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Upgrading an Existing G700 with an S8300 — R2.0 to R2.x
Before Going to the Customer Site
Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300 267
December 2003
3Type display system-parameters customer options and press Enter.
4Verify that the Maximum Ports: field is 900 or less.
Check FTP Server for Backing up Data
During the installation and upgrade procedures, you will need to back up the system data to an FTP
server. Normally, you will use an FTP server on the customer’s LAN for backups. To do this, you will
need information on how to get to the backup location — login ID and password, and the IP address and
directory path on the FTP server. Check with your project manager or the customer for this information.
CAUTION:
Before going to the customer site, make sure that you can use a customer server for
backups.
Get Software/Firmware Files
The file containing the S8300 software and G700 firmware has a *.tar extension. The *.tar file is on a
CD-ROM that you take to the site. Additional files that may be needed are the most recent versions of the
software update (patch) files and G700 firmware files. You may need to obtain these files from the Av aya
Support web site.
Complete the RFA Process (Obtain license and password file)
Every S8300 media server and local survivable processor (LSP) requires a current and correct version of
a license file in order to provide the expected call-processing service.
The license file specifies the features and services that are available on the S8300 media server, such as
the number of ports purchased. The license file contains a software version number, hardware serial
number, expiration date, and feature mask. The license file is reinstalled to add or remove call-processing
features. New license files may be required when upgrade software is installed.
The Avaya authentication file contains the logins and passwords to access the S8300 media server. This
file is updated regularly by Avaya services personnel, if the customer has a maintenance contract. All
access to Communication Manager from any login is blocked unless a valid authentication file is present
on the S8300 media server.
A new license file and the Avaya authentication file may be installed independently of each other or any
other server upgrades.
NOTE:
For an upgrade, you do not normally need to install a new authentication file (with a .pwd
extension). However, if one is required, follow the same steps as with a license file.