Nortel 5100 Series Release 2.3.3 Guide

Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100

MCS Installation and

Commissioning

NN42020-308

Document status: Standard

Document version: 01.08

Document date: 13 September 2007

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Revision history

September 2007

Standard 01.08. This document is up-issued to ﬁx CR Q01719536.

August 2007

Standard 01.07. This document is up-issued to ﬁx CRs Q01592519 and

Q01652749.

July 2007

Standard 01.06. This document is up-issued to ﬁx CRs Q01586777 and

Q01692149-01.

March 2007

Standard 01.05. This document is up-issued to ﬁx CR Q01583183.

March 2007

Standard 01.04. This document is up-issued to support Multimedia

Communication Server 5100 Release 4.0. This document addresses CRs

Q01492560 and Q01543847.

January 2007

Standard 01.01. This document is issued to support Multimedia

Communication Server 5100 Release 4.0.

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Contents

New in this release 9

Feature changes 9

New hardware platform 9

New operating system software 10

New deployment options 10

New system components 10

New and updated clients 10

Easier installation and commissioning 11

Other changes 11

How to get help 13

Finding the latest updates on the Nortel web site 13

Getting help from the Nortel web site 13

Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center 13

Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code 14

Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller 14

Regulatory and license information 15

Red Hat Software 15

Introduction 17

Before you begin 19

Overview 19

Software 19

Passwords 20

License key 20

Customer-speciﬁc information 20

Baseline hardware installation 21

Overview 21

Server connections 21

Hard disk redundancy 22

Network redundancy 22

Terminal connections 22

Deployment options 23

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Baseline hardware conﬁguration 25

Overview 25

Change a server IP address 25

Baseline software installation 27

Overview 27

Install Linux 27

Install Linux patches (if required) 29

Install Oracle 31

Install Oracle patches (if required) 32

MCS software installation 35

Overview 35

Load the Release from the DVD 35

Copy the installation ﬁles 36

Edit the installation properties ﬁle 37

Edit the staging ﬁle 39

Run the installation script 42

MCS software deployment 45

Overview 45

Launch the Management Console 46

Update the license key 46

Deploy and start network elements 47

Install MCS online Help 49

Install the Wireless Client Manager 50

Add the WiCM server IP address 52

Add the WiCM server 53

Start the Server Monitor 54

Start the Database Monitor 54

Procedures

Procedure Changing a server IP address 25

Procedure Installing Linux 28

Procedure Installing Linux patches 29

Procedure Installing Oracle 31

Procedure Installing Oracle patches 32

Procedure Loading MCS 5100 Release 4.0 35

Procedure Copying the installation ﬁles 36

Procedure Editing the installation properties ﬁle 37

Procedure Editing the staging ﬁle 40

Procedure Running the MCS 5100 4.0 installation script 42

Procedure Launching the MCS Management Console 46

Procedure Updating the license key 46

Procedure Deploying and starting network element instances 48

Procedure Installing MCS online Help 49

Procedure Installing the Wireless Client Manager 50

Procedure Adding the WiCM server IP address 52

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Procedure Adding the WiCM server 53

Procedure Starting the Server Monitor 54

Procedure Starting the Database Monitor 54

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Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100

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New in this release

WARNING

Do not contact Red Hat for technical support on your Nortel

version of the Linux base operating system. If technical support is

required for the Nortel version of the Linux base operating system,

contact Nortel technical support as described in this chapter.

This section describes what is new in this document for Multimedia

Communication Server (MCS) 5100 Release 4.0.

Feature changes

The following are the main new features for MCS 5100 release 4.0:

•"New hardware platform" (page 9)

•"New operating system software" (page 10)

•"New deployment options" (page 10)

•"New system components" (page 10)

•"New and updated clients" (page 10)

•"Easier installation and commissioning" (page 11)

New hardware platform

MCS 5100 Release 4.0 runs on IBM eServer x306m servers. These servers

provide the following:

•Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GHz processor

•4 GB PC4200 DDR II memory

•two 80 GB SATA hard drives

•DVD drive

•two Ethernet ports

•RoHS compliance

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10 New in this release

New operating system software

MCS 5100 Release 4.0 runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES3. This

platform provides the following:

•Only one installation CD is required for the operating system.

•Installation time is reduced to 15 minutes.

•The operating system is open source and reliable.

New deployment options

The following new deployment options are available:

•Small system (one server)

•Medium nonredundant system (four servers)

•Medium redundant system (eight servers)

New system components

The following are the main system components for MCS 5100 Release 4.0:

•Database Manager

•System Manager (Fault Performance Manager)

•Accounting Manager

•Session Manager

•Provisioning Manager

•IP Client Manager (optional)

•Wireless Client Manager (optional)

•Media Application Server (optional)

•Border Control Point (optional), formerly RTP Media Portal

•Media Gateway 3200 (optional), formerly MCS Trunking Gateway

•Web Collaboration (optional)

New and updated clients

The following are new or updated clients for MCS 5100 Release 4.0:

•Nortel Multimedia PC Client

•Nortel Multimedia Web Client

•Nortel Multimedia Wireless Client

•Nortel Multimedia Ofﬁce Client

•Nortel Multimedia PC Client for IBM Lotus Notes

•Nortel IP Phone 1120E, IP Phone 1140E Client

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