Specifications

Voicemail-Enabled Switches Booting and Restarting Voicemail-Enabled Switches

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To s ta r t cfg:

1. Open a DOS window pointing to the \shoreline communications\ShoreTel server

directory.

2. Enter cfg and press Enter.

The system displays the /*Local*//-> prompt when cfg is ready.

All commands are entered at the above prompt. Results are displayed in the DOS window or in the

voicemail logs.

For a list of the commands available through the cfg utility, see Cfg Utility Commands on page 114.

Booting and Restarting Voicemail-Enabled Switches

Rebooting and restarting voicemail-enabled switches have different scopes:

 Rebooting a voicemail-enabled switch also reboots the Linux kernel. A reboot takes much longer

than a restart.

 Restarting a voicemail-enabled switch only restarts the ShoreTel switch application layer without

restarting the operating system and its services.

For ShoreTel voice switches running on VxWorks, rebooting and restarting are identical.

Under certain conditions, initiating a restart reboots the switch. One example is when a switch upgrade

is available.

ShoreTel voicemail-enabled switches boot (loads data and programs) from contents of their internal

memory. Network parameters, including IP addresses, are required to complete the boot process.

Switches obtain these parameters either from a DHCP server or through manual entry. New switches

always attempt to access a DHCP server.

Within installations where a DHCP server is not available, switches must be manually configured,

including the designation of the IP address and other configuration parameters. For switches not yet

placed on a network, this configuration must be performed through the maintenance port. For switches

that are on the network, switches can be configured through stcli.

Note

You can also initiate the cfg command from the voicemail-enabled switch directly by typing cfg at the

command prompt.

WARNING!

Some cfg utility commands may damage the system if used incorrectly. Make sure you understand

the commands before you use them.