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Installing a New G700 with an S8300
Installation Overview
102 Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300
December 2003
Installation Overview
G700 components
A P330 stack processor is built into the G700 Media Gateway. (This processor is also known as the Layer
2 switching processor). The G700 also contains an MGP processor, a VoIP processor, and media
modules. Updating the firmware for one or more of these processors and/or media modules is a required
part of most S8300 software upgrades.
Software and firmware files
A new S8300 Media Server should already have a current release of Communication Manager software
installed on its hard drive. The G700 components should have current releases of firmware installed. It
may be necessary to upgrade the S8300 software to a later release, or to install an update (patch), and/or
upgrade the G700 and media module firmware.
The file containing the S8300 software and G700 firmware has a *.tar extension. The *.tar file is on a
CD-ROM that you take to the site. Additional files that may be needed are the most recent versions of the
software update (patch) file and G700 firmware files. You may need to obtain these files from the Avaya
Support web site.
System Access
Initial Access to the G700
Before the P330 stack processor is configured with an IP address, the only way to access it is with a direct
connection from your laptop to the Console port on the G700. With this connection, you can assign the IP
addresses to the G700 processors, which can then be accessed over the customer LAN.
Access to the S8300 and G700
You can access the S8300 and G700 in several ways with either a direct connection or LAN connection.
NOTE:
Before the Upgrade Tool can be used to upgrade software on an LSP or firmware on a
G700, as summarized below, the LSP must be administered on the primary controller.
Direct connection to target S8300
If you are at the location of the target S8300 (primary or LSP), you can connect directly to the S8300
Services port and:
1 Upgrade the S8300 software by
— Opening the Web interface and using the Avaya Installation Wizard
— Or, opening the Web interface and using the main menu
2 Upgrade the G700 firmware by