Pre-Requisites - Avaya S8 Series Manual

Upgrading Communication Manager from 2.x, 3.x or 4.x to 5.x and replacing S8300B Server with an S8300C/

Pre-requisites

Perform the tasks in this section before going to the customer site.
1. Obtain pre-upgrade
service pack, if
necessary.
2. Obtain a replacement
S8300C/S8300D
Server, if needed.
3. Create/update license
and authentication files
on the RFA web site.
4. Obtain post-upgrade
service pack file.
5. Obtain the
Communication
Manager 5.x software
CD and a USB DVD/
CD-ROM drive.
58 Upgrading Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager on Avaya S8xxx Servers
Task Steps/Comments
If you are upgrading software from certain
releases of Communication Manager, you may
need to obtain a pre-upgrade service pack (see
Table 2: R5.x Upgrade requirements depending
on pre-upgrade release
If you are upgrading an S8300B to software
release 5.x, you can replace the S8300B with
an S8300C/S8300D Server.
If the S8300 is in LSP mode, and the primary
controller that will support the LSP is being
migrated to Communication Manager 5.x, you
need to create an updated license file for the
primary controller.
Go to http://support.avaya.com
Downloads to obtain the service pack file
available for the Communication Manager
release to which you are upgrading. (For
example, release 5.x.) Download it and take it to
the site.
After you remaster the drive, the remastering
program looks for the Communication Manager
software files on the DVD/CD-ROM drive.
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