Avaya Web Conferencing Troubleshooting Guide
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"Software" means the computer http://www.avaya.com/support June 2008 Avaya Web Conferencing Troubleshooting Guide i Table of contents Table of contents........................................................................................................................ i 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Distribution of this document...................................................................................... 1 1.2 How to use this document........................................................................................... 1 1.3 Importance of diagnostics ........................................................................................... 2 1.4 Related documentation................................................................................................ 2 2 Avaya Web Conferencing Overview................................................................................ 3 2.1 Server configurations .................................................................................................. 3 2.1.1 Intra-server communication................................................................................. 5 2.1.2 Required services on each server......................................................................... 5 2.2 How does a client connect to Avaya Web Conferencing? .......................................... 6 2.2.1 How browser (Java) clients connect .................................................................... 6 2.2.2 The HTTP connection between client and server ................................................ 6 2.2.3 What happens if the connection between the client and server is blocked?......... 7 3 Hardware requirements .................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Client requirements..................................................................................................... 8 3.1.1 Machine specification.......................................................................................... 8 3.1.2 Access to local disk ............................................................................................. 8 3.1.3 JavaScript and Java.............................................................................................. 8 3.1.4 Windows Media Player and plug-ins................................................................... 8 3.1.5 ActiveX................................................................................................................ 8 3.1.6 Third Party Ad-Blockers and Security Products.................................................. 9 3.2 Server requirements .................................................................................................... 9 3.2.1 Machine specification.......................................................................................... 9 3.2.2 IIS configuration.................................................................................................. 9 3.2.3 Memory dump output files ................................................................................ 10 3.3 Network requirements............................................................................................... 10 3.3.1 Bandwidth.......................................................................................................... 10 3.3.2 Latency .............................................................................................................. 11 3.3.3 Avoiding client problems................................................................................... 11 4 Troubleshooting hardware failure .................................................................................. 12 4.1 Client machine recovery ........................................................................................... 12 4.2 Server failure............................................................................................................. 12 4.2.1 Master Server failure ......................................................................................... 13 4.2.2 Conference Server failure .................................................................................. 13 4.2.3 Recording Server failure.................................................................................... 13 4.2.4 Streaming Server failure ...................................................................................