108CHAPTER 9: UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING VCX SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

With IP Telephony upgrades, this only unpacks the tar file and creates the relevant directories on the server, it does not switch the running version to the new version.

fTo install the upgrade file to the server, from the VCX data server 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server right-click menu, click Install Upgrade Images and then click Install System Upgrade.

gVerify that the upgrade succeeded. To verify that the upgrade succeeded, the VCX data server 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server right-click menu, click Install Upgrade Images and then click Verify Upgrade.

hSwitch the software version for the VCX data server. A switchover needs to be performed before the new version takes effect.

iTo switchover the VCX data server software, from the data server 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server right-click menu, click Install Upgrade Images and then click Switchover Version.

The server reboots and EMS provides status of the switchover progress.

To verify the version numbers of the newly installed software, click the each component from the explorer tree and click the Identification tab.

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

6Stop the region 1 VCX data server before upgrading the region 2 VCX data server.

a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the region 1 VCX data server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

b Expand 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server, and click 3Com VCX Data Server.

c Right-click3Com VCX Data Server, select Maintenance, and then click Hard Shutdown.

7Stop replication between the region 2 and 1 VCX data servers.

a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the region 2 VCX data server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

b Right-click3Com VCX IP Telephony Server, select Database Replication, and then click Drop Replication.

8Upgrade the region 2 VCX data server. Repeat step a through step j in step 5 except perform the steps on the region 2 VCX data server.