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Avaya Data Marketing – WSJ

by Adam DaCosta

Avaya was doing some marketing in the WSJ this week. The advertisement stands out a little (well quite a bit actually) and does an even better job at calling out some of their competition (Cisco).

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Avaya ERS & VMWare ESX Server

by Adam DaCosta

Avaya provides a document for best practices Resilient Data Center Server Edge Solutions for VMware ESX Server Technical configuration Guide and you can find it located further down in this post. This article provide a quick overview of the document. For further info and specific configuration details and commands, please download the Technical Document

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Avaya ERS 8600 Software 7.0 Draft Release Notes

by Adam DaCosta

Avaya ERS 8600 Software 7.0 Draft Release Notes.

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With the ERS 8600, what are the differences between an R and RS module?

by dgorham

The main difference between the two types of modules is that the RS modules use new hardware and software to provide enhanced QoS and port mirroring capabilities.

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Nortel Avaya – 5.1.1.1 Release notes – Upgrading pair of IST Core peer switches

by dgorham

Some things learned, READ the release notes, don’t assume anything even if you have done it a thousand times before! #1  (From 5.1.1.1 release notes) [singlepic id=32 w=320 h=240 mode=web20 float=left]When upgrading a pair of IST Core peer switches, special care must be taken due to SMLT architectural change. Unlike previous upgrades, when moving from [...]

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Nortel Lifecycle Update for ERS 8691SF – Pre-Notification Manufacture Discontinue

by Adam DaCosta

Background: The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8691 SF/CPU, 8616SXE, 8632TXE, 8616GTE, 8648TXE, 8608SXE, 8624FXE, 8608GBE, 8608GTE, 8632TXM, 8648TXM, 8608GBM, 8608GTM, 8672ATME, 8672ATMM, 8683POSM modules are to be declared Manufacturing Discontinue effective either Dec 31, 2009 or Apr 30, 2010. [singlepic id=27 w=320 h=240 float=left]Manufacture Discontinued (MD) applies to products, releases, and associated design documentation that [...]

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