Job Aid Replacing the Avaya S8700 Media Server—Release 2.0 and Later
Expanded Procedures
18 Replacing the Media Server with Release 2.0—S8700
555-245-767, Issue 1.1 December 2003
Use a telnet session to install the software update (patch).
1 Click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
2 Type
telnet 192.11.13.6 and press Enter.
3 Log in as craft.
4 Type
cd /var/home/ftp/pub and press Enter to access the pub directory.
5 At the prompt, type
ls -ltr and press Enter to list files in the pub directory.
The media server displays a list of files in the FTP directory. Verify that the directory contains the
Communication Manager *.tar.gz file you have uploaded, if any.
6 Type
sudo update_unpack update.tar.gz, where update is the release or issue
number of the latest software update (patch) file. (For example,
00.0.219.0-
xxxx.tar.gz
). Press Enter.
7 Type
update_show and press Enter to list Communication Manager files to verify the new
software update (patch) file was unpacked.
8 Type
sudo update_activate update, where update is the release or issue number of
the latest software update (patch) file. (For example,
00.0.219.0-xxxx. Do not use the
*.tar.gz extension at the end of the file name). Press Enter.
The media server may reboot (reset system 4). If it reboots, it also may display the message
/opt/ecs/sbin/drestart 2 4 command failed.
Ignore this message. You must wait until the restart/reset completes before entering additional
commands.
The media server displays a message that the software update (patch) was applied.
9 Type update_show again and press Enter to verify the new software update (patch) file was
activated.
Restoring the system files
CAUTION:
Do not restore files if the backup files were not from this media server.
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