Mid-market to large enterprise

S8700-series external features

Six 10/100 Ethernet NICs per server, which are used as follows:

-Dual control network connections

-A memory duplication link to the duplicated server

-Administrative access from the corporate network

-Technician access

-One unused

A PCMCIA Flash disk for translations backup

USB ports for remote access connections (modems and other auxiliary devices)

A reset button

Support for global power

A fiber-channel interface to support server duplication (except for S8720, S8730 software duplication)

Figure 19: Avaya S8700-series external features

UPS or power backup - The S8700-series Servers always require power backup to avoid power problems, and to ensure graceful shutdown of the system processes if the power fails. The AS1 700-VA UPS provides approximately 30 minutes of power backup. Combinations of battery extension modules and a 1500-VA UPS provide up to 8 hours of power backup.

The AS1 UPS units use SNMP traps to send an alarm when power fails. This action initiates a graceful shutdown process of the Linux server, including the call processing software.

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