Avaya S8300 User Manual
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The Provisioning and Installation Manager
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Create a profile for each media gateway in order to configure unique aspects of a gateway.
A profile includes configuration data such as IP address, static routes, and modem
configuration, plus an ARS table for use in SLS mode. A profile can be configured from
scratch, or it can incorporate the copy of a profile from another device profile or from an
Electronic Preinstallation Worksheet (EPW).
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Create groups that share similar locations, network regions, or other characteristics, such
that they can be scheduled for configuration or reconfiguration at the same time.
Configuration templates may be distributed to groups, thereby handling a large number of
configuration changes as a single task.
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Create schedules that automatically, and on a recurring basis, synchronize the subset of
Communication Manager translations that the G250/G250-BRI/G250-DS1/G250-DCP
Media Gateways store for use in SLS mode. A schedule can synchronize translations up
to eight times a day.
PIM is installed on an Enterprise Windows Server that has a 3.1 version of the Integrated
Management Enterprise Network Management offer. PIM is accessed using a web browser.
Device access for PIM configuration is over a LAN/WAN using SNMPv1 or SNMPv3 and SSH.
High-level steps for configuring media gateways using PIM
At a high level, the process for configuring media gateways with PIM might consist of the
following steps:
1. Network experts create configuration templates at the staging location.
Each template contains a set of information to be applied to a group of gateways
2. Network experts or the administrator creates device profiles at the staging location.using
the PIM device profile wizard, an EPW, or imported files
A device profile applies to an individual media gateway.
3. The administrator creates a “job” and schedules it to run.
The job merges the configuration information and downloads it to each media gateway. The
administrator can later change the configuration of multiple media gateways simultaneously
using a single change to a shared configuration template.