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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 269
December 2003
Obtain the Static Craft Password
After installing new software and new Authentication file, you will need to use a static craft password to
access the customer’s system. This static password will enable you to log in to the S8300 with a direct
connection to the Services port without the ASG challenge/response. To obtain the static password, call
the ASG Conversant number, 800-248-1234 or 720-444-5557 (or 877-295-0099 for Avaya Business
Partners), and follow the prompts to get the password. In addition to your credentials, you will need to
enter the customer’s Product ID or the FL or IL number.
Download Software Update (patch) file
to Your Laptop, if Necessary
Skip to the next section if a software update is not required for this installation or upgrade, or if the
software for the required updates are on your software CD.
If one or more updates are required for this installation or upgrade procedure, and the update file is not on
your software CD, download the update file from the Avaya Support web site to your laptop:
1On your laptop, create a directory to store the file (for example, c:\S8300download).
2Connect to the LAN using a browser on your laptop or the customer’s PC and access
http://www.avaya.com/support on the Internet to copy the required Communication Manager
update file to the laptop.
3At the Avaya support site, select the following sequence of links:
Software & Firmware Downloads
G700 Media Gateway & S8300 Media Server
Software Downloads
Avaya Communication Manager Software Updates for MV x.x.x (where x.x.x is the
release that is currently running on the S8300)
4Locate the file name that matches the load listed in your planning documentation. The file name
ends with .tar.gz (for example only, 03.0.526.5-5767.tar.gz).
5Double-click the file name. The system displays a File Download window.
6Click on Save this file to disk.
Save the file to an appropriate directory on your laptop.