Avaya IP Office Manager 10.0 (44) - what is module 1, BD1, BD2 etc? 1

[BespakIS]

Hi,

I'm trying to work out which physical connections on an Avaya system are module 1, BD1, BD2 etc.

(see attachment)

some extensions show as module BD1, some as BD2, BP3, some as just "1", "8

 

[Okkie26]

BD1 BD2 BP3

And the separate module is 1.

 

[AACon]

BD1 would be the first card (on the left) of the system. Base Digital 1. Looks like it's a Digital 8 with a PRI card.
BD2, would be the second card on that system. Looks like a digital 8 with no daughter card.
BP3 would be the third card, it's a Phone card (P), 8 port, with an ATM card.
B means base. D or P means digital or phone (analog).

If it just has a single number, that means it's an expansion module. Your first expansion module is a digital 30.

If you are unfamiliar with how the cards work, then this can be confusing. Each base card (B) gets a daughter card for trunks. Not all base cards are extensions, some are vcm cards, or dedicated expansion cards.

-Austin
I used to be an ACE. Now I'm just an Arse.

 

[BespakIS]

Thanks that's exactly what I needed to know. We are in the unfortunate situation where the people who installed the network labelled NOTHING. Therefore if I can work out where a phone is connected to the phone system I can identify the cable and thus the wall socket. This gives me a point at which to start unpicking the mess.

 

[BespakIS]

We're not aiming to provide service for a phone system, I'm simply trying to understand some of the technology that has been inherited. The information given today by AACon has helped me talk someone through how to move their number from one part of the building to another to support a move simply by moving the patching. This wouldn't have been possible without the help of AAcon (who I am very grateful for), and has saved us a 10 hour round trip.

Going forward of course the aim is to take on a specialist who is local to our site but this isn't a utopia and I've got to work with what I currently have

 

[Okkie26]

Why not moving the extension simply by moving the patchcable on the wall outlet patchpanel?

 

[amriddle01]

Indeed, no need to trace it back to source for a simple lift and shift. If for example it was wall port 65 and they moved to 35, then just move the lead from 65 to 35 at the one end....

 

[intrigrant]

If you look at it and think about it then in the GREEN circle there is the module number, in the RED circle you can see the type of module, in the BLUE circle you see the lights, when lit a phone or trunk is active and what is written in the PURPLE circle is really bullocks.

 

[BespakIS]

moving the patch cable is what we did, and you're right there should be no need to trace.....if the wall sockets actually had meaningful labels! In this case they don't and hence it was necessary to trace the cable from source.

 

[amriddle01]

That site sounds terrible

 

[BespakIS]

You have no idea! It's not terrible but there is a LOT of work to do.