Obtaining A Usb Dvd Or Cd-Rom Drive; Getting Information That The Project Manager Provides; Getting The Serial Number Of The G700, If Necessary; Checking For And Ftp/Scp/Sftp Server Or Compact Flash For Backing Up Data - Avaya G700 Installing And Upgrading

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.
Getting the serial Number of the G700,
if necessary
For a new installation of a G700 with an S8300, you need the serial number of the G700 Media
Gateway in order to complete the creation of the customer's license file on the rfa.avaya.com
web site. To get this number, look for the serial number sticker on the back of the G700 chassis.
If the unit is delivered directly to the customer and you will not have phone or LAN line access
from the customer site to access the rfa.avaya.com web site, this task will require a preliminary
trip to the customer site.
Checking for and FTP/SCP/SFTP server or compact flash for
backing up data
During the installation and upgrade procedures, you must back up the system data to an FTP,
SFTP, or SCP server, or to the USB Compact Flash drive. You use a server on the customer's
LAN for backups.
Check with your project manager or the customer for the following information about the
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FTP, SFTP, or SCP server.
- Login ID and password
- IP address
- Directory path on the FTP/SFTP/SCP server
provides several checklists to help you gather the installation and
Before Going to the Customer Site
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