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10Introduction

For medium redundant systems, the minimum baseline configuration for the AS 5300 infrastructure includes four (4) IBM x3550 servers with the following mapping to software modules:

•two (2) servers with Session Manager and IP Client Manager

•two (2) servers with System Manager, Database Manager, and Provisioning Manager

For more information about the appropriate system deployment for your installation, see Nortel AS 5300 Planning and Engineering (NN42040-200).

Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300 01.04

4 November 2008

Copyright © 2007-2008 Nortel Networks

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Nortel Networks 53r 5300 00 manual Introduction

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Nortel AS 5300 Installation Legal Notice Contents Oracle database software installation Common procedures 121 Copyright 2007-2008 Nortel Networks New in this release FeaturesOther changes New in this release Navigation IntroductionDeployment options Introduction Installation overview Installation overview procedures Installation overview navigation Installation times Unpacking the hardware Minutes Installation overview Unpack the materials Installation preparationCustomer-speciﬁc information Installation preparation Installation Planning sheet Actual Value Physical Installation Remote Platform Backup Retrieval Server Restore Customer-specific information Installation Planning sheet Hardware installation and conﬁguration procedures Hardware installation and conﬁgurationPrerequisites Hardware installation and conﬁguration navigation Hardware overview Mounting the server Procedure StepsMount the hardware Prerequisites Connect the hardware Connect the hardware DCD Networking overview Typical Dual-VLAN configuration Network Time Protocol Hostinginterface.vlanid Hardware conﬁguration procedures Hardware conﬁguration Hardware conﬁguration navigation Configuring the planar Bios Configuring the ServeRAID Bios Resetting the ServeRAID Bios to factory defaults RSA II Defaults Loaded Press CTRL-A for IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility Select Array Configuration Utility Conﬁguring the RSA-II card Highlight Static IP Address Conﬁguring the planar Bios RSA-II Settings Saved Any existing power-on password will be deleted Select Date and Time Conﬁguring the ServeRAID Bios Hardware configuration Hardware installation and configuration Platform software installation Platform software installation procedures Platform software installation Platform software installation navigation Starting the Linux operating system installation Press Enter to Continue Enter Service Vlan ID 0=no VlanEnter hostname Enter default gateway IP address for Vlan Mtcvlanid Enter default gateway IP address for Vlan SvcvlanidEnter Maintenance Vlan ID Enter Machine logical IP address for Vlan Svcvlanid Enter Region Conﬁguring the NTP, Syslog, and Audit Daemon settingsPlease select the speed of the serial port Enter Timezone Selection for Region 0 Do you wish to enable system audit? Y/N N? Do you wish to configure a Syslog Server IP Address Y/N N?Please indicate the Clock Source function of this server Prerequisites Conﬁguring the clock source for all other SIP core servers Conﬁguring the Bios hardware clockEnter Machine Logical IP of the Primary Clock Source Server Conﬁguring accounts and passwords Do you want to keep this date and time Y/N Y? Conﬁguring preconﬁgured accounts and passwords Navigation System Configuration Complete Conﬁguring a system for individual accounts Configuring a system for individual accounts Procedure Steps Step Action Reinstalling platform software Configuring accounts and passwords job aid Is this information correct? MCP Backup Tar Files Cancel remote TAR file selection You can refer to Configuring accounts and passwords Oracle database software installation Oracle database software installationOracle database software installation procedures Installing Oracle database software Installing Oracle database software Cd /usr/local/bin Cd /var/mcp/db/installInstallOracle.pl McpCopyFromCD.pl Otherwise, you have completed installation AS 5300 software deployment Core components Staging ﬁles Server staging files small system Installation properties ﬁle Server staging files medium system AS 5300 initial software deployment procedures AS 5300 initial software deployment AS 5300 initial software deployment navigation Downloading the MCP load software Preparing the initial load for deployment Cd var/mcp/install Please enter number 1 to 10 of selection Deploying the initial software load Cd /var/mcp/installMcpInstall.pl -i importFile -t tagsFile -1 licenseKeyFile Deploying the initial software load job aid Starting the System Management Console Updating the licensekey 72 AS 5300 software deployment MCP core software load patch installation Patches Obtaining patches navigation MCP core software load patch installation navigationObtaining the patches Retrieving V or R status MCP patches manually Retrieving S status MCP patches manually Var/mcp/dropbox Procedure Steps MCP core software load patch installation Patching the database schemas and System Manager Regional Patch Selector window appears Patching the Network Elements McpPatch.pl Network Element Client impact Subscriber impact Prerequisites Patching the Audio Codes gateway Database schemas and System Manager have been patched Patches Maintenance Releases navigation Maintenance ReleasesMCP core software load Maintenance Release installation Maintenance Releases Transferring the Maintenance Release ﬁles to System Manager Sudo ./mcpCopyFromCD.pl -m manifest-all Rm -Rf oldloaddirectory Cd /var/mcp/esdfiles Sudo ./mcpCopyFromESD.pl -m manifest-asu-pc Upgrading the database schemas and System ManagerSudo ./mcpCopyFromESD.pl -m manifest-online Cd /var/mcp/loads Rm -Rf oldloaddirectory McpUpgradeMR.pl Upgrading the Network Elements MCP core software load Maintenance Release installation Applying the Linux Maintenance Release Upgrading the AudioCodes gateway Cd /var/mcp/os/install/images File Description SmStop.pl Var/mcp/installVar/mcp/os/install/images Etc/init.d/dbora stop Cd /opt/mcp/db/bin Applying the Oracle Maintenance ReleaseRelinkOracle.pl Var/mcp/db/install PatchDB.pl Cat /opt/mcp/db/data/version Installing the online Help ﬁlesSudo ./mcpCopyFromCD.pl -m manifest-online Cd /var/mcp/run/MCP11.0/prov0/bin Firmware upgradesInstallHelp.pl -z OnlineHelpFilename.zip Sftp provmgrip Determining the current ﬁrmware version Firmware updates navigationDetermining the current firmware version navigation Variable definitions Querying the Network Interface Card ﬁrmwareQuerying the hard drive ﬁrmware Querying the ServeRaid ﬁrmware Firmware x.x-x Installing the ﬁrmware updates navigation Installing the ﬁrmware upgradesInstalling Bios ﬁrmware upgrades Installing Base Management Controller BMC ﬁrmware upgrades Installing diagnostics ﬁrmware upgrades Installing RSA-II card ﬁrmware upgrades \\x3550\RSA Installing NIC ﬁrmware upgrades Installing hard drive ﬁrmware upgrades Installing ServeRAID ﬁrmware upgrades Procedure Steps Upgrading the ASU load Multimedia PC Client upgradeMv PCClient.jnlp smcclient.jnlp Upgrading the Multimedia PC Client installer executable Unzip PCCLient.zip Downgrades Downgrade system components proceduresDowngrade system components Downgrade system components navigation Downgrading the Network Elements Downgrading the AudioCodes gatewayDowngrading the System Manager Downgrading a database SmUpgrade.plMcpPatch.pl -smonly Continue with these settings? CleanupReplication.plDbInstall.pl -fo Cd /var/mcp/db/backup Downgrade a full system Downgrade a full system proceduresDbRestore.pl backupfilename Cd /var/mcp/run/MCP11.0/dbname1/bin/util Downgrade a full system navigation Preparing for full system downgrades Downgrading a redundant system Downgrading a non-redundant system Downgrading a non-redundant system navigation Downgrading a non-redundant system with a single database Downgrades Common procedures Rebooting the system Common procedures Page Nortel AS 5300 Installation