Installation guide

240 Planning and Installation Guide ShoreTel 14.2

ShoreTel Server Installation Ensuring Proper Server Performance

6. Restart the ShoreTel services by running the following batch file:

C:\Program Files\Shoreline Communications\ShoreWare Server\Scripts\

hq_shoretel-start-svcs.bat

7. Confirm that all ShoreTel services are up and running:

a. Go to the Run menu (WIN + R).

b. Type services.msc.

c. Review all of the ShoreTel services to ensure that they show “Automatic” and that the

services are started.

8. Change the name of the server.

9. Change the IP of the server to something different.

10. Reboot.

Perform the following steps on the new server

1. Change the IP of the new server to the IP of the original server.

2. Change the Name of the new server to the Name of the original server.

3. Reboot.

4. Copy the Shoreline data folder that you copied from Step 5 to the new server.

5. Install overtop the old Shoreline Data folder the exact same version of the ShoreTel Server

software that was installed before.

When installing the ShoreTel server on Windows Server 2008 (64-bit), you must launch Setup.exe

using “Run as Administrator.”

6. Log into Director.

Ensuring Proper Server Performance

This section contains guidelines for ensuring the best performance from your ShoreTel server. This list

is not exhaustive.

 Verify the server meets the hardware requirements, especially memory.

 Regularly defragment your hard drive and perform disk checks at least every other month.

Note

For more server maintenance information, refer to the Microsoft system recommendations at

http:\\www.microsoft.com.