6Upgrading an Existing G700 with an S8300 — R2.0 to R2.x
Task Sum mar y
264 Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300
December 2003
Task Summary

Before Going to the Site

Get Planning Forms from the Project Manager on page 266
Get the Serial Number of the G700, if Necessary on page 266
Check Number of Allocated Ports on page 266
Check FTP Server for Backing up Data on page 267
Get Software/Firmware Files on page 267
Complete the RFA Process (Obtain license and password file) on page 267
Download Software Update (patch) file to Your Laptop, if Necessary on page 269

On-Site Preparation Tasks

If the S8300 is a Primary Controller
Pre-Upgrade Tasks — If the Target S8300 is the Primary Controller on page 271
Get IA770 (AUDIX) Data and Stop IA770 (if IA770 is being used) on page 273
S8300 is Either a Primary Controller or LSP
Back up recovery system files on page 274
Install New License and Authentication Files, If Necessary on page 276
Run Save Translations (Only If New License and/or Authentication Files Installed) on page 279
Transfer Files from a CD or Laptop on page 279

S8300 Upgrade Tasks

Install New Software on page 282
Make the Upgrade Permanent on page 289
Install Post-Upgrade Communication Manager Update File from Your Laptop, if any on page 290
Install IA770 update (patch) files, if any on page 290

G700 Upgrade Using the Wizards

Using the Installation Wizard on page 291
Using the Upgrade Tool on page 291