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10 IntroductionFor medium redundant systems, the minimum baseline configuration forthe AS 5300 infrastructure includes four (4) IBM x3550 servers with

100 Maintenance ReleasesQuerying the Network Interface Card firmwareUse this procedure to determine the current Network Interface Card (NIC)firmware ve

Firmware upgrades 101Querying the ServeRaid firmwareUse this procedure to determine the current ServeRAID firmware version.Prerequisites•You must be as

102 Maintenance ReleasesIf the versions do not match, upgrade the firmware.--End--Installing the firmware upgradesUse these procedures to install firmw

Installing the firmware upgrades 103The IBM Flash Update Utility appears.5Select 1 to update the BIOS.6 Reply Y to move the current image to the backu

104 Maintenance ReleasesIf the firmware is out of date, the system flashes the firmware.5When the upgrade completes, remove the CD from the CD-ROMdriv

Installing the firmware upgrades 1055When the server reboot begins, remove the CD from theCD-ROM drive.--End--Installing RSA-II card firmware upgradesU

106 Maintenance ReleasesInstalling NIC firmware upgradesUse this procedure to install NIC firmware upgrades. This procedurerequires the reboot of the s

Installing the firmware upgrades 107Procedure StepsStep Action1Load the hard drive firmware upgrade CD into the CD-ROMdrive.2 Log on to the server as

108 Maintenance ReleasesProcedure StepsStep Action1Load the ServeRAID firmware upgrade CD into the CD-ROMdrive.2Log on to the server as the SSA role (

Multimedia PC Client upgrade 109Multimedia PC Client upgradeThis section provides the procedures that you use to upgrade theMultimedia PC Client. Choo

11.Installation overviewThis chapter describes the steps required to install AS 5300 servers andthe approximate time needed to complete each step.Inst

110 Maintenance Releasescd /var/mcp/run/MCP_11.0/PROV1_0/wars/pca/pcclientcode8Unzip the file:unzip <PCCLient>.zip--End--Upgrading the Multimedi

111.DowngradesMaintenance Release and patch upgrades of the AS 5300 databaseare backwards compatible. However, if data in the database becomescorrupte

112 DowngradesDowngrade system components navigation• "Downgrading the AudioCodes gateway" (page 113)• "Downgrading the Network Element

Downgrade system components 113Downgrading the AudioCodes gatewayUse this procedure to downgrade the AudioCodes gateway. The onlysupported method for

114 Downgrades3Do one of the following:If this is a downgrade to a previous Maintenance Release, editthe installprops.txt file as follows:ne.load=<

Downgrade system components 115Procedure StepsStep Action1Log on to the Primary Database server as the DBA role(ntdbadm).2Change directory:cd /var/mcp

116 Downgrades14Log on to the secondary database server as the DBA role(ntdbadm).15Change directory:cd /var/mcp/run/MCP_11.0/<dbname>_1/bin/util

Downgrade a full system 117Downgrade a full system navigation• "Preparing for full system downgrades" (page 117)• "Downgrading a redund

118 Downgrades2Stop all active Provisioning Managers and Personal AgentManagers.From the System Manager console navigation tree, navigate toNetwork El

Downgrade a full system 119Downgrading a non-redundant system navigation• "Downgrading a non-redundant system with a replicated database"(pa

12 Installation overviewInstallation overview navigation•"Installation times" (page 12)Installation timesThis section describes the approxim

120 Downgrades• IP Client Managers• Fault-Performance Managers2Downgrade the database.3Downgrade the AudioCodes Gateway.4 Downgrade the System Manager

121.Common proceduresThe following sections describe common procedures used while installingand configuring the AS 5300 system.Navigation•"Reboot

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Installation times 13Table 1Installation preparationInstallation step Approximate time required to completeUnpacking the hardware 10 minutesTable 2Har

14 Installation overviewTable 5AS 5300 software deployment (cont’d.)Installation step Approximate time required to completeDeploying the initial softw

15.Installation preparationThis section describes the preparation of materials and hardware requiredfor installing the AS 5300 server.Navigation•"

16 Installation preparationThis sheet is located in the chapter titled "Installation Planning sheet"(page 17).Application Server 5300Nortel

17.Installation Planning sheetThis section contains the Installation Planning Sheet.Use the Installation Planning sheet to compile the information req

18 Installation Planning sheetService VLAN Machine LogicalAddress All 10.10.0.5Service VLAN Default Gateway All 10.10.0.1Service VLAN Network Mask All

Customer-specific information 19ntsecadm All QWEpoi43@!ntbackup All QWEpoi43@!ntdbadm All QWEpoi43@!IAO Single Account Information, if used (not requi

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20 Installation Planning sheetApplication Server 5300Nortel AS 5300 InstallationNN42040-300 01.044 November 2008Copyright © 2007-2008 Nortel Networks.

21.Hardware installation andconfigurationThis section describes the procedures for installing and configuring theAS 5300 server hardware.PrerequisitesF

22 Hardware installation and configurationHardware installation and configuration navigation•"Hardware overview" (page 22)• "Mount the h

Mount the hardware 23Table 6IBM x3550 hardware characteristics (cont’d.)Item DescriptionServer identification x3550, Model 7978 AC1CPU 2 x Quad-Core I

24 Hardware installation and configuration3Securely install the rail kit and then slide the server into place.4Ensure the server is supported in the r

Connect the hardware 25Figure 1Front panel of the AS 5300 serverFigure 2Rear panel of the AS 5300 serverEthernet 1 and Ethernet 2 are the main Network

26 Hardware installation and configurationport is attached to another computer, such as a Windows-based computer,a program such as HyperTerminal can b

Networking overview 27Attach the two redundant AC (Alternating Current) power modules toredundant AC power sources, as required by industry standards.

28 Hardware installation and configurationFigure 3Typical Dual-VLAN configurationThe server maintains the use of the kernel channel bonding module toi

Networking overview 29VLAN interfaces are named according to the following syntax:<hosting_interface>.<vlan_id>The AS 5300 server defines

3.ContentsNew in this release 7Features 7Other changes 7Introduction 9Deployment options 9Installation overview 11Installation times 12Installation pr

30 Hardware installation and configurationcan have their time source server configured to use the System Managers,as IPsec is already configured betwe

Hardware configuration 31Hardware configuration navigation• "Resetting the planar BIOS and RSA-II card to factory defaults" (page32)• "R

32 Hardware installation and configuration• "Configuring the planar BIOS" (page 36)• "Configuring the ServeRAID BIOS" (page 38)Res

Hardware configuration 33with the correct memory configuration but not recognized by thesystem. If this happens, contact your next level of support be

34 Hardware installation and configurationWARNINGThe resetting of the ServeRAID BIOS to factory defaultsincludes the destruction of all currently defi

Hardware configuration 3511Press F6 to reset to factory defaults.12Select Yes to reset the defaults.13 Press Esc until you return to the IBM ServerRAI

36 Hardware installation and configuration9Highlight OS USB Selection and use the left and right arrowkeys to select Linux OS.10 Select Save Values an

Hardware configuration 37Procedure StepsStep Action1Reboot the server and press F1 to access the planar BIOSconfiguration utility.The following steps

38 Hardware installation and configuration25Select Exit Setup and select Yes when prompted forconfirmation.--End--Configuring the ServeRAID BIOSUse thi

Hardware configuration 39The Array Properties window appears.15 In the Array Type sub-window, select RAID 1(Mirror).This cursor moves to Array Label.1

4Configuring accounts and passwords 51Configuring preconfigured accounts and passwords 52Configuring a system for individual accounts 53Reinstalling p

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41.Platform software installationThis section describes how to install the AS 5300 platform software.The platform software consists of the underlying

42 Platform software installationApplication Server 5300Nortel AS 5300 InstallationNN42040-300 01.044 November 2008Copyright © 2007-2008 Nortel Networ

Hardware configuration 43Platform software installation navigation•"Starting the Linux operating system installation" (page 44)• "Confi

44 Platform software installationStarting the Linux operating system installationUse this procedure to initiate the Linux operating system installatio

Configuring the networking, serial console redirection, and time zone settings 45If the hardware verification fails, an error message displays, theins

46 Platform software installation2Enter the VLAN number associated with the Service network.This number must match the VLAN ID associated with theServ

Configuring the NTP, Syslog, and Audit Daemon settings 47Disable the serial console redirection by selecting option 3 andproceed to step 12.OREnable s

48 Platform software installationPrerequisites• You have completed the steps described in "Configuring thenetworking, serial console redirection,

Configuring the Primary (EMS1) and Secondary (EMS2) clock source servers 49Select Y to enable system audit. Enabling the system audit mightimpact syst

5Installing the firmware upgrades 102Installing BIOS firmware upgrades 102Installing Base Management Controller (BMC) firmware upgrades 103Installing

50 Platform software installationIf you are configuring the Secondary (EMS2) server, enter themachine logical address of the Primary (EMS1) server.--E

Configuring accounts and passwords 51The closer that the starting system time from the BIOS is to the actual timereference provided by these clock sou

52 Platform software installationThe installer presents the option to configure preconfigured accounts or anindividual account. You must select one or

Configuring accounts and passwords 53Reply Y to accept the account method confirmation.ORReply N to go back to the User Accounts screen and changesele

54 Platform software installationConfiguring a system for individual accountsProcedure StepsStep Action1 During the Linux operating system installatio

Reinstalling platform software 55Configuring accounts and passwords job aidTable 8List of pre-configured accountsAccount name Descriptionntappadm This

56 Platform software installationPrerequisites• You have completed the steps in "Starting the Linux operating systeminstallation" (page 44)

Reinstalling platform software 57MCP Backup Tar Files1) mcpPlatform.as5300-micro-s1.yyyy.mm.dd.hh.mm.tar2) mcpPlatform.as5300-micro-s2.yyyy.mm.dd.hh.m

58 Platform software installationThe Date and Time is displayed.13Do one of the following:Enter Y to accept the configuration.OREnter N to change the

59.Oracle database software installationThis chapter contains information and procedures for installing the Oracledatabase software. Oracle is install

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60 Oracle database software installationNavigation• "Installing Oracle database software" (page 60)• For more information about installing O

Oracle database software installation 61Procedure StepsStep Action1Place the first disc containing the Oracle installation files in theCD-ROM drive of

62 Oracle database software installationOtherwise, you have completed installation.--End--Application Server 5300Nortel AS 5300 InstallationNN42040-30

63.AS 5300 software deploymentThis chapter contains information and procedures about AS 5300 softwaredeployment.Navigation•"Core components"

64 AS 5300 software deploymentStaging filesStaging files are used to configure the initial system. The AS 5300software load includes two sets of stagin

Core components 654-server staging files (medium system)4-server staging configurations consist of a redundant installation where allcore components a

66 AS 5300 software deploymentAttention: For increased security, do not store the parameters fordb.username and db.password in the installprops.txt fi

AS 5300 initial software deployment 67AS 5300 initial software deployment navigation• "Downloading the MCP load software" (page 68)• "P

68 AS 5300 software deployment• "Starting the System Management Console" (page 71)• "Updating the licensekey" (page 71)Downloading

AS 5300 initial software deployment 69The system displays a list of loads and prompts for a loadselection.3 Select the load for installation.The syste

7.New in this releaseThe following sections detail what’s new in NN42040-300 Installation forNortel Application Server (AS) 5300 Release 1.0.FeaturesT

70 AS 5300 software deploymentDeploying the initial software loadUse this procedure to deploy the initial AS 5300 software load.Prerequisites•You must

AS 5300 initial software deployment 71For more information, see Nortel AS 5300 Planning and Engineering(NN42040-200).Starting the System Management Co

72 AS 5300 software deployment7If you do not see the new licensekey after applying, clickRefresh.After the licensekey is updated, you can deploy and s

73.PatchesThis section contains procedures for updating and maintaining the AS5300 system through the installation of software patches and firmwareupd

74 PatchesMCP core software load patch installation navigation• "Obtaining the patches" (page 74)• "Patching the database schemas and S

MCP core software load patch installation 75Always download the most recent patch. Patches arecumulative, that is, each new patch contains all of the

76 PatchesUnix Path Location/patches/MCP/MCP_11.0.0.1_2008-01-05-2156.patch4Using an FTP client, download the patch from thegsds.ca.nortel.com site.Th

MCP core software load patch installation 77When you enable the RPS, an inform file is created in thevar/mcp/dropbox directory. When a patch has been

78 PatchesEnabling patch delivery for non-Regional Patch Selector (RPS) sitesUse this procedure to create an inform file for RPS patch notifications.

MCP core software load patch installation 79Procedure StepsStep Action1Log on to the primary System Manager as the AA role(ntappadm) using SSH.2Change

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80 PatchesNetwork ElementClient impact Subscriber impactis transferred to the AccountingManager and no information islost.ProvisioningManagersThe Prov

MCP core software load patch installation 81Prerequisites• Network Elements are configured on the system.•You understand the service issues associated

82 Patches6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 for each Network Element displayed in thePatch/MR navigation tree.The Instance window for the Network Element shows on

MCP core software load patch installation 83Prerequisites• The database schemas and System Manager have been patched.Procedure StepsStep Action1 The p

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85.Maintenance ReleasesThis section describes information and procedures about installingMaintenance Releases. Use Maintenance Releases to update the

86 Maintenance ReleasesMCP core software load Maintenance Release installation Navigation• "Transferring the Maintenance Release files to System

MCP core software load Maintenance Release installation 87• "Upgrading the Network Elements" (page 90)• "Upgrading the AudioCodes gatew

88 Maintenance Releasesrm –Rf <old_load_directory>Attention: Use extreme caution when using rm -Rf commands.Entering a typo can cause an entire

MCP core software load Maintenance Release installation 89sudo ./mcpCopyFromESD.pl -m manifest-online8Copy the ASU files.sudo ./mcpCopyFromESD.pl -m m

9.IntroductionThis document provides information about the installation of the IBMx3550 servers for Nortel Application Server (AS) 5300. It describes

90 Maintenance Releases./mcpUpgradeMR.pl4When prompted, select the MR load from the list.The database is upgraded first, followed by the System Manage

MCP core software load Maintenance Release installation 914Select the Network Element to be patched.5 On the maintenance panel, click the Upgrade butt

92 Maintenance ReleasesThe load name listed for each instance is the patched load.--End--Upgrading the AudioCodes gatewayUse this procedure to apply t

Applying the Linux Maintenance Release 93Procedure StepsStep Action1Load the CD containing the MCP Core Linux platformMaintenance Release into the CD-

94 Maintenance ReleasesAttention: This is a major package upgrade. It upgrades thekernel as well as many other base level packages. Stop allMCP compon

Applying the Oracle Maintenance Release 9522Reboot the server:rebootAttention: If you are applying a platform patch to a server withonly the platform

96 Maintenance ReleasesAttention: The time it takes to patch the Oracle Database varies frompatch to patch. It can take anywhere from a few minutes up

Installing the online Help files 97ERROR at line 1: ORA-00955: name is already used by anexisting object•DROP PACKAGE sys.dbms_apply_user_agent*ERROR

98 Maintenance Releases6Change directory:cd /var/mcp/run/MCP_11.0/<prov>_0/bin7Transfer the file to the Provisioning Manager server using thesft

Firmware upgrades 99Firmware updates navigation• "Determining the current firmware version" (page 99)• "Comparing the firmware versions