Polycom MGC-50/MGC-100 installation manual MGC-50/100 Control Unit with Removable Hard Drive

Chapter 4 - Hardware Description

MGC-50/100 Control Unit with Removable Hard Drive

As an option the Control Unit (CU) can be supplied with a removable Hard Drive. The Hard Drive is pre-configured for either XPEK or pSOS Operating Systems. This Control Unit does not include a floppy disk drive.

•MGC Manager versions 6.11 and 7.0.2 also can support the removable Hard drive.

•It is possible to configure several removable Hard drives for a single MCU. Sharing Hard Drives between two different MCU’s is not possible due to the different cards, network services and reservations. However, if you need to move a drive to another MCU contact Polycom support.

The following sections describe the steps required to install the removable hard drive.

Removing the Control Unit from the MCU

The Control Unit is not hot swappable.

Use the following procedure for both the MGC-100 and the MGC-50 to replace the Control Unit:

1.Exit the MGC Manager application.

2.Switch OFF the main power switch on the rear panel and disconnect the power cord from the power source.

3.Remove the cover at the rear of the MCU.

4.Disconnect the following cables from the Control Unit:

• The LAN (RJ-45) and Dongle (RS-232 Serial) cable connections

5.From the front of MCU, unscrew the four screws that secure the Control Unit to the chassis.

A modem may be connected to the RS-232 port on the front panel of the

Control Unit. If present, disconnect.

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