Installing New Firmware On The G700 Media Gateway - Avaya g700 Installation And Upgrades

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3. Refer to the list to check the FW vintage number of the G700.

In the TYPE column, find G700, then check the matching field in the FW VINTAGE column

to see if it matches the vintage number in your planning forms. If not, you must install new

firmware on the G700 media gateway. Also check if the release number in the FW

VINTAGE column contains (A) or (B) to designate the software bank. If the list shows B, you

will upgrade A. If the list shows A, you will upgrade B.

4. Refer to the VOIP FW column and row for slot V0 (same row occupied by the G700

information) to see if the number matches the VoIP firmware identified in your planning

If not, you must also upgrade the G700 media gateway motherboard VoIP module.

The VoIP processor on the motherboard is upgraded using the same firmware

image file as the VoIP media modules; for example, the file mm760v8.fdl is

5. Check the FW VINTAGE column for vintages of each of the installed media modules:

MM710, MM711, MM712, MM720, and/or MM760 to see if they match the FW vintages in

the planning forms.

If not, you must upgrade them, as well.

Installing new firmware on the G700 Media Gateway

You can use the Upgrade Tool (running on the primary controller) to perform this task

automatically. The Upgrade Tool can also be used to upgrade firmware on the G350.

The procedures in this section copy firmware files from a TFTP server to the

G700. The TFTP server can be an S8300 primary controller, a customer server,

or the technician's laptop (if TFTP server software is installed). Before starting

this procedure, ensure that:

Installing new firmware on the G700 Media Gateway

Issue 8.1 June 2005