Avaya S8500B User manual

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Job Aid: Replacing the SAMP on the S8500B Media
Server
Introduction
The S8500B Media Server (IBM x306 server) is equipped with the Server Availability
Management Processor™ (SAMP) remote maintenance board.
These topics are covered in this document:
●Backing up the media server
●Powering down the media server
●Removing the media server from the rack
●Removing the cover of the media server
●Removing and replacing the SAMP card
●Replacing the cover of the media server
●Reconnecting cables
●Powering up the media server
●Testing the network connections
●Reconfiguring the SAMP card
●Media server connections
●Services access and logins
Backing up the media server
Note:
Note: This procedure assumes that you are replacing a SAMP card in a media server
that has been in operation.
To back up the media server before you power it down:
1. Connect the services laptop to the port labeled 2 (LAN 2) on the rear of the media server
using the crossover cable. See Figure 6: S8500B Media Server, rear view on page 12.
2. Open a browser window on the laptop.

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3. In the Address field of the browser, type the URL for the media server and press Enter.
The Welcome window opens.
4. Click Continue.
5. Accept the Avaya certificate by clicking Yes.
6. Log on as craft or dadmin.
7. Suppress alarm origination by clicking Yes.
8. Click Launch Maintenance Web Interface.
9. In the navigation pane select Data Backup/Restore > Backup Now.
10. Under the Data Sets heading, select all data sets:
●Avaya Call Processing (ACP) Translations
●Server and System Files
●Security Files
11. Under the Backup Method heading, select the desired type of backup.
●Sends the data to an FTP server
●Emails the data to a different location
●Local PC card
12. If you want to encrypt the backup, select the Encrypt backup using pass phrase check
box and type a pass phrase.
13. Click Start Backup.
When backing up or restoring, the SAMP configuration file also gets backed up or restored
(the Server and System Files data set saves them as OSS files).
Powering down the media server
Note:
Note: Wear an antistatic wrist ground strap whenever handling the media server or its
components. Connect the strap to an approved ground, such as an unpainted
metal surface. See the job aid titled Approved Grounds for more information.
To power down the media server:
1. From the Maintenance Web Interface, click Shutdown Server.
The Shutdown Server page displays.
2. Select Delayed.

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3. Click on the Shutdown button at the bottom of the page.
The Shutdown This Server page displays the shutdown indicators.
4. Wait until the server powers down before proceeding.
Removing the media server from the rack
To remove the media server:
1. Label and disconnect all cables on the media server.
2. Loosen the two front thumbscrews on the media server.
!CAUTION:
CAUTION: The media server is not on rails. When removing the media server from the rack,
be sure to have a good grip so that it does not fall.
3. Carefully pull the media server from the rack.
Removing the cover of the media server
!CAUTION:
CAUTION: All power must be removed from the media server before starting this procedure.
ELECTROSTATIC ALERT:
ELECTROSTATIC ALERT: Take precautions against electrostatic discharge: wear a wrist strap connected to
an approved ground.
To remove the cover from the media server:
1. Loosen the captive screw on the rear of the media server to the right of the slot labeled
PCI 1 (see Figure 1: Locating the media server cover’s captive screw on page 4).

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Figure 1: Locating the media server cover’s captive screw
2. Slide the media server cover back from the front panel until the cover’s tabs are released
from the top slot of the front panel.
3. Lift the cover straight up and move it away from the media server.
Removing and replacing the SAMP card
The SAMP card resides in PCI-X slot 1 located under the PCI support bracket. To remove the
PCI support bracket and the riser connector:
1. Loosen the captive screw on the SAMP riser-card assembly as shown in
Figure 2: Removing/replacing the SAMP card on page 5.
Figure notes:
1. Media server cover’s captive screw
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Figure 2: Removing/replacing the SAMP card
Figure notes:
1. Loosen captive screw on SAMP 3. Remove cable assembly from SAMP
2. Remove riser-card assembly
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!CAUTION:
CAUTION: In the next step, do not pull too hard because the cable assembly is attached to
the SAMP card.
2. Remove the riser-card assembly by holding the narrow (interior) part of the assembly with
one hand and the other hand under the support bracket near the captive screw and pulling
straight up (see Figure 2: Removing/replacing the SAMP card on page 5).
3. Disconnect the cable assembly from the SAMP and from the motherboard (see
Figure 2: Removing/replacing the SAMP card on page 5).
4. Remove the old SAMP card from the PCI-X slot 1 by pulling the card gently out of the
expansion slot.
5. Carefully grasp the new SAMP by the top edges or upper corners and align it with the PCI-X
slot 1 opening on the riser-card assembly. Press the SAMP firmly into the expansion slot.
!CAUTION:
CAUTION: Make sure the SAMP card is completely and correctly seated in the expansion
slot before you apply power to the S8500B Media Server. Incomplete insertion
might cause damage to the system board or to the SAMP card.
6. Replace the cable assembly from the SAMP to the motherboard (see Step 3) with the
replacement cable (shipped with the replacement SAMP).
7. Reinstall the riser-card assembly, making sure that
●The riser-card assembly is aligned with the two guides and fully seated in the riser-card
connector.
●The ribbon cable is routed so that it is not pinched.
8. Tighten the captive screw on the SAMP riser-card assembly (Figure 2: Removing/replacing
the SAMP card on page 5, note 1).
Replacing the cover of the media server
To replace the cover on the S8500B media server:
1. Replace the cover onto the media server.
2. Slide the cover forward so that its tabs slide into place under the top slots of the front panel.
3. Finger-tighten the thumbscrew on the rear of the media server located to the right of the slot
labeled PCI 1 (see Figure 1: Locating the media server cover’s captive screw on page 4).
4. Slide the media server back into place on the data rack.
5. Tighten the two front thumbscrews on the media server securely into the rack.

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Reconnecting cables
After the media server is replaced and secured in the rack, reconnect the all but the power cable
to the media server, SAMP, and modem. If you are unsure about the connections, see Media
server connections on page 10.
Powering up the media server
To power up the media server:
1. Plug the power cord into the power receptacle on the rear of the media server.
2. If necessary press the Power button located on the front right-hand side.
3. Verify that there is network activity by looking at LEDs on each port of the dual NIC (see
Figure 3).
Figure 3: S8500B Media Server rear panel dual NIC LEDs
4. Log into the media server after the startup to make sure that the installation is complete.
5. Check the original Ethernet configuration settings by selecting Server Configuration >
Configure Server from the Maintenance Web Interface.
6. Confirm that the media server’s Ethernet configuration settings are the same as before.
Figure notes:
1. Network activity LED (Tx/Rx) 2. Connection rate:
●Off: a 10BASE-T active link
●Green: a 100BASE-T active link
●Orange: a 1000BASE-T active link
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Testing the network connections
Note:
Note: The following procedure works only if the S8500B media server is on the
customer’s network.
To test connectivity to the network:
1. In the Maintenance Web Interface select Diagnostics > Ping.
The Ping page displays.
2. In the Host Name or IP address field, type in the host name or IP address of a computer
on the network.
3. Click Execute Ping.
4. Verify that the ping was successful, indicating that the media server is connected to the
customer’s network.
5. If DNS is administered, type in the host name of a computer on the network.
6. Click Execute Ping.
7. Verify that the ping was successful, indicating that DNS is working.
If available, have a customer representative do the following test from a computer on their
network:
1. Click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type command and click OK to open an MS-DOS command window.
3. Type ping serveripaddress and click OK, where serveripaddress is the IP address
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4. Verify that the ping was successful.
5. If DNS is administered, type ping servername and press Enter, where servername is
the host name of the media server.
6. Verify that the ping was successful.
Reconfiguring the SAMP card
After replacing the SAMP card, you must configure the SAMP before you use it. The SAMP
comes loaded from the factory with Avaya defaults.
1. Check the Avaya support Website (http://www.avaya.com/support) for more recent firmware
for the SAMP.
2. Download the newer firmware to your laptop.
3. From the Maintenance Web interface, select Miscellaneous > Download Files and press
Enter.
The Download Files page displays.
Figure 4: Download Files page
4. Select the "File(s) to download from the machine I’m using to connect to the server" button.
5. Use the Browse button to navigate to the firmware file on your laptop.

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6. Press the Download button.
7. From the server’s command line type sampupdate and press Enter.
8. At the prompt to commit the software and print the software version, respond with Yes.
9. From the server’s command line type convertSampIP (case-sensitive) and press Enter.
Note:
Note: Detailed information about configuring the SAMP card is in the Avaya Server
Availability Management Processor User Guide (03-300322).
Media server connections
This section explains the connections for
●Front panel connections
●Rear panel connections
●SAMP connections
●Network interface card connections
●Modem connections
Front panel connections
Figure 5: S8500B Media Server, front view on page 11 shows the connections that are
available on the front panel of the S8500B media server.