## Chapter 4: Installing the Linux Server

Use Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) to install the application on Red Hat Linux Enterprise Linux V3.0, Update 4 or 5.

NOTE: The application has also been tested on Red Hat versions 8 and 9, and Fedora Versions 1 and 2. Issues might arise with older Red Hat versions like 2.1.

A standard server installation is used but the secure FTP mode uses “net-snmp”. Both “net-snmp” and “net-snmp-utils” rpms must be installed.

The File Server application software is supplied as an installation script with the name:

- MV_IPTel_Install.sh for the core package, or
- MV_IPTel_Full.sh for the version containing HeartBeat.

To install the application:

1. Log in as root.
2. Copy the script to a convenient directory like /tmp.
3. Enter chmod + 760 MV_IPTel_Install.sh or MV_IPTel.Full.sh, as applicable.
4. Enter ./MV_IPTel_Install.sh or MV_IPTel.Full.sh, as applicable.

The script installs all the binaries and necessary files including adding the daemon to the startup service list. During the installation, you are prompted to accept the license terms and decide whether to install HeartBeat. The script uses an embedded RPM package.

NOTE: The Linux daemons run with root privileges, but the home directory is under
the mvuser account. The data subdirectories are the only directories accessible to the IP telephones. The IP telephones are verified with the SNMP challenge by default. The Update capability automatically expands and installs a new release of IP Telephone firmware downloaded from the Avaya Web site, http://www.avaya.com/support. Update any of the data files in the Linux directory with any Linux utility valid for the mvuser login. Avaya recommends using secure sockets applications, for example, scp or sftp to modify files on the server. Alternatively you can try the IP Telephone File Server Application update service. The update capability allows a new release of IP telephone firmware downloaded from the Avaya support Web site to be automatically expanded and installed in the correct directories. It is up to the system administrator to decide whether a small change is required or a complete new load of IP telephone software is to be made available.