SBM powered by Microsoft Lync Installation and Getting Started Guide 2010-11

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Hardware Installation

Overview of the SBM

The HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module (SBM) powered by

Microsoft Lync

is a branch office survivable voice gateway for the Microsoft

Lync solution.

The SBM includes a Windows Server 2008 R2 that runs as the base OS. Running

on this server, is a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 that integrates with the main

office Standard or Enterprise Lync Server Pool and handles services for the

branch office.

The SBM also includes a mediation server and a media gateway, which enable

local Microsoft Lync devices to communicate with the public switched tele-

phone network (PSTN). The SBM connects to the PSTN using T1, E1, or analog

FXO cards that are installed in the module. The module also supports FXS

cards for integrating analog phones or fax machines into the system.

Finally, the SBM provides survivability; if the WAN connection to the main

office data center fails, the SBM routes all calls over its PSTN connection.

The SBM is managed through an easy to use Command Line Interface (CLI)

and Web browser interface. The Windows Server 2008 R2 OS running on the

module can also be accessed with Remote Desktop.

Table 1-1 lists the tasks that you will perform to get your SBM up and running.

If you want to start immediately, move to “Update the Switch Software” on

page 1-5. You can obtain more details about the SBM in “SBM Hardware” on

page 1-2 and “SBM Operating Systems (OSs)” on page 1-3.