Upgrade An Existing G700 With An S8300 (R2.0 To R2.X) - Avaya G700 Installation And Upgrades

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Roadmap and Reference
Installation Roadmap and Task Lists
Checklist 4
Upgrade an Existing G700 with an
S8300 (R2.0 to R2.x)
Use the following checklist to upgrade a G700 Media Gateway with the following characteristics:
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The G700 has an S8300 Media Server configured as the primary controller.
or,
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The G700 has an S8300 Media Server configured as an LSP and is controlled by either an S8300,
S8500, or S8700 Media Server.
You will use Chapter 6 with this checklist. For help with connecting to and logging in to the G700 or
S8300, see
Table 4: Task List to Upgrade an Existing G700 with an S8300 (R2.0 to R2.x)
Major Tasks
Before Going to the Customer Site
page 266
On-site Preparation for the Upgrade
on page 270
Upgrade the S8300
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Connection Methods in this chapter.
on
on page 282
Subtasks
- Get planning form
- Get the G700 serial number
- Check number of allocated ports
- Check FTP server for back up
- Get software/firmware files
- Complete the RFA process
- Download update (Patch) software to laptop, if necessary
- Pre-Upgrade tasks — If the Target S8300 is the Primary
Controller
- Get IA770 data and stop IA770
- Back up recover system files
- Install new license and authentication files, if necessary
- Save translations, if new license and/or authentication
files installed
- Transfer files from CD or laptop
Install the Upgrade Software:
- Decide whether to use the Wizard
- Manual installation
- Configure S8300
- Make the upgrade permanent
- Install Communication Manager update (patch), if any
- Install IA770 update (patch), if any
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