Avaya S8100 Series - About use of the Upgrade Tool

Upgrading Communication Manager on Avaya S8500 Media Server from R2.x/R3.0 to R3.1 or from R3.1 to
120 Upgrading, Migrating, and Converting Media Servers and Gateways
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Important:
Important: You cannot use the Upgrade Tool to upgrade the G150 Media Gateway or G250
Media Gateways. You must upgrade the G150 and G250 separately. For more
information, see Installation and Configuration for the Avaya G150 Media
Gateway (03-300395).
Also, if you are upgrading an ESS by itself locally, you cannot use the Upgrade
Tool. Instead, you must follow the procedures in Upgrading Communication
Manager on Avaya S8500 Media Server or S8500 ESS Using Maintenance Web
Interface on page 89.
About use of the Upgrade Tool
Note:
Note: For information on using the Upgrade Tool, see Job Aid: Upgrade Tool and
Worksheet (555-245-757) and the online Help.
With the Upgrade Tool, you can automatically and remotely upgrade the following software from
the primary controller:
● Communication Manager on the Local Survivable Processors (LSPs) and Enterprise
Survivable Servers (ESSs). You can also use the tool to apply preupgrade and
postupgrade service packs and licenses to the LSPs and ESSs.
● Firmware on the G350 or the G700 Media Gateways and most of the media modules that
are resident in the media gateways.
● Communication Manager and preupgrade and postupgrade service packs and a license
on the primary controller, if the primary controller is already running R2.1 or later.
With the Upgrade Tool, you do not have to physically be at the ESS, LSP, and media gateway
locations to perform the upgrades. Additionally, you do not have to run the upgrades one by
one. You can enter the needed information for all ESSs, LSPs and gateways into the Upgrade
Tool, then run the Upgrade Tool. The tool automatically upgrades Communication Manager and
firmware on all LSPs, ESSs, and G350/G700 Media Gateways.
Note:
Note: ESSs and LSPs must be upgraded to the latest release of Communication
Manager before you upgrade the primary controller to the latest release. To use
the Upgrade Tool, the LSPs and the primary controller must be running Release
2.1 or later of Avaya Communication Manager.