About Use Of The Upgrade Tool - Avaya S8100 Series Manual

Using the Upgrade Tool to upgrade Communication Manager on Avaya S8700-Series Media Server
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CAUTION:
The licensing of the platform and port network connectivity attributes for the
CAUTION:
S8700-series Media Server can be complex. For more information, see
about platform/PNC license settings for the S8700-series Media Server
page 71.
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Important:
If you have a Survivable Remote EPN or Manual Backup Servers (MBS), you can
Important:
no longer use them. They cannot be upgraded to Release 3.1. However, you can
migrate the MBSs to Enterprise Survivable Servers (ESSs). For more
information, see Avaya Enterprise Survivable Servers (ESS) User Guide
(03-300428).
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Important:
You cannot use the Upgrade Tool to upgrade the G150 Media Gateway or G250
Important:
Media Gateways. You must upgrade the G150 and G250 separately. For more
information, see Installation and Configuration for the Avaya G150 Media
Gateway (03-300395).
Also, if you are upgrading an ESS by itself locally, you cannot use the Upgrade
Tool. Instead, you must follow the procedures in
Manager on Avaya S8700-series Media Servers or S8700-series ESS from R2.x/
R3.0 to R3.1 or from R3.1 to R3.1.x Using the Maintenance Web Interface
page 199.

About use of the Upgrade Tool

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For information on using the Upgrade Tool, see Job Aid: Upgrade Tool and
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Worksheet (555-245-757) and the online Help.
With the Upgrade Tool, you can automatically and remotely upgrade the following software from
the primary controller:
Communication Manager on the Local Survivable Processors (LSPs) and Enterprise
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Survivable Servers (ESSs). You can also use the tool to apply preupgrade and
postupgrade service packs and licenses to the LSPs and ESSs.
Firmware on the G350 or the G700 Media Gateways and most of the media modules that
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are resident in the media gateways.
Communication Manager and preupgrade and postupgrade service packs and a license
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on the primary controller, if the primary controller is already running R2.1 or later.
252 Upgrading, Migrating, and Converting Media Servers and Gateways
Upgrading Communication
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