ServiceLink Manual

Chapter 14. Administration

14.1. Blades

Blades are a new feature in SME Server V5 with ServiceLink which allow you to easily install or remove software modules via the

server manager. Using this feature will allow easy customization of your server. You can choose the options required for your

particular needs without having to add unnecessary features.

If you have not registered for ServiceLink, you will see a list of default blades that are available to be installed. If, however, you have

chosen to subscribe to ServiceLink, your server will display a regularly updated list of available blades, which can be installed

simply by clicking on the Install link next to the desired item in the server manager.

Blades are developed and made available by Mitel Networks Corporation or by the open source developer community and are split

into categories. "Supported" blades have been veriﬁed by our development staff and ServiceLink subscribers will be able to obtain

support for the installation and conﬁguration of those blades. "Unsupported" blades are typically those contributed by the open

source community and for which no technical support is directly available from Mitel Networks Corporation.

Clicking on "Blades" in the server manager’s navigation menu will show a list of available software blades which can be installed on

your system:

When blades are installed, many of them will create a new panel in the server manager that allows you to conﬁgure the blade.

However, some contributed blades may not be conﬁgurable through the server manager and may require use of the Linux command

prompt.

Note that outside of blades, you can still customize your server using Linux utilities from the command prompt. However, blades

provides a much simpler and easier way to perform this customization.

14.2. Backup or Restore

You can easily back up the contents of your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink using one of two methods. Both are controlled through