Installing The Pre-Upgrade Software Service Pack - Avaya g700 Installation And Upgrades

Upgrade of an existing S8300B to R3.0 with manual upgrade of G700 firmware
Note:
The backup and restore processes use the ping service to check connectivity to
Note:
the backup server. If a backup or restore operation fails, ensure that the ping
service is enabled.
i. On the Maintenance Web Interface, under Security select Firewall.
ii. In the Service column, find ping.
The checkboxes for both Input to Server and Output from Server should be
checked.
6. To check the status of the backup:
a. Under Data Backup/Restore, click Backup History.
b. Select the backup file and click Check Status to open the Backup History Results
screen.
When the backup is finished, the Backup History Results screen displays
The final status for your backup job is shown below.
For each backup set, the message
BACKUP SUCCESSFUL
displays, if the set was backed up successfully.
7. If the AUDIX options are available, repeat Steps 3–6 for AUDIX Announcements.

Installing the pre-upgrade software service pack

A pre-upgrade service pack is required to modify the server upgrade tools, including the web
Interface and upgrade scripts, which will enable the upgrade to Communication Manager 3.0 to
complete successfully.
To copy pre-upgrade service pack file to the media server
1. Insert the software CD in the CD-ROM drive of your laptop.
2. On the Maintenance Web Interface, under Miscellaneous, click Download Files.
3. Select the download method, "Files to download from the machine I'm using to connect to
the server."
Note:
Do not select the checkbox, "Install this file on the local server."
Note:
4. Browse to the directory on the software CD (or laptop) that contains the pre-upgrade service
pack file.
5. Select the pre-upgrade service pack file and click Download.
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