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The Upgrade Tool
Issue 9.1 June 2006 51
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CAUTION:
CAUTION: Ping must be enabled for the Upgrade Tool to be able to upgrade LSPs or media
gateways.
You can schedule upgrades for:
● Any or all LSPs registered with the primary controller
● Any or all G350s and G700s currently or previously registered with the primary controller,
including any media modules installed in the G350s and G700s.
Note:
Note: The Software Update Manager is the preferred tool for firmware upgrades
because it can automatically filter the necessary firmware required from the
Avaya support Web site and can upgrade devices in a network with multiple
Communication Manager servers.
With the upgrade tool, you do not have to physically be at the LSP and gateway locations in
order to perform the upgrades. Additionally, you do not have to run the upgrades one by one.
You simply enter the needed information into the upgrade tool for the LSPs and G350s and
G700s that you want to upgrade. Then, at the scheduled time, the Upgrade Tool automatically
upgrades the software and firmware on all the specified LSPs and gateways.
Note:
Note: You must still complete the normal prerequisite tasks such as completing the RFA
process for license files, installing a pre-upgrade service pack, uploading the
most recent Communication Manager software (for an LSP or primary controller)
to the server, or uploading the most recent firmware (for a media gateway) to an
FTP (G350 only) or TFTP server.
You cannot use the Upgrade Tool to do the following:
● Install or upgrade a G250, G250-BRI, G250-DS1, or G250-DCP Media Gateway.
● Install a new LSP or G350 or G700 Media Gateway. For each new installation, you must
be on site and use the Avaya Installation Wizard (for an LSP), the Avaya Gateway
Installation Wizard (for a media gateway), or perform a manual installation.
● Upgrade LSPs to a release of Avaya Communication Manager after the primary controller
has already been upgraded to that release of Communication Manager. An LSP must
always have a release of Communication Manager that is equal to or higher than the
Upgrade Tool. Thus, the Upgrade Tool running on a Communication Manager R2.0, 2.1,
R2.2, or 3.0 media server is used for LSP upgrades to Communication Manager 3.1.
● Upgrade an active LSP (one that has taken control of calls because of a problem with the
primary controller).
● Upgrade an LSP or ESS by running the Upgrade Tool on the LSP or ESS itself.
● Upgrade P330 Expansion modules.
● Upgrade G600, G650, CMC1, SCC1, or MCC1 Media Gateways.