Backing Up System Files - Avaya G700 Installation Manual

3. Type stop -s Audix, and press Enter to shut down AUDIX.
The shutdown takes a few minutes.
4. Type watch /VM/bin/ss, and press Enter to monitor the shutdown.
The watch command automatically refreshes every few seconds. When the shutdown is
complete, you see only the voicemail and audit processes. For example:
voicemail:(10)
audit http:(9)
Press Ctrl+C to break out of the watch command.
5. Type /vs/bin/util/vs_status, and press Enter to verify that AUDIX is shut down.
When AUDIX is shut down, you see the message
Voice System is Down.
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Important:
After upgrading an S8300 media server, you must upgrade the G700 or G350
Important:
media gateway firmware and media module firmware before restarting IA770.

Backing up system files

For releases 1.2.0 through 1.3.9, this backup is optional but recommended in case there is a
need to back out of the upgrade.
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CAUTION:
If the current release of Communication Manager is 1.1.x or 2.0.x, you must use
CAUTION:
this procedure to back up system, security, and translations data (including
AUDIX data if IA770 is installed). For these releases, you will restore some or all
of the backup sets after the upgrade.
To perform a backup, you need an FTP address, directory path, and a user ID and password to
access an FTP server on the customer's network. Check with your project manager or the
customer for this information.
To back up data
1. On the Maintenance Web Interface under Data Backup/Restore, click Backup Now.
The Backup Now screen displays.
Tip:
Depending on the Communication Manager software version, the following
Tip:
screen may look slightly different.
About the major tasks to upgrade the S8300A to release 2.1
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