Chapter 1: Introduction
8 Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8400 Media Server February 2006
How to use this documentation
Use this documentation as a guide to install and configure Avaya media servers. For
information about a particular task, use the index or table of contents to locate the page number
where the information is described.
For an overview of the installation process, see High level overview of installation process
on
page 23.
Read Pre-installation: before going on site
on page 9 first. This section lists the tasks that must
be completed before going to the installation site. Next, read
Pre-installation: at the site on
page 13. This section lists the tasks that must be completed on site before beginning the
installation procedures.
Technical specifications for the hardware are described in Equipment specifications
on page 13.
For the physical installation and cabling of the hardware, see the Quick Start for Hardware
Installation: Avaya S8400 Media Server in an Avaya G650 Media Gateway (03-300705). Use
the remaining sections of this document in the sequence they are presented. If certain
components are not to be installed, skip the procedures for those components. You install and
configure the media server components using information in the following sections:
● Configuration of the SNMP modules in the UPS on page 25
● Media server configuration on page 35
● IP interface translations on page 43
Next, install the port networks and media gateways, using sections in the following documents:
● Installing the Avaya G650 Media Gateway (03-300144)
● Installation and Configuration for the Avaya G150 Media Gateway (03-300395)
● Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G350 Media Gateway (03-300148)
● Installation of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway (555-245-104)
● Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya S8300 Media Server and Avaya G700 Media
Gateway (555-233-150)
● Installation and Upgrades for the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media
Server (555-234-100)
Program the IP interface using Chapter 6:
IP interface configuration.
Complete the installation using information in the following sections:
● Post-installation administration on page 57
● Installation verification on page 63
● Media server access on page 73
If problems occur during the installation, use Installation troubleshooting
on page 83 to try to
resolve them.