Reset to Defaults screen

Use the Reset screen to return an Avaya media server to its factory default configuration, so the server is set up the same way as a new server shipped from the factory. Use this procedure in either of the following situations:

• You are installing an Avaya media server that was previously configured for another system, or
• you chose the wrong configuration type when you first configured your Avaya media server, and now you must the configuration. Resetting the server defaults causes the Choose Server screen to appear. Normally, the Configure Server wizard does not display this screen after a server is configured).

Caution:
You must perform this procedure from a laptop computer that is connected to the services interface on the media server. When the server defaults are reset, the only Ethernet interface that is operational is the Ethernet interface 1 link to the laptop.

To return a server to its default configuration:

1. If the system is providing service, ensure the server you intend to configure is on standby, not active. View Summary Status and Interchange Servers if needed.
2. Connect the laptop to the services interface on the Avaya media server to be reset.

If the services interface has been changed from its default value of Ethernet 1, the link will stop working after the server's default values are reset. However, you must initially connect to the administered link to run this procedure. See Accessing a reconfigured interface for details.

3. Log in to the server.
4. Busy out the server.
5. On the main menu under Server Configuration and Upgrades, click Reset to Defaults.
6. The screen lists files that will be replaced, removed, or altered. Click the Reset to Defaults.
7. You see the same type of status readout as the Updating system files screen in the Configure Server wizard. This takes about 5 minutes to complete. When it finishes, verify that all configuration information was reset without problems.

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

8. The server is now ready to be configured. See Configuration for complete steps.