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eTo transfer the tar file to the server, from the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server right-click menu, select Transfer Upgrade Images, and then click Transfer System Upgrade File.

fThese options are only available if a file has been selected for upgrade. The file is trasferred to the server using the SFTP credentials in the SSH/SFTP Settings tab. 3Com recommends not changing the SFTP username and password.

Next the upgrade tar file needs to be installed, which is the last step before the new version becomes active.

gTo install the upgrade file on the branch office server, for the branch office server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

hRight-click the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server, select Install Upgrade Images, and then click Install System Upgrade.

iTo verify the version number of the newly installed software, from the explorer tree, for the branch office server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

jIn the left hand pane, click the Identification tab.

kClick Refresh all to confirm that the latest software has been installed.

If you have another branch office to upgrade in this region, go to step 25 on page 87.

If this is the last branch office to upgrade for this region, go to step 28 on page 89.

27Upgrade an IP Telephony Server and IP Messaging branch office.

a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the branch office, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

b In the right-hand pane, click the Planned Upgrades tab.

c Double-click the Planned System Upgrade field and click the vcx-all-<version>.tarfile from the drop-down menu.

d Click Save all to commit the tar file to the database.

Once an upgrade tar file has been selected, the tar file must be transferred to the branch office server.

eTo transfer the tar file to the server, from the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server right-click menu, select Transfer Upgrade Images, and then click Transfer System Upgrade File.

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