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Installing Hardware for the G700 Media Gateway and S8300 Media Server
Getting Started
Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300 73
December 2003
•Congestion control
•802.1Q/p VLAN priority
CAUTION:
Avaya Expansion Modules and Octaplane Stacking Modules are not hot-swappable. The
G700 Media Gateway must be turned off before you remove or insert an Expansion
Module. If there is an S8300 present that is also turned on, the S8300 should be shut down
first, by pressing the Shutdown button until the OK to Remove LED shows a steady light.

S8300 LED Indicators

A set of LED indicators the faceplate of the S8300 are separate from those of the G700. A shutdown
button is also on the faceplate, which when depressed for about three seconds, will shut down the system,
including the operating software on the S8300. The LED flashes when shutdown is in progress and
remains on steady when it is safe to remove the S8300 or to power down.
The functions of the other LEDs are:
•The red Major Alarm indicator on the S8300 is off when the system is operational unless a Major
Alarm has been raised.
•The green Test LED on the S8300 is on when a test is in progress.
•The yellow ACT LED on the S8300 is on whenever a G700, an IP telephone, or an IP console is
registered with the S8300. It is off when none of these IP endpoints are registered.
•The green OK-to-Remove LED on the S8300 indicates that shutdown is complete and that it is
safe to remove the server or power down the system.
When the S8300 is a local survivable processor (LSP), no LEDs will be lit during normal operations. In
case of a network failure or loss of contact with the primary S8300 (or S8500 or S8700), the G700 Media
Gateway will register with the LSP. At that time, the red Alarm LED will light.
When you first power up the S8300, the red Major Alarm LED will be lit. During startup, an LED test
will run, after which all LEDs will be off. At this point, you can connect to the S8300. There will be
another flash of LEDs when Communication Manager starts.
Media Servers
Each G700 is associated with a primary call controller. The primary controller may be an S8300, S8500,
or S87 00 Media Server. The S8300 is on a circuit pack that is always installed in slot V1 of a G700. The
S8500 or S8700 is housed in a separate box that connects to the G700 over a network through a C-LAN
circuit pack. Both media servers can support multiple G700s.
The S8300 Media Servers can be configured as either a primary server or a Local Survivable Processors
(LSP). The G700 with a media server supports the entire range of adjuncts and peripheral equipment
supported by Communication Manager.