Contents
Issue 2.1 June 2006 13
Copying the service pack files to the media server, only if starting
from R2.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Installing the preupgrade software service pack (starting from R2.x only) . 268
Copying files to the media server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Inserting the Communication Manager CD-ROM into the media server. . . 269
Copying Communication Manager to the media server . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Removing CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Upgrade tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Starting the Upgrade Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Installing Avaya authentication files on the active server, if required. . . . 273
Verifying software operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Checking system status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Copying IP telephone firmware to the media server, if necessary
(main server only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Post-Upgrade tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Restoring the 4600-series IP Telephone configuration file, if any
(main server only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Enabling scheduled maintenance with SAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Releasing MMI using SAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Busying out previously busied out trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Checking for translation corruption with SAT (main server only) . . . . . . 276
Resolving alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Backing up recovery system files on the active server . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Releasing alarm suppression on the media server (optional) . . . . . . . . 277
Logging off all administration applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Disconnecting from the active media server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Connecting to the standby media server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Backing up files on the standby media server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Releasing alarm suppression on the media server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Logging off the administration applications on the standby media server . 278
Registering Avaya Communication Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Post-requisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Upgrading the G150 Media Gateways, if being used . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Chapter 3: Upgrading Firmware on TN circuit packs
and Ethernet switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Upgrade modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281