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5After the system has completed the restart process, verify that the
upgrade has occurred by entering this command:
ls -l /opt/3com/VCX
The symbolic link (VCX) should point to the new version of the VCX
software (7.0.xc).
Example Output
/opt/3com/VCX -> /opt/3com/VCX.7.0.xc
6Stop the Authentication and Directory service by entering the following
commands:
cd /opt/3com/VCX/scripts/rc3.d
./S20vcxdata stop
Upgrading the
Primary IP Messaging
Server
Follow the steps in this section to upgrade the primary IP Messaging
server.
1To start the upgrade process, enter these commands on the primary IP
Messaging server:
cd /opt/installtemp
tar xvf vcx-ipmsg-7.0.xc.tar
cd upgrade-7.0.xc
./install-upgrade
The system may prompt you to confirm that a new operating system
version will be installed and indicates which disk partition will be used
after the upgrade. If you see such a prompt, answer y.
The system displays several status messages. The last two messages are:
------------------- Installation Completed Successfully -------------------
------------------- VCX version 7.0.xc is now available -------------------
2Obtain a license key for the server. See Obtaining a LicenseKey File.
3Install the license key. See Installing a LicenseKey File.
4Switch to the new software version by entering the following command:
vcx-switchversion 7.0.xc
5Specify whether this IP Messaging system will support IP Messaging
clients. The upgrade script displays the following prompt:
Will this system support IPMSG client systems? [N]: