Pre-Migration Setup; Before The Day Of Migration - Avaya S8700 Series Manual

Pre-migration setup

The pre-migration team should have completed the following tasks. If they were not all done, do
not continue with the migration.

Before the day of migration

S8710
If migrating from S8500 or S8700, verify that you have the
- the external compact flash drive (for S8500) or PCMCIA card (for S8700) and formatted
disk if backing up translations to the flash disk.
- the appropriate login and password if backing up to and restoring files from the
customer's network.
If migrating from an S8500 or pre-CM 2.x S8700 Media Server, verify that you have a new
license file.
S8700 MC
About 2 weeks before the migration, freeze the translations:
If the existing system does not have a magneto optical drive or if the MOST
magneto optical disk
Software Technical Support (STS) group.
- For R, collect the translations locally via a spare tape or removable media.
- For SI, collect the translations locally via a spare flash card.
STS then updates the translations to the latest version; this process may take two weeks.
STS returns the translation files on a PCMCIA card and translation reports before the
migration can begin. For each processor, retain 2 cards (1 system and 1 backup) on site
with the system.
Contact the STS scheduling desk at 720-444-9418 for forms and information on where and
how to send the translations.
on page 40) will not be used, send the translation media to Avaya's
Pre-migration setup
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