Upgrade The G700 Firmware; Upgrading G700 Firmware Using The Installation Wizard - Avaya g700 Installation And Upgrades

Upgrading an existing S8300B to R3.0 using the Wizards

Upgrade the G700 Firmware

This section describes upgrading firmware on the components of the G700, including the Media
Gateway Processor (MGP), the P330 Stack Processor, and any installed media modules.
The tasks in this section can be completed most efficiently by using the Avaya Installation
Wizard (IW) or the Upgrade Tool. If the S8300 is a primary controller, use the Installation
Wizard. If the S8300 is an LSP, use the Upgrade Tool on the primary controller. Or, in either
case, you can complete the tasks manually as described in
S8300B to R3.0 with manual upgrade of G700
Choose one of the upgrade options:

Upgrading G700 firmware using the installation wizard

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Upgrading G700 firmware using the upgrade tool from the primary controller
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Note:
The IW and Upgrade Tool can also be used to upgrade firmware on the G350.
Note:
Go to http://support.avaya.com/avayaiw
Upgrade Tool.
Upgrading G700 firmware using the installation wizard
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Important:
The IW, running on an S8300 primary controller in a stack, can be used to
Important:
upgrade G700 firmware on any G700 in the stack; that is, G700s connected by
the Octaplane cable. However, the IW cannot be used to upgrade G700s
connected to the primary controller over the LAN and not connected in the stack.
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CAUTION:
If the passwords to log on to the P300 stack or the MGP have been changed from
CAUTION:
the defaults, you must change them back to the original default passwords before
using the Installation Wizard or Upgrade Tool. The IW will prompt for new
passwords.
314 Installation and Upgrades for Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
Chapter 12: Upgrade of an existing
firmware.
on page 314
to download job aids for using the Installation Wizard or
on page 318