Contents
6 Upgrading, Migrating, and Converting Media Servers and Gateways
Copying files to the media server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Resolving alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Backing up recovery system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Verifying the backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Suppressing alarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Inserting the Communication Manager CD-ROM into the media server. . . 133
Copying Communication Manager to the media server . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Removing the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Upgrade tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Starting the Upgrade Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Installing Avaya authentication files (if required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Verifying software operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Checking system status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Setting the Processor Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Copying IP telephone firmware to the media server, if necessary
(main server only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Post-Upgrade tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Restoring the 4600-series IP Telephone configuration file, if any
(main server only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Enabling scheduled maintenance with SAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Busying out previously busied out trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Checking for translation corruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Resolving alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Backing up recovery system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Releasing alarm suppression (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Logging off all administration applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Registering Avaya Communication Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Postrequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Upgrading the G150 Media Gateways, if used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Upgrading Communication Manager on Avaya S8700
Media Server from R1.x to R3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
TN2312AP/BP IPSI circuit pack upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Preupgrade service pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Upgrade of LSPs and media gateways, if being used . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Upgrading firmware on media gateways and media modules . . . . . . . . 147
Upgrade tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Preupgrade tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151