INIT?

[WrongWayFeldman]

I'm working on a release 5.5.
If I had an init, what would I see in LD 22 history that would indicate that an INIT took place?

 

[KCFLHRC]

Hopefully an INI000

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

Generally speaking, lots of events within a short time frame. Warmstart, INI etc.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK

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If it's working, then leave it alone!.

 

[WrongWayFeldman]

Thanks to all for the reply. Is there an NTP that explains how to perform an init as well as a complete power down and restart of the system? Is this what they call a sysload?
I'm a novice and I'm trying to teach myself this stuff.

 

[nessman]

You can perform an INI manually by pressing the button on the faceplate of the call processor card.

An INI is a warm start (think of pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL) on an older PC to reboot it.

A sysload is a cold start (think of pulling the power from a PC, plugging it back in and turning it back on).

Generally speaking, a well-maintained PBX in good working order will run for years without ever needing to be INI'ed or a sysload unless the release notes for a software patch require it. If you're finding yourself having to reboot the PBX on a semi-regular basis, it has problems.

INI's and sysloads that happen out of the blue are a cry for help. If you're seeing those happening - call your vendor... don't bother trying to diagnose the issue. It's not a customer DIY project unless you have years of experience under your belt with these things... and if you need software patches and the such, you'll need to go through a vendor anyway as Avaya doesn't issue software to customers.

But the fact you're asking about INI's indicates you're having problems that a vendor should be looking at first. If your PBX is covered under a maintenance contract with a vendor, you're already paying for the service.

There's not really a shut-down procedure for a PBX. Simply disconnect power from the PBX. Tip: don't throw the switches on the power supplies in the cabinets... if you're running an Option 11C - just pull the power cords from the wall, or if you're running a larger system (61C, 81C, etc...) throw the breaker for the core shelf in the pedestal (left to right - breakers are for the pedistal fan, then the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th shelves from bottom to top). There usually isn't a need to shut down all the shelves unless you're running into some problems where you need to isolate parts of the system as a troubleshooting step - in most cases just the core shelf itself. Power supplies tend not to like being shut down with the convenient power on/off switches on their faceplate - they may not come back up when you go from Off to On. Just experience from the field speaking.

 

[I2007]

You should start looking for a BERR (BusError) in the history files. To further understand the message you need to take out the ras stack of the message in PDT, but that's something you normally need an Avaya distributor/partner to do.

I2007