Upgrade Preparation - Nortel Meridian 1 Manual

Upgrade preparation

Some preparation is required before the conversion of the SL-1 hardware and
software begins. You must first do the following:
— Inventory all equipment required for the upgrade.
— Back up the customer database to disk by performing a data dump.
Performing a data dump
Before converting your customer database, you must perform a data dump to
your current tapes or disks.
1 Log into the system.
2 Load the Equipment Data Dump Program (LD 43). At the prompt, enter
LD 43
3 When "EDD000" appears on the terminal, enter
EDD
4 When "DATABASE BACKUP COMPLETE" or "DATADUMP
COMPLETE" displays on the terminal, enter
****
If the data dump is not successful, do not continue; contact your
technical support organization. A data dump problem must be
corrected before proceeding.
Upgrade system installation Upgrading to Meridian 1 system options
to load the program
to begin the data dump
to exit the program
CAUTION
SL-1 NT system upgrades 6-3