Mail Software Installation; What To Do Before You Begin; Performing A Software Installation - Nortel Meridian 1 Planning, Installation And Operating Instructions

Chapter 20 — Meridian Mail Compact Option installation and maintenance

Mail software installation

What to do before you begin

Performing a software installation

Option 11C Compact
This section explains how the Release 11 software is installed on the
Meridian Mail Compact Option system. These procedures are most often
performed during a new equipment installation, but can also be performed
after a disk crash, or when you do not have backup tapes.
Checklist
This list of points should be followed when you are installing the Meridian
Mail Compact Option software.
• Determine the port capacity of your Meridian Mail Compact Option
system.
• Make sure that there is paper in the printer. (If your printer runs out of
paper during the procedure, your screen will freeze.)
• Enable your terminal's autoprint mode (<Control><W> followed by
<P>) in order to capture everything that appears on your screen. If you
have to reboot the system for any reason, you will have to reenable the
auto-print mode.
• Obtain a Meridian Mail Compact Option Install/data tape.
• Obtain the keycode from Nortel.
• Verify that all the appropriate hardware is installed.
This section provides information about installing Meridian Mail Compact
Option software.
The intent of the procedure is to provide a general look at the installation and
may not cover your specific configuration.
Beginning the software installation
It is assumed the following has been done:
• all hardware has been installed
• the tapedrive is attached to the mail card
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