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134 Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
You will use Chapter 6 with this checklist. For help with connecting to and logging in to the G700
or S8300, see About connection methods
on page 63.
Checklist 4: Task List to Upgrade an Existing G700 with an S8300B
(R2.0.x to R3.1)
Major Tasks Subtasks
Before going to the customer
site on page 296
- Get planning form
- Get the G700 serial number
- Check number of allocated ports
- Check FTP server for back up
- Get software/firmware files
- If using IA770, obtain service pack and
language files, if any
- Complete the RFA process
- Obtain static craft password
- Download service pack software to laptop, if
necessary
On-site Preparation for the
Upgrade on page 305
- Set up a TFTP server or HTTP server for LSP
software download, if desired
- Access the S8300 Media Server
- Save a copy of the 4600-series phone
configuration file, if any
- Pre-Upgrade tasks — If the Target S8300 is the
Primary Controller
- Get IA770 data and stop IA770
- Back up recover system files
- Install Communication Manager pre-upgrade
service pack, if necessary
- Transfer files from CD, laptop, TFTP server, or
HTTP server
Run the Upgrade Tool to
upgrade the primary controller,
LSPs, and G700 media
gateways on page 327
Using the Upgrade Tool:
- Install the upgrade software on the primary
controller
- Install firmware on the P330 Stack Processor
- Install firmware on the G700 media gateway
processor
- Install firmware on the media modules
- Install firmware on other G700s in the stack or
network, if any
- Upgrade S8300 LSPs, if any
- Install new license files, if necessary
- Install authentication files, if necessary
- Save translations, if new license files installed
Setting rapid spanning tree on
the network on page 334
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