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

Chapter 20 — Meridian Mail Compact Option installation and maintenance

Meridian Mail Compact Option upgrade

What to do before you begin

Performing a comprehensive upgrade

Option 11C Compact
This section explains how to perform a comprehensive upgrade on your
Meridian Mail Compact Option system. This operation is performed when an
Meridian Mail Compact Option system requires upgrading because of a new
internal upgrade of the software release (for instance, from xx.05 to xx.06),
features, hardware, or storage during a new equipment installation.
Checklist
Review the following points before installation of the 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.
• Have your Meridian Mail Compact Option Install/data tape available.
• Have the keycode available. For information on keycodes, see
• Verify that all the appropriate hardware is installed, particularly the
hardware associated with the features defined in your keycode. If
additional hardware needs to be added, obtain the hardware. Refer to this
guide for more details on hardware and hardware installation.
The procedures that follow provide information about performing a
comprehensive upgrade on the Meridian Mail Compact Option system. It is
intended to be as general as possible so that customers with varying platforms
can use it.
The procedure has several parts. The first part is common to all platforms and
must be performed for all comprehensive upgrades.
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