Upgrading Communication Manager On The Server - 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
c. Select the release to be copied and click Continue.
When complete, the system displays the Copy Complete screen.
d. Click Continue to return to the Choose Task screen.

Upgrading Communication Manager on the server

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CAUTION:
When you are upgrading the server as a primary controller, you must check
CAUTION:
Latest Communication Manager Software & Firmware Compatibility Matrix
for the supported upgrade paths. If you attempt to upgrade the server to a
release that is not supported as an upgrade path, you might corrupt the
translations.
Also, you must check the Latest Communication Manager Software &
Firmware Compatibility Matrix for compatibility of software loads between the
primary controller and any LSPs or ESSs. If the software loads of the primary
controller and the LSPs/ESSs are incompatible, then file synchronization
between the primary controller and the LSPs/ESSs can cause translation
corruption on the LSPs/ESSs.
To check the Latest Communication Manager Software & Firmware
Compatibility Matrix from any computer, access http://support.avaya.com.
Select Downloads > Latest TN Circuit Pack, Server, and Media Gateway
Firmware and Software Updates > Latest Communication Manager
Software & Firmware Compatibility Matrix.
To upgrade Communication Manager on the standby server:
1. Under Server Upgrades, click Manage Software.
2. Select Install one of the following releases currently resident on the local hard drive
and click Continue.
3. Select the software release.
4. Check Force continue, if necessary, and click Continue.
5. Select the following options:
Note:
Make these selections even though a license file and authentication file will be
Note:
installed after the server is upgraded and after this server becomes the active
server.
- I want to reuse the license files from the currently active partition on this server.
168 Upgrading Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager on Avaya S8xxx Servers