Pre-Installation Setup��

The pre-install team should have done the following tasks. If they were not all done, do not continue with the installation.

• Verify that the open, customer-supplied, EIA 310D (or equivalent) standard 19-in. (48-cm) equipment rack(s) is(are) properly installed, solidly secured, and grounded. Make sure that the rail kits, required to support the very heavy UPSs, are installed on the rack or available for installation. For information on installing the rails, refer to the documentation that comes with the rail kits.
• Verify that cabling for the TN2312AP IPSI circuit packs is labeled and run from the control hardware rack to the media gateway racks or that appropriate connectivity is provided.
• Verify that you have the required, customer-provided network information in hand. Refer to the filled-out job aid entitled Pre-Installation Network Planning Forms--S8700 Media Server.
  
• Verify that you have all the equipment on site. Refer to the job aid entitled Pre-Installation Information--S8700 Media Server �
  for the list of required hardware.
• Verify that the services laptop has the right hardware and software. Refer to the job aid entitled Pre-Installation Information--S8700 Media Server �
  for the list of computer hardware and software specifications.
• Verify that the translations are available.
• Verify that you have the current software, firmware, and required patches. This is not the software, firmware, and any patches that are pre-loaded on the S8700 Media Server but what will be upgraded to after installation.
• Verify that you have all the login IDs and passwords needed for the installation. Refer to the filled-out job aid entitled Pre-Installation Network Planning Forms--S8700 Media Server �
  for a complete list of login IDs needed.