DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2
Upgrades and Additions for R8r
555-233-115 Issue 1
April 2000
What’s New in Release 8.2r
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Upgrade tips
The following upgrade tip s were generated from prob lems identified in the
laboratory or during early introduction.
■Adding a third memor y circuit pack and an optical drive requires a sec ond
non-call-preserving servic e interruption. See Chapter 1, ‘‘Upgr ading
G3rV2, V3, V4 to R8r and Adding Memory’’.
■When upgrading a DEFINITY ECS R8r to a duplicated system (B c arrier)
or adding a switc h node carrier (D carrier), you may receive a carrier that
looks different than the ones currently installed . The enhanced carriers
come with 16 grounding straps that connect to the c arrier connector
panel. See ‘‘Add a Control Carrier (Add Duplication )’’ on page 6-80, ‘‘Add
a Switch Node Carrier (Standard Reliability)’’ on p age 6-94, and ‘‘Add a
Switch Node Carrier (High or Critic al Reliability)’’ on page 6-108.
NOTE:
An enhanced carrier is u sed only in an R8r PPN cabinet that uses
either AC power (U.S.) or Global power.
Cautions and warnings
The following new cautions and warning s were generated from prob lems
affecting possib le data loss that were identified in the lab oratory or during early
introduction.
Procedure Caution or Warning
Unloc k the A ctiv e SPE
(H/C only) !CAUTION:

Allow 10 minutes after unlocking to make sure the stand by

SPE has fu lly ret urned to ser vice .

Upgrade Software !CAUTION:

All calls are dropp ed—this is a service interrup tion