Upgrading Communication Manager on Avaya S8700 Media Server from R1.x to R3.1
156 Upgrading, Migrating, and Converting Media Servers and Gateways
Verifying the backup
To verify that the backup was successful:
1. Under Data Backup/Restore, select Backup History.
2. Select the backup that you want to verify, and click Check Status.
The system displays the status of the backup.
3. Verify that Backup Successful appears for each data set in the backup.
Suppressing alarming
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CAUTION:
CAUTION: Ensure that you suppress alarming during the upgrade. If you do not, the system
can generate alarms, resulting in unnecessary trouble tickets.
To suppress alarming:
1. Access the command line interface of the server with telnet and an IP address of
192.11.13.6.
2. Log in as craft.
3. Type almsuppress -t time, where time is the length of time that the alarms are
suppressed up to 120 minutes (2 hours). Press Enter to suppress both dial-out and SNMP
alarms.
The system displays the following message:
Alarm is suppressed. 120 minutes left.
4. Log off and close the dialog box.
Disconnecting from the active media server
If you are on site, unplug the laptop computer from the services port on the back of the active
media server.