Avaya S8100 User Manual

Checklists and job aids
Replace an S8100’s hard drive

 – Backup everything to the PCMCIA 

card or to a network location.

Note: If the medium you are backing up to runs 
out of space, a message will appear noting the 
files that were not backed up. In this case, find a 
different backup location or PCMCIA card with 
enough capacity and rerun the entire backup.

Click 'Administer System'

Log in with 

.

Click ‘Backup & Restore’ under System 
Maintenance.

Click ‘Immediate Backup’.

Under “Choose Items for Immediate Backup,” 
select everything that is installed.

Note: If the S8100’s internal AUDIX is being used, you 
must do two backups. First, select the “AUDIX 
translations, names & messages” radio button in addition 
to “MultiVantage announcements” and “MultiVantage 
translations.” When the backup finishes, return to the 
‘Immediate Backup’ screen and select only the “AUDIX 
announcements” radio button and send this backup to the 
same or a different location.

Set Destination to PCMCIA or click ‘Other 
Location’ to send the backup to a network 
location

Click the Backup button.

 – Record AUDIX extension length.

Note: You will need to verify the extension 
length later.

Click the Back icon (on the IE tool bar) twice to 
return to the Administer System page.

From the explorer window, click 'Default AUDIX 
Settings'.

Note whether AUDIX is enabled. If so, click 
‘AUDIX Extension Length’ and record the 
extension length.

 – Close Internet Explorer on the 

S8100’s desktop.

 – Open a bash shell window (if not already 

open).

Click 

 

→

 

 

→

 

.

 – Important! – Display and record the 

customer’s network and product information.

From the bash shell, execute the following three 
commands – 

, 

, 

.

You will need to 

re-enter this information later.

 – From the bash shell, execute 

.

The green “Complete” LED on the S8100’s 
faceplate will be flashing during the shutdown 
process. Wait until this LED is on steady. Then 
power down the system.

Disconnect the cross-over cable from the 
Processor board and remove the board from the 
cabinet.