Avaya Equinox User Manual

Installing the Avaya Equinox Streaming
and Recording Server

Release 9.0.2

August 2017

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................................................ 7

Purpose.................................................................................................................................. 7

Chapter 2: Introducing Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording...................................... 8

New in this release.................................................................................................................. 8

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server....................................................................... 8

Example of a direct DMZ deployment................................................................................ 12

Example of a high performance audio deployment............................................................. 14

Example of a reverse proxy deployment............................................................................ 14

Example of a distributed deployment................................................................................. 15

Example of a cloud deployment........................................................................................ 18

Scalability....................................................................................................................... 18

The Avaya Common Server and customer-provided servers............................................... 20

The pre-installed demonstration port and additional licenses............................................... 21

System requirements....................................................................................................... 22

Minimum specifications.................................................................................................... 23

Chapter 3: Installing the new streaming and recording server.......................................... 25

Installation checklist............................................................................................................... 25

Physically connecting the new server...................................................................................... 26

Installing the Dell PowerEdge R630 Server....................................................................... 27

Installing the HP ProLiant DL360 G9 Server...................................................................... 35

Starting the new server.......................................................................................................... 46

Configuring the new server..................................................................................................... 47

Running the configuration utility to configure a VDN........................................................... 50

Running the configuration utility to configure a SAN........................................................... 50

Licensing checklist................................................................................................................ 51

Setting the IP address of the recording component (Conference Point)................................ 52

Setting the IP address of the delivery component (Delivery Node)....................................... 56

Restarting services.......................................................................................................... 57

Applying the license to the management component.......................................................... 57

Applying the license to the recording component (Conference Point)................................... 58

Applying the license to the delivery component (Delivery Node or Virtual Delivery Node)...... 58

Configuring external addresses for public interfaces................................................................. 60

Registering each of the components....................................................................................... 61

Unregistering each of the components.............................................................................. 63

Configuring delivery nodes..................................................................................................... 64

Identifying the master delivery node.................................................................................. 68

Configuring virtual delivery nodes........................................................................................... 69

Configuring conference points................................................................................................ 70

Specifying polling intervals and the network address................................................................ 72

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Contents

Adding and Modifying Equinox Streaming and Recording Servers in Equinox Management........ 73

Configuring the Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway................................................................. 76

Chapter 4: Resources............................................................................................................. 77

Documentation...................................................................................................................... 77

Finding documents on the Avaya Support website............................................................. 81

Training................................................................................................................................ 81

Support................................................................................................................................ 82

Using the Avaya InSite Knowledge Base........................................................................... 82

Glossary................................................................................................................................... 83

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Purpose

This document contains information about how to perform Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording
Server administration tasks, including how to use management tools, how to manage data and
security, and how to perform periodic maintenance tasks. This document is intended for people who
perform Equinox Streaming and Recording system administration tasks such as backing up and
restoring data and managing users.

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Chapter 2: Introducing Avaya Equinox

Streaming and Recording

New in this release

Use this Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server release to:

• Maintain a high resolution for broadcasts

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server

For the streaming and recording of conferences, Avaya has developed the Avaya Equinox
Streaming and Recording Server (Equinox Streaming and Recording). Equinox Streaming and
Recording is the Avaya next generation HD streaming and recording platform. The Avaya Equinox
Streaming and Recording Server replaces the Avaya Scopia Content Center Recording Server
(SCC) server.

Before you install Equinox Streaming and Recording, you must make a number of decisions in order
to ensure that the solution exactly matches the requirements of your deployment. For example, you
must make a decision about scalability in accordance with the size of your enterprise. For a small
enterprise, you can choose a single appliance which houses all of the Equinox Streaming and
Recording components. For a large enterprise, you can choose a distributed solution with multiple
media nodes. Equinox Streaming and Recording is highly flexible and easily adaptable, whatever
your requirements. In addition, you must decide if you require a high degree of redundancy1 and
whether you would like to enable external access and storage in the ‘cloud’. In both the Over The
Top (OTT) and Team Engagement (TE) solutions, Equinox Streaming and Recording is optional,
however if you want to record and playback videoconferences, you must install it.

If you would like users outside of the enterprise to access recordings, you can deploy Equinox
Streaming and Recording in a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) or use a reverse proxy server. In this way,
the Equinox Streaming and Recording is similar to the Avaya Scopia® Web Collaboration server
(WCS). If you would like users outside of the enterprise to access the videoconference, you must
deploy the WCS in a DMZ or use a reverse proxy server. Equinox Streaming and Recording and
WCS also support a Network Address Translation NAT Firewall configuration in a DMZ deployment.
NAT Firewall is an additional layer of security. It blocks unrequested inbound traffic.

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High Availability is not supported for the Manager in this release. High Availability is not supported for All-in-one servers.

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Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server

Components

The Equinox Streaming and Recording consists of the following components:

• Equinox Streaming and Recording Conference Point™ (CP)

• Equinox Streaming and Recording Delivery Node™ (DN)

• Equinox Streaming and Recording Virtual Delivery Node™ (VDN)

• Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager

• Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway

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Equinox Streaming and Recording Conference Point

You must configure a conference point to capture H.323 video content and deliver live and on
demand webcasting. The Equinox Streaming and Recording conference point includes an
embedded transcoder to convert H.323 calls into Windows Media or .MP4 format.

Each conference point must be associated with a delivery node. A delivery node streams and
optionally archives the content captured by the conference point and delivers it to client systems.

You can configure a conference point to be in a geographic location. This means that you can
assign a location to one or more conference points which coincide with locations set for Scopia Elite
MCUs and/or Equinox Media Servers in Equinox Management. When a program starts, Equinox
Management includes the desired location, and a conference point close to the MCU/Media Server
can be selected. If there are no conference points matching the location passed by Equinox
Management, then any conference points without a location are treated as a single pool of
conference points, and one of those is selected. If there are no conference points available, the call
fails.

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Each conference point has a limit to the number of simultaneous high definition or standard
definition calls it can handle.

The CP includes the following features:

• Video conferencing H.323 capture and transcoding

• High definition support

• Scalability for up to 40 480pm, or up to 60 360p recordings, or 75 audio-only recordings

• G.711 and AAC-LC audio capture and transcoding

• H.263, H.263+, H.264 capture and transcoding

The media node or all-in-one server can include the CP and transcoder components. The H.323
video and audio and the optional H.239 stream received by the CP are sent to the internal encoder
for transcoding into Windows Media™ format or H.264/AAC MP4/MPEGTS/HLS formats.

• Operating Systems: The transcoder runs on the Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit operating
system with Hyper-V (an add-on to Windows Server 2012 that allows a Linux operating system
to run on the same server). The CP runs on the CentOS 6.6 64-bit operating system. Using
virtualization software, this enables both applications to run two different operating systems on
the same server.

• Licensing: The server requires a single media node license for the CP. The license defines the
number of simultaneous H.323 connections. An H.323 connection includes audio, video, and
an optional H.239 secondary stream.

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• Transcoding H.323 audio and Video: The CP connects H.323 calls to the Scopia Elite MCUs
(Multipoint Control Units) and/or Equinox Media Servers. When it establishes a video
connection, the CP sends the audio and video data from the MCU/Media Server to the internal
transcoder. The transcoder converts the data into a format that is suitable for streaming.

• Transcoding with H.239: H.239 is an ITU recommendation that allows for establishment of
multiple channels within a single H.323 session. Existing videoconference equipment can be
used to stream audio and video and a secondary channel can stream a slide presentation or
another data stream to the viewers of a program. This function is typically used to stream slide
presentations synchronized with live audio and video. If a program uses a secondary H.239
channel, the encoder inputs the second stream, decodes, scales and mixes it with the main
video input for transcoding/streaming. The streams are then sent to the DN for delivery to the
distribution network. The dual stream can also be recorded as a single MP4 program.

• High definition support: The CP supports high definition video and higher rate streaming quality
and bandwidth. The CP supports the following ITU recommendations:

- H.261 up to CIF Video

- H.262 up to CIF video

- H.263 up to CIF video

- H.264 up to 1080p video

- H.263+ up to 1024 x 768 H.239 data

- H.264 up to 1080p H.239 data

- G.711 audio

- AAC-LC audio

The CP negotiates up to H.264 Level 3.2 video at 1.92 Mbps, and accepts up to 1080p and
down to H.261 QCIF along with G.711 or AAC-LC audio. The streaming resolution and
bandwidth rate depend on what you select for the bitrate when creating the program and what
the Scopia Elite MCU and/or Equinox Media Server negotiates.

Equinox Streaming and Recording Delivery Node

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The DN provides on-demand and broadcast video delivery. Used alone or in a hierarchy of devices,
the DN supports thousands of concurrent streams. The DN uses intelligent routing, content caching,
and inherent redundancy to ensure transparent delivery of high-quality video.

Delivery nodes (DN) store all content that is created by the conference point and deliver the content
to client systems at playback time. You must associate the conference point with the delivery nodes.
A source DN is the original DN that receives a recording file from its associated conference point. A
source DN sends the recording file to all of the other DNs in the network.

The Delivery Node Details dialog displays a list of recording files, known as Source Programs and
Distributed Programs. Source programs are programs (recording files) for which this delivery node
is the main source for storage. Distributed programs are programs which other delivery nodes have
forwarded to this delivery node.

Equinox Streaming and Recording Virtual Delivery Node™ (VDN)

A virtual delivery node (VDN) delivers content to a global content delivery network (CDN) provider
for cloud-based viewer playback. The appliance and the network of the CDN act as one delivery
mechanism. Therefore, the VDN appliance and the CDN together create the Equinox Streaming and
Recording VDN solution.

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Upon program creation, the publisher includes the options of distributing the program to delivery
nodes and to the Equinox Streaming and Recording VDN solution. VDN supports publishing
recordings as well as live broadcast.

You can view the programs distributed to the VDN appliance and to be delivered to the CDN with
the associated status of the program.

Equinox Streaming and Recording currently only supports the Highwinds Cloud CDN.

Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager

™

The Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager provides a web-based interface to configure and
manage streaming and recording software, devices, services, and users. The Equinox Streaming
and Recording Manager application resides on a single hardware platform and provides access to
all content in the Equinox Streaming and Recording environment.

There are two Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager portals:

• Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager Administrator Portal: Administrators use this portal
to perform the following tasks:

- Configure and manage video communications devices

- Manipulate content

- Monitor user roles

- Create and set global policies

- Identify best practices and usage effectiveness through comprehensive reporting

- Allow access to the VDN for CDN deployment or programs

- Manage organizations, in a multi-tenant deployment (including what profiles, categories and
CDN settings they can access)

- Create and manage viewer mappings to associate viewers with the appropriate distribution
node location

• Avaya Equinox Unified Portal: Viewers select the Recordings and Events tab on the main
Avaya Equinox Unified Portal page to access the viewer portal. Users can select the Schedule
tab to schedule an event. Users can perform the following tasks in relation to recordings:

- View programs

- Navigate categories

- View live or on-demand programs

Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway

™

You can configure Equinox Streaming and Recording to record:

• Audio-only conferences

• Audio and web collaboration conferences

• Video, audio, and web collaboration conferences

Audio-only and audio and web collaboration conferences use SIP. Video, audio, and web
collaboration conferences use H.323. In order to support this mix of protocols, you must deploy a
Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway. You can deploy the Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway using
the Avaya Equinox Management interface. The Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway is similar to an
Avaya Equinox Media Server but does not accept regular client connections and is only used for

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recording purposes. When you add the media server (MCU) configured for high scale audio, you get
two additional meeting types - Audio Service and Audio Service with Web Collaboration. Each
meeting type is also matched to a particular rate of encoding and screen resolution. This means that
recordings do not use unnecessary resources and disk space if they are not required by the meeting
type.

When a user records a conference, Avaya Equinox Management identifies the type of recording that
is required by the user. It routes the media to the appropriate gateway, if one is required. Avaya
Equinox Management also determines the most appropriate capture rate, resolution, frame rate, and
encode rate for the Equinox Streaming and Recording Conference Point.

The Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway does not require a separate license. When you buy a
media node, you receive an Avaya Equinox Recording Gateway as well. For more information on
adding the gateway to Avaya Equinox Management and for information on configuring the meeting
types, see Administering Avaya Equinox Management, which is available on

Related links

Example of a direct DMZ deployment on page 12
Example of a high performance audio deployment on page 14
Example of a reverse proxy deployment on page 14
Example of a distributed deployment on page 15
Example of a cloud deployment on page 18
Scalability on page 18
The Avaya Common Server and customer-provided servers on page 20
The pre-installed demonstration port and additional licenses on page 21
System requirements on page 22
Minimum specifications on page 23

support.avaya.com.

Example of a direct DMZ deployment

Figure 1: Example of a Direct DMZ Deployment on page 13 displays an example of a Equinox

Streaming and Recording deployment that is situated directly in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). The
deployment is a centralized or all-in-one solution, which means that all of the Equinox Streaming
and Recording components reside on a single server. An all-in-one solution is suitable for a small or
medium deployment that does not require redundancy.

In a typical small deployment, all of the Equinox Streaming and Recording components reside on a
single server. The Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager and the transcoder run directly on
the host server. The conference point (CP), delivery node (DN), and, optionally, a virtual delivery
node (VDN) run as virtual servers. VDNs enable enterprises to host recordings in the cloud.

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Figure 1: Example of a Direct DMZ Deployment

Figure 2: Components in an All-In-One Deployment with Virtual Software

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8

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Example of a high performance audio deployment

Figure 3: Example of a High Performance Audio Deployment on page 14 displays an example of a

Equinox Streaming and Recording deployment that includes high performance audio. The
deployment has audio and collaboration.

Figure 3: Example of a High Performance Audio Deployment

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8

Example of a reverse proxy deployment

Figure 4: Example of a Reverse Proxy Deployment on page 15 displays an example of a Equinox

Streaming and Recording deployment that includes a reverse proxy server. The deployment is a
centralized or all-in-one solution.

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Figure 4: Example of a Reverse Proxy Deployment

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8

Example of a distributed deployment

Figure 5: Example of a Distributed Deployment on page 16 displays an example of a distributed

Equinox Streaming and Recording deployment. The deployment also uses a reverse proxy server.
In this example, there are several delivery nodes (DNs) and/or conference points (CPs). This
configuration enables Equinox Streaming and Recording to host large numbers of recordings. A
configuration with multiple media nodes can also provide redundancy.

In a typical distributed deployment, the Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager resides on a
separate, dedicated server. The various media nodes can operate as CPs, DNs, or virtual delivery
nodes (VDNs). VDNs enable enterprises to host recordings in the cloud.

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Figure 5: Example of a Distributed Deployment

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8
Deployment choices for centralized and distributed solutions on page 16

Deployment choices for centralized and distributed solutions

The Equinox Streaming and Recording server performs three functions:

• Content recording

• Content delivery

• Content management

Content delivery, in this context, refers to streaming.

When you run the configuration utility (or wizard), you choose between three deployment options for
the Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server (Equinox Streaming and Recording). You can
choose to house all three functions on a single server. Alternatively, you can choose to house the
management function on one server and the recording and delivery functions on another server or
servers. This configuration involving multiple servers is called a distributed system.

If you intend to house all three functions on a single server, you must run the configuration utility on
that server. On the selection screen, you must choose All-in-One.

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If you intend to install a distributed system, you must run the configuration utility on each server in
the system. On the selection screen, you must choose whether the server will house the content
management or the recording and delivery functions.

Related links

Example of a distributed deployment on page 15
All-in-one on page 17
Content Management components only on page 17
Media Node only on page 17

All-in-one

If your Equinox Streaming and Recording deployment is an all-in-one system, all Equinox Streaming
and Recording components reside on a single server.

Related links

Deployment choices for centralized and distributed solutions on page 16

Content Management components only

If your Equinox Streaming and Recording deployment is a distributed system, the Equinox
Streaming and Recording components reside on multiple servers. You must install the content
management components on one server and install the recording and delivery components on
another server or servers.

For a distributed system, you must run the Equinox Streaming and Recording Configuration Utility
on each of the servers. When you are running the configuration utility on the server which will act as
the content management server, you must select Content management components only on the
Select Configuration dialog of the configuration wizard.

Related links

Deployment choices for centralized and distributed solutions on page 16

Media Node only

If your Equinox Streaming and Recording deployment is a distributed system, the Equinox
Streaming and Recording components reside on multiple servers. You must install the content
management components on one server and install the recording and delivery components on
another server or servers.

For a distributed system, you must run the Equinox Streaming and Recording Configuration Utility
on each of the servers. You can install the recording component on one server and the delivery
component on another server. Alternatively, you can install both aspects on a single server. In this
distributed configuration, these servers act as media nodes. When you are running the configuration
utility on a server which will act a media node, you must select Media Node only on the Select
Configuration dialog of the configuration wizard.

A media node that is used for the recording component is called a Conference Point (CP).

A media node that is used for the delivery component is called a Delivery Node (DN).

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Related links

Deployment choices for centralized and distributed solutions on page 16

Example of a cloud deployment

Example of a cloud deployment on page 18 displays an example of a Equinox Streaming and

Recording deployment that hosts recordings in the cloud. The deployment is a centralized or all-in­one solution that uses a reverse proxy server. A cloud deployment uses a virtual delivery node
(VDN) to host recordings remotely.

Figure 6: Example of a Cloud Deployment

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8

Scalability

Introduction

The Equinox Streaming and Recording is installed on a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620, Dell
PowerEdge™ R630, or HP ProLiant DL360 G9 server, provided by Avaya. Alternatively, you can
purchase a Microsoft™ Windows Image (WIM) and install Equinox Streaming and Recording on your
own server. If you are providing your own server, the specifications must match those of the Avaya­provided servers. For more information about obtaining and installing the Equinox Streaming and

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Recording WIM, see the Equinox Streaming and Recording Disaster Recovery Guide, which is
available from support.avaya.com.

Note:

The Avaya-provided servers: Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620, Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630, and HP
ProLiant DL360 G9 are often referred to as the Avaya Common Server(s).

Recording (Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620)

Equinox Streaming and Recording supports up to 10 high definition (1080p) or 30 standard
definition (480p) recordings with H.239 simultaneously. The system negotiates high definition
whenever possible.

The resolution negotiated is based on the configuration of the MCU/Media Server service as well as
the Equinox Streaming and Recording profile. By limiting the profile to 480p or less, you can do 30
simultaneous recordings (trading off higher quality recordings versus the ability to do more
recordings).

Equinox Streaming and Recording supports a mix of resolutions, and can do three standard
definition calls for every one high definition call. So, for example, if the system is licensed for 10
concurrent recordings, you can do any of the combinations of calls in

the Dell PowerEdge R620 on page 19.

Table 1: Call Combinations on

Table 1: Call Combinations on the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620

High Definition

0 30

1 27

2 24

3 21

4 18

5 15

6 12

7 9

8 6

9 3

10 0

Standard Definition

Recording (Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630 and HP ProLiant DL360 G9)

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630 and HP ProLiant DL360 G9 (or Avaya-approved equivalent2) offers
higher scalability than the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620. When the CP is configured on an all-in-one
server or when it is configured with a DN, Equinox Streaming and Recording supports 20 high
definition and 50 low definition simultaneous recordings. These values are an increase from 10 high
definition and 30 low definition in a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620 deployment, as listed in

Concurrent recordings on the Dell PowerEdge R630 and HP ProLiant DL360 G9 on page 20.

Table 2:

2

For more information on supported servers, contact Avaya using https://support.avaya.com.

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When the CP is on a separate server, it offers even higher scalability with 40 medium definition and
60 low definition simultaneous recordings.

Table 2: Concurrent recordings on the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630 and HP ProLiant DL360 G9

CP-only All-in-one or with a DN

1080p 10 10

720p 20 20

480p 40 30

360p 60 50

Playback

On a standalone media node configured for DN only, Equinox Streaming and Recording supports up
to 3,500 viewers at 720p / 768K for live broadcast or video on demand playback simultaneously.

On all-in-one servers or media nodes configured with DN and CP, Equinox Streaming and
Recording supports up to 1,500 viewers at 720p / 768K for live broadcast or video on demand
playback simultaneously.

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8
Dell R630 server specifications
HP ProLiant DL360 G9 Server specifications on page 40

The Avaya Common Server and customer-provided servers

The Avaya-provided servers: Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620, Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630, and HP ProLiant
DL360 G9 are often referred to as the Avaya Common Server(s).

The Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server Configuration Utility launches automatically
when the operating system is loaded for the first time. You can also run the configuration utility at
any time from the Start menu or from the desktop shortcut. The Avaya Equinox Streaming and
Recording Server Configuration Utility can detect the size of the disk and can identify whether it is a
high end server or a low end server. It will allocate the appropriate amount of virtual processors to
each of the virtual machines (VMs). Similarly, it will allocate the appropriate amount of RAM to each
of the virtual machines. In both cases, the Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server
Configuration Utility assumes that the total mount of available processors can be variable, so that it
can accommodate deployments that use customer-provided hardware with the Equinox Streaming
and Recording WIM. To maximize the space available for the storage of recordings, the Avaya
Equinox Streaming and Recording Server Configuration Utility allocates the minimum space to the
host and the maximum space to the delivery node. If the Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording
Server Configuration Utility detects that the server does not meet the minimum requirements, it will
display an information message and a limited set of options. For example, if it detects a low end
server, it will only allow the installation of the delivery node (DN) software and it will prevent the
installation of a centralized or all-in-one solution.

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The pre-installed demonstration port and additional licenses

License Ports CP Only 1080p 720p 480p 360p and

Below

1* No 1 1 1 1

5 No 5 10 15 25

10 No 10 20 30 50

10** Yes 10 20 40 60

*

The pre-installed demo port is available on the Equinox Streaming and Recording appliance-only,
after unpacking the server and before any license is entered. That is to say, it is available when you
buy your hardware (Common Server 3) from Avaya. It is not available for the Windows Imaging
Format (WIM) that you install when you provide your own hardware.

Note:

When you enter an All-in-one 5 port license or a Manager license or a Media Node license on
an Equinox Streaming and Recording appliance, the license replaces and erases the pre­installed demo port on the appliance. As a result, the only possible numbers of recording ports
available on an Equinox Streaming and Recording appliance are either 1 (pre-installed demo
port), 5 or 10.

**

Avaya distinguishes between an All-in-one server and a distributed Media Node. You can configure
a distributed Media Node for any of the following combinations:

• Both recording and streaming processing. In this case, it provides a recording capacity as
shown on row 3 of the table. Row 3 is also the recording capacity of an All-in-one server on
which two All-in-one 5 port licenses have been entered. Streaming capacity in both cases is up
to 1,500 viewers (live or playback from up to 400 differing content source videos).

• Only recording (shown Conferencing Point (CP) only on the table above). No streaming. It
provides a recording capacity as shown on row 4 of the table above.

• Only streaming. No recording. Streaming capacity in this case is up to 3,500 viewers (live or
playback from up to 400 differing content source videos). The fourth row is a media node only
(distributed deployment) configured for recording only.

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8

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System requirements

Before you log on to Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager administration pages, your client
system must meet the system requirements listed in

Table 3: Requirements

Component Requirement

Operating system • Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or later

Web browser • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0™ or later

Table 3: Requirements on page 22.

• Windows Vista

• Windows 20XX

• Windows 7™ (32 and 64 Bit)

• Windows 8

• Windows 10

• Microsoft Edge

™

™

™

™

• Mozilla Firefox 35™ or later (Mac or Windows)

• Chrome 30™ or later (Mac or Windows)

• Safari 6™ or later (Mac)

JavaScript must be enabled.

Before you log on to Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager user pages (in other words, Avaya
Equinox Unified Portal), your client system must meet the system requirements listed in Table 4:

Requirements on page 22.

Table 4: Requirements

Component Requirement

Web browser • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0™ or later

• Microsoft Edge™ N-1 or later

• Mozilla Firefox™ N-1 or later (Mac or Windows)

• Chrome™ N-1 or later (Mac, Windows, or Android)

• Safari™ N-2 or later (Mac, iOS)

JavaScript must be enabled.

Operating system • Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or later

• Windows™ 7 (32 and 64 Bit)

• Windows™ 8

• Windows™ 8.1

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Component Requirement

• Windows™ 10

• iOS N-1 or later

• Android 4.0.3. or later

Media Player Microsoft Windows Media Player™ Release 9.0, 10.0,

or 11.0 to view programs.

Silverlight Microsoft Silverlight™ player to view programs.

HTMLV5 Browsers A select number of browsers support video playback

directly for MP4 VoD files including:

• Internet Explorer 9, 10, 11

• Safari 6™ or later

• Chrome 30™ or later

™

IOS Tablet and Phones, Android Tablets and
Phones, Windows Phones/Tablets

• Microsoft Edge

Playback function for MP4 VoD files

Note:

To support non-Western language character sets, install the particular language pack on the
client system from which you are accessing the Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager.
Refer to the operating system documentation for your system.

Related links

Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server on page 8

Minimum specifications

Before you log on to Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager administration pages, your client
system must meet the minimum specifications listed here.

The minimum server specifications for running the Equinox Streaming and Recording Windows
Image on customer provided servers are the same as or similar to the Avaya Common Server 3.
Avaya recommends a memory of 64 GB but 48 GB is the minimum. Avaya continues to support
Avaya Common Server 2 but the port scalability is non-optimal. The configuration utility detects the
host server characteristics and informs the type of Equinox Streaming and Recording processing
that will be installed. It may only allow to run a Delivery Node (DN) on low spec servers.

Table 5: Requirements for the WIM installed to run as a Media Node or as a All-in-one system on

page 24 applies for the WIM installed to run as a Media Node or as a All-in-one system. When you
install the WIM to run as an Equinox Streaming and Recording Manager to run as a Manager, the
requirements are lower. See
page 24.

Table 6: Requirements for the WIM installed to run as a Manager on

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Table 5: Requirements for the WIM installed to run as a Media Node or as a All-in-one system

Adoptin
g
Applicat
ion
(materia
l code)

Avaya
Streamin
g and
Recordin
g
(383528,
Alternate
)

Avaya
Streamin
g and
Recordin
g
(383562,
Main)

Server Size Process

or

®

(Intel
Xeon®)

Commo
n Server
Release
3

HP

1U E5-2680

v3 2.5
GHz 12­core
Haswell

ProLiant
DL360
G9

Commo
n Server
Release
3

™

Dell
PowerE

™

dge

1U E5-2680

v3 2.5
GHz 12­core
Haswell

R630

CPUs Dynami

c RAM

2 48 GB

(4GB
RDIMM)

2 48 GB

(4GB
RDIMM)

Disk
Drive

2 x 1.2
TB

10K 1 x
DVD
R/W

2 x 1.2
TB

10K 1 x
DVD
R/W

RAID No. of

Ports

RAID 1

6 2 x 800

P440ar/
2G

RAID 1

6 2 x 750
PERC
H730

Power
Supply

WAC

WAC

Table 6: Requirements for the WIM installed to run as a Manager

Server Size Processo

r (Intel

CPUs Dynamic

®

RAM

Xeon®)

Common
Server
Release 3

™

Dell

1U E5-2620v

3 2.4 GHz
6-core
Haswell

2 32 GB

(4GB
RDIMM)

PowerEd
ge™ R630

Related links

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Disk
Drive

2 x 600
GB 10K 1
x DVD
R/W

RAID No. of

Ports

RAID 1

6 2 x 750
PERC
H730

Power
Supply

WAC

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recording server

Installation checklist

Follow the steps in this checklist to install the Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server
(Equinox Streaming and Recording).

Tip:

It is a good idea to print out this checklist and to mark each task as you complete it.

No. Task Description Notes

1 Learn more about the new

streaming and recording server
and figure out your deployment
type.

2 • Connect the LAN cables,

keyboard, mouse, and
monitor for your new server.

• Alternatively, you can
purchase a Microsoft
Windows Image (WIM) and
install Equinox Streaming
and Recording on your own
server.

3 Start up the server. Starting the new server on

4 Configure the server using the

Avaya Equinox Streaming and
Recording Server
Configuration Wizard.

5 Set the IP addresses and

apply the licenses.

6 Configure the network that

each device will use to

™

Avaya Scopia® Streaming and
Recording server on page 8

• Physically connecting the new

server on page 26

• For more information about
obtaining and installing the
Equinox Streaming and
Recording WIM, see the

Equinox Streaming and
Recording Disaster Recovery
Guide, which is available from

support.avaya.com.

page 46

Configuring the new server on

page 47

Licensing the new server on

page 51

Configuring external addresses
for public interfaces on page 60

You require the Microsoft
Windows product key.

Before registering devices,
you may want to set which

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No. Task Description Notes

communicate with the Equinox
Streaming and Recording
Manager.

7 Register each of the

components with the main
server.

8 On the delivery node (DN),

configure the parent delivery
node.

9 On the conference point (CP),

configure the gatekeeper IP
and source DN.

10 On Equinox Streaming and

Recording, configure the
network address for device
communication.

11 Register Equinox Streaming

and Recording with Equinox
Management.

12 Configure the Avaya Equinox

Recording Gateway.

network each device uses
to communicate with the
Equinox Streaming and
Recording Manager. This
forces the proper
communication path to and
from the Equinox
Streaming and Recording
Manager no matter which
IP the Equinox Streaming
and Recording Manager
uses to communicate with
the Equinox Streaming
and Recording device.

Registering each of the
components on page 61

Configuring delivery nodes on

page 64

Configuring conference points on

page 70

Specifying polling intervals and
the network address on

page 72

Adding and Modifying Recording
and Streaming servers in
Scopia® Management on

page 73

Configuring the Avaya Equinox
Recording Gateway on page 76

Physically connecting the new server

Before you begin

You require a keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor. You also require several IP addresses and up to
six category 5e LAN cables. Ensure that you received the following items with your Avaya Equinox
Streaming and Recording Server (Equinox Streaming and Recording):

• Power cords

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• Rack mount kit

Procedure

1. Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

2. Connect the LAN cable(s).

All of the Avaya Equinox Streaming and Recording Server NICs are 1GBit bonded. Connect
to at least one. They all respond with a single IP address.

3. Connect the power cable.

4. Power up the unit.

Next steps

Physically connecting the new server

Return to the

Installation checklist on page 25 to see your next task.

Installing the Dell PowerEdge R630 Server

Dell server overview

The Avaya Common Servers category includes Dell servers that support several Avaya software
solutions, some requiring additional hardware and memory requirements beyond the standard
configuration. This document covers the standard configuration only—consult specific Avaya
product documentation for application-specific or solution-specific server configurations.

• Avaya Common Servers are supplied under an OEM relationship and Avaya servers are
treated differently than other commercially available servers from the vendors.

• Avaya Common Servers are turnkey appliances. No server designed for a particular application
can be repurposed for use with another application. The only exception to this is when an
application has provided an upgrade or migration path from an existing server state to a
different server state with the appropriate kits, tools, documentation, and training materials. For
example, System Platform is providing a kit plus documentation for migrating a server running
System Platform to Appliance Virtualization Platform.

• Neither customers, business partners, distributors, nor Avaya Associates interacting with
customers and business partners, should get BIOS or other firmware updates for any third
party OEM servers that are part of Avaya’s turnkey appliance offers. Only consult Avaya­provided downloads, information and support. All BIOS or firmware updates are provided
through Avaya. Go to the Avaya Support website at
information.

http://support.avaya.com for additional

• Remote access and use of Dell iDRAC hardware management tools for the Dell servers is
employed by a limited number of Avaya applications. If iDRAC is supported, that application’s
documentation will define its configuration and use. Please check with the Avaya application
product manager or appropriate documentation to confirm support.

• Do not contact Dell for service. If the server is purchased from Avaya, customer first point of
contact is Avaya. All support, warranty, repair, and maintenance must be scheduled through
Avaya. Avaya will contact Dell to assist as required.

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Service and repair of consumable accessories and cables are not covered under maintenance.
Customers must purchase these items.

• Avaya strongly recommends that all servers are protected with an Uninterruptable Power
Supply for power surge and interruption protection. Avaya is not responsible for servers
damaged by power surges, brown outs, or black outs.

• Substitution of a DC power supply in a server must be approved by the Application Product
Manager before any substitution is made. If there is a significant demand for a turnkey solution
with a DC power supply, an Avaya GRIP (Global Requirements Integration Process) request
must be submitted. Partners registered to use this process can submit a GRIP request at

https://portal.avaya.com/apps/grip/partner.asp. Avaya Associates may assist and can find

information about this process at

http://spark4.avaya.com/grip Note, a GRIP request must be

made for the Avaya application product, not the server model. The decision on whether to
include a turnkey offer with a DC power supply is the responsibility of each Avaya application
Product Manager. The name of the Product Managers for each application is at the bottom of
the application page on the Avaya Global Sales portal.

• Low-end capacity servers do not have RAID batteries.

• Product labels on the servers themselves have the 9-digit base server codes and a base server
description for Avaya Services to service and support. These 9-digit codes differ from the 6­digit orderable codes under which servers are ordered. On every server package, there is a
Packing Label and a Hierarchy Label. The Hierarchy Label itemizes the stock list in the box of
the 6-digit orderable code and Avaya recommends retaining them for reference.

• Quality assurance - product integrity testing and environmental international restrictions were
completed by Dell and verified with Avaya using Design for Environmental Checklists. The list
includes: batteries, printed wiring boards, plastic parts, product packaging, RoHS, green
requirements, and energy efficiency.

Related links

Physically connecting the new server on page 26
Registration on page 28

Registration

• Registration is mandatory to receive support from Avaya, as described in the Avaya’s SFAP or
SAP policy. Avaya SFAP policy is available at

100075395. Also, you can go to the Avaya Support website at http://support.avaya.com under

Help & Policies > Policies & Legal > Intellectual Property Policy.

• Avaya direct customers and Global Business Partners registration must go through the Global
Registration Tool (GRT) process through http://support.avaya.com, directly accessed by:

https://grt.avaya.com/grt/ - Create A New Registration.

Related links

Dell server overview on page 27
HP Server overview on page 35

https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/

Downloading Dell documentation

Use this procedure to find and download the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630 documentation from Dell.

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Procedure

1. Open a browser and to go http://www.support.dell.com.

2. On the Support page, scroll to the Product support section and click View products under

Browse for a product.

3. Click Servers, Storage, & Networking in the “select a product” section.

4. Click PowerEdge.

5. Click PowerEdge R630.

6. Click Manuals.

7. Click the link that corresponds to the document that you want to download.

8. Download the documents in the Dell R630 document set > Documents to download section
below.

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Dell R630 documentation set

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Refer to the documents listed below for Dell R630 server installation information and procedures.

Note:

Download the documents listed in the Documents to download section below. Printed copies of
the documents listed in the Documents included in the shipping container section below ship
with the server.

Documents to download

Title

Dell PowerEdge R630 Getting Started With Your System

Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner’s Manual

Documents included in the shipping container

Title

Product Information Guide

Rack Installation Instructions

Related links

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Front view of Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630 Server

No. Item Icon Description

1 Power-On Indicator,

Power Button

The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on. The power
button controls the power supply output to the system.

Note:

On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using
the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown
before power to the system is turned off.

2 NMI Button Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running

certain operating systems. This button can be pressed using the end of a
paper clip.

Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or
by the operating system documentation.

3 System

Identification Button

4 USB Connectors (2) Allows you to insert USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-

5 Optical Drive One DVD+/-RW drive.

The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to
locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is
pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on
the back flashes blue until one of the buttons are pressed again.

Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops responding
during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five
seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold
the button for more than 15 seconds.

compliant.

Note:

DVD devices are data only.

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