26 Chapter 2 Hardware and software guidelines213345.01• Nortel Networks has not performed testing of the impact on TAPIperformance of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) alertfeature on antivirus software. Therefore, Nortel Networks recommends thatyou do not activate the SNMP alert feature in your antivirus software.Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) guidelinesIf smart UPS software is installed on the TAPI server, it must conform to thegeneral guidelines for installing third party utilities. Nortel Networks onlysupports the manual shutdown and startup of the Symposium TAPI server. Theprovider of the UPS solution must provide documentation, testing, and support ofSymposium TAPI SP prior to installation of the UPS solution.Symposium Agent server software guidelinesIf you intend to use Symposium Agent as part of your TAPI solution, you caneither install it on a standalone server or to co-reside with Symposium TAPI SP onthe TAPI server. Before you install Symposium Agent on the TAPI server, refer toTable 4 on page 34 for performance test results, and ensure that you conform withthe guidelines provided in the following documents:• Network Managers Guide for Symposium TAPI Service Provider forSuccession, release 3.0• Symposium Agent product documentation available on the Nortel NetworksWebsite.Note: If your require assistance with configuring antivirus software referto your vendor.