Upgrading VCX Server Software from 6.0x to 7.0 119

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.

7To install the upgrade file to the server, from the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server right-click menu, click Install Upgrade Images and then click Install System Upgrade.

8Verify that the upgrade succeeded. To verify that the upgrade succeeded, the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server right-click menu, click Install Upgrade Images and then click Verify Upgrade.

9Switch the software version for the VCX system software. A switchover needs to be performed before the new version will take effect.

10To switchover the VCX system software, from the 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.

11To verify the version numbers of the newly installed software, click the each component from the explorer tree and click the Identification tab.

12Click Refresh all to confirm that the latest software has been installed.

Uploading Music on This section provides information on how to remotely upload Music on Hold Files Hold files using EMS.

The following sequence of steps must be followed in order to upload and activate a Music on Hold file for a IP Telephony server with IP Messaging present:

1Copy the Music on Hold files that you want to upload to in the <EMS_INSTALL_DIR>/software_upgrades/voice/MusicOnHoldFiles directory.

2From the EMS client, go to the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server level within the Equipment folder.

3In the right-hand pane, click the Planned Upgrades tab.

4In the Planned Music on Hold Upgrades field, click the correct file from the drop-down list. The file you copied in step 1 is listed in the drop-down menu.

Once the file has been selected, you must upload it to the system. Selecting a file enables the Transfer Music on Hold File option in the Transfer Upgrade Images right-click menu.