Upgrade Tasks For The First Server; Connecting To The Standby Server; Clearing The Arp Cache On The Laptop - Avaya S8 Series Manual

Upgrading Communication Manager on the S8700-Series main or ESS servers from R2.x/R3.x/R4.x/R5.x to

Upgrade tasks for the first server

Perform the tasks in this section to upgrade the first server.

Connecting to the standby server

To connect to the standby server:
Connect to the services port on the back of the standby server.
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Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop

To clear the ARP cache:
Note:
Depending on the operating system on your laptop computer (that usually is
Note:
Windows 2000XP), you might need to clear the Address Resolution Protocol
(ARP) cache before entering a new IP address. If you enter an IP address, and
your computer cannot connect, you might need to clear the cache.
1. On your laptop computer, click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type command. Press Enter to open a MS-DOS Command Line window.
3. Type arp -d 192.11.13.6. Press Enter to clear the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
cache in the laptop. This command responds with one of the following:
The command line prompt when the cache is cleared.
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The phrase: The specified entry was not found.
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This phrase is returned when the specified IP address does not currently appear in the
ARP cache.
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