DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2
Upgrades and Additions for R8r
555-233-115 Issue 1
April 2000
Upgrading R5si/R6si to R8r EPN and Adding Memory
3-8Preliminary Procedures
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Preliminary Procedures
During an upgrad e, STS must convert the Release 5/6si translations and write
them to a Release 7r or later tape. The tape is sent to STS for conversion. During
this time, the customer should p ut a freeze on any new translations while the
spare tape is being converted. If not, be su re the customer’s switch administ rator
keeps detailed rec ords of any translation changes mad e during that interval.
These records will facilitate the reassignmen t of any changes after the upg rade.
The new Release 8r removable media (1 with the converted translations, 2 if
duplicated ) must be on-site before the upg rade begins.
Since a new Release 8r PPN is installed during the upg rade, STS changes the
PN number of the Release 5/6si PPN to be converted to a Release 8r EPN. To
minimize the renumbering of PNs and to minimiz e the rewiring and relabeling of
the MDF, the tape conversion assigns the next PN numb er (after the highest
numbered PN in the system) to the Release 5/6si PPN to become a Release 8r
EPN. For example, if a Release 5/6si system with 2 PNs (a PPN and an EPN) were
upgraded to a Release 8r, the tape conversion software assigns PN ‘‘1” to the
new PPN and PN ‘‘3” to the additional EPN derived from the old Release 5/6si
PPN.

Make Spare Translation Card and Mail to STS for

Upgrade

A spare translation card must b e acquired from the remed iation before
upgrading the system. For each processor, there must always b e 2 translation
cards on site with the system. Do not send a system or backup translatio n card to
STS.
1. Install the spare translation card into the TN777B on the existing system.
2. Type save translation an d press Enter. This instructs the system to write all
translation information from memory to the translation c ard.
NOTE:
The off-site STS translation upgrade does not preserve the c ontent of
recorded announcem ents. Therefore, during the upgrad e, any
announcements stored on a TN750/B circ uit pack must be
re-record ed.
3. Remove the spare translation card and insert the system translation card.
4. Mail the spare translation card t o STS (with next-day delivery).