Avaya S8500 - Access Active S8700 Media Server; Back up the System Files; Check for Translation Corruption; Check Software Release (Pre-R2.0 Only)

3Migrating from an S8700 Media Server to an S8710 Media Server
On the S8700 Media Server
Migrating to the Avaya S8700 or S8710 Media Server 147
June 2004
Check for translation corruption
1 Type newterm and press Enter.
2 If you do not get a login prompt, but instead see the following message
Warning: Translation corruption detected . . .
then follow the normal escalation procedure for translation corruption before continuing the
upgrade.
Access active S8700 Media Server
1 Clear the ARP cache on the laptop if necessary. See Clear the ARP cache on the laptop on page
143 and return here.
2 If not already connected to media server 1, connect to it.
3 Log in. See Access the media server on page 145 and return here.
Check software release (pre-R2.0 only)
1 Under Server Upgrades, click Software Version to see what software release is on the media
server.
Back up the system files
NOTE:
Because the S8710 Media Server does not have a PCMCIA flash drive, you must back up
the files to the customer’s network so they can be restored to the S8710 Media Server later
in the process.
1 Under Server Upgrades, click Linux Migration (Backup/Restore).
2 Select Initiate new backup or restore and click Submit.
3 Under Backup Method, select FTP; fill in the User Name, Password, Host Name (must use
host IP address)
, and Directory fields for where you are backing up the files.
4 Click Submit.
5 Click Status to view the Backup History.
6 Check the box next to the file being backed up and click Check Status. When the backup is
complete, the following message displays:
Backup is finished
CAUTION:
Check the text to verify that there are no error messages.