Installing a new G700 with an S8300 using the Avaya Installation Wizard
Before Going to the Customer Site
The procedures in this section should be completed before going to the customer site or before
starting a remote installation.
Obtaining a USB DVD or CD-ROM drive
Upgrading Communication Manager on an S8300 to release 3.0 requires remastering the
S8300B/C hard drive. After remastering the drive, the remastering program looks for the
Communication Manager software files on an external USB DVD or CD-ROM drive (S8300B or
S8300C). Therefore, you must have a USB DVD or CD-ROM drive at the site.
Getting information that the project manager provides
Ask the project manager for the information needed to prepare for this installation.
B: Information checklists
upgrade information.
Appendix B: Information checklists
installation and upgrade information. However, if you are using any of the following worksheets,
the setup information in the checklists are included in the worksheets:
Electronic pre-installation worksheet
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Name and number list
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Custom template
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Information on how to use these files is contained within the files themselves.
Electronic pre-installation worksheet
The Electronic Pre-Installation Worksheet (EPW) is filled in by the customer and either the
project manager, the software specialist, or another support person who configures Voice over
IP systems. The data from this worksheet is automatically pulled into IW to configure the
servers and gateways.
Name and number list
The Name and Number List, like the EPW, is an Excel spreadsheet. The Name and Number
List contains administration data for multiple users. The IW pulls this data to automatically
administer users on the new system. This administration includes users' names, unicode
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provides several checklists to help you gather the installation and
provides several checklists to help you gather the
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