Activating The Preupgrade Service Pack, Only If Starting From R2.X - Avaya S8 Series Manual

Upgrading avaya aura communication manager
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Under Server, click Software Version to see what software release is on the server.
If the Reports as field is R012 (for example, R012x.00.1.221.1), you need a pre-upgrade
service pack.

Activating the preupgrade service pack, only if starting from R2.x

To activate the service pack:
1. Access the command line interface of the server with telnet and an IP address of
192.11.13.6.
2. Log in as either craft or dadmin.
3. Type update_unpack and press Enter.
4. Select the number that corresponds to the service pack file, such as
00.0.339.4-xxxx.tar.gz. Press Enter.
5. Type update_show and press Enter to list Communication Manager files to verify that the
new service pack file was unpacked.
6. Type update_activate update, where update is the release or the issue number of
the latest service pack file, such as 00.0.339.4-xxxx. Do not use the .tar.gz extension at
the end of the file name. Press Enter.
The server might reboot. If the system reboots, the system might also display the following
message:
/opt/ecs/sbin/drestart 2 4 command failed.
Ignore this message. You must wait until the restart or the reset is complete before you
enter additional commands.
The server displays a message that the service pack was applied.
7. If the system displays the question, Commit this software?, enter y.
8. Type update_show again and press Enter to list Communication Manager files to verify
the service pack file was activated.
9. Click on the Refresh button of the web browser to see the Manage Software link on the
System Management Interface (SMI).
Preupgrade tasks
Issue 1 May 2009
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