Installation guide

Preparing the Server for ShoreTel Operation Server Requirements
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The size of the log files on the server is determined by parameters set in ShoreTel Director. Log files
can remain 1–30 days (the default is 7 days), with a size in the range 0.5–5.0 GB (the default is 4 GB).
Table 42 shows the hard disk space that log files need.
Preparing the Server for ShoreTel Operation
This section describes how to prepare the server for operation in the ShoreTel telephony network.
Server IP Address
The ShoreTel server should have a static IP address. If the server suddenly gets a new IP address,
system operation can be unpredictable.
DHCP on the ShoreTel Server
ShoreTel recommends that the ShoreTel server not be used as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) server.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Configuration
Before you install ShoreTel server software, you must prepare Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to run
ShoreTel services by enabling IIS, COM+, SMTP, and FTP, as well as changing the SMTP and FTP
startup type to automatic. This section describes how to prepare a Microsoft Windows Server 2008
server to use ShoreTel software.
Table 42: Log File Hard Disk Space
File Size Storage (GB)
Minimum 0.5 GB
Default 4.0 GB
Maximum 30.0 GB
Note
You should always configure the server to be part of a domain and make sure that it remains in the
domain.
Note
Windows Server 2008 must be activated through Microsoft before installing the ShoreTel server
software.