Avaya S8100 Series - Activating the new firmware

Upgrading firmware on the IPSIs and SIPIs
290 Upgrading, Migrating, and Converting Media Servers and Gateways
8. If necessary, cancel scheduled downloads from this screen. If you cancel, you cancel all the
scheduled downloads, not just an individual one, unless you are only downloading to one
IPSI.
Activating the new firmware
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CAUTION:
CAUTION: Firmware activation causes a brief service interruption in a single control network
configuration in which the IPSIs are not duplicated. Schedule the activation for off
hours.
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CAUTION:
CAUTION: If a duplicated control network, schedule the activation for the IPSIs in a
busied-out, standby mode only.
Once the firmware is downloaded to the IPSI, you must activate it. The new firmware might
activate earlier if the IPSIs are reset for other reasons. When you manually reset the IPSIs, the
command resets the IPSIs one at a time. When the activation time for a particular IPSI arrives, it
is reset even if it is busy handling calls.
1. Click Activate IPSI Upgrade.
2. Select either All IPSIs, if non-duplicated control network, or an individual IPSI by providing
its cabinet number and carrier location.
3. Select the time when you want to start activating the firmware. You can do it immediately or
schedule a time.
4. Select the time when you want to stop the activation. If the activations have not completed
by the stop time, they will stop, and you must activate them at another time.
5. Click Activate IPSI Upgrade to start the activation or the clock for the activation schedule.
6. Click Activation Status to view
● Scheduled firmware resets
● History and status of the resets
7. If necessary, cancel the resets from this screen.
Cancellation affects only the IPSIs that have not yet been reset. The information on this
screen applies only to resets started from this screen. This screen does not include the
status for resets started through the Avaya Communication Manager or from other events
such as board removal or power loss. Canceling the resets means some IPSIs have newer
firmware than others.