UPGRADING VCX SYSTEMS AND

9 COMPONENTS

 

This chapter provides details on how to remotely upgrade your VCX

 

systems and/or components using EMS.

 

The following configurations and/or components can be upgraded using

 

EMS:

 

Upgrading a Multiple Site Configuration from 6.0.x to 6.0.y

 

Upgrading the VCX IP Telephony Software

 

Upgrading the IP Messaging Software

 

Upgrading the SIP Phone Downloader and Boot File Software

 

 

Upgrading a

This section describes how to upgrade a VCX configuration where there

Multiple Site

is more than one regional office and branch offices present. These

Configuration from

instructions assume a two region office configuration where the regional

6.0.x to 6.0.y

offices use global messaging and the branch offices use local messaging

 

configurations. When upgrading a region to region office configuration,

 

replication needs to be dropped.

 

Follow this procedure to upgrade your VCX system from version 6.0.x to

 

6.0.y. Following this procedure upgrades the VCX system to an

 

operational state and assumes the VCX system was operational prior to

 

the upgrade occurring.

Multiple Site Upgrade When upgrading a multiple site configuration keep this order in mind, Order which is outlined in more detail in the actual procedure:

First, upgrade the replicated regional office VCX data servers.

Second, upgrade the regional office IP Messaging servers.

Third, upgrade the regional office call processing server.

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3Com V7000 manual Upgrading VCX Systems Components, Upgrading a, Multiple Site, Configuration from, To 6.0.y

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