3Installing a New G700 with an S8300
Complete the Installation of S8300 (if the Primary Controller)
168 Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300
December 2003
Complete the Installation of S8300(if the Primary Controller)
Consult the planning documentation to obtain the necessary information to complete the installation. Part
of the final process will be to:
•Connect and administer test endpoints
•Test the endpoints
•Administer Communication Manager for trunks, features, networking, or other items required by
the customer.
•Complete the electrical installation
•Enable adjunct systems
Register the system
Follow the existing process and procedures to register the S8300.
Back up the System
1Make sure you have the IP address of the customer’s FTP backup server.
2On the S8300 main menu, select Backup Now.
The system displays the Backup Now screen.
3Select the type of data you want to back up by selecting the appropriate data set.
4Select a backup method, normally FTP, to indicate the destination to which the system sends the
backup data.
5Complete the following fields:
User name. You must enter a valid user name to enable the media server to log in to the FTP
server. If you want to use the anonymous account, type "anonymous" in this field. If you do not
want to use the anonymous account, type the actual user name in this field.
Password. You must enter a password that is valid for the user name you entered. If y ou are using
anonymous as the user name, you must use your email address as the password. However, the
FTP site may have a different convention.
Host name. Enter the DNS name or IP address of the FTP server to which the backup data is sent.
To enter an IP address, use the dotted decimal notation (for example, 192.11.13.6).
Directory. Enter the directory on the corporate repository to which you want to copy the backup
file. When you enter a forward slash (/) in the directory field, the system copies the backup file to
the default directory. The default directory for backup data on the FTP server is /var/home/ftp. If
you do not want to use the default directory, you must enter the path name for the directory.
6Click Start Backup.
The system displays the results of your backup procedure on the Backup Now results screen.