Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual
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Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server 5.2 Customer Engineering Guide (for Cisco MeetingPlace 8106)
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Chapter 2 Understanding MeetingPlace Audio Server 5.2
Understanding the 8106 server and its components
Figure 2-1
8106 Physical Characteristics
The 8106 server has the capacity for a CPU card, six slots for T1 Smart Blades, Smart Blades, or Multi
Access Blades to provide physical connectivity to the telephone network, and four drives: two disk
drives, a floppy drive, and a CD-ROM drive.
Access Blades to provide physical connectivity to the telephone network, and four drives: two disk
drives, a floppy drive, and a CD-ROM drive.
lists the maximum port configurations for each
protocol and the hardware used to achieve them.
There is no cover or lid to open or remove to gain access to the server. From the front of the 8106 server,
you can access the CPU card, Smart Blade cards, T1 Smart Blade cards, Multi Access Blade cards,
redundant power supply units, fan assembly, disk drives, CD-ROM drive, and floppy drive. From the
back of the 8106 server, you can access the LAN and telephony connections, and the transition modules
for the CPU, Smart Blades, T1 Smart Blades, and Multi Access Blades.
you can access the CPU card, Smart Blade cards, T1 Smart Blade cards, Multi Access Blade cards,
redundant power supply units, fan assembly, disk drives, CD-ROM drive, and floppy drive. From the
back of the 8106 server, you can access the LAN and telephony connections, and the transition modules
for the CPU, Smart Blades, T1 Smart Blades, and Multi Access Blades.
The 8106 server hardware components
The 8106 server hardware components include the following:
•
Mounting kits — Mechanical components necessary to mount the MeetingPlace system in one of
the following configurations:
the following configurations:
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19-inch EIA-310 rack (U.S. and Canada)
–
19-inch frame-relay rack
Table 2-2
8106 Server Hardware Configurations
Protocol
Max. Ports
Hardware configuration
T1
576
6 T1 Smart Blades
E1
480
5 Smart Blades and 1 MA-16
T1 PRI
368
4 Smart Blades and 1 MA-16
IP
480
5 Smart Blades and 1 MA-16