Backing Up Files On The Standby Media Server; Releasing Alarm Suppression (Optional); Starting Call Processing On The Lsps And Esss, If Any (Main Server Only) - Avaya S8100 Series Manual

Upgrading Communication Manager on Avaya S8700-series Media Servers or S8700-series ESS from R2.x/

Backing up files on the standby media server

To back up the system configuration files on the standby media server:
1. Under Data Backup/Restore, select Backup Now.
2. Select the data sets, including Avaya Call Processing (ACP) translations, and the backup
method.
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Important:
Do not select Full Backup or Save ACP translations prior to backup because
Important:
you cannot save translations on a standby media server.
3. Click Start Backup to start the back up process. Wait until the backup is complete.

Releasing alarm suppression (optional)

If you complete the upgrade well before the time set when you suppressed alarming, you might
want to release alarm suppression manually rather than wait for the system to release alarm
suppression.
To release alarm suppression:
1. Access the command line interface of the server with an SSH client like PuTTY and an IP
address of 192.11.13.6.
2. Log in as craft or dadmin.
3. Type almsuppress -n and press Enter to release alarm suppression.
4. Log off.
Starting call processing on the LSPs and ESSs, if any
(main server only)
You must restart call processing on a local survivable processor (LSP) if both of the following
conditions are true:
The media server is the primary controller for a G350 or G700 Media Gateway equipped
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with an LSP.
You shut down the media server before you upgraded the software.
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248 Upgrading, Migrating, and Converting Media Servers and Gateways