Upgrade An Existing G700 With An - Avaya g700 Installation And Upgrades

Checklist 3

Upgrade an existing G700 with an

S8300A to R3.0
!
Important:
You must replace the S8300A with an S8300B for this upgrade.
Important:
Use Checklist 3 to upgrade a G700 Media Gateway with the following characteristics:
The G700 has an S8300A Media Server configured as the primary controller.
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or,
The G700 has an S8300A Media Server configured as an LSP and is controlled by either
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an S8300, S8500, or S8700-series Media Server.
You will use Chapter 11 with this checklist. For help with connecting to and logging in to the
G700 or S8300, see
Checklist 3: Task list to manually upgrade an existing G700 with an S8300A (R1.x or
R2.x to R3.0)
Major Tasks
Before going to the customer
site on page 566
Preparing for the upgrade to
R3.0 on-site
About connection methods
Subtasks
- Install TFTP server or obtain USB CD drive
- Fill in EPW (if upgrading from 1.1)
- Get planning form
- Get the G700 serial number
- Check number of allocated ports
- Check FTP server for back up
- Get software/firmware files
- Download Communication Manager service
pack and IA770 service pack software to laptop,
if necessary
- Complete the RFA process
- Obtain static craft password
- Check current software release
on page 576 - Pre-Upgrade tasks — If the Target S8300 is the
Primary Controller
- Get IA770 data and stop IA770
- Back up system files
- Record configuration information
About the Installation Roadmap and Task Lists
on page 54.
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