Upgrade Firmware On Media Gateways And Media Modules; Upgrade Software On The Lsps; Task List - Avaya S8700 Series Manual

Upgrade firmware on media gateways and media modules

For more detailed information on the firmware upgrade process, see Installation and Upgrades
for the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server (555-234-100) or for more
complete information.

Upgrade software on the LSPs

For more detailed information on the software upgrade process, see Installation and Upgrades
for the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server (555-234-100).
Note:
Although the LSPs remain registered with the primary controller, the LSPs will not
Note:
accept translations if they are running an older version of the software than the
primary controller.
You may use the Upgrade Tool to upgrade the firmware on the G700 Media Gateway. For more
detailed information on using the Upgrade Tool, see the job aid for Release 2.2 titled Job Aid:
Upgrade Tool and Worksheets (555-245-757, Issue 4).
You may be able to use the Upgrade Tool to upgrade the software on the S8300 Media Server,
depending on the media server version. For more information see Installation and Upgrades for
the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server (555-234-100).
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CAUTION:
You must stop call processing on the LSPs during the migration process. You can
CAUTION:
do this procedure on either the active or standby media server.

Task list

On the S8500 Media Server:
1. Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop
2. Connecting to the media server
3. Starting a SAT session
4. Checking for translation corruption
5. Saving translations
6. Backing up the translation files
Upgrade G350 or G700 Media Gateways and LSPs (if being used)
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