Avaya S8500 Series Job Aids For Field Replacements page 38

Job Aid: Replacing the Avaya S8500/B/C server
Installing service pack files on the S8500 server
Note:
Skip this procedure if there is no Communication Manager software service pack
Note:
file to install.
This software service pack may or may not be call preserving.
Use the browser to load the necessary service packs.
1. Open a browser on your laptop.
2. In the Address field, type http://support.avaya.com and press Enter.
3. Select Downloads then choose S8500server.
4. Click on the software release loaded on the server.
A new window appears with a description of available service packs and links to download
them.
5. Download the service pack to the S8500 Server.
Install the software service pack.
1. At the Maintenance Web Interface select Server Upgrades > Manage Updates.
2. Use the Web pages to point to and install the service pack that you downloaded to the
server.
Disable RAM disk
You must disable RAM disk before restoring translations:
1. Access the server's command line interface using an SSH client, like PuTTY, and the
192.11.13.6 IP address.
2. At the command line type sudo ramdisk -v -f disabled and press Enter.
The system does not display any information to the screen if there are no errors.
3. At the command line type ramdisk -v -s and press Enter.
Confirm that the output is ramdisk: DisklessOperation entry in ecs.conf contains the
value disabled and the actual state of the server is enabled."
4. Reboot the server.
38 Job Aids for Field Replacements (FRUs) for the Avaya S8500 Server