Load New Software On The S8300 - Avaya G700 Installation And Upgrades

5 Upgrading an Existing G700 with an S8300 (Primary Controller or Local Survivable Processor):

Load New Software on the S8300

Follow the steps in this section to bring the S8300 to the most recent load of software.
Determine Necessary Upgrades to the S8300
Begin
Choose View Software Version under Server Configuration and Upgrades on the left
1.
pane of the S8300 main menu.
The S8300 displays the View Software Version screen.
Figure 87. View Software Version Screen
Check the Contains field for the version number of the MultiVantage Software. If your Release
2.
Letter has a higher number, you must install new software.
Check the Release String field for the version number of the S8300 software. If your Release
3.
Letter has a higher number, you must install new software.
Transfer Files from a CD or Hard Drive of Laptop
Begin
Normally, during an upgrade, you will have the CD-ROM that contains the latest software to
install. The latest software for the S8300 has a file name that reflects the most recent load of
software and a .tar extension (for example only, S8300-11.2-0209.3.tar). This .tar file will also
contain the most recent software for the G700 Media Gateway, the various Media Modules, and
the P330 Stack Processor (also referred to as the Layer 2 Switch Processor). The latest update
software for MultiVantage Software has a file name that reflects the most recent load of software
and .tar.gz extension (for example only, 01.0.065.4-0006.tar.gz).
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CAUTION:
You cannot use the S8300 as a TFTP server for IP Softphone software installations. The
customer is responsible for establishing a TFTP server on a PC in the customer's network.
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