Upgrading VCX Server Software from 6.0x to 7.0 105

4Double-click the text box to the right of Planned Phone Boot Upgrade.

5From the list of items that appears, select the file that you downloaded to the EMS server PhoneBootUpgrades directory.

6Click the Save all button.

7Transfer the file to the VCX server.

a Right-click the server name (3Com VCX IP Telephony Server<hostname>) in the left pane of the EMS client window.

You must wait for a few seconds for the menu to appear.

bIn the menu that appears, click Transfer Upgrade Images, and then Transfer Phone Boot Upgrade File.

In the Job Progress area of the window, progress messages appear in the Task Name and Task Status columns. The icon on the left initially appears yellow. After a few seconds, the icon turns green and the Task Status column shows that the file transfer was successful.

8Install the upgrade software on the VCX server.

aRight-click the server name (3Com VCX IP Telephony Server<hostname>) in the left pane of the EMS client window.

You must wait for a few seconds for the menu to appear.

bIn the menu that appears, click Install Upgrade Images, and then Install System Upgrade.

In the Job Progress area of the window, progress messages appear in the Task Name and Task Status columns. The icon on the left initially appears yellow. After a few seconds, the icon turns green and the Task Status column shows that the upgrade was successful.

The installation process unpacks the .tar file. The phones will pick up the new software the next time that they register or are rebooted.

Upgrading VCX

This section describes the procedures required to upgrade a system

Server Software

running VCX server software version 6.0x to VCX server software

from 6.0x to 7.0

version 7.0.

 

Sections cover the following configurations and/or components that can

 

be upgraded using EMS:

 

■ Upgrading a Multiple Site Configuration from 6.0.x to 7.0

 

■ Upgrading the VCX IP Telephony Software from 6.0x to 7.0