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This section makes frequent use of data contained in the Technical Requirements.

All relevant sections of the Technical Requirements Data collection should be completed or known before commencing with the steps in this section.

Web Portal Setup

Avaya Ethernet Switches are setup in VSM to enable Access Concentrator, to add a friendly name and default site for alarming purposes, as well as facilitating an offsite backup capability.

To add an Avaya Ethernet Switch to VSM select the customer, then navigate to Service Desk> Equipment Locations. Right-click on the Equipment Location (Appliance) that will serve this particular UC Server and select ‘Manage Equipment’

At the bottom of the ‘Manage Equipment’ page click on the ‘Add Equipment’ Button

A form will open which you can populate with the equipment details.

Select the Vendor ‘Avaya’ and Product ‘Ethernet Switch’.


If you are adding more than one piece of the same equipment type check the ‘Add another’ box at the bottom of the form and the bulk of the configuration will be carried over for the next item.


Avaya Ethernet Switch Field descriptions

 Field

Setting

Vendor

Avaya

Product

Ethernet Switch

Equipment Name

Friendly Name of the device

IP address/Host Name

IP Address or FQDN of the device

Username

Administrative Username

Site

Free text field, this information will be included in alarm notifications from the VSM Workflow.

Password

Administrative Password

Command Set

Choose Ethernet Switch model from the drop-down

Site ID information in the ‘Site’ field will advise your NOC staff of the site where the Avaya Ethernet Switch is physically located. This is particularly helpful when the customer has multiple sites.



SNMP

Complete the Equipment tab and then click on the ‘SNMP Query’ tab.

Click on the down arrow, and select the SNMP version you wish VSM to use for querying the AES:


SNMP V1 or V2


AES SNMP V1/V2 Field Descriptions

Field

Setting

Version

V1, V2

SNMP Community String

Community String that is allowed Read access to the device.


SNMP V3


AES SNMP V3 Field Description

Field

Setting

Version

V3

Username

SNMP V3 Username

Authentication Protocol

SHA (recommended)

Authentication Password

Password

Privacy Protocol

DES (recommended)

Privacy Password

Password


Once all fields are populated Click on the Test Access button. This will test that VSM can connect to the AES using the settings you have entered:


Both SSH and SNMP (if configured) should return success. If not, trouble-shoot the configuration.

The SSH test ensures the VSM collector can connect to, and login using the account configured.
The SNMP test ensures an SNMP query can be run.

Once testing is successful, click Save.


 

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