288 APPENDIX C: UPGRADING VCX SERVER SOFTWARE FROM V6.0 TO V7.0
4To start the upgrade process, enter the following commands:
cd /opt/installtemp
tar xvf vcx-softswitch-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 -------------------
5Obtain a license key for the server. See Obtaining a LicenseKey File.
6Install the license key. See Installing a LicenseKey File.
7Switch to the new software version by entering the following command:
vcx-switchversion 7.0.xc
The system displays several status messages and then reboots. After the
the reboot process has been completed, the system starts VCX 7.0.x
services.
8After 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
9Repeat steps 2 through 8 for all the other branch office servers in
Region 2.
10 After upgrading all the branches, restart the Tomcat process on the Call
servers in Region 2 by logging in to each server as root and executing the
following commands:
cd /opt/3com/VCX/scripts/rc3.d
./S70tomcat start
Be sure to run the admincfg script on each VCX server in the multi-site
system that runs the Call Processing service (IP Telephony and Messaging