Migrating a DEFINITY Server SI in an MCC to an S8700-Series Media Server with Fiber-PNC
702 Upgrading, Migrating, and Converting Media Servers and Gateways
Migration paths
DEFINITY Server SI in an MCC and their releases that can be migrated to the S8700-Series
Media Server fiber-PNC configurations include:
● DEFINITY Release G3V4
● DEFINITY Release G3s/si (w/Intel 386)
● DEFINITY Release 5 through Release 10
● MultiVantage Release 1.1 and 1.2
● Communication Manager Release 1.3 through Release 2.2
When migrating, you can use the existing translations. You must:
1. Freeze the translations.
2. Send the translations to the Avaya Software Technical Support (STS) group.
STS then returns the translation files by e-mail. Included are translation reports and
documentation on how to save the them to the Services laptop and restore them to the S8700
Series. For the forms and more information, contact the STS scheduling desk at 720-444-9418.
Prerequisites
This section provides those tasks that must be completed prior to starting the migration.
The prerequisites are defined as follows:
● Prerequisites on page 702 - these are tasks that must be performed before going on site.
● Additional tasks on page 705 - these are tasks that must be performed on site before
starting the migration from an existing DEFINITY system.
● Presite migration checklist on page 707 - these are tasks that must be completed before
going on site.
● On site migration checklist on page 708 - these are tasks that must be performed on site
before starting the migration.
● Migration tasks on page 710 - these are the documents Avaya recommends that you have
on hand for the migration.