STENTOFON – Backing Up Your Plan

STENTOFON has developed a high availability package for the AlphaCom E26 exchange that consists of an additional processor board (AMC-IP), to backup the primary processor board (AMC-IP), backup power supply and fan units. The additional AMC-IP board will take over operation of the AlphaCom E26 exchange if the primary processor card fails. The power supplies operate in a load sharing configuration so if one fails the remaining power supplies can provide enough power to allow the system to function.

The high availability package:

- Ensures if the main processor board is failing, it can no longer run the AlphaCom application, communicate with other IP nodes or access shared resources such as ASLT boards.

- Restores the application as the standby AMC-IP processor board becomes the new active processor board, restoring the application in 90 seconds.

- Restores IP addresses as the new active AMC-IP board will set its standby IP ports to active, thereby taking on the IP configuration of the other processor board.

- Reconnects IP stations and VoIP AlphaNet links that were previously connected to the other processor board which fenced in will be reconnected to the new active processor board.