Chapter 5 Preparing The System For Migration; Getting Started - Nortel CallPilot Series Upgrade Manual

Chapter 5
Preparing the system for migration
In this chapter
"Getting Started" (page 79)
"Running the CallPilot 5.0 Upgrade Wizard" (page 81)

Getting Started

Platform migration overview
A platform migration is the process of backing up the system data on an
existing server and restoring the system data to a new server. The platform
migration process is largely automated by the use of wizards and consists
of four major steps:
1. Preparing the original system for migration to 5.0 by running the CallPilot
2. Running the Setup Wizard on the new 5.0 server.
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5.0 Upgrade Wizard.
You can download the CallPilot 5.0 Upgrade Wizard into the CallPilot
system and run the CallPilot 5.0 Upgrade Wizard remotely. This allows
issues to be identified and addressed before a technician is dispatched
to the site. The CallPilot 5.0 Upgrade Wizard checks for platform and
software validity, validates your existing data, verifies your new keycode,
and performs a full system backup.
Check length of LAN cables before starting, new 202i cable harnesses
could be up to five feet shorter than those on the 201i and could cause
installation difficulty and/or delays.
The Setup Wizard runs a second check for platform and software
validity. When the check is complete, your existing data is then restored
and upgraded.
Write down the machine name and DNS suffix, these do not carry
forward in the backup and these need to match the customer's DNS
name already applied to the source system. Print or record the IP
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