DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2
Upgrades and Additions for R8r
555-233-115 Issue 1
April 2000
Upgrading G3rV2, V3, V4 to R8r and Adding Memory
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Service Interruption
The upgrade proc ess requires 2 non–call-preserving ser vice interruptions in a
standard reliability system and must be closely c oordinated with the customer
and the local acc ount team.
Call Management System (CMS)
The CMS link is dropped and restarted during the upgrade. This causes CMS
data to be lost. This data loss c an be minimized if the upg rade is performe d just
after the last CMS measurement interval.
All measurement data is lost during the upgrade (inc luding BCMS). If needed ,
the reports may be printed before the upgrade begins.
CMS could abort the proc essing of a call if a measured trunk tha t was part of the
conference dropp ed off the call before the end of the call. Customers
experiencing this symp tom and who are running R3V4 CMS should upd ate to
r3v4ao.e or higher.
Software Compatibility and Translation Errors
Before starting the upgrad e, always check the
Software Release Letter
that
accompanies the syst em removable media. Translation corruption will oc cur if
incompatible software is loaded.
After loading the new software, chec k for translation errors. To do this, log off and
then log back in. Chec k for a “Translation Corruption Detected” message before
proceeding wit h the upgrade.
If the message indicates errors, refer to ‘‘No Translations After Upgrade’’ in
Appendix B, ‘‘Troubleshooting an Upgrade’’. Do not continu e with the upgrade
until the errors are corrected.
Usable Circuit Packs
Every circuit pack used in the Release 8 system must conform to the minimum
usable vintage requirements for that s ystem. At a presale site inspec tion, the
remediation process c hecks the vintages of existing c ircuit packs to b e reused in
the Release 8 system. Replace all unusable vintag e circuit pac ks with current
vintages.
Refer to
Technical Quarterly
,
Reference Guide for Circuit Pack Vintages, Change
Notices,
and to the
Software Release Letter
for information about usable c ircuit
pack vintages. For information ab out usable vintages of no n-U.S. circuit packs,
refer to the ITAC Tech Alert from your regional distrib utor.