Save Translations To Tape/Removable Media (Pre-Upgrade); Verify Software Versions; Disable Scheduled Maintenance And Alarm Origination - Avaya DEFINITY Server R Manual

Upgrading G3rV4 and R5/6/7/8r to Avaya DEFINITY
Server R running Avaya MultiVantage Software
Save Translations to Tape/Removable Media
(pre-upgrade)
NOTE:
If R7r or earlier, use the term tape; if R8r or later use removable-media in
the following command.
1. Type save translation [tape | removable-media] and press
all translation information from the disk drive to the tape or removable
media, which takes about 3 minutes (tape) or 1 minute (removable media).

Verify Software Versions

If standard reliability:
1. Type list configuration software-version and press
the memory, tape, and disk software loads and translation date and time
stamp are current. Note any patches.
If high or critical reliability:
1. Type list configuration software-version long and press
that the memory, tape, and disk software loads and translation date and
time stamps match.
Disable Scheduled Maintenance and Alarm
Origination
1. To prevent scheduled daily maintenance from interfering with the update or
upgrade, type change system-parameters maintenance and press
2. If scheduled maintenance has begun, set the Stop Time field to 1 minute
after the current time.
or
If scheduled maintenance has not begun, set the Start Time field to at
least 8 hours after the upgrade starts. For example, if you start the upgrade
at 8:00 p.m., set the Start Time field to 04:00.
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3. Type neither in the Alarm Origination to OSS Numbers field and
press
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Issue 5 October 2002
CAUTION:
If you do not disable Alarm Origination, the system may generate
alarms, resulting in unnecessary trouble tickets.
Enter.
NOTE:
For some software loads, set the Alarm Origination
Activated field to n and set the Cleared Alarm Notification
and Restart Notification fields to disable or n before pressing
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