Chapter 8: Postinstallation administration

Enabling alarms to INADS by way of the SNMP module

Note:

Perform this procedure only if the installation includes a Secure Service Gateway (SSG).

To enable alarms on the media servers:

1.Start an SSH session on the media server.

2.Type almsnmpconf -dipaddress -ccommunityname and press Enter, where ipaddress is the trap receiver address for the SSG device and communityname is the community string name that the SSG device requires.

3.Type almsnmpconf and press Enter and verify that the correct information is entered.

4.Type almenable -s y and press Enter.

5.Type almenable and press Enter and verify that alarm origination is enabled on the SNMP module. If used, also verify that alarm origination by way of a modem is still enabled.

6.Log off.

Before leaving the site

Provide the default LAN security settings to the customer.

Ensure that the customer knows that remote access to the media server is available only if the following services are enabled on the Maintenance Web Interface Firewall screen:

-SSH must be enabled

-https must be enabled to access the Maintenance Web Interface

-def-satmust be enabled to access the SAT commands

-162/udp must be enabled to receive SNMP traps from the UPS and the Avaya Ethernet switch

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