ESS Installation
116 Avaya Enterprise Survivable Servers (ESS) Users Guide
Configuring the Servers
What you need
Collect the following information before configuring the Main server and each ESS server:
● The unique Server ID (SVID) for each server: One SVID for an S8500 Media Server and
two unique SVIDs for S8700 series media server. The SVID is selected by the
administrator.
● IP address(es):
-CLAN
- Main server or server pair
- Each ESS server
- Default gateways
- Subnet mask
- Control network
- NIC cards (if applicable)
Note:
Note: DHCP is not supported in an ESS environment.
● Priority and preference settings of each ESS server: See IPSI Priority List on page 71
for more information on setting the priority for each ESS server.
Before you start
Complete the following steps before configuring the Main server and each ESS server:
1. Communication Manager release 3.0 or later must be installed on each server.
● An ESS server: An ESS server can run a release of Communication Manager that is
later than that of the Main server.
- To ensure that translation downloads occur properly, upgrade an ESS server and any
LSPs before upgrading the Main server.
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Important:
Important: Do not connect the ESS server to the LAN until you have configured it.
2. Install patches for release 3.0 or later
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