About this documentation
Overview
Migrating to the Avaya S8700 or S8710 Media Server 15
June 2004
About this documentation
Overview
This documentation, Migrating to an Avaya S8700 or S8710 Media Server provides procedures for the
following:
• Migrating existing DEFINITY systems to the Avaya S8700 or S8710 Media Server
• Migrating a dedicated control network to a nondedicated control network
• Upgrading a TN2312AP IP Server Interface circuit pack with a TN2312BP
Included are procedures for migrating to either an S8700 or S8710 Multi-Connect configuration or an
S8700 or S8710 IP-Connect configuration.
Audience
This documentation is for the following audiences:
• Trained field installation and maintenance personnel
• Technical support personnel
• Authorized BusinessPartners]
Using this documentation
Use this documentation as a guide to migrate other communication servers to the S8700 or S8710 Media
Server. For information about a particular task, use the index or table of contents to locate the page
number where the information is described.
For an overview of the migration process, see High-level overview
on page 29.
Read the Pre-migration setup
on page 23 and Documentation needed on page 27 sections first. The
former section lists all tasks that must be complete prior to beginning the procedures described in this
documentation. The latter section lists additional documentation you will potentially need before and
during the migration process.
For the specific information that you need to migrate a system to the S8700 or S8710 Media Server, see
one or more of the following sections:
• Migrating translations on page 33
• Migrating hardware on page 53
• Upgrading and administering the existing hardware on page 56
• Converting a processor port network to a port network on page 78