Installing Firmware From The Tftp Server On The S8300 Server; Copying Firmware Files To The /Tftpboot Directory Of An S8300 Server - Avaya G250 Installing And Upgrading

Installing firmware from the TFTP server on the S8300 Server

Instead of using a separately configured TFTP server on the LAN, you can use the TFTP server
capability of an S8300 Server to stage the firmware for upgrading the G250. To do this, you
must copy the individual firmware files to the /var/home/ftp/pub directory on the S8300 Server
using the Download Files Web page on the S8300 Server. You must then copy the files to the /
tftpboot directory of the S8300 Server.
After copying the files to the /tftpboot directory, you can use the GIW or the Upgrade Tool to
install the files to the G250 or its media modules by specifying the S8300 Server's IP address as
the TFTP server containing the new firmware files.
Note:
You only have to do this if you have not upgraded the 8300B first or if you did
Note:
upgrade it first and found that the gateway files on the communication manager
CD were out of date. Otherwise when you upgrade the 8300B, the files appear in
the /tftpboot directory automatically.

Copying firmware files to the /tftpboot directory of an S8300 Server

1. Use ssh craft@<ip address> to access the S8300 Server command line.
2. Address the password/challenge as required for access
3. At the Linux prompt, type cd /var/home/ftp/pub and press <Enter>. The Linux
prompt reappears. The current directory has changed to /var/home/ftp/pub.
4. At the Linux prompt, type mv <firmware_filename> /tftpboot, and press <Enter> to
move the firmware file to the /tftpboot directory. To move multiple firmware files (most
firmware files have an .fdl suffix), use the command mv *.fdl /tftpboot. The Linux
prompt reappears. The firmware file has been moved to the /tftpboot directory. If you copy
the firmware using the cp command, remove the files from the /var/home/ftp/pub directory
after you have copied them.
5. Repeat step 4, if necessary, for each firmware file you want to install.
6. At the Linux prompt, type cd /tftpboot. The Linux prompt reappears. The current
directory has changed to /tftpboot.
7. At the Linux prompt, type ls, and press <Enter>. A list of files in the directory appears.
8. Check the directory to make sure the firmware files you want to install are listed.
Upgrading G250 firmware using the CLI via FTP/TFTP
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