Time Servers to enter up to three time servers. Select this option to enable NTP and be synchronized with an external time source on the corporate network.
22. If you selected Use these Network Time Servers, complete the following fields. Specify up to three network time servers by IP address or DNS name in the order in which you want the S8300 Media Server to check them. You should always specify at least two.

If you did not select Use these Network Time Servers, click Continue.

Primary -- Enter an IP address or DNS name. If a trusted key is required, enter a valid key number in the Trusted Key field.

Secondary -- Enter an IP address or DNS name. If a trusted key is required, enter a valid key number in the Trusted Key field.

Tertiary -- Enter an IP address or DNS name. If a trusted key is required, enter a valid key number in the Trusted Key field.

Multicast Client Support -- Select Yes if the NTS routinely broadcasts its timing messages to multiple clients. Select No if the S8300 Media Server is to poll (directly request the time from) the NTS.

Additional trusted keys (optional) -- If you want to encrypt the messages between an NTS and the S8300 Media Server, list the valid key numbers, up to 3, provided by your LAN administrator on the preinstallation worksheet. Trusted keys function like a checksum to make sure the time packets are valid. Use a blank space as a delimiter if there is more than one key (for example, 2 3 6 to specify valid keys 2, 3, and 6). These numbers are associated with encryption codes in a "keys" file.

Request key -- Enter a key to send a remote query request. Only 1 key is allowed in this field.

Control key -- Enter a key to query and request changes to an NTS. Only 1 key is allowed in this field.

Install keys from var/home/ftp/keys.install -- You must provide a file named keys.install to allow the media server to communicate with the NTS, if any.

23. If a new keys.install file is to be used, upload or create it now, if possible. See Provide the keys.install File (If Necessary).

Note: If you upload the keys file later, you have to run the Configure Server wizard again to have the system recognize it. To do this, click Continue to page through the wizard until you come to this screen. Specify the keys file location, then Continue through the end of the wizard to update the system files.

At the next screen, Set Modem Interface, you may set up the Modem Interface IP Address for Avaya-provided service.

Figure 42.
Set Modem Interface Screen

The Modem IP Address and Return Routes for the Avaya INADS alarming are assigned by the ART tool. You should have obtained these addresses when you performed Run the ART Tool for the INADS IP Address.

Click Continue.

The next Warning screen indicates that the data entry process has concluded and that the system is ready to be configured.

Figure 43. Warning Screen

This is the final step in configuring the system. When you click Continue, all the configuration information will be written to disk and implemented. This step normally completes in about 5 minutes.

This is your last chance to cancel or correct the configuration.

24. To check, or possibly change, something you entered on a previous screen, use your browser's Back button to page back through the Configure Server screens.
25. Check or change the items in question.
26. Click the Continue button to move forward again, whether you change anything or not. If you don't do this, information in the wizard may not be processed correctly.

Note: For any configuration, it is always safe to Cancel the configuration, and run the Configure Server wizard again later from the beginning. You might use this option if you are checking or modifying settings on a server that has already been configured, and there is not a huge amount of new information to enter.

27. If you are satisfied that everything is set correctly, click Continue.

If the configuration status stops at some point and the screen appears to freeze, you may have lost contact with the server.

You can watch the progress of the configuration at the Updating System Files screen.

Figure 44.
Updating System Files Screen

When the process is complete, you will receive a notification. Click Close Window and continue the configuration of the G700 Media Gateway on the command line interface.

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You have now configured the Avaya S8300 Media Server. If this is a new installation, you may also have to load new software.

Note: You will also have to setup the INADS alarm via a command line. Call your service support center.