Install New Firmware On The G700 Media Gateway; Check Connectivity To The Tftp Server - Avaya G700 Installation Manual

Job Aid: Firmware Download Procedures for the G700 Media Gateway
Note:
This procedure assumes that the computer you are using is set up as a TFTP
Note:
server and will be used as the "source" in the install step. If you need to set up
your computer as a TFTP server, see
b. If using the S8300 as the TFTP server:
1. Save files to your laptop hard drive.
2. Use the Web Interface on the S8300 to "Download Files" to the S8300 /var/home/ftp/
pub directory.
3. Copy files from /var/home/ftp/pub to /tftpboot directory.
4. Proceed to

Install New Firmware on the G700 Media Gateway

Note:
The installation procedures described in this section use CLI commands. The
Note:
Avaya Installation Wizard and the Upgrade Tool perform the same procedures
automatically. These tools are available using the S8300 Web Interface and are
the recommended way to do the installation step. Use the AIW if you are
installing firmware on a single G700 with an S8300 installed; use the Upgrade
Tool if you are upgrading more than one G700.
With the new firmware image files downloaded to the TFTP server, you are ready to install the
new firmware.
For this step, you need to know two IP addresses:
IP address of the P330 stack processor
●
IP address of the TFTP server.
●
If you connect a laptop directly to the serial port of the G700, you only need the IP address of
the TFTP server on the customer's LAN.

Check Connectivity to the TFTP Server

Before executing the installation commands, you should check the connectivity to the TFTP
server using the ping command.
12 Firmware Download Procedures for the G700 Media Gateway
Install New Firmware on the G700 Media Gateway
Appendix One: Setting up a TFTP Server.
on page 12.