112CHAPTER 9: UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING VCX SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

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 IPMSG Upgrade File.

fThese options are only available if a file has been selected for upgrade. The file is transferred to the server using the SFTP credentials in the SSH/SFTP Settings tab.

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 IP Messaging server, for the primary IP Messaging server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

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

iTo verify the version number of the newly installed software, click the IP Messaging server from the explorer tree and then click the Identification tab.

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

19Stop the primary IP Messaging server.

a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the primary IP Messaging server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

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

c Right-click3Com IP Messaging System, select Maintenance, and then click Graceful Shutdown.

20Upgrade the secondary IP Messaging server.

a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the secondary IP Messaging server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.

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

c Double-click the Planned IP Messaging Upgrade field and click the vcx-ipmsg-<version>.tarfile from the drop-down menu.

dClick 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 IP Messaging 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 IPMSG Upgrade File.