Upgrade An Existing G700 With An S8300A To R2.2; Checklist 3; Upgrade An Existing G700 With An S8300B To R2.2.X - Avaya G700 Installation Manual

G700 Installation and Upgrades: Roadmaps and Reference Information

Checklist 3

Upgrade an Existing G700 with an
S8300A to R2.2
!
Important:
You must replace the S8300A with an S8300B for this upgrade.
Important:
Use Checklist 3 to upgrade a G700 Media Gateway with the following characteristics:
The G700 has an S8300A Media Server configured as the primary controller.
or,
The G700 has an S8300A Media Server configured as an LSP and is controlled by either
an S8300, S8500, or S8700/S8710 Media Server.
You will use Chapter 5 with this checklist. For help with connecting to and logging in to the G700
or S8300, see
Checklist 3: Task List to Upgrade an Existing G700 with an S8300A (R1.x or R2.0.x to
R2.2)
Major Tasks
Before going to the customer
site on page 240
Preparing for the upgrade to
R2.2 on-site
40 Installation and Upgrades for Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
About connection methods
on page 250
in this chapter.
Subtasks
- Install TFTP server or obtain USB CD drive
- Fill in EPW (if upgrading from 1.1)
- Get planning form
- Get the G700 serial number
- Check number of allocated ports
- Check FTP server for back up
- Get software/firmware files
- Download Communication Manager and IA770
update (patch) software to laptop, if necessary
- Complete the RFA process
- Obtain static craft password
- Check current software release
- Pre-Upgrade tasks — If the Target S8300 is the
Primary Controller
- Get IA770 data and stop IA770
- Back up system files
- Record configuration information
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