s8300 LSP question

[zeropoint46]

Hi all,

I have acquired a g700/s8300 system and I have dug into it some and was wondering if I can do anything with it as it stands. I have reset the dadmin password and cust password and have logged into the system. the customer-options says its g3 version v13 and the "software version" reported on the webpage is:

Operating system: Linux 2.6.11-AV18h i686 i686
Built: Aug 7 17:01 2008

Contains: 01.5.642.3
Reports as: R013x.01.5.642.3
Release String: S8300-013-01.5.642.3
UPDATES:
01.5.642.3-16210 activated cold patch 16210 for 01.5.642.3
01.5.642.3-14809 activated hot Daylight Saving Update (2007h)


Translation Saved: 2009-09-29 02:19:07

License Installed: 2009-03-06 16:51:48

License info is:

CommunicaMgr License Mode: Normal
Network used for License: MGP
License Serial Number is xxxxxxxxxxx(cleaned) on MGP

CommunicaMgr License Mode: Normal

and when I login it says that it's an LSP.

without going through a BP or avaya, can I use this system? I have an s8300 with CM5.2 that is fully licensed, can I connected this system to that system as it stands? or will it not work because I would need a new 5.2 LSP license for this system cause it's the wrong version? anything else I can do? any help/info would be great. Thanks.

 

[AvayaTier3]

you will need to reimage the s8300 with cm5.2.1
Your s8300 will need to be s8300B or s8300C once you image for cm4 or higher.

configure the server for your network and as an LSP with the correct information to register.
install Avaya RFA license and authentication file so it will register and file sync to your main server.

The Avaya RFA license will need to match your Main SID and will need a new MID and the serialnumber of the g700 will be the licensed serial number that needs to be added in the Avaya RFA database for your LSP server.

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[zeropoint46]

So basically I need to get avaya involved and I need to buy licenses?

 

[NewNic]

if you dont need survivablity you can use that gateway with no issues

 

[zeropoint46]

how? I tried to reconfigured the system to just be standalone but it gave me a license error. What would the correct steps be?

 

[Mitch672]

If it's licenses as an LSP now, you cannot use it as a standalone system.

You bought hardware, you are not going to be able to use the software, you could reload it with CM5, but then you would need a CM5 LSP license on your main system, a G700 LSP license costs nearly $5,000.

if you can use the hardware on your existing system as an additional media gateway, that's what it will be good for.





Mitch

AVAYA Certified Expert

 

[zeropoint46]

thanks for confirming mitch, thats what i figured. Avaya licensing is such a racket, I really ticks me off. I've never seen such draconian licensing schemes.